Template talk:Controversial

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This template was considered for deletion on 19 June 2025. The result of the discussion was "no consensus".

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Description of suggested change: Please remove the link to WP:CTOP as this template is used mostly on pages that are not WP:CTOP.

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Psychastes (talk) 04:54, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I recommend letting the TFD reach a consensus before making this or any other substantive change. – Jonesey95 (talk) 12:56, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agree 100%, this request is mainly contingent on the concerns raised in the TFD discussion. Psychastes (talk) 17:59, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Let's mark the request as answered for now, then. —⁠andrybak (talk) 18:24, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Delete on the Controversial box. The significance of this just hit NYT and WaPo. This article is going to catch fire. For the public good—don't discredit the truth in a world where its increasingly hard to find. Funkadlik3 (talk) 17:09, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please take your !vote to the TFD, not here, where it will not be accounted for. — Trailblazer¹⁰¹🔥 ^{(discuss · contribs)} 17:16, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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This is the new location of the discussion. FaviFake (talk) 17:25, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 21:24, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Template:Contentious has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 August 23 § Template:Contentious until a consensus is reached. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:59, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]