Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 August 20

Single use template. Info can be transcluded in the article about the line. The Banner talk 10:11, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merging Template:Overcolored with Template:Overcoloured.

There is nothing to merge, as they are already merged - it occurred over twelve years ago: since then, {{overcolored}} has been a wrapper for {{overcoloured}} with |US=y forced, as I pointed out almost nine years ago at Template talk:Overcoloured#Redirect. Whilst it was a WP:BOLD merge by Thumperward (talk · contribs), for which I cannot find any discussion or other relevant notices at either Template talk:Overcoloured or Template talk:Overcolored, it was never reverted and has stood the test of time. There is also Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2009 September 18#Template:Overcoloured. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 07:01, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The autodetect is new in 2024. By "merge", I would like to revert the wrapper into a redirect after adding {{engvar}} to {{overcoloured}}.

Compare what I added to {{Cleanup colors}} in [1]. It almost works and is waiting on my TPER.

I think this cleaner solution is better. I am at TfD precisely because it has stood the test of time. I would like to either:

Remove |US= (and rely on autodetect) if nobody needs it
Remove |US= and add |engvar= if someone wants customization
Keep |US= and add |engvar= if backwards compatibility is a concern
Keep |US= and not add |engvar= (but still keep autodetect) if people feel it's too cluttered