Template talk:Move - Revision history

Gboyers at 18:03, 8 October 2010

2010-10-08T18:03:00Z

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	While I'm waiting for someone to reply to that, I will bring this up. This applies to both [[Template:Move]] and [[Template:Merge]].		While I'm waiting for someone to reply to that, I will bring this up. This applies to both [[Template:Move]] and [[Template:Merge]].

	If a talk page name isn't given then a link to [[TALKPAGENAME]] is created (which is obviously wrong), so I tried to use '''<nowiki>{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|}}</nowiki>''' to stop it from showing a discuss link if a talk page is not given. Then I tested it, as can be seen on [~~http://gta.wikia.com~~/index.php?title=User:Biggest_gta_fan_ever&oldid=79738 this] revision of my [[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|userpage]], by having a move with talk page, move without, merge with, merge without; and it didn't even show discuss links for the ones that did have them, so I reverted my edits to both templates. What does everyone else think of this idea anyway? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:22, 23 February 2009 (UTC)		If a talk page name isn't given then a link to [[TALKPAGENAME]] is created (which is obviously wrong), so I tried to use '''<nowiki>{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|}}</nowiki>''' to stop it from showing a discuss link if a talk page is not given. Then I tested it, as can be seen on [{{SERVER}}/index.php?title=User:Biggest_gta_fan_ever&oldid=79738 this] revision of my [[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|userpage]], by having a move with talk page, move without, merge with, merge without; and it didn't even show discuss links for the ones that did have them, so I reverted my edits to both templates. What does everyone else think of this idea anyway? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:22, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

	== Merge Category ==		== Merge Category ==

	''Pages displaying this template will be placed into [[:Category:Merge]] for convenience.'' Why is this so convenient? Non-staff members who can't move pages would definitely look through the merge category, only to click a link to a page that doesn't need to be merged, but moved, which they can't do. Staff members can also have this problem. I go through the category, and (until I click the links) have no way to distinguish between the links that lead to pages that require only a simple move, and pages that need merging, which could take much longer, time which I may not have. How are merging and moving even related (besides that merging sometimes requires a move to a better title)? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 11:33, May 3, 2010 (UTC)		''Pages displaying this template will be placed into [[:Category:Merge]] for convenience.'' Why is this so convenient? Non-staff members who can't move pages would definitely look through the merge category, only to click a link to a page that doesn't need to be merged, but moved, which they can't do. Staff members can also have this problem. I go through the category, and (until I click the links) have no way to distinguish between the links that lead to pages that require only a simple move, and pages that need merging, which could take much longer, time which I may not have. How are merging and moving even related (besides that merging sometimes requires a move to a better title)? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 11:33, May 3, 2010 (UTC)

JFletcher: /* Merge Category */

2010-05-03T11:35:30Z

Merge Category

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	== Merge Category ==		== Merge Category ==

	''Pages displaying this template will be placed into [[:Category:Merge]] for convenience.'' Why is this so convenient? Non-staff members who can't move pages would definitely look through the merge category, only to click a link to a page that doesn't need to be merged, but moved, which they can't do. Staff members can also have this problem. I go through the category, and (until I click the links) have no way to distinguish between the links that lead to pages ~~the~~ require only a simple move, and pages that need merging, which could take much longer, time which I may not have. How are merging and moving even related (besides that merging sometimes requires a move to a better title)? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 11:33, May 3, 2010 (UTC)		''Pages displaying this template will be placed into [[:Category:Merge]] for convenience.'' Why is this so convenient? Non-staff members who can't move pages would definitely look through the merge category, only to click a link to a page that doesn't need to be merged, but moved, which they can't do. Staff members can also have this problem. I go through the category, and (until I click the links) have no way to distinguish between the links that lead to pages that require only a simple move, and pages that need merging, which could take much longer, time which I may not have. How are merging and moving even related (besides that merging sometimes requires a move to a better title)? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 11:33, May 3, 2010 (UTC)

JFletcher: /* Merge Category */

2010-05-03T11:34:25Z

Merge Category

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	== Merge Category ==		== Merge Category ==

	''Pages displaying this template will be placed into [[:Category:Merge]] for convenience.'' Why is this so convenient? Non-staff members who can't move pages would definitely look through the merge category, only to click a link to a page that doesn't need to be merged, but moved, which they can't do. Staff members can also have this problem. I go through the category, and (until I click the links) have no way to distinguish between the links lead to pages the require only a simple move, and pages that need merging, which could take much longer, time which I may not have. How are merging and moving even related (besides that merging sometimes requires a move to a better title)? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 11:33, May 3, 2010 (UTC)		''Pages displaying this template will be placed into [[:Category:Merge]] for convenience.'' Why is this so convenient? Non-staff members who can't move pages would definitely look through the merge category, only to click a link to a page that doesn't need to be merged, but moved, which they can't do. Staff members can also have this problem. I go through the category, and (until I click the links) have no way to distinguish between the links that lead to pages the require only a simple move, and pages that need merging, which could take much longer, time which I may not have. How are merging and moving even related (besides that merging sometimes requires a move to a better title)? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 11:33, May 3, 2010 (UTC)

JFletcher: /* Merge Category */ new section

2010-05-03T11:33:06Z

Merge Category: new section

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	If a talk page name isn't given then a link to [[TALKPAGENAME]] is created (which is obviously wrong), so I tried to use '''<nowiki>{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|}}</nowiki>''' to stop it from showing a discuss link if a talk page is not given. Then I tested it, as can be seen on [http://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Biggest_gta_fan_ever&oldid=79738 this] revision of my [[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|userpage]], by having a move with talk page, move without, merge with, merge without; and it didn't even show discuss links for the ones that did have them, so I reverted my edits to both templates. What does everyone else think of this idea anyway? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:22, 23 February 2009 (UTC)		If a talk page name isn't given then a link to [[TALKPAGENAME]] is created (which is obviously wrong), so I tried to use '''<nowiki>{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|}}</nowiki>''' to stop it from showing a discuss link if a talk page is not given. Then I tested it, as can be seen on [http://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Biggest_gta_fan_ever&oldid=79738 this] revision of my [[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|userpage]], by having a move with talk page, move without, merge with, merge without; and it didn't even show discuss links for the ones that did have them, so I reverted my edits to both templates. What does everyone else think of this idea anyway? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:22, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

			== Merge Category ==

			''Pages displaying this template will be placed into [[:Category:Merge]] for convenience.'' Why is this so convenient? Non-staff members who can't move pages would definitely look through the merge category, only to click a link to a page that doesn't need to be merged, but moved, which they can't do. Staff members can also have this problem. I go through the category, and (until I click the links) have no way to distinguish between the links lead to pages the require only a simple move, and pages that need merging, which could take much longer, time which I may not have. How are merging and moving even related (besides that merging sometimes requires a move to a better title)? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 11:33, May 3, 2010 (UTC)

JFletcher: /* No Talk Page Given */

2009-02-23T09:26:33Z

No Talk Page Given

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	While I'm waiting for someone to reply to that, I will bring this up. This applies to both [[Template:Move]] and [[Template:Merge]].		While I'm waiting for someone to reply to that, I will bring this up. This applies to both [[Template:Move]] and [[Template:Merge]].

	If a talk page name isn't given then a link to [[TALKPAGENAME]] is created (which is obviously wrong, so I tried to use '''<nowiki>{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|}}</nowiki>''' to stop it from showing a discuss ~~button~~ if a talk page is not given. Then I tested it, as can be seen on [http://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Biggest_gta_fan_ever&oldid=79738 this] revision of my [[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|userpage]], by having a move with talk page, move without, merge with, merge without; and it didn't even show discuss links for the ones that did have them, so I reverted my edits to both templates. What does everyone else think of this idea anyway? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:22, 23 February 2009 (UTC)		If a talk page name isn't given then a link to [[TALKPAGENAME]] is created (which is obviously wrong), so I tried to use '''<nowiki>{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|}}</nowiki>''' to stop it from showing a discuss link if a talk page is not given. Then I tested it, as can be seen on [http://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Biggest_gta_fan_ever&oldid=79738 this] revision of my [[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|userpage]], by having a move with talk page, move without, merge with, merge without; and it didn't even show discuss links for the ones that did have them, so I reverted my edits to both templates. What does everyone else think of this idea anyway? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:22, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

JFletcher at 09:22, 23 February 2009

2009-02-23T09:22:40Z

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	Does anyone like the idea of adding a ''reason'' to the template. Usually moves are for obvious reasons and don't require a discussion, on such an occasion, the template is so that staff can easily find the page. However I just moved a page, and looking at the old title and the suggested title, there wasn't much difference so it wasn't obvious at first. What I'm suggesting is for example:		Does anyone like the idea of adding a ''reason'' to the template. Usually moves are for obvious reasons and don't require a discussion, on such an occasion, the template is so that staff can easily find the page. However I just moved a page, and looking at the old title and the suggested title, there wasn't much difference so it wasn't obvious at first. What I'm suggesting is for example:
	'''It has been suggested to move this page to [[Template:Move]] (capitalisation) - [[Template:Merge\|discuss]]'''. The brackets would be automatic, so to achieve this, the user would type: '''<nowiki>{{move\|Template:Move\|capitalisation\|Template talk:Move}}</nowiki>'''. Thoughts? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)		'''It has been suggested to move this page to [[Template:Move]] (capitalisation) - [[Template:Merge\|discuss]]'''. The brackets would be automatic, so to achieve this, the user would type: '''<nowiki>{{move\|Template:Move\|capitalisation\|Template talk:Move}}</nowiki>'''. Thoughts? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

			==No Talk Page Given==
			While I'm waiting for someone to reply to that, I will bring this up. This applies to both [[Template:Move]] and [[Template:Merge]].

			If a talk page name isn't given then a link to [[TALKPAGENAME]] is created (which is obviously wrong, so I tried to use '''<nowiki>{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|}}</nowiki>''' to stop it from showing a discuss button if a talk page is not given. Then I tested it, as can be seen on [http://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=User:Biggest_gta_fan_ever&oldid=79738 this] revision of my [[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|userpage]], by having a move with talk page, move without, merge with, merge without; and it didn't even show discuss links for the ones that did have them, so I reverted my edits to both templates. What does everyone else think of this idea anyway? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:22, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

JFletcher: /* Reason */ Usually, not just sometimes

2009-02-22T09:31:51Z

Reason: Usually, not just sometimes

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	Does anyone like the idea of adding a ''reason'' to the template. ~~Sometimes~~ moves are for obvious reasons and don't require a discussion, on such an occasion, the template is so that staff can easily find the page. However I just moved a page, and looking at the old title and the suggested title, there wasn't much difference so it wasn't obvious at first. What I'm suggesting is for example:		Does anyone like the idea of adding a ''reason'' to the template. Usually moves are for obvious reasons and don't require a discussion, on such an occasion, the template is so that staff can easily find the page. However I just moved a page, and looking at the old title and the suggested title, there wasn't much difference so it wasn't obvious at first. What I'm suggesting is for example:
	'''It has been suggested to move this page to [[Template:Move]] (capitalisation) - [[Template:Merge\|discuss]]'''. The brackets would be automatic, so to achieve this, the user would type: '''<nowiki>{{move\|Template:Move\|capitalisation\|Template talk:Move}}</nowiki>'''. ~~thoughts~~? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)		'''It has been suggested to move this page to [[Template:Move]] (capitalisation) - [[Template:Merge\|discuss]]'''. The brackets would be automatic, so to achieve this, the user would type: '''<nowiki>{{move\|Template:Move\|capitalisation\|Template talk:Move}}</nowiki>'''. Thoughts? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever\|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever\|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

JFletcher: New page: ==Reason== Does anyone like the idea of adding a ''reason'' to the template. Sometimes moves are for obvious reasons and don't require a discussion, on such an occasion, the template is so...

2009-02-22T09:30:33Z

New page: ==Reason== Does anyone like the idea of adding a ''reason'' to the template. Sometimes moves are for obvious reasons and don't require a discussion, on such an occasion, the template is so...

New page

==Reason==
Does anyone like the idea of adding a ''reason'' to the template. Sometimes moves are for obvious reasons and don't require a discussion, on such an occasion, the template is so that staff can easily find the page. However I just moved a page, and looking at the old title and the suggested title, there wasn't much difference so it wasn't obvious at first. What I'm suggesting is for example:
'''It has been suggested to move this page to [[Template:Move]] (capitalisation) - [[Template:Merge|discuss]]'''. The brackets would be automatic, so to achieve this, the user would type: '''<nowiki>{{move|Template:Move|capitalisation|Template talk:Move}}</nowiki>'''. thoughts? '''[[User:Biggest gta fan ever|Biggest GTA Fan Ever]]<sup>''[[User talk:Biggest gta fan ever|Talk]]''</sup>''' 09:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)