MarioWiki:Proposals

List of Talk Page Proposals

 * Delete List of Adventure Mode enemies (Discuss) Deadline: February 20, 2014, 23:59 GMT. Passed.
 * Delete Holerö. (Discuss) Deadline: February 24, 2014, 23:59 GMT
 * Merge Fly with Fly (move). (Discuss) Deadline: February 24, 2014, 23:59 GMT
 * Delete Dimension. (Discuss) Deadline: February 24, 2014 GMT, 23:59 GMT
 * Delete All worlds. (Discuss) Deadline: February 24, 2014, 23:59 GMT
 * Merge Template:RPG Attacks with the relevant templates. (Discuss) Deadline: February 25, 2014, 23:59 GMT

Writing Guidelines
None at the moment.

Create the Category:Files with broken Aboutfile template
Most new users break the Aboutfile template, The worst thing about it, that it cannot be easily detected. I propose the following code to be added to the template. Each line of the following add the category "Category:Files with broken Aboutfile template" (to be created) to the File page if the respective variable has the default value. (i.e, the variable has a value of "Subject of the image").

adding this in the template coding will activate it (may need a cache reset for files pages with already broken Aboutfile), so any page having a misformatted aboutfile template will be automatically added to the category, therefore making it easier to maintenance.

Proposer: Deadline: February 21, 2014, 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) This issue has been annoying me forever, it has to go.
 * 2) - Sounds good. And if it doesn't work after all, it can always be removed.
 * 3) This seems good, and it seems like an issue that need to be fixed, Per all.
 * 4) Good, so any files that don't get fixed immediately can be fixed when people look at this category.
 * 5) – This would be forking amazing.
 * 6) Per proposal.

Oppose

 * 1) I oppose, because I don't like the aboutfile template. I always remove the whole thing.
 * 2) Per Iggy.

Comments
I'm not an expert on coding, but wouldn't this code require that all five sections be filled with something?
 * Nope, any section filled with it's default value will add the category.

What if users simply format it incorrectly, as with any other template?
 * If a user formatted the incorrectly, the category is added to the file page automatically.
 * Could you demonstrate what an incorrect formatting of the template would look like?
 * Dis
 * So... all your code does is check to see if someone didn't fill a section in. So, if someone were to simply blank all the sections, would there be any problems?

@Iggy, last I recall, the aboutfile template is kinda necessary for image files on this wiki, so...

@Time Turner, first if someone blanked a section, it would disappear. Second, no one blank all the sections, they just leave it. And this proposed feature fixes the "as-it" problem. 11:51, 17 February 2014 (EST)

@Iggy Koopa Jr., no offenses, but what does any of that do with the proposed feature? You are just saying that you do not use the template. This fixes a issue (i.e,  ,  ,  , , and even more) by adding the file page to a specified category. Just like any maintenance category. Simply saying that you do not use it, doesn't mean it isn't necessary. Please check your vote, it is lacking a reasonable reason. 11:51, 17 February 2014 (EST)

Again, this proposed feature aims to help fixing the issue, exactly like the Category:Articles with broken file links. 11:51, 17 February 2014 (EST)

@Pinkie, I don't think it needs to be constantly stated how strong your oppose/anti-oppose is, the reasoning speaks for itself.

Removals
None at the moment.

Changes
None at the moment.

Miscellaneous
None at the moment.