Template talk:Linear algebra

This is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of this template. With two votes for delete and two votes for keep there was no consensus. Joe D (t) 19:06, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Linear algebra

Very nice template, created at the beginning of 2004. However, since May 2004 we have the categories system which takes care of grouping related items; in particular, we have Category:Linear algebra which contains all the articles listed in this template. As such, this template is obsolete, and is just a link farm. I suggest it be deleted. Oleg Alexandrov 18:36, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

• Note: instructions above (should not be removed from pages prior to listing) were not followed. The template can be viewed within any of the articles it references via the article history. -- Rick Block 03:32, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

Right. I removed the template from all articles before I put it here for deletion. I was not awre of the requirement. Sorry. I also hope that my arguments for removing the template are still valid. Oleg Alexandrov 05:49, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

• Keep, navigational infobox. People from Wikiproject Maths won't be very happy to see this disappear... Alphax ^τεχ 10:38, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

I would not be so sure. See discussion on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics#Template:Calculus -- is that needed? about a related template. Oleg Alexandrov 19:44, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, offers no meaningful distinction from a category. Radiant_* 11:10, May 9, 2005 (UTC)

• Keep. It does add meaningful distinction from a catagory. It's a very organized See also section for the LinAlg pages. I've found this useful in the past while simple browsing so I recommend it be kept. -SocratesJedi | Talk 14:34, 16 May 2005 (UTC)