Template talk:R:tut:SDM

RFM discussion: February–March 2019
Altaic is getting scrapped, so it's probably a good idea to move it to Template:R:SDM, unless we get rid of it entirely. &mdash; surjection &lang;?&rang; 21:35, 24 February 2019 (UTC)
 * It's a very problematic resource with a flawed, unscientific methodology. I read this review by Alexander Vovin (on Mellohi's recommendation), which gives a detailed takedown of it. That said, we have templates for many poor references, with the hope that they will be used responsibly in our entries. Can we trust that that will happen here, or should we delete it outright? —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 03:29, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep it. Poor references are also references. --Vahag (talk) 16:48, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep it. Poor references are also references and a competent referrer can employ them in a way which isn’t poor. And since the code in the template name has no technical implications, I assume there is no reason not to keep it under the name, but particularly because the name after R: is otherwise only a three-letter-code. Fay Freak (talk) 17:49, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep it. I have a million things against it, but at the end of the day it's a prominent and useful reference for these languages. Crom daba (talk) 19:20, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Rename. Anyone who's determined will find some way to insert references into stuff, template or not. At least with the template, we can find them easily and it looks consistent. —Rua (mew) 18:07, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved. As for why not keep it under this name, the current naming scheme as far as I am aware has the language or language family that the source acts as a major reference to be in the template name, but if we stop recognizing a language code as valid, the template name too needs to get rid of it. If anyone wants to move it under some other language code, they can feel free to start their own RFM. &mdash; surjection &lang;?&rang; 18:14, 4 March 2019 (UTC)