Wikipedia:Requested templates/Created/2007/April

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[edit] Catholic School Template

We need a template for those who go to Catholic School. We need to feel proud about our schools. It would have a picture of a Catholic School on it. Geojust1 14:22, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

You want a userbox like this?

I think we need a page for requested userboxes Af648 23:14, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

That sounds interesting. Perhaps I will make a draft of such a page (a possible shortcut would be WP:RUBX). Funpika 23:28, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Created WP:RUBX Af648 09:08, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

While school pride is understandable, the focus of Wikipedia is to work on creating a free encyclopedia. You may not be familiar with the controversy surrounding excessive creation of userboxes or the potential for abuse, but a page for requesting userboxes would not be helpful to the community. Directing requests here, rather than setting up a separate and insular process purely for non-encyclopedic decoration, would be more appropriate. --Michael Snow 04:32, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

It was because of the amounts of requests for userboxes(and is diverting focus of this page - templates for articles), I have decided to create the requested userbox page. Although we still contribute the encyclopedia, it doesn't mean we can't have fun. Why do we we even need userpages, or this if all we do is write an encyclopedia and for your information, I don't go to a Catholic school or care about school pride. Af648 09:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Why don't we MFD The Wikipediholism test next? Nothing encyclopedic about that. Funpika 10:55, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes are suprisingly easy to make. There is almost a whole page devoted to showing how to make one. See WP:UBX#Creating a new userbox for detailed instructions, easy to use templates, and links to pages with colors and icons to use. Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 18:07, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Exactly, it's so easy that anybody can do it, we don't need another page for people to request them. Is there seriously a huge amount of requests coming in to this page? --Michael Snow 18:10, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Well some people would like other "Pro" people to do it for them because they know other people can make one better. Why do we even need a requested templates page as there is also a page devoted to showing how to make templates? Af648 22:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

There is a huge context issue if you're unfamiliar with the strain and problems caused by userboxes for the wikipedia community in the past. Suffice it to say, it was a huge contentious issue that stretched on for months. Please take a look at some of the archives at Wikipedia talk:Userboxes. There are a lot of reasons, and I couldn't possibly hope to condense the discussion into a single comment, but the core principle is that we are trying to build an encyclopedia. This is the reason for Wikipedia. there are other pages on the internet for social sites, and to display what kind of music you like etc. - cohesion 00:09, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Who is "some people"? Clearly it's not you. What's the need for a separate page that this page can't handle? Userboxes are just a kind of template, and considering the past history, we don't think a separate page is a good idea. --Michael Snow 00:55, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

You got me wrong, "some people" is people who dont make templates/userboxes themselfs, anyway,dont be a party pooper, there is nothing wrong with the requested userbox page, does it matter if there is an extra page or not?, why do you insist we on dont need a new page, is there something wrong with that?, userboxes and templates are not the same -> although technically they are, there."there are other pages on the internet for social sites, and to display what kind of music you like etc."- cohesion, well if you read the WP:UP it says ->"Many users like to insert userboxes into their user pages. These are similar to the Babel templates but are usually more about what users do on Wikipedia, what their interests are, their political and religious beliefs, etc. Note that some userboxes also exist in user space, and a directory of them can be found here.", and i checked the archives and i didn't find anything about -> "the strain and problems caused by userboxes for the wikipedia community in the past" Af648 06:32, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I know it may seem hard to imagine that it caused as much turmoil as it did, but [1] we're not making it up. - cohesion 17:00, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Ok, but having a page for requesting userboxes would mean what these problems would reccure, policy violation requests will be deleted and only approperiate request will be made Af648 23:25, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] History of biology

I'm requesting a spiffy navigational template for the bottom of the history of biology article and other related articles. It should include the "see also" articles listed throughout the text at the beginning of sections, as well as the left over see also links at the end of the article. It should also be show/hide-able. --ragesoss 19:24, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm on it, but can you give more imformation to how indepth the links are or do you want this all inside a navigational template? -> my draft copy of the template Af, BTW there are quite a lot of topics, you might want to create a portal Af648 08:01, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm just looking for a history of biology template. So basically, one section for all the main history of biology articles that are linked at the top of subsections in history of biology and the "history of..." articles in the "See also" section at the end, plus another section for the "influential biologists" listed at the biology topics list, and one section for experiments in the history of biology (if you leave this a skeleton, I can fill it in; I'd need to do some research to track down all the appropriate articles). Thanks!--ragesoss 21:38, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Ok, check it out and see if it's more like it. I'm not a bio student so i know little about the history, maybe if you give me the linke you would like to have in each section, i can fill it in for you -> my draft copy of the template. Af648 23:15, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

It's not bad. Can you make it have the show/hide function? I really like the {{Canada History}} and {{Canada topics}} style.--ragesoss 02:07, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Ok, hows that -> my draft copy of the template, now we just need the links and maybe a trim Af648 06:20, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks very much. I have it all set now, I think: {{History of biology}}--ragesoss 06:46, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Status template

I have tried using templates from other users by substuting their name for mine. If anyone can tell me what I am doing Wrong or if you need to make your own please let me know. Cheers Kinglou135 21:57, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Seems simple enough mine version from my sandbox, change the pic, link and copy it to your userpage :). Af648 07:42, 24 April 2007 (UTC)