Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Templates
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[edit] Scope?
Is this a wikiproject on templates, or a template for future wikiprojects? It certainly looks like the latter. Radiant_* 15:19, May 11, 2005 (UTC)
- Okay, I'm convinced the new version is the former :) sounds like a good plan, I'll consider to join, time permitting. Radiant_>|< July 5, 2005 14:03 (UTC)
[edit] Documentation standards
Although I see documentation of user warning templates (among others) as an issue, I didn't want to expand the WikiProject on User Warnings too far beyond its primary goals. This WikiProject states better documentation as one of its goals, so that's... rather convenient. >_>;
I'd like to find or develop a standard example of template documentation that would be applied throughout the template namespace. Anyone interested, or shall I freelance a proposal for later comment? // Pathoschild 16:08, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
- I have always wondered why we put the usage notes on the talk page at all. Wouldn't it make more sense to have them displayed on the template page and leave the talk page for discussions? That makes it easier to find the instructions and also helps to remind people to update them when they make changes to the template. If the template code is placed within <onlyinclude> tags, or <includeonly> tags with <noinclude> tags around everything else, then only that section gets used when the template is transcluded and everything else just displays on the local page. If we have an example of the template in use (automatic from the code for most templates) followed by instructions right on the template page then people following links to the template will usually get all the info they need right there. --CBD ☎ ✉ 12:42, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Again I say, "why"? Page cache invalidation? It hasn't been shown to be a significant issue, and even if it were... the documentation is seldom going to be updated unless the template itself is - which would invalidate the caches anyway. Right now we have a mix - some templates put documentation on the template page, some on the talk page, and some have it split up on both. I think we should definitely try to standardize this, but I don't see any real advantages to using the talk page. --CBD ☎ ✉ 12:20, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Potentially very useful project
Heh, I was thinking that we needed a wikiproject to provide help for people in setting up templates and standards... typed in a name to set up a new one and surprise, it's already here. Think we need to advertise a bit more though. --CBD ☎ ✉ 00:04, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] expert attention
I don't know what happened in Cumberland Valley High School it seems that someone did a wierd cut and paste instead of a subst. I would fix it but I don't know how. Jon513 22:36, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- I converted it to a call to 'Infobox School'. --CBDunkerson 00:49, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Template:Information appliance
Could someone take a look at Template:Information appliance? For some reason when instances do not call one of the optional parameters there is a large white space above the article. I can't figure out why. Thanks! jaco♫plane 04:49, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Just Joined Project
Hi, I have just joined the project, and [apart from the collaborative tasks on the main page], I am unsure of what I can do to help! If anyone has anything template-related that they would like me to look into then just add it here or put it on my talk page --Richard0612 19:18, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Jewish history template
Hello. I hope you do not mind me coming here for a little help. I recently created a project banner template, Template:WikiProject Jewish history, and I seem to have messed up the coding somewhere. I admittedly copied the template from another WikiProject, and tried my best to leave the coding alone while simply changing all "Japan" references to "Jewish history." But evidently I messed up, because now anything coded/written on the page after my project banner will not show up. Thank you for any help you can offer. LordAmeth 00:40, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
- I don't know much about the coding for Templates, but maybe you want to look at Template:Stargateproject? It already has a drop-down box, so all you'd have to do is modify the code, not come up with it. --Tim4christ17 12:19, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Request!
Template:Infobox_Hospital could use some parserfunctions and cleanup, I tried to use it in Townsville General Hospital but apart from displaying empty parameters, the content was pushed to the right... Maybe it could resemble our great Template:Infobox Disease?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:01, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Project directory
Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. B2T2 14:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Generic WikiProject template
Hey folks. Is there any interest in making a meta-template to standardize the WikiProject templates? Someone recently asked for some additions to {{WikiProject California}} and {{WikiProject Southern California}} based on features they saw in {{TrainsWikiProject}}. While making the changes, I was thinking how lame it was that I needed to make them twice. I don't forsee this being the end-all, be-all solution to creating all WikiProject banners, but I think it could give a lot of power to the majority of WikiProjects without duplicating effort editing esoteric templates.
I started a prototype at User:Mike Dillon/WikiProject banner that is minimally demostrated at User:Mike Dillon/Sandbox#Generic WikiProject template. I purposely avoided demostrating anything that would include my sandbox in an inappropriate category, but I have tested that the category functionality works using "Show preview". Let me know what you all think. If such a template is desired, I think it should be called {{WikiProject banner}}. It would be used by transclusion in the project-specific template with the "project_*" params specified, leaving the secondary template call to the project-specific template to fill in the usual WikiProject banner params like "class" and "importance".
Also, is this the right place to bring this up, or should I go to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council? Mike Dillon 06:56, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia Day Awards
Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 19:34, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Things look a little somnolent herein
This is just a heads up about changes proposed regarding template deletion (speedy) processes and procedures. See Wikipedia talk:Proposed deletion Regards // FrankB 15:20, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Proposed rearrange of Category:Wikipedia templates
I've put forward a proposed rearrange of the top-most template category at Category talk:Wikipedia templates. Please drop by and make suggestions / comments. Thanks. Mike Peel 17:31, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Icon templates instead of large boxes at the top of pages
See this discussion here. Some icons have already been created; see my user page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by HisSpaceResearch (talk • contribs) 11:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Talk templates on main article space.
I have noticed a couple of templates intended for talk space only have meen misused on the mainspace. A WP:Self problem. To solve it I have modified Template:ACIDnom and Template:Cleanup taskforce notice with the following code.
{{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}||<span style="font-size: large; color: red">'''Warning. This template should only be used on discussion pages.<br> Please it move to [[talk:{{PAGENAME}}]].'''<br></span>[[Category:Misplaced Templates]]|}}
If the template is inserted in the main namespace the page will be categorised into Category:Misplaced Templates and the following will be visible.
Warning. This template should only be used on discussion pages.
Please it move to talk:WikiProject Templates.
This may be of use on other templates. GameKeeper 21:00, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "WikiProject Banners"
If anyone is interested I have proposed "WikiProject Banners", a WikiProject to set standards for, and help projects with, WikiProject banners at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals.— miketm - Queen WikiProject - 11:06, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject Microformats
Anyone interested in microformats (or metadata in general) and the deployment - via templates - of microformats on Wikipedia, might like to be aware of, or even join, WikiProject Microformats. Andy Mabbett 09:03, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Proposal
Hello Wikipeidians. I have made a proposal that would take care of the userbos issues and the general clutter of the Template namespace. Please see it here and make comments conserning it. Thank you for your time. SadanYagci 14:50, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
