I would like to request a template that declares the definition of certain mathematical notations at the top of an article, especially the meaning of log(). On articles such as Prime number theorem, log is used to mean natural log, which could confuse readers.

There seems to be consensus at this article talk page and this MOS talk page to retain the original notation per the MOS, but this is academic formatting that many readers will not understand without reading the clarification sentence at the top of the article.

Therefore, I would like a template that makes this definition of log() more visible to readers, to be shown at the top of an article or the relevant section. If someone finds a policy against this request or finds this absolutely ludicrous, please let me know.

Toadspike (talk) 23:49, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Toadspike! This is definitely doable. Do you have some draft text for the hatnote? Cheers! 🐶 EpicPupper ^{(he/him | talk)} 00:07, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Sure, thank you for helping out. My suggestion would be something along the lines of "This article uses to represent the natural log, or ".

An alternative is "This article contains uncommon mathematical notation: ", and then a bullet point for each notation definition. Toadspike (talk) 17:30, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

 Doing...  Done, results at {{log(x)}} VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 19:20, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much! This is wonderful. Toadspike (talk) 16:39, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

I would like to request an equivalent of "Template:Songs category" for books. 7szz (talk) 22:43, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Would anybody be willing to sandbox a version of {{NPP backlog}} that looks nicer? Permalink to current version. Suggestions:

• replace monospaced font with regular font, probably by eliminating a <code> tag somewhere
• eliminate > character at beginning
• add a little bit of HTML/CSS padding
• add a border so that we don't have to wrap this box in another box like we're currently doing at Special:Diff/1102444197.
• change from display=inline to display=block behavior. that is, narrow your screen until the text wraps. Make sure it still looks good when wrapping.

Thanks! –Novem Linguae (talk) 03:42, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Re: replace monospaced font with regular font, probably by eliminating a <code> tag somewhere and eliminate > character at beginning – both the <code> tags and the > character are at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/NPP backlog. In general, it might be better to propose these changes at Template talk:NPP backlog or Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol. —⁠andrybak (talk) 19:47, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

@Andrybak. Thanks for the reply. There's already a thread about it at Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers#Appearance. What I'd like to do is sandbox a better-looking version, then with the new version in hand, I will show it to folks and propose it as a replacement. There appear to be multiple template dependencies – if combining dependencies is easier, feel free to do so. –Novem Linguae (talk) 20:07, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

I wish to propose a change to WP:DELETE such that a delete discussion should not end in a merge decision without the matter having been drawn to the attention of those looking at the page that is the target of that merge. Such a notiification is considered a key step in WP:PROPMERGE, it seems anomalous that it is not expected in WP:AFD.

I do not have the confidence to create what I think would be key to such a proposal: a template similar to template:merge from, but with the text adapted to "It has been suggested that rather than delete nnnn, which has been proposed, it might be merged into this page. Discuss." I'm sure I could handle creating the template and the change in text: it is making the link to discussion at AfD that I might struggle with (and how it might apply to multiple requests, though I suspect that multiple merger requests are rare). I think it is probably not too difficult, but I wouldn't be sure of not making a mess of it. I would propose the template name 'merge from afd', but am open to other suggestions if there is a schema of naming templates.

Many thanks, Kevin McE (talk) 16:30, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Kevin McE (talk) 16:30, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

This sounds like a prefectly reasonable idea to me, but I think we need to actually sort of follow the same sort of reasoning behind this request before actually making the template. Namely you should start a discussion at WT:AFD and post a cross-link at WT:MFD so that we aren't creating policy through the template creation process. This might even rise to the level of an RfC, but I'd just start the discussion at those forums first and see what the response looks like. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS

I don't see any policy that would be affected by this. It is already perfectly permissible to propose to merge articles as a resolution to an AfD, and for the AfD closer to close with a finding of consensus to merge; it is also permissible to add {{merge to}} and {{merge from}} templates to an article while an AfD is pending. The proposal is merely to make a slightly more informative template indicating that the "merge from" proposal is being discussed in an AfD. I think such a template can be made boldly. BD2412 T 05:37, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

The policy change is explicitly laid out in the first sentence of the request: XfDs consensing on "merge" should be posted to the merge target as is required for explicit merge requests. I think it's completely reasonable, but I think it is a bit more integral to operations than would be appropriate to just WP:BRD it. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 05:45, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

So the thing is I did |try to start a discussion at WP:DELETE but it has had no reply, for or against the idea, in nearly 6 months. Maybe there would have been more response at WT:AFD, but my understanding is that WP:DELETE is the page for the deletion policy.

So apart from dropping the idea altogether, there seem to be two ways forward, one slow, one more of a jolt:

A) Get a template up made, start eavedropping on WP:AFD#Current discussions and pop in a template any time merge is proposed, and hope that the practice spreads; or

B) Upscale my discussion at WT:DELETE to a formal proposal, (and advice as to where is appropriate that might get more response than the current location would be welcome) presenting a fit for purpose template as part of that package.

Either way, a properly crafted template is integral to the next step, which is what brings me here in search of your expertise. Template:merge from would only lead to forked discussion, which is obviously not helpful.

Of course, advice from experienced Wikipedians such as yourselves as to which route to follow, or your response (perhaps being a catalyst for others to chime in) at the WP:DELETE discussion would be welcome. But I don't think I can move without the template... Kevin McE (talk) 10:22, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, the only reason why I thought AfD would be the best place is because it specifically deals with their process. But given that there weren't any objections at DELETE, that's probably a bit more of a nod towards just making the template and adding it to the AfD/MfD instructions to see if anyone balks. Definitely want to link the previous discussion in the edit summary, though. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 23:30, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

• Okay, I've mocked up two templates for you at {{Merge from AfD}} and {{Merge AfD note}}. Let me know what you think of them. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 07:11, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

  Very much what I had in mind, many thanks (and to @Bruce1ee who I see has done some tweaking). The additional second template (merge from note) is an excellent idea.

  Merge from notes usually sit on the target article itself, rather than the talk page, and that is how I have used it in my couple of trials so far. Because of that I have tweaked the merge from note template slightly to show that. I think it is best to avoid the talk page of the target article altogether, as that would only be a venue for a second parallel discussion. Obviously there might be discussion there subsequently over how to incorporate the merger, but at least with this new procedure they will not have been unwarned. Perhaps someone can check the edits I tentatively made to the template: I think it is OK but I am out of my confidence zone once there are several curly brackets.

  One thing that I believe does need changing though. When I have trialled the template:Merge from AfD, the template box reads "It has been suggested that be merged into this article"; I believe the article that has been proposed for deletion (the field labelled disc) should appear between 'that' and 'be'.

  Otherwise the only suggestion I would make is whether it is helpful to point out that the merger is proposed as an alternative to deletion. I would prefer it to be explicit myself, but I totally understand that it is implicit in the direction to an AfD conversation.

  Thanks again. Kevin McE (talk) 12:19, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

• @Kevin McE: I've now created MfD versions at {{Merge from MfD}} and {{Merge MfD note}} and cleaned a few pieces of logic from the templates. Most importantly, I removed the namespace logic, as there is no guarantee that the merge target is necessarily in the same namespace as the source - and hence would not necessarily match the XfD forum you would expect from the merge target. I will get around to CfD and TfD versions some day soon, but I've got a graduation celebration to get ready for today. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 16:52, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

That's brilliant, many thanks. I'll launch into the AfD lists tomorrow. Kevin McE (talk) 20:07, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

• And I've just finished up the TfD and CfD versions. I think we are now  Done VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 04:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I want a template to get a parameter Wikitext. For example, I want to get {{coord|36|55|21|N|48|58|28|E|region:IR|display=inline,title}} in Ab Bar article. There is {{Template parameter value}} to get the value, but in this case, I need the actual Wikitext. I already created a section here. Thanks! ⇒ AramTalk 11:35, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Solved! See here. I recommend turning the result into a new template. Thanks! ⇒ AramTalk 22:34, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

I would like to request a template similar to the great Template:Arrondissements of Paris for the postal districts of Dublin. It doesn't have to be as fancy! I am creating Wiki pages for each of the districts. With the two already in existence, I am up to four so far. There is a jpg of the districts already, but it is not interactive in the way the Paris template is. Thank you!

BaronNethercross (talk) 05:20, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Articles about a chess match, such as World Chess Championship 2021, have a table which looks like an infobox. I propose that an infobox template be created for chess matches, similar to the appearance of the table in articles such as this. --Cyrobyte (talk  • email) 03:04, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

@Cyrobyte: It's been a while since I've tackled an infobox, but I'm going to give this a shot over the next several days to see if I can't come up with something. I'm going to have to delve into the code at some other places because the dual-column format is a bit different than most infoboxes. I was thinking that the individual match results would be a nice addition, I'm just trying to come up with a good format for it. Couple of questions: Are draws always scored as 1/2 point each, with a win at 1? Is 14 games + tiebreaker a standard in chess competitions? VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 07:25, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

To answer your questions, draws are always 1/2 point each. There is no standard of the format of a chess match. Fourteen games and a tiebreaker has been the format in the World Chess Championship since 2021. It was 12 games from 2008 to 2018. Other tournaments are single elimination, and so on. Thanks for giving this a shot. Cyrobyte (talk • email) 20:26, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

@Cyrobyte: Could you please take a look at {{Infobox chess match}} - there's an example in the documentation that almost matches the information at the pagelink you gave - and see how that looks to you? VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 01:19, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for that. The template looks good to me. Cyrobyte (talk • email) 01:32, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

• Then I will mark this  Done. I have ported World Chess Championship 2021 to the new infobox to start. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 01:57, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Requesting to have FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup winners and FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup winners, it is a lists of all winners from the said competitions, just like {{FIVB Volleyball World League/Men's Nations League winners}} 155.137.110.195 (talk) 15:16, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Template:Short description currently generates "X with short description" categories in any namespace. This should now be excluded in user space, see Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2022_August_13#Category:User_pages_with_short_description. Please could someone code the template to exclude user space? It would be helpful if it is coded in such a way as to easily exclude other namespaces in future; see Category:Pages with short description for categories that are currently generated.– Fayenatic London 19:50, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

• I am putting in an edit request at template talk:Short description. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 20:51, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

• And @Fayenatic london: I will mark this as done once my edit request has been approved and implemented. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 21:09, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

  FYI Fayenatic london's an admin so can implement the request themselves. I can confirm as a Template Editor that I would do so now if the page were only template protected. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:28, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

• Fayenatic, if you want to use your admin powers to do this, I've sandboxed this diff to implement the edit request. You'd just need to copy-paste that diff into the main template and you can answer the edit request at WT:Short description as answered. VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 23:44, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

  @Fayenaic london:, it doesn't look like anyone is jumping at doing this. Would you mind implementing that sandbox diff? VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 08:56, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

  @Fayenatic london: Fixing typo in ping. For what it's worth a response to an edit request this slow is not unusual, as there are only ~2 people looking at the fully-protected edit request queue. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 13:10, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

  @Vanisaac: Thanks very much!  Done – Fayenatic London 20:00, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

• Thanks Fayenatic! I just added a WP:CSD G6-maintenance tag to the category so the CfD deletion can now be carried out. So we're not quite done, but definitely Y In process VanIsaac, MPLL ^cont_WpWS 20:54, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
  • @Vanisaac: Thanks, but no need for that – it was already tagged with {{cfd manual}} and listed at WP:CFDWM, so it will be deleted once it's empty. – Fayenatic London 07:17, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I would like to request the template of Japan National Route 174.

Here it is:

Japanese National Route 174
Legend
Intersection with Japan National Route 2 (Northern Terminus) Under Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Route Intersection with Shinkō tottei rinkō-sen 新港突堤臨港線 (Southern Terminus)

Japan National Route 174

the source code is:

{{routemap
|title=Japanese National Route 174
|map=
\RP2~~Intersection with [[Japan National Route 2]] (Northern Terminus)
\RP2uRP4~~Under [[Kobe Route|Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Route]]
\RP2~~Intersection with Shinkō tottei rinkō-sen 新港突堤臨港線 (Southern Terminus)
}}

When decided and done what is done, please message me.

• Note: Yes, I know, the page for Japan National Route 174 has a map, but I want to add some thing to the page. Plus, it's a 99.9% chance of it being rejected.

LongRoadLongRoad (talk) 21:36, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Can someone please fix Template:Brainstorming so that {{Template:Brainstorming|policy}} doesn't display "policy" as a shortcut? Should be easy for someone with experience. {{Template:Brainstorming|WP:MyShortcut}} and {{Template:Brainstorming|policy|WP:MyShortcut}} still need to work though. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 20:37, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

 Done VanIsaac, GHTV ^cont_WpWS 21:10, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Nice solution. Thanks for the help :) –Novem Linguae (talk) 21:34, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Well, it's at least a solution. A "nice" solution probably wouldn't have the second conditional testing for additional parameters, but I tried a bunch of different possibilities and couldn't work out a logic flow that didn't either bloat the code in even worse and confusing ways, or throw up errors on {{ombox/shortcut}} when using "policy" without an explicit shortcut. VanIsaac, GHTV ^cont_WpWS 22:58, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

could someone make the snazz line template from department of fun functional? Allaoii (talk) 20:46, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Link please. –Novem Linguae (talk) 20:48, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Listroiderbob/Snazz_line Allaoii (talk) 19:51, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

The "dim" parameter of the CoordDec template should explain what units to use when entered via the Visual Editor, i.e. "viewing diameter in metres" (like Coord). Others may also need this clarity around units. Thanks! ★NealMcB★ (talk) 18:51, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

• I've added "(in meters)" to the description for that parameter. VanIsaac, GHTV ^cont_WpWS 19:45, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

NBA General manager and inaugural season roster

24.209.152.112 (talk) 02:15, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

The Danish National Museum ("Natmuseet") has many pictures in their collections with the "No known restrictions" license, and they even hyperlink to a Commons page about the "No known restrictions" (example). Could anyone make a template, similar to this one for the Library of Congress? Thanks!! :) 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧-𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚-𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚^{(🕷) - (✉)} 17:39, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

For technical reasons, ':)' redirects to ')', another redirect. The template would be:

Yeilding on the specified page, the template would be:
{{technical redirect|)|:)|typographical portrayals of faces|Emoticon}} Faster than Thunder (talk | contributions) 20:43, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

@Faster than Thunder How about editing {{Technical reasons}} so you can write {{Technical reasons|:)|typographical portrayals of faces|Emoticon}} to get "For technical reasons, ":)" redirects to ")". For typographical portrayals of faces, see Emoticon." If this sounds like a good solution I could do so. --Trialpears (talk) 22:58, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

We can discuss it on Template talk:Technical reasons. Faster than Thunder (talk | contributions) 05:45, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Template:User Confucianist Template:User Dengist Template:User Legalist Template:User Mohist

Flora Wilshire (talk) 03:05, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi,

I created a template for the Catalan wiktionary, and I tried to do the same for the English wiktionary, but it seems that it requires some approval or special procedure. I don't know if this is the proper place to request it.

Basically, there is a huge work called Onomasticon Cataloniae from Joan Coromines about Catalan names (both toponymy and anthroponymy) and currently it is indexed and available online, so it is a massive reference work to link with. It is available at Onomasticon Cataloniae on IEC

The intent is to have the template available for creating reference entries in the English wiktionary definitions for most Catalan names.

I tried to create the template R:OnCat by myself, but it was rejected: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Template:R:OnCat

The content is:

[https://oncat.iec.cat/llista_termes.asp?limit=1&terme={{urlencode:{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} “{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}”] in ''[[w:Onomasticon Cataloniae|Onomasticon Cataloniae]]'' from [[w:Joan Coromines|Joan Coromines]].<noinclude>{{subst:#ifexist:{{subst:#invoke:string|replace|{{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}|/sandbox$|plain=false}}/doc|{{{{subst:void}}documentation}}}}</noinclude>

The documentation page https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Template:R:OnCat/documentation is already created (I started with it).

The Joan Coromines page already existed. The Onomasticon Cataloniae page is still missing; I plan to write it.

Thanks Jvilar (talk) 14:17, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi! I would like to request a simple "Template:Taxonomy/Enhydrini" page to be used for the Enhydritherium, Enhydra, and sea otter pages, since they are generally classified under the "Enhydrini" tribe.

Source: Revision of the Mio-Pliocene bunodont otter-likemammals of the Indian Subcontinent.

Here's the standard taxonomy template for page usage:

{{Don't edit this line {{{machine code|}}}
|rank=tribus
|link=Lutrinae|Enhydrini
|parent=Lutrinae
|extinct=no<!--leave blank or delete this line for "not extinct"; put "yes" for "extinct" -->
|refs=<!--Shown on this page only; don't include <ref> tags -->
}}

Please let me know if my request for a new biological tribe page is accepted or not. Thanks, and have a nice day! PrimalMustelid (talk) 20:50, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Most of the nations have a template for their T20I Cricket captains and Canada doesn't. I would like to request for that template to be made.

Apnagm (talk) 01:44, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

@Apnagm: Hi. Can you please provide an example of that type of template for other nations? Thanks. Jeeputer ^Talk 04:50, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I can share couple of links of different nations templates. Thanks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Scotland_T20I_Cricket_Captains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Ireland_T20I_Cricket_Captains 2607:FEA8:C5E:7400:89EA:C261:17FD:437B (talk) 10:31, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I can share couple of links of different nations templates. Thanks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Scotland_T20I_Cricket_Captains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Ireland_T20I_Cricket_Captains Apnagm (talk) 10:32, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

@Apnagm: I created {{Canada T20I Cricket Captains}}. please consider comparing with List_of_Canada_national_cricket_captains#Twenty20_Internationals. Jeeputer ^Talk 10:44, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

{JSExec|

   //Javascript code here

}

it should allow javascript to be executed

Askofep (talk) 19:22, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

The idea of this was first proposed in this discussion three years ago by @Brojam and I think it's a good idea. I'm not entirely for the consolidation of Template:Infobox Twitch streamer, Template:Infobox YouTube personality, and Template:Infobox TikTok personality since those positions are notable enough to remain separate, however, I think a broad internet/social media template should exist at least for individuals whose primary/largest platform isn't defined.

I propose that the top of the template should be generic (name, picture, personal info). The second section is in the area below their personal info, which should be where general information on their internet presence should be outlined (platforms present, years active, total views/followers, genre). Below should be the third section, which features module fields pertaining to the three aforementioned pre-existing e-personality templates. Below those is the fourth section, which should be sections devoted to other platforms where the individual/group is present, but don't have infobox of their own right (e.g, Twitter, Facebook, alt tech sites, Discord, etc.), which should retain general info regarding followers and the like, as well as custom parameters that are to be used to fill out custom info regarding to that specific site (e.g, members of subreddits and the like).

All the individual platforms on both the third and fourth section should have collapsibility options for editors. At the bottom, there should be a field to enter in where platform statistics were last updated. Knightoftheswords281 (talk) 04:20, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

See: id templates: {{doi|10.1080/00231940.2019.1591063}} (displays as: doi:10.1080/00231940.2019.1591063 ), {{s2cid|12345}} (displays as: S2CID 12345 ), {{hdl|2122/776}} (displays as: hdl:2122/776 ), etc.

I would like one for:

National Library of Australia

{{NLA|4761905}} would lead to https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4761905

(Add contents of param: catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/HERE)

Template could display as: National Library of Australia:example

ResearchGate,

{{ResearchGate|253512379}} would lead to: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253512379

(Add contents of param: researchgate.net/publication/HERE)

Template could display as: ResearchGate:example

Academia.edu,

{{Academia.edu|75469235}} would lead to https://www.academia.edu/75469235

(Add contents of param academia.edu/HERE)

Template could display as: Academia:example

United States Geological Survey,

{{USGS Index ID|70024232}} would lead to https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70024232

(Add contents of param: pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/HERE)

Template could display as: USGS Index ID:example

Stanford University,

{{Catkey|5683968}} would lead to https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5683968

(Add contents of param: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/HERE)

Template could display as: Catkey:example

University of Rochester, & Massachusetts Institute of Technology

{{UR Libraries|alma9978290640205216}} would lead to https://rochester.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01ROCH_INST:UR01&docid=alma9978290640205216

(Add contents of param: rochester.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01ROCH_INST:UR01&docid=HERE)

Template could display as: UR Libraries docid:example

{{MIT Libraries|alma990020728850106761}} would lead to https://mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01MIT_INST:MIT&docid=alma990020728850106761

(Add contents of param: mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01MIT_INST:MIT&docid=HERE)

Template could display as: MIT Libraries docid:example

University of Lancaster,

{{Lancaster University Library|27171}} would lead to https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/27171/

(Add contents of param: eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/HERE)

Lancaster University Library id:example

University of South Wales,

{{University of South Wales Pure|66acc96fe0c344a3b0b33e4df38539fc}} would lead to https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/publications/66acc96f-e0c3-44a3-b0b3-3e4df38539fc

(Add contents of param: pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/publications/HERE)

University of South Wales Pure BIB:example

BhamBoi (talk) 00:17, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

• Okay, I haven't seen any objections show up to this, and these look pretty easy to tackle. I'll give it a go this evening. VanIsaac, GHTV ^cont_WpWS 03:23, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Templates to create: {{NLA}} {{ResearchGatePub}} {{Academia.edu}} {{USGS Index ID}} {{Catkey}} {{UR Libraries}} {{MIT Libraries}} {{Lancaster University Library}} {{University of South Wales Pure}}

•  Done. The USW template does not quite work as show above, as it does not automatically add the required dashes into the publication number. I could include that functionality if it is really necessary. But my instinct was to make the publication ID that would be copied from the URL to be the one to use. VanIsaac, GHTV ^cont_WpWS 04:01, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
• And I've added rudimentary documentation to all of them and categorized at Category:External link templates VanIsaac, GHTV ^cont_WpWS 05:12, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

  Thank you!!!! BhamBoi (talk) 21:18, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

I was wondering if somebody could help modify a few templates now that there is just a single GAR process per this close. The changes:

• Modify the {{GAR/link}} and {{GAR}} template to remove all the coding around individual reassessments. The new process will use the page naming convention of the old community reassessment (now simply reassessment).
• Change the text in {{GAR/linktext}} to say "To start a reassessment, follow this link to create the good article reassessment page for the article. Please indicate clearly how to article does not meet the good article criteria. (If you have already created a reassessment page, and the template has not changed, try purging this talk page.).
• I don't know what needs to happen with templates that will now be unused: {{GAR/editintro1}} and {{GAR/preload1}}. Do we mark those as historical or are they typically deleted?

The new instructions for the process are live now at WP:GAR. I posted a while back at WP:VPT#Help needed to change GAR template, but no response. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 17:53, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

I'll link to this in the technical channel on Discord. Maybe we can get some help that way :) –Novem Linguae (talk) 19:20, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Does anything really need to be done? It's okay for the templates to continue to have the coding for individual assessments which might be required for the historical cases to render correctly. As for the third point, just ensure the unused templates are no longer mentioned in any documentation. – SD0001 (talk) 15:22, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

{{subst:GAR}} incorrectly lets the user choose between two types of GAR: individual assessment and community reassessment. Recently we got rid of individual reassessments, and now all GARs are community reassessments. The template needs to be edited to delete the bullet that says To start an individual reassessment, follow this link to create a dedicated talk subpage for the reassessment. Note that this process is being phased out per this discussion. This sounds easy, but these templates are more complicated than they look. If no one makes this change I'll eventually take a stab at it, but someone who is good at templates could do it faster. –Novem Linguae (talk) 03:24, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

So it was just the 2nd point that needed to be done - done now. – SD0001 (talk) 04:36, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Looks good at first glance. Thanks for stepping up to help with that SD0001. @Femke, can you confirm that the new edits are to your satisfaction and haven't broken anything? In regards to {{GAR/editintro1}} and {{GAR/preload1}}, if you're sure they're no longer used and you no longer think they're useful, I guess TFD those? According to Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in template deletion discussions, the essence of TFD is "is this template useful?", and if the answer is no, then it is a good candidate for deletion. –Novem Linguae (talk) 06:54, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Iazyges recently opened a DC GAR at Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Clam Lake Canal/1; maybe they can confirm if the new setup worked as intended? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 08:32, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: Seemingly; I opened it with the GAR-helper tool and everything seemed to go smoothly. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 18:37, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Here's another one just opened to check: Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Demarest Building/1 (I'm not seeing it at WP:GAR so did something go wrong?). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:46, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

It's there now alright. WP:GAR listing is generated by AnomieBOT which takes some time. – SD0001 (talk) 04:20, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Would it be possible to create this template: Template:Fife settlements It should have the same layout as: Template:South_Lanarkshire_settlements The template will be included in the settlements listed in the template and in the Fife article. 185.107.14.2 (talk) 11:34, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

•  Done The template can be found here: Template:Fife settlements Vozul (talk) 03:47, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

I would like there to be some sort of template for NAMM Oral History Program interviews (sort of like how there is with Template:AllMusic and Template:IMSLP) so that we can have something that looks uniform across pages. (There are over 5,000 interviewees, most of which have a page, so there's a decent need). I don't know how to go about creating such a template, but it should be easy when that URLs are: www.namm.org/library/oral-history/artist. I think outputting it as Artist Interview with the NAMM Oral History Program would look the best, but am open to suggestions. Thank you! Why? I Ask (talk) 22:13, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

•  Done @Why? I Ask the Template:NAMM has been created.

Vozul (talk) 16:33, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

@Vozul: Thank you! Why? I Ask (talk) 20:50, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

This user is a member of Wikiproject Religion. What's the truth?

Hello. It would be great if someone has the time and interest in helping out to add parameters to the template {{User:Thinker78/UBX/Wikiproject Religion}} so editors can customize the colors of the font, the background of the image and the background of the text section. I am hoping to have as options the colors of the rainbow plus white, black and grey, and if possible, a hex code. Cheers!

Thinker78 (talk) 23:28, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Looks like this was implemented by someone after you requested it! Have you checked it out yet? Pedantical (talk) 17:56, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

 Done Yes, I have. It was great work! Thanks for notifying. Cheers! Thinker78 (talk) 20:15, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

There has been some discussion in the past about upmerging low-content articles on species into list articles. A blocker to this has been the desire to include the information within Template:Taxonbar, and a solution that has been considered is to create a variant on Taxonbar that would support including it, collapsed or otherwise hidden, in a table.

Two options have been considered:

1. To include it within a note that is viewable on mouse over, and that would be found next to the species name. The result would likely be similar to the current output of nesting Template:Taxonbar within Template:Efn, although modifications may need to be made so that when displayed within the note the "taxonbar" column is instead a row on top of the table, and so that the taxonbar does not show up at the bottom of the page in an unusual way, like can currently be seen at #Notes. BilledMammal (talk) 06:42, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
2. To include it within a collapsible list that would be either in its own cell. This would need to just display a "show" button or similar, as the column would describe what the contents are.

For example:

Unfortunately, I have little experience with templates at less with Lua and don't know the level of work required for this. If these would be simple for an editor experienced with Lua and templates to make by merging existing templates and modules would it be possible to make them so that they can be used in ongoing discussions? If they are not simple to make, I will attempt to create a mockup, and look into creating them or asking for them to be created once we have a stronger idea what direction the consensus will go. BilledMammal (talk) 06:42, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

I've implemented 2 in the sandbox, using {{taxonbar/sandbox|from=Q3355396|format=collapsible}}, although the code I wrote is a bit of a hack and will need some improvements if it actually goes live. For 1 I don't understand why using efn is not sufficient, or what specific changes I need to make the the output. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 01:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

For one, while I’m viewing on mobile, the efn does not show up properly in the notelist, though it does work normally while clicking on the inline. https://ibb.co/JdtGQLN

https://ibb.co/d5wHG9V BhamBoi (talk) 01:46, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

That implementation of 2 is perfect, thank you. BilledMammal (talk) 02:19, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Is {{taxonbar/sandbox|from=Q3355396|format=efn}}

^[b]

what you want? As before, the implementation will need some reworking if it actually goes live, but this will do as a demo. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 02:08, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

For efn, I'm starting to think that you have a point that using plain "efn" is better - the issue with it not showing up in the notelist is that the taxonbar template isn't supposed to show up in templates. The only issue that I think would need to be addressed - for example, see this note, where it overflows the box^[c] - but it should otherwise be fine for a demonstration. If it is chosen as the option other changes would be ideal, such as merging the tables at the bottom rather than having multiple, but that isn't needed yet.

In terms of your adjusted version here, thank you for coming up with it but I don't think it is ideal, due to readability issues. BilledMammal (talk) 02:19, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

These existing templates that all go to the same database system should be merged. Each of these are citable library catalogs based on the library software Primo by Ex Libris Group.

List of templates: UR Libraries, MIT Libraries, Vanderbilt Libraries, Baylor Libraries

2 parameters:

|library=, |catalog= or similar name: a dropdown menu with the following options:

• University of Technology Sydney [UTS]
• Cornell University [Cornell]
• Hillsdale College [Hillsdale]
• University of Rochester [UR]
• Massachusetts Instituto of Technology [MIT]
• Vanderbilt University [Vanderbilt]
• Baylor University [Baylor]
• Linda Hall Library [Linda Hall]
• United States National Library of Medicine [NLM]
• Brandeis University [Brandeis]
• Western Washington University [WWU]

|docid= the docid of the publication, should be in the format "alma99################" with the hashtags being numbers. If library is …, the linked URL should be:

• UTS:
  • //search.lib.uts.edu.au/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/61UTS_INST:61UTS
• Cornell:
  • //primo.qatar-weill.cornell.edu/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/974WCMCIQ_INST:VU1
• Hillsdale:
  • //librarysearch.hillsdale.edu/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/01HC_INST:01HC_INST
• UR:
  • //rochester.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/{{{docid}}}/01ROCH_INST:UR01
• MIT:
  • //mit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/01MIT_INST:MIT
• Vanderbilt
  • //catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/01VAN_INST:vanui
• Baylor
  • //baylor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/01BUL_INST:BAYLOR
• Linda Hall
  • //catalog.lindahall.org/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/01LINDAHALL_INST:LHL
• NLM
  • //catalog.nlm.nih.gov/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{ddocid}}}/01NLM_INST:01NLM_INST
• Brandeis
  • //search.library.brandeis.edu/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/01BRAND_INST:BRAND
• WWU
  • //onesearch.library.wwu.edu/discovery/fulldisplay/{{{docid}}}/01ALLIANCE_WWU:WWU

 Note that URLs can also be formatted like //library.place.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid={{{vid}}}&docid={{{docid}}}, vid being the tag after the slash before the end of the URL.

The templates linked above; and their functionality examples in documentation.

BhamBoi (talk) 06:14, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi BhamBoi! This seems super doable. I would be happy to help get a template created!

Do you have thoughts on what an appropriate name for this sort of template could be? Is the alma prefix a trademark, or is it something generic?

Is there any practical benefit to also adding a “fallback” general use case for the template where someone can specify the URL components for an institution that isn’t on the predefined options list, or do you feel that is worthy of future discussion?

– Pedantical (talk) 04:25, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

I think it would totally be cool to add a way to custom-add some of the info! No, I think that maybe Primo Library Link could work as that's the software they all have in common? I also found an oddball with Emory which doesn't look anything like the others! And it gets weird, if you click on the title from this URL I found from Google, it takes you to another URL that has the same scheme as the known ones, but with "ctx" instead of "alma". Also, if you click on the library logo, it takes you to a search page for a catalog that isn't even based on the same software! [https://emory.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/openurl?institution=01GALI_EMORY&vid=01GALI_EMORY:services&rft.mms_id=9936550063802486] As far as I know, all the ones we have already still work, though. BhamBoi (talk) 05:25, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Heyo! Any update? I'm still willing to help you get this going. BhamBoi (talk) 02:33, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Template:Smallcaps all works with some diacritics of the Latin alphabet, but not with those that are categorized in the visual editor as "Latin extended". This template is widely used for transliteration of Phoenician, which includes letter such as ḥ, ṭ, and ṣ, with the template doesn't work with (H/Ḥ; T/Ṭ; S/Ṣ (BUT Š DOES WORK)). Can it be fixed? פעמי-עליון (talk) 15:25, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

I don't have template permissions, but from what I see, font-variant: small-caps, which the template uses, doesn't work with ḥ, ṭ, and ṣ here (although it does on here).

It appears to be due to the font being used not having uppercase versions of these diacritics (while uppercase š is more common in fonts, for instance used in Czech e.g. Škoda Auto)

In another font, like Calibri, we get ḥ, ṭ, and ṣ

(Code used: <span style='Calibri'; font-variant: small-caps">ḥ, ṭ, and ṣ</span>) Chaotic Enby (talk) 05:08, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Chaotic Enby. I tryed to see if what you suggested works with the current template, but it doesn't (ABCḥJLVṭTSṣXYZ). Can the template maybe add the dots "manually" (with special characters for the diacritic dots themselves)? פעמי-עליון (talk) 16:27, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

There is in fact a character ◌̣ which allows such combinations. Tried in the template, it would look something like this: H Ḥ → H Ḥ so this doesn't seem to work either... Chaotic Enby (talk) 16:40, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Well, I guess we will wait to an update in the font itself. Thanks for the help! פעמי-עליון (talk) 10:52, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

I propose the creation of a {{PSID}} that takes a PetScan PSID as a parameter, as well as a text parameter, and spits out a link to the PetScan result. Would be very helpful at WP:WPSS/P. voorts (talk/contributions) 01:20, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Should like like and do what all the other country templates do. JellyGamery (talk) 04:16, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Can somebody create a template like {{R from social media username}}? {{R from Twitter username}} exists, so I think a less specific template would be useful. Example: HaleyyBaylee. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 02:31, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

1st Deputy Speakers of House of Thailand (Padipat Suntiphada)Jack Kongsinkeaw (talk) 05:11, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

{{3ORshort}} tries to subst the {{Signature}} template. However this appears to be broken, resulting in edits like this (scroll to very bottom), where {{subst:signature}} is displayed instead of completing the subst. Can anyone fix? Bonus points if you also check and make sure that {{3OR}} doesn't have the same problem. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 11:36, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Novem Linguae, {{3ORshort}} and {{3OR}} should both be substituted. If they're transcluded, as in the example you provided, the 3O response can't be signed, since that is inherently a substitution-based action (see Help:Substitution#Technical implementation). The template could be edited to not show that failed substitution when transcluded, leaving the user to sign it on their own, but I'm not sure that's worth it when there doesn't seem to be a case where the template legitimately should be transcluded. PlanetJuice (talk • contribs) 16:00, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Ah I see. Thank you for pointing that out. Perhaps a good solution would be to add a red warning that is displayed if the templates aren't subst'd. Some other subst'd templates do this. If folks think this is a good idea, feel free to make the edits. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:57, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Seems like a better solution to me. I will come back to this in a few days and add that if there are no objections. PlanetJuice (talk • contribs) 02:14, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Novem Linguae – went to implement this and realized that existing transclusions (of which there are a few, mostly from one user; see Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:3ORshort) will be broken. I have never dealt with something like this before, but I am assuming breaking those archived discussions would be unacceptable. The only workarounds I can think of are to either go in and substitute those transclusions (with the correct signature), or add a backwards-compatibility parameter to the template to not show the error when transcluded, and add that to the existing transclusions. Thoughts, or anything better? PlanetJuice (talk • contribs) 02:34, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

That's only like 20 transclusions. I think it'd be acceptable to go subst all those (using WP:AWB or manually), then proceed with our plan to add a "must be substituted" red warning. –Novem Linguae (talk) 01:29, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

 Done for {{3OR}} and {{3ORshort}} PlanetJuice (talk • contribs) 03:24, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

For WP:AFDs, if it is a second nomination (there is "(2nd nomination)" or greater in the title), the AFD page will display a floating box on the right that has wikilinks to all the old AFDs. There's an example at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nnooo (2nd nomination), where you can look for the "AfDs for this article:" box on the top right.

I propose that we add this same code to WP:MFDs. I think this would involve copying some code from Template:Afd2 to Template:Mfd2, then testing it in a sandbox or on https://test.wikipedia.org/ to make sure the changes don't break anything. The code that likely controls this is:

{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#ifeq:{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#titleparts:{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>FULLPAGENAME}}|0|2}}|{{{pg}}}||<div class="other-afds" style="width:33%; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: black; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; font-size: 88%; min-width:20em; max-width: 100%">AfDs for this article:
{{Special:Prefixindex/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{{{pg}}}}}
</div>}}

–Novem Linguae (talk) 01:42, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Support, seems like a good bit of information as long as the folks at MfD want it. PlanetJuice (talk • contribs) 03:33, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Can this template be accepted: Draft:Template:Scottish_Borders_settlements

185.107.14.2 (talk) 19:17, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Or "R from film sequel"/"TV sequel" or whatever else if something more specific is preferred. I just figured it would be helpful for redirects such as Masters of the Universe: Revolution and Knives Out 3 to have specific language regarding their targets being earlier entries in their respective series with "Sequel"/"Future" sections covering the redirect subject. Language specifying whether a project is still in the works, had been but was cancelled, or was only rumored/speculated about, could also be a useful inclusion. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 07:59, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

These templates allow them to be placed on a talk page of a user who has not added any sources. Here is the test page and these two drafts: Draft:Template:Need to source and 2.

80.214.58.71 (talk) 22:08, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

I think we already have these. Please see {{Uw-unsourced}} and {{Uw-unsourced2}} –Novem Linguae (talk) 13:35, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Ok, I didn't know that existed because this French template had no language… 176.138.69.154 (talk) 21:37, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

This template allows you to put on a user's talk page a final warning for creating non-encyclopedic pages, here is the draft of the template. I tested substituted this template on a test page.

80.215.254.189 (talk) 05:43, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your draft. I went ahead and made it so you can "submit" it to AFC. Please visit your draft and click the "submit" button if you'd like to do this. However just letting you know that I would not accept the template in this state. Its tone is too scary and bossy for a level 3 notice, and the title Db-"notice"3 is too vague. Hope this helps. –Novem Linguae (talk) 13:33, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

I have just requested the publication of the templates and await other opinions… 176.138.69.154 (talk) 22:13, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

The submission was declined… 80.214.128.90 (talk) 18:46, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

There was consensus at wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2023_July_13#Old_userspace_drafts to merge monthly categories for 2007 user drafts into a year category, and to merge earlier user draft categories into one.

I assume that the nominator user:Pppery is not intending to propose mergers of other types within Category:Clean-up categories.

The amendments would therefore probably best be done in {{userspace draft}} rather than {{DMC}}. The task would benefit from expert attention. – Fayenatic London 09:28, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 13:53, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, nice work Pppery! Is it worth also incorporating the new categories into the top of the list at Template:Userspace drafts progress? – Fayenatic London 00:51, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

In theory yes, but in practice it's not a project I feel like taking on. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 00:55, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Fair enough. As an aid to maintenance I have scruffily added them above the box. – Fayenatic London 03:35, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Please create a template and a category for Hababam Sınıfı and its sequels.

𠔻 (talk) 15:31, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

As in a navbox? A sidebar? Something else? Edward-Woodrow :) _[talk] 21:59, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

The existing template is: Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC

It is used solely to display the policy of the Good Article Criteria on this one page: Wikipedia:Good article criteria

This request is to make a wording change of the 5th line down, "0e" in the Quick fail section. Change from:

A reviewer who has not previously reviewed the article determines that any issues from previous GA nominations have not been adequately considered

to:

it has issues noted in a previous GA review that still have not been adequately addressed, as determined by a reviewer who has not previously reviewed the article

That's it. Refer to the consensus in the discussion here: Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations#RfC: Change wording of last Immediate failure in the GA Criteria Thank you. Prhartcom (talk) 00:43, 23 August 2023 (UTC) Prhartcom (talk) 00:43, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Done. I made it "It has" to conform to the case used by the rest of part 0. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 01:06, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Template:Old move and Template:Old moves were recently merged. In the merger, a wikilink to Wikipedia:Requested moves was lost in the multiple-move version. The single move version still links correctly in the line "...it was proposed that this page be moved...". The multiple-move version needs to have the link added to the word "moved" in the line "This page has previously been nominated to be moved."

Rreagan007 (talk) 21:04, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Template:Scientific American Frontiers is creating citation errors in 40+ articles because of an invalid archive-date. The archive-date used in the template is a year only (2006), but archive-date= must specify a whole date. When you click on the archived url used in the template, the archive-date is February 12, 2006. But it is being used for multiple seasons/episodes, on multiple articles, and when you click on the archive-url in an article it is being used at, it re-directs to a completely different archive-url than the one given in the template. For instance, in Alan Alda's article, the archive-url used in the template re-directs to this archive url, and when accessed shows an archive-date of October 16, 2005. In Walter C. Pitman III's article, the archive url when accessed shows an archive-date of September 15, 2005. In Jane Goodall's article, the archive url when accessed shows an archive-date of February 8, 2006. In Little Ice Age, the archive url when accessed shows an archive date of February 17, 2006. Diffs showing the citation errors: Alan Alda, Walter C. Pitman III, Jane Goodall, Little Ice Age, Perpetual motion, Roswell incident, Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley, Loebner Prize, etc. Not sure what the fix is since the template archive-url re-directs to specific episodes with specific archive-urls with specific archive-dates. Thanks. Isaidnoway (talk) 21:43, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

I wanted to add I tried changing the archive-date to February 12, 2006 in the template and used "Preview page with this template" (Alan Alda), and I got a timestamp mismatch error. And I didn't want to change the archive url, since it wouldn't be the correct archive-url for the specific episodes being referenced in the articles. Isaidnoway (talk) 21:56, 30 August 2023 (UTC) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hello. If someone has the time and interest, I have a request. Add an option to the {{Veteran Editor II}} template to have different colors. Specifically, in the image have the option of just white and tones of gray, except for the star. If you have more time, it would be great if you could do this for the entire Veteran series. Regards, --Thinker78 (talk) 21:36, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Thinker78 (talk) 21:36, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

I don't know if it exists yet, and I suck at coding, but if it were to exist it would be quite nice, and if it doesn't exist yet could a very nice programmer with spare time please create one? I'll give both halves of the half barnstar as a prize :3

Z!t!@n«T@1k» 00:05, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

nvm i found the template and plagiarized it off Thinker78's user page :P Z!t!@n«T@1k» 00:07, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Lol. ;D. Thinker78 (talk) 01:36, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

I forgot to ask how to use it... Z!t!@n«T@1k» 21:44, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

@DestinyPegasus Just add the number of your edits in the wikitext in edit source mode. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 03:25, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Does it update itself? Z!t!@n«T@1k» 12:09, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Nope. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 04:56, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Oh... Do you know one that does then? 🫠 Z!t!@n«T@1k» 17:42, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

I am using bribery ----->(The (half) barnstars!!!)<----- Z!t!@n«T@1k» 21:46, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello, This template is to be used in talk pages: it prevents a link to a page from turning red when this target page is deleted. This pattern makes the link stay blue, and directs to the target page, or its deletion log if that target page is deleted. here are some examples on talk pages: 1, 2, 3, 4…

This template also exists in French and is included in a very large number of pages.

There is also a draft (as well as its documentation page) to rename if it suits everyone... 80.214.97.84 (talk) 19:21, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

I see there are templates like {{List to table}} and {{Table to prose}}, but there are no {{Table to list}} and {{Prose to table}} templates. Also, couldn't all these, as well as {{Prose}} and {{Create list}}, have a link to a talk page discussion? JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 14:12, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

@JSH-alive: Do you have use cases in mind for these? LittlePuppers (talk) 18:46, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

@LittlePuppers: Well, I made a request at Talk:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic discography#Couldn't the list be smartphone-friendly? that the tables in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic discography and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls discography are converted to bulleted lists (or similar) so they are easily readable on smartphones. But I couldn't find an appropriate template to put at the top of these articles. JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 08:25, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

This template allows for a second user to create ineligible pages. This template also exists in French.

Here is its draft with its documentation page…

I've also tested overriding this template here and it works fine… 89.85.240.224 (talk) 20:57, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

While waiting for answers regarding my template, I added parameters myself to make the text more understandable. I also tested the template on my sandbox and here is the result. 176.161.55.214 (talk) 17:20, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Is this different from {{uw-create2}} and its series? Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 17:31, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

@Ivanvector It looks a lot like it, plus I didn't even know this template existed because there was no language on this template... And so I added it here. 176.161.55.214 (talk) 18:09, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Just for reference, all of the English user warning templates are listed in Category:User warning templates, but a more helpful list can be found at Template:Multi notice links. I'm not sure that we normally update them on Wikidata for interlanguage linking, but I don't see why not. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits)

See discussions:

• Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Vector 2022. Sticky page title covers top 2 lines of sticky table headers
• Help talk:Table#Tables with sticky headers. Discussions

--Timeshifter (talk) 13:08, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I created a template for a bot that allows you to notify a user that a page has been deleted. On French Wikipedia, Salebot announces page deletion to beginners once an administrator has deleted a page using this template (examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…). And I would like if a bot could do that here with this template… Here is an example when a page was deleted.

80.215.207.145 (talk) 15:56, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Is this a request for a template or a request for a bot? LittlePuppers (talk) 18:33, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

@LittlePuppers A template for a bot. This is to install it in a subpage of a bot (like this one). I don't have a bot or an account... 80.214.24.58 (talk) 06:55, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Well, getting an account is very easily solvable. Creating the template is also fairly easy (if you submit it for review on that draft page, it'll probably get created), but I don't see much point if there isn't going to be a bot and you aren't planning on using it. LittlePuppers (talk) 23:06, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Ok 80.214.29.236 (talk) 10:05, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

I notice there is a template/userbox to use for the people who are members of the Marvel comics Wikiproject. I want to know how to make a template of that but as a topicon. I have already made the topicon, and used it on my user page, so i know it works. could someone code it and make it a template so others could use it? Thanks! Here is the code for it (i removed one { so it doesn't add the topicon to this page):

{Top icon | imagename = Marvel Logo.svg | wikilink = Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Marvel Comics work group | description = This user is a member of the Marvel Comics Wikiproject | id = 232378 }}

Babysharkboss2 (talk) 19:10, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

 Done,Template:User Marvel Comics work group topicon - please test if it works NotAGenious (talk) 11:02, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

I think it works. Also added to WikiProject page. NotAGenious (talk) 11:12, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

See [1] . As this template would involve a page's deletion, I am conflicted as to if it should be "cleanup" or "content." Please list any issues with the basic idea of this template or my implementation. Mach61 (talk) 02:10, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

BOLDly created Mach61 (talk) 18:49, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

I propose a {{child-unsafe}} template to warn children about articles that discuss taboo topics or contain taboo content.

It would look a bit like the {{Outdated}} template, but with a different symbol and some text saying, "This article discusses topics often considered taboo. If you do not enjoy reading such articles, you should stop reading now." GrinningIodize (talk) 19:06, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

@GrinningIodize: this will never happen; see Wikipedia:No disclaimers. There's consistent community consensus against doing something like this. Elli (talk | contribs) 19:29, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

A template for closeted lgbtq(ia)+ users. Perhaps with a picture of a closet, preferably in the small box format. Sorry if there is one that I could not find. Thanks! Megabits000 (talk) 02:22, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

I'd like someone to complete the following series, please:

• For Canadian premiers and top-level viceroys, {{Canadian premiers, 1850s}}, {{Canadian premiers, 1860s}}, and so on.
• For other Canadian viceroys, {{Canadian viceroys, 1920s}}
• For Australian premiers and top-level viceroys, {{Australian premiers, 1920s}}.
• And an analogous (not yet started) series for other Australian viceroys, something like {{Australian viceroys, 1900s}} going onwards.

Many thanks,

– John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 19:06, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Please could {{Banned user}} have a "global" parameter added to display cases that are locked globally rather than only on English Wikipedia, like {{WMF-legal banned user}}? – Fayenatic London 08:21, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Just wondering, are there global blocks that aren't ultimately from WMF-legal? Does this have an actual use case, or should we be looking at migrating some subset of {{Banned user}} over to {{WMF-legal banned user}}? VanIsaac, GHTV ^cont_WpWS 22:10, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

See simple:Template:Locked global account and interwikis? Wikiwerner (talk) 19:17, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Right now, to add a signature to the templates {{Moved from}} and {{Moved to}}, only 2= works. Can we also add the parameters sig= and signature= as aliases, and update the corresponding documentation? Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 20:11, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Novem Linguae, it looks like reason= or result= should also work. I suppose I could also add sig and signature, it seems like that's a lot of different names for one parameter but I don't know if there's any technical reason not to. LittlePuppers (talk) 20:21, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Ah, I didn't realize 2= was also the reason parameter. Interesting. I'd still be slightly in favor of adding sig/signature so that folks have an intuitive way to figure out what parameter to use for that, but I'll defer to your judgment. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 20:23, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

@Novem Linguae:  Done. I'll update documentation in the next few minutes. LittlePuppers (talk) 20:37, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

I believe that many WP:XFD nominations are unnecessary and shouldn't have been opened. If the nomination process includes a checklist template for the nominator, then the nominator would be required to check whether WP:BEFORE (checklist outline for AfD) has been completed.

rootsmusic (talk) 19:05, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

For law-related articles, a template for HeinOnline similar to {{ProQuest}} to use in the |ID= parameter of CS1 templates would be useful. HeinOnline URLs are uniform. For example, in https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/annam1948&div=41, "annam1948" represents the journal ID and volume number, and the number following "div=" represents the specific article within the journal. It would be great if the user could input the entire unique identifier (e.g. annam1948&div=41) and then have the template parse it out to something like this: Heinonline annam1948/41. Thanks!

voorts (talk/contributions) 20:50, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

@Voorts: Is this something you're still looking for and would use? LittlePuppers (talk) 19:39, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

@Voorts: LittlePuppers (talk) 04:42, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Sorry I forgot to reply! I think I'm okay for now, actually. Best, voorts (talk/contributions) 23:09, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Sounds good voorts, I figured I'd ask considering that the request was a bit old - that said, ping me if you do end up wanting it at some point, it seems pretty reasonable and doable to make. LittlePuppers (talk) 23:54, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

{{Unstable version}}

WARNING: You are viewing an unstable version of this page, which is believed to be currently subject to edit warring or disruptive editing, and may be under discussion for page protection. Editors are recommended not to make unnecessary changes until any related discussions are closed, as these edits may have to be reverted in order to restore a stable version of the page.

For quickly tagging unstable or contested pages which aren't severe enough to be actually protected - I was recently involved in a major editing dispute on Canadian values where something like this would have been helpful, and more generally it seems pretty common to have to "roll over" good-faith edits when restoring a preferred version.

I'm thinking a big maintenance tag to put at the top of the page, with a clipart of a "wavey" or "alarmed" piece of paper and a nice bright purple of the shade used on the automated pagemove tags. Orchastrattor (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

An ambox example of this template is below, if you are an admin, do not delete this, as it is an example

{{Italians sidebar}} There is a large Italian diaspora in the world. Italians need their own ethnic sidebar. 2A02:27AA:0:0:0:0:0:C89 (talk) 05:10, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

{{Mexicans}} Mexicans are one of the largest Hispanic groups in the world. Mexicans should have their own side bar like Puerto Ricans do. 2A02:27AA:0:0:0:0:0:C89 (talk) 05:12, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Create {{Guatemalan diaspora}}

A Guatemalan diaspora exists in other countries such as Guatemalan Americans and Guatemalan Mexicans.

2A02:27AA:0:0:0:0:0:C89 (talk) 05:15, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

The template should be able to, when supplied with a link, append "&t=[time in seconds]" to the URL. And ideally allow linking to clips created from a video. Mach61 (talk) 03:18, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

The Rp template is not able to look back to the preceeding reference. I think {{sfn}} is better expanded for this goal. Wikiwerner (talk) 10:22, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

{{Rp}} is fine for this, just use |at=time-sig. Example:

Rick rolled memories.^[1]: 0:43

Cheers, Mathglot (talk) 11:09, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Fix broken ping: @Mach61:. Mathglot (talk) 11:10, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Thx! Mach61 (talk) 12:34, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

{{Dangal TV Programmes}}

please create {{Dangal TV Programmes}} Template for Dangal TV's Program. Example: Template:Zee TV Programmes this stores the zee tv's shows information. 2409:4071:4D17:5E99:0:0:EF08:A011 (talk) 09:35, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

I am requesting a template on Commons that works like the {{label}}-template does on Commons, but has the ability to set custom text for the link, similar to [[link to page|display text]], but with the same functions as C:Template:label (that first tries to link to a Wikipedia page in the user's language, and secondly to Wikidata).

It's a bit hard to explain, since the label template is not the same on Wikipedia and Commons.

I was thinking it could be used for shortening the displayed link text when writing things like
"Trams M28 768, M28 730, and M28 722"
but displaying
"Trams M28 768, 730, and 722" (with links)
or
"Stellan Skarsgård and Alexander Skarsgård"
but displaying
"Stellan and Alexander Skarsgård".

I hope this makes sense.

abbedabb^talk 18:37, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Just write it out in Wikitext - what you are suggesting would violate Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikidata Phase 2 anyway. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:52, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

I need the template I am requesting to be used inside other templates. As I wrote: I need the links to have the same functionality as the label-template on Commons, and that is something that cannot be written in wikitext. Also, I cannot see anything in this template that would violate Phase 2 in any way, since the template will be used on Wikimedia Commons. /abbedabb^talk 20:09, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

{{Religious text primary inline}}

Self-explanitory, just an inline version of {{Religious text primary}} to highlight citations for specific passages instead of blanket-tagging an entire page or section.

Orchastrattor (talk) 20:41, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

I've created {{Religious text inline}}. → Test.^{[non-scripture source needed]}

Is the phrase "scripture" adequate here? I think it's a straightforward synonym for "religious text" in this usage, but "non-religious text source needed" is too clunky. Remsense留 21:25, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

For use on the attribution template {{AARoads}}. {{Flinkr}} does this, but it also wikilinks the output. Mach61 (talk) 14:13, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Can you use module:string's replace function? VanIsaac, GHTV ^cont_WpWS 15:11, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

@Mach61: Hi. {{replace|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet| |_}} would give "Lorem_ipsum_dolor_sit_amet". If it's not enough, we can wrap this template in a new one which just replaces spaces with underscores by default. Jeeputer ^Talk 18:31, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Cheers, please create an invitation template, for WP:Orphanage. Even though I have little confidence in making this kind of template myself, per instructions, I completed a portion of the content below.

1. Add request at bottom of page

2. For WikiProject Orphanage

3. Please be clear about:

• What the template is used for:
  • Invite to WikiProject Orphanage

• Roughly what it should look like:
  • clone of Template:WikiProject Journalism invitation
  • Use instead of Newspaper, adjust px size

• Which articles it should link to, if any.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Orphanage#Participants
  • Article Wikipedia:Orphan

4. Invitation text (Template) - first attempt here

Greetings Requested templates,
We would like to invite you to join WikiProject Orphanage, a group of Wikipedians helping improve articles on many topics. "An orphan article has no links from other pages in the main article namespace". If you are new to Wikipedia, de-orphaning articles is a great way to learn a wide variety of useful skills. De-orphaning, when done correctly, will allow you to learn how to navigate within Wikipedia, how to format wikilinks, and how to utilize cleanup tags.
If you're interested, consider adding yourself to the list of participants. For the how-to page, see WP:ORPH. Thank you!

Chances are there might be mistakes in the above, so feel free to adjust where needed. Thanks for helping. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 21:22, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

@JoeNMLC: how does Template:WikiProject Orphanage invitation look? LittlePuppers (talk) 07:21, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

 Done - @LittlePuppers Thank you for creating this. I tested (without saving) on my Talk page and it looks to be okay. Next, I will introduce on WP Orphanage talk page before deployment. Cheers! JoeNMLC (talk) 14:26, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

{{SP400 companies}}

Would be similar to

{{AEX companies}}

But with companies in the S&P 400.

92.71.60.62 (talk) 10:48, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Like this

Do you just want the above copied to a template? Also, what do the asterisks signify? LittlePuppers (talk) 22:46, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Yes, that's the idea. Create a new template that can be added to page footers.

Oops, asterisks are suppose to be bullet point/spacers. Think I need a space after each one? I'll fix that later. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.223.250 (talk • contribs)

You need to put each item on a new line, i.e. so each asterisk starts a line (I did one as an example). LittlePuppers (talk) 00:53, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Ok, all ready. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.223.250 (talk • contribs)

One other thing - do you think you could take a look at my other question on the Talk page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.223.250 (talk • contribs)

See Help:Template limits if you want highly technical details, but I don't think this will be an issue - the problem is rarely number of links, but if the template is doing complex computations, which this is not. (And I am still planning on getting to this request at some point.) LittlePuppers (talk) 21:12, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

There are size considerations, but I'll set this template to be collapsed by default. LittlePuppers (talk) 21:13, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the info. Yeah, this is just static text (if I'm understanding the page history correctly, it's 8k of text, perhaps 16k of html) so probably not too bad. I'm just mindful of the fact it's almost the whole screen on my phone. Also looking at where the limit might be for future ideas. Clearly the Wilshire 5000 index is gonna be way too large for this to be practical... Would be nice to tie it in with some sort of etiquette or other limit (ie category pages list up to 200 articles on each page, you have to navigate through them). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.223.250 (talk) 23:01, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

And if I'm remembering correctly, navboxes like this generally don't show up at all in articles on mobile. LittlePuppers (talk) 23:40, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

For the red links, I assume it's better simply to remove the link tag but leave the text in place, rather than actually shorten the list? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.214.198 (talk) 18:21, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

I think in this case the red links might be alright; it might be borderline, but I don't think they're quite excessive, see WP:RED. There are also a handful of links to disambiguation pages, which I'm working on right now. LittlePuppers (talk) 23:27, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Comparing with List of S&P 400 companies has also shown a few which do have articles. LittlePuppers (talk) 23:50, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

How does {{S&P 400 companies}} look? LittlePuppers (talk) 23:57, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Looks great. Thank you very much! Just one thing - Consumer Discretionary seems bigger than all the rest. Something to do with the additional text? Otherwise it does the job perfectly. Now we just need to start adding it... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.214.198 (talk) 11:49, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

What about it looks bigger - the text "Consumer Discretionary"? That looks similar to all the rest to me. Can you describe what specifically looks off, or post a screenshot? LittlePuppers (talk) 22:33, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

The left column in fine, but every link in the right column looks approx 200% size. Using Chrome on Android/Motorola, I've tried mobile view, desktop view, spoofing as desktop, the same every time. Can't see any markup issues. Pretty sure it's something to do with the Under Armour nonlinked text... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.214.198 (talk) 13:05, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Ok, I just added the template to Cable One, and now, when on that page, the whole of the Communication section is large... could be a CSS issue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.214.198 (talk) 14:14, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

I've tried both the desktop and mobile site on a few different browsers and it looks normal to me in all of them (although navboxes generally don't display in articles on the mobile site). You could try asking at WP:VPT and seeing if anyone there can reproduce the issue. LittlePuppers (talk) 17:36, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, you're right. I've just checked Chrome on Windows and Safari on Mac. No issues. Must be an Android thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.214.198 (talk) 23:15, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Included the category, plus getting there with the additions. Does anybody else wanna take Financials, Industrials or Consumer Discretionary? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.214.198 (talk) 22:53, 7 February 2024 (UTC)