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This template seems too broad to be useful. It also hasn't been used in game pages like the global problem templates of each VC system does; these are already sufficient and easy to maintain. I'm fine with seeing this template go honestly. [[User:Lucario|Lucario]] ([[User talk:Lucario|talk]]) 02:44, 15 August 2017 (CEST)
This template seems too broad to be useful. It also hasn't been used in game pages like the global problem templates of each VC system does; these are already sufficient and easy to maintain. I'm fine with seeing this template go honestly. [[User:Lucario|Lucario]] ([[User talk:Lucario|talk]]) 02:44, 15 August 2017 (CEST)
:Apparently, after reviewing [[template:GlobalProblems]], this template will be called in virtual console game pages when there's a new issue for it. Still, it wouldn't be too hard to copy/paste the problem entry into each template of the affected VC system. [[User:Lucario|Lucario]] ([[User talk:Lucario|talk]]) 02:59, 15 August 2017 (CEST)
:Apparently, after reviewing [[template:GlobalProblems]], this template will be called in virtual console game pages when there's a new issue for it. Still, it wouldn't be too hard to copy/paste the problem entry into each template of the affected VC system. [[User:Lucario|Lucario]] ([[User talk:Lucario|talk]]) 02:59, 15 August 2017 (CEST)
:: I'm completely against removing it. The whole {{tl|GlobalProblems}} and its subtemplates were made to avoid duplicating common entries in different places and to get changes made here or in any of the subtemplates instantly reflected on all applicable pages, and I personally think they serve this purpose very well. Dolphin got more accurate as the development continued, and even through we never relied on {{tl|GlobalProblems/Virtual Console}} that much, I still prefer to have it around if we ever need it in the future than having to duplicate whatever entries that could be put here on any of the other {{tl|GlobalProblems}} subtemplates, which would go completely against all the reasons that made us develop {{tl|GlobalProblems}} on the first place. Plus, having this template around actually doesn't add any maintenance burden at all, so there's really no benefit in purging it, we would just be losing functionality without winning anything in return - [[User:mbc07|mbc07]] ([[User talk:mbc07|talk]]) 06:17, 15 August 2017 (CEST)

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Too broad?

This template seems too broad to be useful. It also hasn't been used in game pages like the global problem templates of each VC system does; these are already sufficient and easy to maintain. I'm fine with seeing this template go honestly. Lucario (talk) 02:44, 15 August 2017 (CEST)

Apparently, after reviewing template:GlobalProblems, this template will be called in virtual console game pages when there's a new issue for it. Still, it wouldn't be too hard to copy/paste the problem entry into each template of the affected VC system. Lucario (talk) 02:59, 15 August 2017 (CEST)
I'm completely against removing it. The whole {{GlobalProblems}} and its subtemplates were made to avoid duplicating common entries in different places and to get changes made here or in any of the subtemplates instantly reflected on all applicable pages, and I personally think they serve this purpose very well. Dolphin got more accurate as the development continued, and even through we never relied on {{GlobalProblems/Virtual Console}} that much, I still prefer to have it around if we ever need it in the future than having to duplicate whatever entries that could be put here on any of the other {{GlobalProblems}} subtemplates, which would go completely against all the reasons that made us develop {{GlobalProblems}} on the first place. Plus, having this template around actually doesn't add any maintenance burden at all, so there's really no benefit in purging it, we would just be losing functionality without winning anything in return - mbc07 (talk) 06:17, 15 August 2017 (CEST)