Template:CfD RETAIN
MOS:RETAIN does not apply outside mainspace. It is a last-resort instruction to prefer at a particular article the choice, between multiple acceptable styles, that was used in the first non-stub version of it, when there is no clear consensus on which should be used. By design, RETAIN specifically does not apply across sets of articles (i.e. categories). It prevents forcing arbitrary consistency across the titles and content of multiple articles. Such consistency is generally desirable in a category naming schema. Not all article rules apply to categories, or vice versa. (And there is no such thing as a stub vs. Start-class-or-better version of a category.) RETAIN is often confused with MOS:STRONGNAT (a.k.a. MOS:TIES), an actual rationale to prefer one English variety over another when there are strong national ties. If the nominator meant to make that argument, they should clarify their statement.
 | This is not an article template, but used only in WP:CFD and related discussions. |
This template is a quick way to include a stock explanation of why MOS:RETAIN (a.k.a. WP:RETAIN) does not apply in WP:Categories for discussion arguments, since it is frequently mis-cited there.
Usage[edit]
The template supports a parameter (unnamed, numbered as |1=, or named as |who=) to name a commenter (which can be linked for pinging purposes) instead of referring to the nominator: |Commenter99=, |1={{U|UserXYZ}}, |who=[[User:EditorABC|EditorABC]]