Template talk:Deletable file-caption

message: Could this template be expanded to include:
# a link (or instructions) on how to find out more about the particular deletion (even if its "click on image to find more information").
# a way to incorporate which of the speedy deletes is proposed.
Novice editors won't know this stuff.  I was a bit slow to sort it out and I've been here a while.  (John User:Jwy talk) 05:12, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with above comment. There should be a link to information / guidance stating the reason for proposed delition of the caaption. In any event - can an uncaptioned image be retained in an article? 3ig-350125 (talk) 16:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: link to discussion/reason

message: The caption gives the impression that the image will definitely be deleted, even if it is not given a rationale. Could you please fix this? IntfictExpert (talk) 02:10, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: For requests to edit protected pages write  to get the attention of adminitrators. I've added it this time for you.--Sunny910910 (talk|Contributions) 05:26, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Changed "It will be deleted" to "It may be deleted". —Bkell (talk) 06:09, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Umm

message: This should be in addition to, not in place of, the existing caption.  Do not put use a vertical bar (pipe, etc.) before the template. --Nricardo (talk) 01:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proper usage 

message: This template currently generates a link to Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Images and media.  Back in January that section was renamed from "Images and media" to "Files."  I just added an anchor to the "Files" section so that users clicking on this template's outdated link will now arrive at the right section.  But it seems like the template should be updated.  Somebody wanna make it link to Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Files instead? —AtticusX (talk) 11:33, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: . Thanks. —Bkell (talk) 17:53, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Outdated link needs fixing

message: Should be modified to say "file" instead of "image".  Powers T 19:34, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: . — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:38, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  image --> file 

message: Could a  be wrapped around the category. It's currently full of non-articles and thus difficult to navigate. Thanks, --The Evil IP address (talk) 11:26, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I decided to make the edit, this looks like it makes total sense and should have been done a while ago. I'm still considering whether or not we want a 2nd cat for other pages? It would be easy to do but I'm not sure how much benefit we would get. As always the template and cat will take a short bit to propagate. James (T C) 15:35, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok.... kinda done. Going to do a bit of a reorganization later on today and switch them all into sub cats of "pages with images for deletion" after discussing it with people on IRC I think that is the best move in the end (people especially wanted to catch templates/userboxes). I'm leaving this one as is for now but will come back this afternoon (4-5 hours from this time stamp) to set that up and will do the same thing on the speedy which also populated the category so that it ends up working. James (T C) 15:57, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds good to me. I was only sure that the items couldn't stay in the "articles" cat, but splitting it is probably better and makes it easier to navigate.  might be useful for the categorization. --The Evil IP address (talk) 18:55, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categorization 

message: I believe this has to do with infoboxes, but in certain cases the template is not displaying properly. See  and  for examples (should be a caption below the image in the infobox for both cases). –xenotalk 16:02, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It pretty much never shows up in these cases -- you have to put it in the Caption parameter to get it to display in an infobox, as far as I can tell.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:11, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Caption does not display in some cases 

message: Is this template actually used on non-image files?  The text it provides says that the "file" will be deleted.  Some readers have confused "file" to mean that the entire article page will be deleted.  In that context saying "image" would actually be clearer.  If this is only used in association with images then there would be no problem saying "image".  If it is also used for other kinds of files then perhaps we need to do something else.  Dragons flight (talk) 19:18, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "File" or "image"? 

message: I think that the visibility of this notice would be enhanced by including an image such as :File:Ambox warning pn.svg. Such a change would more readily alert editors to the concern(s) being raised, encouraging such concerns to be addressed. -- Trevj (talk) 15:24, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Visibility 

message: I wanted to use this notice template for the inline version of Template:audio, but I figured that the transclusion wouldn't come out good for inline templates. Should the template be modified to allow room for inline templates, or should there be a separate notice template for the inline templates? --George Ho (talk) 06:58, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs to be applicable for inline templates 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: page moved. (non-admin closure)  Steel1943 (talk) 18:39, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Template:Deletable image-caption →  – Template also applies to audio and video clips, not just images. George Ho (talk) 01:24, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 15 January 2022 

message: I've seen a bunch of editors removing this caption/inline template as if it were a PROD tag. I'm unsure whether the "View file page to object" message helps much, making me wonder whether they know how WP:PROD works. --George Ho (talk) 01:28, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Caption being often confused with PROD tag 

message: "View file page to object." → "Click on file link to object." or "Click on link to object." George Ho (talk) 07:15, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: * Pppery * it has begun... 15:27, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 21 January 2022 

message: I'm assuming this is intentional, but I've noticed this template is present in several "caption" fields/parameters in infoboxes when the file in the infobox has already been deleted, had the speedy deletion tag removed, or replaced with a different file. I'm assuming the usages in this manner is erroneous since the documentation shows that the template should be used in the file link, not elsewhere. Is this a correct assumption? And if so, should this template or documentation be updated to state not to put this template in "caption" fields of infoboxes? Steel1943 (talk) 18:58, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template does not work in the "caption" field of infoboxes 

message: People still remove this template as a way to challenge deletion proposals. I added , hoping to clear things up. Well, the way I edited looks messy, so I was hoping someone else here can help out. --George Ho (talk) 06:41, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still often confused as an actual deletion tag 

message: Add another option of it called FfD because I'm nominating :File:USS Gettysburg 1.jpg for deletion under FfD and wanted to notify the readers in the USS Gettysburg (1858) that this image is currently being discussed in FfD. The text will be like this:
. Vitaium (talk) 08:20, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: why not just use ? P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 15:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: @Paine Ellsworth Because I don't know if that template exist but , I will use  template instead of this. Vitaium (talk) 15:22, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: my pleasure! Paine  15:41, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 20 June 2023