Wikipedia:Requested templates/Created/2007/June

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Contents 1 Copy to Wikinews 2 Anthropocentrism 3 WikiProject Nyeusigrube 4 Parameter 5 John Cena userbox 6 Game score template 7 Northern Beaches Secondary College 8 Wikiproject Nyeusigrube 9 A notice for people who upload media to Wikipedia instead of Commons 10 Usurped User Template

[edit] Copy to Wikinews

We should have a template for Copy to Wikinews in addition to the ones to move to other projects (such as {{Copy to Wiktionary}}. It ensures that the appropriate information goes to the appropriate project, in this case, news. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FirefoxRocks (talk • contribs)

{{Copy to Wikinews}}. I don't know about the Wikinews process to add further instructions below. –Pomte 18:05, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anthropocentrism

Would someone be able create template similar to Template:World for anthropocentric articles? This is a common problem (see e.g. learning). Thanks. Richard001 11:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I had started to create it when I noticed Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2007 January 26#Template:Anthropocentric. How would you address the concerns raised there, and is {{POV}} inadequate to express the problem with learning? –Pomte 06:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

By the sound of it that template was horribly worded. This should be 'this article presents an overly anthropocentric view' not 'this article doesn't present a biocentric view'. NPOV would be fine, but it hardly suggests anthropocentrism does it? Also, I can't see anything at all at WP:NPOV about this subject. If there was (or is? I didn't read through everything) it should be fine. It could also be added if there is nothing there, if people agree to change the NPOV policy. Richard001 11:47, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Seems reasonable, and I don't see strong objections to this other than the fact that the number of tags keeps rising. See Template:Anthropocentric. Tagged articles will be put into the same category as ones tagged by Template:Toofewopinions, unless there's a better place. –Pomte 07:28, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Nyeusigrube

this user would like a template that says "This user is a member of WikiProject Nyeusigrube" the backround should be light brown and the lines should be dark brown. the picture should be on the right and be a stylized picture of a flame. --HRH Crown Princess Abi of the United lands of Liberty 02:10, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

No problem

Af648 06:50, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parameter

Hello, this section does not exist in the french WP so I put the question here - it may help others here.

I just wanted to know something. I love creating templates, i find them really useful. But it remains that I still don't know how to add some lines in a template so that it can change with different parameters (they're all "static"). I've just succeed to copy/paste class="hiddenStructure" in a model, it worked well for my first template, but it seems no longer used here, or not recommended.

I want to create a simple template. This template would be used to display a little logo of a political party on which there is a link to the party's article. What I want has no matter, it's the way I can reach that. I plan to use that for a lot of others things. I'd like to create only one template which could change the logo just with changing a parameter. Something like this: {{party logo |party = Greens }} That would display

Image:Logo des verts français.png

or {{party logo |party = MoDem }}

Image:Logo modem2.jpg

(i also forgot how to put a link on an image...)

So, if someone can tell me how to do, I will congratulate him for sure!

82.240.207.81 22:31, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Displaying these copyrighted logos via a template is likely not fair use, because you're using it only for identification. For example, tables with Canadian parties use Template:Canadian politics/party colours, which has only colours associated with each party. –Pomte 06:06, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

No matter ! I'd like to create a template which can display different things when I change the parameter value. For my first example, just replace the logos by a little colour, it doesn't matter :

{{party logo |party = Greens }}

That would add

bgcolor=green

or {{party logo |party = MoDem }}

giving bgcolor=orange

I'm only interested by the way you can do that. 82.240.207.81 09:41, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Use ParserFunctions. #switch is the one that's useful in this case:

style="background-color:{{#switch:{{{party|}}}
  | Greens = green
  | MoDem = orange
  | #default = transparent
}};"

I've used style instead of bgcolor only because it's more compliant. Focus on what's between {{ and }}. If you are unclear about something on the ParserFunctions page, feel free to ask. –Pomte 21:51, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John Cena userbox

I would like to have a template (userbox) that says something along the lines of "This user thinks John Cena is unbeatable and amazing". You can use the picture on my userpage!--Hornetman16 18:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

I've put this request in TWICE and nobody will answer it!!! somebody please ANSWER!!!--Hornetman16 03:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Like this?

If you want to make a userbox that is a modification of another, just follow the code back to the userbox page and make the necessary changes.

Oscaron 22:48, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Game score template

A fairly simple request, I hope: a small video game related table to show review scores from various magazines in order to illustrate how the title in question was recieved at the time. Different numbers of entries should be possible depending how many sources are available for each title. Here's a picture of what I mean: [1]. Cheers, Miremare 01:16, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Would that maybe be best as part of {{Infobox VG}} right at the bottom of it? Greeves ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:53, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

It's a bit difficult to get that template changed though isn't it, what with it being used on thousands of pages and all? Also I'm not sure such information as how the game was received would be best placed in the infobox ... But anyway, yeah it would be useful. Miremare 16:50, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Quotes would make us too much of a meta-review site, and may not be representative. What about concise links to the reviews like in Template:Infobox Album? But then you'll have to fend off spam/unprofessional reviews in the infobox as well as the reception section and the external links section. Actually, any external link reviews will have to be moved into the infobox. –Pomte 19:37, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

You're right. The articles I'm primarily intending with this request are extremely retro so I was only really thinking of professional magazine reviews; I didn't take into consideration all the web-review spam that might be included. So yeah, something like the way Template:Infobox Album does it would be good. Miremare 20:28, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Northern Beaches Secondary College

Hey, I was just wondering if someone could help improve a template I *attempted* to create with my basically nonexistant knowledge of this kinda thing. I wanted to create a template linking the 6 articles on the Northern Beaches Secondary College, in Sydney, Australia, one for the main page and 5 for the associated campuses. Colours would probably want to be dark blue, light blue, orange and white, mimicking the logo, found here. Perhaps the logo could be incorperated as well. Not sure if the website link should be left in... I'll leave that to the descision of the person who makes it. Thanks :P Terovian 08:27, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

The logo should not be in a template as that violates fair use. The default colour of light blue seems suitable enough as the logo has that colour and it doesn't detract from the rest of the page, but if you feel really strongly about the orange then it can be changed back. –Pomte 09:57, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Thankyou! I'll keep the fair use in mind in the future, though I see that it makes sense. Terovian 04:13, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Nyeusigrube

we need a project banner for wikiproject Nyeusigube. it should say "This article is within the scope of WikiProject Nyeusigrube, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of all articles about Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and her literary world called Nyeusigrube. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks." have the same stlyized flame pic that the userbox does only bigger and have it link to the main project page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Munkee madness (talk • contribs) 18:47, 17 June 2007

Done! Please see Template:WikiProject Nyeusigrube. Greeves ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:04, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! HRH Crown Princess Abi of the United lands of Liberty 02:49, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Anytime! I can also add a class system if the project doesn't get deleted (to prevent 101 associated categories needing to be deleted as well). Greeves ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:51, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

it did not get deleted so yes please. --HRH Crown Princess Abi of the United lands of Liberty 22:39, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Y Done Greeves ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:40, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks again. --munkee_madnesstalk 21:03, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A notice for people who upload media to Wikipedia instead of Commons

I find myself asking people to upload their images to Wikimedia Commons all the time. If there was a template that allowed me to say this without typing out a lengthy message it would help, and may also encourage others to do the same. Something like:

Thanks for uploading images/media to Wikipedia! There is however another Wikimedia foundation project called Wikimedia Commons, a central media repository for all free media. In future, please consider creating an account and uploading media there instead. That way, all the other language Wikipedias can use them too, as well as our many sister projects. This will also allow our visitors to search for, view and use our media in one central location. Thanks again, and please continue uploading!

Perhaps with a little Commons icon like above. It could be substituted with an image name, for example {{subst:Monkey.jpg|un-commons}} could say 'Thanks for uploading Monkey.jpg to Wikipedia'

Does that sound reasonable? Even if I'm the only one who uses it, it could save me a lot of time. Richard001 01:16, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

I think it is a good idea not covered by the other templates at Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace#Other, and proposed with a link to this section on the talk page. Even if no one else thinks so, we can set you up a user subpage for substitution. I suggest emphasizing the "free" aspect of the media in the first sentence. –Pomte 01:54, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps linking the word free like so? Richard001 04:53, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

I note there doesn't seem to be any objection to this, though nobody has gone ahead and made a template yet, and it seems to be getting close to being archived. I requested here since I'm very unfamiliar with the process of creating my own templates (especially those that may require code like 'subst:', so if someone wants to make it for me please go ahead. Richard001 07:25, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Done. It's at {{Un-commons}}. I added some text to make it clear that fair use/non-free content should not be uploaded to commons. We don't want to send problems their way. Can an editor better at template coding than me please fix the usage section so it doesn't include the header? Also, the word "to" is not appearing in the first usage section, right after "images/media".--Fuhghettaboutit 11:48, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Usurped User Template

A template to be placed on a user's old user page that has been usurped to inform user's that the account has been renamed. I knocked up a little example below.

-- Kai ^talk 10:21, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Is that all you want?--danielfolsom 19:33, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

I suppose so, and allow for user's to replace [[usurped|Wikipedia:Changing_username/Usurpations/Completed/1#Kai_.E2.86.90_Kai|User:Kai]] respectively. -- Kai ^talk 09:16, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Done - Template:UserUsur--danielfolsom 11:12, 26 July 2007 (UTC)