Template talk:Cfd-notify
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[edit] Rename suggestion
Good idea to have a template, but shouldn't it have a name that isn't so close to {{cfdnotice}} when the intended use is different? How about {{cfdcreator}}?? BencherliteTalk 01:07, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
- Other options include {{cfdw}} (redirects to a deprecated template tagged for deletion), {{cfdnote}}, {{cfd-note}}, and {{cfd-notify}}. – Black Falcon (Talk) 01:39, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
- No real preference, just thought that having only a "-" difference might get confusing. Will quite happily leave up to creator and godparent to decide if/what new name needed. You should have notified Cgingold with {{godparent}} ("It has been suggested that a template of which you are the godparent should be renamed. You are welcome to join in the discussion") BencherliteTalk 02:00, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, dear -- I'm afraid this "godparent" thing is starting to get out of hand! :) As to the choice of name, I'm thinking we might want to go with "cfd-notify", which would leave open the possibility of creating a nearly identical template (perhaps "cfd-notify-other") that could be used for notifying other parties. Cgingold 07:39, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
- You think this is bad? Just wait until it hits puberty! :P "Cfd-notify" it is, then! I'll move the page and update it as needed. Incidentally, should {{Cfd-notice}} remain a redirect to {{Cfd-notify}}, or should it be retargeted to {{Cfdnotice}}? – Black Falcon (Talk) 08:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
- Definitely redirect to {{Cfdnotice}}, since it's an obvious variant that someone could type by mistake. Cheers, Cgingold 00:44, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Done! Black Falcon (Talk) 01:06, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
- Definitely redirect to {{Cfdnotice}}, since it's an obvious variant that someone could type by mistake. Cheers, Cgingold 00:44, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
- You think this is bad? Just wait until it hits puberty! :P "Cfd-notify" it is, then! I'll move the page and update it as needed. Incidentally, should {{Cfd-notice}} remain a redirect to {{Cfd-notify}}, or should it be retargeted to {{Cfdnotice}}? – Black Falcon (Talk) 08:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, dear -- I'm afraid this "godparent" thing is starting to get out of hand! :) As to the choice of name, I'm thinking we might want to go with "cfd-notify", which would leave open the possibility of creating a nearly identical template (perhaps "cfd-notify-other") that could be used for notifying other parties. Cgingold 07:39, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
- No real preference, just thought that having only a "-" difference might get confusing. Will quite happily leave up to creator and godparent to decide if/what new name needed. You should have notified Cgingold with {{godparent}} ("It has been suggested that a template of which you are the godparent should be renamed. You are welcome to join in the discussion") BencherliteTalk 02:00, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] fix no-SUBST subheading issue?
Hi -- This template automatically adds a subheading which is very nice. BUT when you go to edit the message, for whatever reason, it links back to the template unless it was properly SUBSTed. So we need to have one of those nifty little SUBST warnings when someone tries to include the template without SUBSTing. --Lquilter (talk) 20:39, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, that would be nice. I ended up accidentally editing the template when I meant to correct an error I made in adding the template to a user page. I caught my mistake right away, but it was a little bit surprising and caught me off guard. Snocrates 23:00, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Template is not producing links
The notice is supposed to produce links to the discussion. However it is printing out [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/{{{2}}}#Category:{{{1}}}|the category's entry]] text. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jappalang (talk • contribs) 23:48, March 8, 2008 (UTC)
- Did you remember to specify the date of the nomination? Both the category name (without the "Category:" prefix) and the date (in YEAR MONTH DAY) format are required parameters. Black Falcon (Talk) 23:51, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- Ah... I was following the {{subst:cfd-notify|category name|date=yyyy Month d}} stated in WP:CFD. My {{subst:cfd-notify|Angry Video Game Nerd|date=2008 March 8}} with the "date=" left in must have triggered the incorrect text. Sorry. Jappalang (talk) 03:41, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing that out, actually. I've corrected the formerly erroneous instructions. Black Falcon (Talk) 04:30, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
- Ah... I was following the {{subst:cfd-notify|category name|date=yyyy Month d}} stated in WP:CFD. My {{subst:cfd-notify|Angry Video Game Nerd|date=2008 March 8}} with the "date=" left in must have triggered the incorrect text. Sorry. Jappalang (talk) 03:41, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
