Wikipedia:Requested templates/Created/2007/February

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[edit] Template:32TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

I have been trying to create the Template:32TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3, but I'm doing something wrong in the final round. Here is the result. Could anybody help me? Thank you. MontanNito 14:24, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

I think I fixed it for you. You had a bad colspan value and needed the connector bars added.—Dgiest c 17:32, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Perfect, thank you very much :-) MontanNito 18:06, 13 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] {{cite DVD-notes}}

There is a citation template for album notes {{cite album-notes}}, and if someone wants to cite DVD notes or the DVD cover, they must use this template. There should be a seperate template:

{{cite DVD-notes |title= |titleyear= |titlelink= |director= |format= |location= |year= |distributor= |distributorid= }}

  • Title: Title of the movie on the DVD (no Wikilink)
  • Titleyear: Year the movie was made (no Wikilink)
  • Titlelink: A Wikipedia link to the article about the film, if applicable (no Wikilink)
  • Director: Director of the movie (Wikilink if possible)
  • Format: Where or how the notes are represented, i.e. booklet, inset, back cover, front cover, liner, etc.
  • Location: The location of the DVD distributor to the smallest geographical unit possible (Wikilink if possible)
  • Year: The year the DVD was distributed/released (no Wikilink)
  • Distributor: The distributor of the DVD (i.e. Shriek Show, VIPCO (Video Instant Picture Company), MGM Home Entertainment, etc.) (Wikilink if possible)
  • Distributorid: The catalog number of the DVD from the distributor

— Helltopay27 18:28, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

  • Seems like a reasonable idea. Maybe I'll work on it tonight. Harass me if you don't see anything back here in 24 hours. —Dgiest c 22:11, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
  • OK, created {{Cite DVD-notes}}. Leave me a message if you have any problems. —Dgiest c 22:41, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Carpenters

I'd really appreciate a Carpenters singles/discography/TV Specials template. Could somebody make it resemble the Beatles template?

{{The Beatles Singles}}

For questions about the Carpenters' singles/TV Specials/discography, you can visit my talk page. Cuyler91093 18:37, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I think it might make sense for a Carpenters discography template, but there are some caveats:
  1. The TV specials do not have articles, so it makes no sense to include them
  2. A lot of the singles do not have articles, so we should only include the ones that are notable.
  3. What should be done for singles which are just covers by The Carpenters? It seems misleading to include them.
Your thoughts? —Dgiest c 18:57, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Hello Dgies. I tried making a template. It doesn't look good (there are a lot of missing links), but you can see it here.

Navigation templates like these are used to help users find related articles. Having redlinks in them is a bad idea unless you are sure the subject really deserves an article. I think it would be best if you had only two sections in the template: One for their albums, and the other for singles which have a separate page for that single (not just covers). —Dgiest c 19:46, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Okay. Perhaps you could help me?
    • What exactly are you having trouble with? It looks like you know what you're doing. —Dgiest c 03:35, 3 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Plain English

I'm wondering if a template should be made for articles which are so complex/technical that they really require "translation" for even a reasonably well-educated individual to read. Something like

The level of technical information presented in this article may render it incomprehensible
to the lay reader.  Please consider rewriting it or adding a section suitable for a 
less-than-expert reader.

I glanced at Hilbert space and realized that even though I'm fairly well-read and no dolt by any means, I had not the foggiest idea what it means.

*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 23:11, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I believe you are looking for {{Technical (expert)}}. —Dgiest c 23:25, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
Fantabulendositous. Thank you. There are so many templates that it's hard for a relative newcomer to know them all.
*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 14:39, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
I looked at Hilbert space too. It's in Cat:Linear algebra. I didn't understand it, but I bet that's because I don't know anything about linear algebra. Because Wikipedia is hypertext, in my opinion it's ok to have articles too hard for nontechnical readers to understand. :-) --unforgettableid | how's my driving? 18:35, 8 March 2007 (UTC)