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Hi all - I noticed many sub-types of this template use a more modern style in their displays, including most every template at Category:Hatnote templates for lists. If nobody objects, I'll update this one as well to remove the box and add italics. ɱ (talk) 12:55, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
(copied post from above, before I noticed this thread existed) @ DesertPipeline and MSGJ: I notice that the handful of child templates of this one haven't been correspondingly updated with the ambox style. That reflects the larger problem with having those as separate templates rather than just wrappers of this one. I'm not invested enough to go fix this, but just wanted to post/give you a ping in case it's something you'd like to take on. {{u| Sdkb}} talk 21:41, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
I've completed the required changes to this template in its sandbox; the testcases page has all the possible options. I'm not sure about the categories, though; does the main one need to not be applied to an article with another of the more specific categories applied? Also, I notice that Sdkb nominated Template:inc-alumni for deletion, and that nomination passed. Considering this change, should it not be kept? User:Sdkb, you nominated it as you state that it's often misused. I think that any template which has a proper use is reasonable to have. If people are misusing it, perhaps the documentation should be updated. Regards, DesertPipeline ( talk) 12:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
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Please sync the live template with the code from the sandbox. This will allow the other "incomplete list" templates to be turned into wrappers of this one, ensuring they all have a consistent look. Thanks, DesertPipeline ( talk) 22:45, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
{{#if:{{NAMESPACE}}||[[Category:Incomplete alumni lists]]}}
and {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}||[[Category:Incomplete film lists]]}}
. Both versions work fine, the first means literally "If the namespace name (first parameter) is non-blank, do nothing (second parameter), otherwise categorize it (third parameter)" and the second means "If the namespace name (first parameter) is equal to the empty string (second parameter) categorize it (third parameter)".
User:GKFX
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13:37, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
{{#if:{{NAMESPACE}}||x}}
evaluates to x only in the main namespace.
User:GKFX
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16:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
The changes recently implemented work fine on desktop version of Wikipedia but in the mobile version, the default just rendered as "This list". Can anyone fix that somehow? Lulusword (talk) 18:57, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
fix
parameter to append the "is incomplete" (et cetera) text. Text or other elements within that parameter have <span class="hide-when-compact">
. I'm not sure exactly how this can be fixed.
User:GKFX: Sorry to bother you again, but do you have any idea? Regards,
DesertPipeline (
talk)
15:05, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
fix
, but I don't know if that will affect anything previously implemented.
Lulusword
(talk)
16:07, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
The fix parameter works with the issue parameter. Due to shortage of space, mobile view only displays the issue and not the fix. So we could use |issue=This list is incomplete.
and |fix=You can help by adding missing items.
I can't see how to do that without breaking into two sentences however. — Martin (
MSGJ ·
talk)
17:21, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
text
parameter could contain text after the switch statement I added. The use of the fix
parameter was simply a workaround for a problem I had only imagined :)
DesertPipeline (
talk)
18:08, 26 October 2021 (UTC)When the whole page is an incomplete list, where should this template be placed? It doesn't look correct when placed as a top tag because it's always small, and small ambox is expected to be seen under a heading. Maybe it should be changed to only default to small ambox but to allow full size too for top-tagging. I've seen it placed at the bottom of standalone lists (one recently) for this reason, which is obviously wrong and non-helpful. — Alalch E. 22:04, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
This is in response for an incomplete list of para military groups Youbknowbetter68 ( talk) 15:50, 29 January 2024 (UTC)