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Would it be possible to make a template with all the geologic ages and their corresponding radiometric ages? It should work somehow like this: typing ((template:age.danian)) should return "66.0 ma" or "66.0 million years". Maybe the output could have "not unit" (66.0) "short unit" (66.0 ma) and "long unit" (66.0 million years). If someone can make the template I could fill it with all the numbers and names. Here is a link to the table of the information this template would use http://www.stratigraphy.org/ics%20chart/ChronostratChart2012.pdf). Tobias1984 ( talk) 18:58, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
::Can't get it to work. Could somebody take a look? :) --
Tobias1984 (
talk)
19:15, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I'm from lb-wiki, not requesting a new template but (if possible) a fix of our localisation map templates, which our user Kaffi copied from en-wiki. Unfortunately he's off already for quite some time, so I can't ask him any longer, and at our small wiki nobody else has a clue about this kind of templates. It's difficult to notice any mistakes, because the general programming looks a priori fine, but in some cases it strikes nevertheless for being really obvious: Rome located in the sea, Brussels located outside the Brussels-Capital Region, Chicago not at Lake Michigan. We would be very grateful for any helping hand or idea on this subject. -- Otets ( talk) 10:06, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
I would like to propose the following template, to be named OnProd -
[[{{{1}}}]] was [[Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion#Nominating|nominated for deletion]] on [[:Category:Proposed_deletion_as_of_{{safesubst:#time: j_F_Y }}|{{safesubst:#time: Y-m-d }}]]
The template would be called by code such as this: [[PageName]] was [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion#Nominating|nominated for deletion]] on [[:Category:Proposed deletion as of 20 January 2013|2013-01-20]].
The purpose would be similar to {{ On AFD}} but for deletion nominations rather than discussions. It would be used in our project name space to easily insert the necessary information to update the proposed deletions section of the project page.
The transcluded text would look like this:
PageName was nominated for deletion on 2012-12-29
kcylsnavS{
screech
harrass}
22:13, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
No longer watching this page - thanks for being patient with me.
kcylsnavS{
screech
harrass}
22:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi could some create an Infobox template for articles like lovefilm netflix and sky go the name could be called template:Infobox streaming services or something else 142.4.216.61 ( talk) 16:43, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
It seems there is no support for a wikisource link in a poem infobox as there is in a book infobox. Can this functionality be added? ie:
{{Infobox poem
— Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Aschuess (
talk •
contribs) 03:26, 14 March 2013
...
...
| wikisource = The Raven
}}
I request two templates, to solve the problem of when an article is merged leaving behind a redirect but the merged article's talk page is kept in place, resulting in talk topics for the destination article being found on two talk pages, including when one or both pages are archived. Once the second talk page is started, a history merger of the talk pages is almost always inappropriate, because it is not a true merger but an overwriting and there's a need to preserve old content and attributions for copyright reasons. So the talk pages should be kept but readers of either should be told of the other. Cross-references between current talk pages are needed. (They're not needed on archival pages.)
I created similar messages on both models, but using the {{ Notice}} template, at Talk:Wife selling (Chinese custom) (post-redirection) and Talk:Wife selling (destination). I did not find any similar or related template and I don't remember ever seeing a similar situation on another talk page.
The destination article's talk page should tell readers that a companion talk page can be found where the old talk page was. The talk page for the former article that is now a redirect should have a notice discouraging talk except to improve the redirect but otherwise recommending that talkers go to the destination article's talk page.
The default text should not speak of merger because, to be precise, that is not always the process, and move seems generic enough. I'm not sure the losing article would always be a redirect; I suppose it's possible (although apparently lately uncommon) for an article to be deleted but the talk page kept (I have seen an archive kept when both the article and the current talk page were deleted), and therefore the default text should not assume that the losing page is a redirect. It also should not be assumed, when drafting the default text, that a redirect will always stay a redirect. Each new template should have a parameter for naming the other talk page and that parameter should be mandatory. Both should have icons; the destination page's template should have an icon for a notice while the former article's talk page's template should have an icon for a stop sign. Substitution probably should not be used.
One could be named Template:Talk_destination. I don't know what to name the other (Template:Talk_...).
The notices I created can, presumably, be replaced with the new templates.
Thanks. Nick Levinson ( talk) 16:07, 30 June 2013 (UTC) (Corrected phrasing and moved text: 16:15, 30 June 2013 (UTC))
You are kindly requested to help me to add standard templates to add Ramesh Kshitij page and i want to standardize it with notably.
Neelatmg ( talk) 21:57, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
check out the big table on this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_the_Children_State_of_the_World%27s_Mothers_report
once I've scrolled past the header, I can't see it without scrolling back up, which bugs the crap out of me when I'm trying to compare countries.
So what is the solution?
a) the table header row should float down with me while the table is on the screen
b) (regarding comparing rows) a filter by [header key]:[verb]:[value] directive.
eg. Filter by 'Nation' 'equals Israel' OR 'contains Palestin' would let me compare the row for 'Israel' and 'Occupied Palestinian Territory' (the 'contains' verb would allow me to not have to know what they called those territories here now) and then compare them side by side.
Downtowncanada ( talk) 16:51, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
A talk page may really be about a closely-related talk page, such as if an article was merged or redirected but the talk page was not and might or might not still be in use. The two best solutions seem to be to move content from one talk page to the other or to add a message box high on each talk page cross-referencing the other. Moving risks losing a history for attributions, needed because of copyright; that could happen if a now-empty talk page is associated with an article or a redirect and both the article or redirect and the associated talk page are deleted. Adding a tag is easier. I've already created custom messages for a couple of talk-page pairs. I don't know if anyone else has done this. I don't know if we need a standard template for the purpose, but I understand there is a preference that if a message has to be posted enough times then it should be made into a template. These are cases I know of:
This does not have to be designed all at once to be at least minimally useful. A simple template can be made somewhat more sophisticated later.
I suggest that text be from a choice of two sentences and a custom string and that there be one parameter for the talk page to be referred to. The two sentences, the first being the default:
Either sentence or the custom string would be followed by the destination (as a link) and a period.
Designing to be small seems to be visually good.
It may be useful to advise readers normally to post to one or the other to the exclusion of current practice. To that end, a choice of two additional sentences could follow the basic sentence, separated by a space, using one optional parameter:
The ellipsis would be replaced by the value of the parameter for the other talk page or by the current talk page's title, respectively. If topics could generally be started on either talk page, the parameter would not be applied.
A final optional parameter could support a custom string.
If it is desired to be especially emphatic in discouraging starting new topics on the current talk page, a parameter might make the box not small, replace the icon with a more intense choice, and apply a more directive sentence, such as:
I don't know if a maintenance category is needed, but adding it can wait, since its effect would be retroactive for pages still tagged.
Nick Levinson ( talk) 21:43, 5 October 2013 (UTC) (Corrected a talk page title: 21:49, 5 October 2013 (UTC))
Our current collapsible templates seem to have fixed width. I would like a collapsible box that, when expanded, changes its width to 100%.
Something that could we could float right and allowing article text to wrap-around, but when expanded could take up the full width of the column.
Do we already have that? if not, is it possible to create it? -- HectorMoffet ( talk) 19:57, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
Could somebody please translate fr:Modèle:Loi belge to create {{ Cite Belgian law}} (along the lines of {{ Cite Russian law}} etc.)?
It Is Me Here t / c 15:27, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
Could somebody please translate it:Template:Cita legge italiana to create {{ Cite Italian law}} (along the lines of {{ Cite Russian law}} etc.)?
It Is Me Here t / c 15:28, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
Can someone make a template showing that the carbon dioxide concentration int he atmosphere is decreasing or increasing (compared to the previous year )? This would require a list of data, but thats allready available, see the keeling curve article, and Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. The idea is that the template shows clearly whether we are losing or winning the war against global warming. You could add the text "We are _ _ the war against global warming" (first _ gets generated text (ie slow, moderate, fast) and second _ gets either the generated text "winning" or "losing" . The slow, moderate or fast would be generated from the difference in percentage between the numbers of the last year and the year before.
KVDP 10:28, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
I'am looking desperately for a kind of TextInputField without any button. For instance the extension mediawiki Extension:Quiz comes with a TextInputField BUT with a button. I would like to youse this TextInputFields (or something similar) as a scratchpad for the language student (for my projects in de:wikibooks and es:wikilibros) - here is some example where I would like to integrate it. The input in the TextInputField must not be evaluated or further processed. it should just be possible for the reader (student) so type his inputs (befor he opens the solution to look for the correct results). Maybe some kind of mw:Extension:InputBox will do the same thing, BUT they all come with a button (that I am not able to suppress. Outside Wikipedia-world some kind of easy HTML-text would do this. Can somebody help me please. -- Bin im Garten ( talk) 19:11, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
You can create an input field with a really small button, but it's still limited to the features of mw:Extension:InputBox. There isn't any way to create a form on Wikipedia as <form> and <input> tags are not whitelisted. Template:Inputbox has more on why it can't be done on Wikipedia. The search button also can't be removed because the whole thing must be edited within a #tag magicword format. Penitence ( talk) 14:30, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
The template red links in this section cover either musicians, musical ensembles or organizations. They should be navigation boxes at the bottom of the articles. Musical templates should contain the people, albums and songs associated with the topic. Organization templates should contain the people, products, and subsidiaries affiliated with them.
-- Jax 0677 ( talk) 02:28, 21 December 2013 (UTC) -- Jax 0677 ( talk) 17:51, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
Hi! I'm from lb-wiki, not requesting a new template but (if possible) a fix of our localisation map templates, which our user Kaffi copied from en-wiki. Unfortunately he's off already for quite some time, so I can't ask him any longer, and at our small wiki nobody else has a clue about this kind of templates. It's difficult to notice any mistakes, because the general programming looks a priori fine, but in some cases it strikes nevertheless for being really obvious: Rome located in the sea, Brussels located outside the Brussels-Capital Region, Chicago not at Lake Michigan. We would be very grateful for any helping hand or idea on this subject. -- Otets ( talk) 10:06, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
I would like a template for the KFC related pages. I would like it modelled on the Burger King template. The pages I would like to be included in the template are:
KFC KFC advertising History of KFC KFC Original Recipe Double Down (sandwich) KFC in Japan KFC in China List of countries with KFC franchises Colonel Sanders (founder) Pete Harman (key founding figure) David Novak (CEO of Yum!, KFC's parent company) Roger Eaton (president of KFC) Kentucky Fried Cruelty KFC Twenty20 Big Bash KFC Mashed Potato Bowl Harland Sanders Café and Museum KFC Yum! Center Original Recipe Bites Original Recipe Boneless
Farrtj ( talk) 14:55, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
I'd like it if there were a template for series overview tables. They are usually seen on television episode lists, where are then transcluded onto their main article. A lot of them go malformed when a well-meaning editor with little experience parsing wikitables tries to edit a cell and ends up breaking the whole thing. As well as that, there exists no standard for their appearance, usually being built from copy-and-pasting existing ones; thus, they usually vary in their presentation, which can get a little confusing.
Below is a wikitable illustrating what one looks like with common parameters, as well as proper formatting per MOS:DTAB:
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | Blu-ray release date | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season premiere | Season finale | Network | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region A | Region B | ||||
n | 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | (network) | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | ||
A–B | 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | (network) | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | ||
0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | (network) | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | December 0, 0 | |||
Non-season | — | — | — |
Whisternefet ( t · c) 22:15, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
|Viewers=
was added to {{
Episode list}}. --
AussieLegend (
✉)
01:41, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
Sorry if this is a simple enough matter that I could fix it myself, but I don't know how. Could a template like this:
1940s in music in the UK |
Events |
---|
...be created for "1930s in music (UK)"? I've just created 1939 in British music, and it would be good to have such a template to link this with the subsequent decades (i.e. starting with 1940 in British music. Alfietucker ( talk) 15:51, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
Slightly off-topic on this page, but I'm hoping to find some interested template editors to assist with the significant backlog found at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Holding cell, particularly with the merge results. Thanks in advance. -- Netoholic @ 21:15, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
Hi all, I'd like to request help with a template I'm piloting for use on the GLAMwiki pages. The plan is to create a directory of pages for each institution which has worked with the GLAMwiki movement. This was approved by the GLAMwiki community at my session at Wikimania. There is a rough template in my sandbox based on the Foundation's Template:User info. I've produced some mock ups in this Prezi that was presented at Wikimania. Unfortunately I can't seem to get my head around the JSON elements and how to create the whole range of new fields that are required. Some help would be massively appreciated! I'm sure that there will be questions about it so please do get in touch. Many thanks! PatHadley ( talk) 13:58, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
My new Template:Cite Josephus, intended to site two external cites, doesn't go very far. Can you help it? trespassers william ( talk) 11:06, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello there, I would like to request a new redirect template called Template:R from romanization or something similar to mark redirects from foreign languages which are not written using their original script, for example Nippon-koku for Japanese 日本国, or Táiwān for the Chinese 台灣 etc. - The ChampionMan 1234 00:25, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
Hi! I can code most HTML templates and wikimarkup sleeping, but I need an example template that can pop-open or not (Hide or show toggle) at the readers discretion on the Wikibook to show technical examples, as outlined in full here.
I'm best reached at my talk there and we can skype or IM if someone takes up this gauntlet!
Thanks for the time! // Fra nkB 04:33, 18 September 2014 (UTC)
I would like to make an infobox template for cyber "threat actor" and some of the other entity types in the STIX data model from US DHS. It would enable better content on many pages in the Category:Cyberattacks.
A template for threat actor would fields in common with other templates, such as Template:Infobox person
Is the best practice to just copy all those fields, or is there something like template inheritance?
I see that the Template:Infobox criminal starts with a reference to "person": {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = ....
Does that mean that it is inheriting from "person"?
I have started prototyping this here: /info/en/?search=User:Jrf/Template:Infobox_cyber_threat_actor
You'll have to edit source to see my comments and questions there. I would very much appreciate any guidance/help with this.
jrf ( talk) 09:52, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
English translations of Homer is using a collapsing method not present in the related category. May I prepare the template in talk namespace? 84.127.115.190 ( talk) 22:27, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
Template talk:Collapse more text
I'd like to add a switch to {{
Expand French}}
so that |topic=mil
goes to
Category:Military articles needing translation from French Wikipedia instead of its parent
Category:Articles needing translation from French Wikipedia. A lot of military articles are already so classified (e.g.
3rd Army Corps (France). However I can't do so, because the template is fully protected (why?)
I left a message to this effect on the template's talk page on 24 October 2014 but nothing has come of it. Could anyone here do it? It would seem uncontroversial.
{{
Expand Polish}}
might be handled the same way (that seems the only other one with a specific "military" category,
Category:Military articles needing translation from Polish Wikipedia).
Si Trew (
talk)
09:00, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
Hello, template people! The DST templates display the start or end date of Daylight Saving Time for a particular year. I would like to request that the {{ DST start date/EU}} and {{ DST end date/EU}} templates be enhanced to include an optional parameter 2 of disp=, that would suppress the display of the year if "disp=dm" was specified. This would be analogous to the current "disp=md" parameter of the {{ DST start date/US}} and {{ DST end date/US}} templates. That is....
This would be useful in multiple situations. What I'd like to use it for at the moment is to add a table to the the British Summer Time article, similar to the one near the beginning of the Daylight saving time in the United States article, showing the start and end dates for different years. Since the year would have its own column, I'd like the year in the start and end date columns to be suppressed. Thanks! — Mudwater ( Talk) 18:23, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
{{
TemplateData}}
to these templates.
Si Trew (
talk)
09:24, 3 December 2014 (UTC){{
DST start date}}
, to cover other dates and to be able to have US/EU, delegating to thse ones, and to change the display format or mdy or dmy as as parameters, deal with
Double British Summer Time (oddly red), and so on. However, I'm assuming they have fairly limited use and it's not worth doing so right now; it would be rather an first-year college student's programming exercise.
Si Trew (
talk)
12:54, 4 December 2014 (UTC)Hello, I was hoping someone could help create a sort of Template:Navbox for topics related to Technical communication. The layout I had in mind is along the lines of Template:Communication studies. I believe such a template would help users interested in the field to better understand it, its subfields and so forth. Articles on the topic are neglected and still in need of a lot of work, but hopefully that will be changed soon.
What exactly should be included is still up for debate, and I've had a hard time finding others who would participate; this can't be a one man show. For the time being, I have some suggestions though there is no rush to do this now and feedback on the choices would be great. These are some of the links which I think could be included:
It goes without saying that this is a very rough idea and I am merely thinking out loud about what could be included. If anyone thinks differently, then please participate.
Even without a clear idea, I was hoping to have some assistance at least with the rough outline of a navbox while the details of what should or shouldn't be included could come afterward, as the box can always be edited and changed. Thanks so much for anyone who takes the time to think about this.
MezzoMezzo (
talk)
03:55, 10 December 2014 (UTC)