Template talk:Expand list

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This template has survived two trips to WP:TFD, in February 2005 and in July 2005

Contents 1 Redirections 1.1 to "expand list" 1.2 from "incomplete list" 2 Template placement 3 Possible improvements 4 Usage note: Closed lists only 5 Expand Link 6 See also 7 Requested move 7.1 Survey 7.2 Discussion 8 Add interwiki's

[edit] Redirections

[edit] to "expand list"

Would anyone complain if I redirect this to Template:expand list? --SPUI (talk) 01:27, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I've put it on templates for deletion instead. Thryduulf 01:15, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] from "incomplete list"

I've redirected {{Incomplete list}} to this template, as both {{expand list}} and {{Stublist}} both redirect here as well. However, I do prefer expand list over listdev, personally. Courtland 00:22, 2005 May 31 (UTC)

[edit] Template placement

See Wikipedia:Template locations for discussion on template placement (article versus talk page). <>Who?¿? 15:41, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Just a related note ... there is unlikely a clear consensus on which space to place this template in ... article or discussion ... though by inspection it appears that most applications of the template are in the article space. The debate on this particular class of templates is between those who feel that this is a message directly to editors vs. those who feel that the message is directed to both editors and readers. Courtland 23:30, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Possible improvements

In the dutch language the template has a better look then the current english version. I believe we should have a similair looking template.

<!-- first a whiteline to solve a little bug -->
{| class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:85%; clear:both; margin-top:1em;"

| This list is not complete. You are invited to click on 
'''<span class=plainlinks>[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} edit]'''</span> to expand this list''.
| width="20" 
| [[Image:Crystal txt.png|20x20px]]
|}

This just looks nicer then the current version. Rmfloris 09:33, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Usage note: Closed lists only

There are lists of clearly enumerable items which ought to be complete. A hypothetical "List of all US Presidents" for example, should be complete, and if it isn't, a tag like this should warn the reader not to rely on it and encourage any editor to complete it. I will refer to these lists as closed lists.

On the other hand List of legal terms or a hypothetical "List of Historical Novels" by their nature can't be expected to be complete, and certainly can't be proved complete at any specific point. This tag should be reserved for closed lists -- the sorts of list that a reader would naturally expect to be complete an even definitive, and warn when they fail of this standard. It should not be used on open-ended lists. Most categories are open-ended lists, and this template should not be used on them. DES 17:42, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

for open-ended lists, one appropriate template for labelling the lists as such is {{dynamic list}}. Courtland 23:30, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Expand Link

Hi. I've noticed that the link 'you can help Wikipedia by expanding it' will open the edit page for the entire article. Is there someway this could be changed to open the edit page for that section to make it easier to edit? Just a thought. -- Jatkins 19:45, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, you could subst the template, and then go back and make a second edit adjusting the edit link to point to the appropriate section. -GTBacchus^(talk) 06:02, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] See also

• Template messages: Lists
• "Expand list" talk page → Template_talk:Expand_list
• "Incomplete list" talk page → Template_talk:Incomplete_list
• "Stublist" talk page → Template_talk:Stublist

[edit] Add interwiki's

Could you please add an interwiki link to nl:Sjabloon:Lijstbeg - Ronaldvd 22:01, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Done. --Sherool (talk) 19:13, 23 November 2006 (UTC)