Template talk:Year Zero alternate reality game
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Should the template include an external link (someone added a link to Ninwiki?) I can't think of any other template that does. Thought I'd ask instead of just taking it off. Drewcifer3000 13:59, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
- IMDb and AMG links are in {{Infobox Film}}, though they have been contested. I don't think there's a major problem with NinWiki as it has been cited by other sources, but there should only be one link to it on each page, so any listing in external links should be removed if it stays. –Pomte 19:11, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
- Good point about the imdb links. However every page that the template is on already has a NinWiki page. Additionally, NinWiki isn't technically a good source, as per WP:V. Also, if we put NinWiki we should put Echoing the Sound, and then the official Year Zero NIN page, and yadda yadda, it becomes a verbatim copy of the "External Links" section of every Year Zero ARG page. Seems a little redundantDrewcifer3000 19:50, 4 May 2007 (UTC).
- The resources page on the Official Year Zero Site lists the NinWiki as one of the two reliable sources of information on the 'net. Forums like ETS are hard to extrapolate information from, while sites like the NinWiki are perfect for it. --TonySt 02:28, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, but since it is user-generated, it is not reliable. Drewcifer3000 10:11, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
- It's all very verified and cited. --TonySt 06:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, but since it is user-generated, it is not reliable. Drewcifer3000 10:11, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
- The resources page on the Official Year Zero Site lists the NinWiki as one of the two reliable sources of information on the 'net. Forums like ETS are hard to extrapolate information from, while sites like the NinWiki are perfect for it. --TonySt 02:28, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
- Good point about the imdb links. However every page that the template is on already has a NinWiki page. Additionally, NinWiki isn't technically a good source, as per WP:V. Also, if we put NinWiki we should put Echoing the Sound, and then the official Year Zero NIN page, and yadda yadda, it becomes a verbatim copy of the "External Links" section of every Year Zero ARG page. Seems a little redundantDrewcifer3000 19:50, 4 May 2007 (UTC).
To quote WP:RS, "Reliable sources are authors or publications regarded as trustworthy or authoritative in relation to the subject at hand. Reliable publications are those with an established structure for fact-checking and editorial oversight." NINwiki has none of that, and is therefore not a reliable source. And I would disagree with your point that it's verified and cited. Name one article on NINwiki that is well cited. Regardless, it is very irregular to have an external link in a template anyways - that's what an External links section in the articles themselves are for. Drewcifer3000 22:19, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] spacing on template
I rearranged the spacing on the template so "Nine Inch Nails" sits in its own row. Previously, "Nine" was on one row and "Inch Nails" was on another.Naufana : talk 03:44, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] AIR flag is apparently copyrighted, so.....
The template used to have this on top, which was nice, but apparently since there is no explicit mentioning of the copyright status of the logo anywhere we can't use it in a template. So, instead I put in a black star, similar to the single star in the AIR flag. The star is of course not copyrighted, so that's allowed. But maybe it's a stretch. If you think so let me know and feel free to take it down. Drewcifer3000 11:47, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not very good at copyright info, but I made a SVG version of the logo, so that could possibly by used. Also, it seems to me that since the logo is passed out on Art Is Resistance so freely and derivative works are found on Open Source Resistance, it's obvious it can be freely used. Not to mention Ghosts I-IV is under Creative Commons. --Evil Eccentric (talk) 23:59, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Related Topics
An anon IP added a whole list of related topics to the template, but not really sure they should be there. Maybe in a "See also" section on the main YZ ARG page, but not on the template. But it seemed like alot of work, so I wanted to bring it up here before I take it off. Drewcifer (talk) 01:24, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Template orientation
In the recent FAC review of Year Zero, a reviewer pointed out that he didn't like the look of this template, specifically that it was vertically aligned and at the beginning of the article, rather than horizontally aligned and at the end of the article. I won't repeat the arguments made, as you can see them at the FAC page, but are there any strong opinions on this? I for one disagree, and believe it to be aligned properly and in-line with many similar templates aesthetically and functionally. Any thoughts? Drewcifer (talk) 06:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
