Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [wmau:members] renaming templates ...
Thanks all. I did the move and both the old CHIMS template and the new QHR
template both seem to be working fine. Now to update the documentation .
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From: lankiv...@gmail.com [mailto:lankiv...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Craig
Franklin
Sent: Sunday, 16 June 2013 10:41 PM
To: Russavia
Cc: Kerry Raymond; WMAu members; Wikimedia Australia Chapter
Subject: Re: [wmau:members] renaming templates ...
Yeah, on reflection keeping it as {{Cite QHR}} is probably the way to go - a
quick Google search doesn't show that many potential clashes (a medical
journal, a medical outsourcing company, and a few tech companies). Just
don't forget to update the documentation, and preferably mention that it
used to be CHIMS.
Cheers,
Craig
On 16 June 2013 22:34, Russavia wrote:
Correct it won't break a thing. But I subscribe to the KISS principle,
just use Template:QHR -- all pertinent information should be
documented on the template documentation page.
Cheers,
Russavia
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Craig Franklin
wrote:
> Template:QueenslandHeritageRegister is a bit unwieldly but it also
provided
> a descriptive label for the tin. That's what I'd go with.
>
> I think (and I'm happy to be corrected here), that if you Move a template
> and leave a redirect in place it won't break any extant use of the
template
> on other pages. Can anyone confirm ths?
>
> Cheers,
> Craig
>
>
> On 16 June 2013 22:21, Kerry Raymond wrote:
>>
>> Wearing my "plain old editor" hat, I need some advice.
>>
>>
>>
>> There is a template
>>
>>
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_CHIMS
>>
>>
>>
>> which is used to cite entries in the Queensland Heritage Register (a
>> subject near and dear to my editing heart, at 3am in my pyjamas). Anyhow
>> this template was broken thanks to the never-ending reorganisations of
the
>> Queensland Government and needs some updating. Most of the updating I
have
>> been able to do but the remaining problem is the name of the template.
CHIMS
>> is the name of some database software (which may or may not still be in
use)
>> but whatever it's not a name visible to the public and not an obvious
name
>> you would think of if you were looking to cite the Queensland Heritage
>> Register. So I think it needs renaming to something else. Two questions:
>>
>>
>>
>> What to call it instead of CHIMS? Should I go for something longer and
>> more descriptive, say QueenslandHeritageRegister? Something a bit shorter
>> QldHeritageReg or very snappy QHR?
>> What are the mechanics of renaming a template? I searched for help but
>> could not anything helpful. Maybe it is not possible to rename a
template?
>>
>>
>>
>> I welcome any suggestions or alternative solutions to the problem. I
guess
>> one alternative might be to leave it as CHIMS and just try to document it
in
>> places where likely editors will notice it, say, on the Talk page for the
>> article and the category Queensland Heritage Register. Is that considered
an
>> appropriate use of Talk pages? Will anyone notice it there?
>>
>>
>>
>> Kerry
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [wmau:members] renaming templates ...
Yeah, on reflection keeping it as {{Cite QHR}} is probably the way to go -
a quick Google search doesn't show that many potential clashes (a medical
journal, a medical outsourcing company, and a few tech companies). Just
don't forget to update the documentation, and preferably mention that it
used to be CHIMS.
Cheers,
Craig
On 16 June 2013 22:34, Russavia wrote:
> Correct it won't break a thing. But I subscribe to the KISS principle,
> just use Template:QHR -- all pertinent information should be
> documented on the template documentation page.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Russavia
>
> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Craig Franklin
> wrote:
> > Template:QueenslandHeritageRegister is a bit unwieldly but it also
> provided
> > a descriptive label for the tin. That's what I'd go with.
> >
> > I think (and I'm happy to be corrected here), that if you Move a template
> > and leave a redirect in place it won't break any extant use of the
> template
> > on other pages. Can anyone confirm ths?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Craig
> >
> >
> > On 16 June 2013 22:21, Kerry Raymond wrote:
> >>
> >> Wearing my “plain old editor” hat, I need some advice.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> There is a template
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_CHIMS
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> which is used to cite entries in the Queensland Heritage Register (a
> >> subject near and dear to my editing heart, at 3am in my pyjamas). Anyhow
> >> this template was broken thanks to the never-ending reorganisations of
> the
> >> Queensland Government and needs some updating. Most of the updating I
> have
> >> been able to do but the remaining problem is the name of the template.
> CHIMS
> >> is the name of some database software (which may or may not still be in
> use)
> >> but whatever it’s not a name visible to the public and not an obvious
> name
> >> you would think of if you were looking to cite the Queensland Heritage
> >> Register. So I think it needs renaming to something else. Two questions:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> What to call it instead of CHIMS? Should I go for something longer and
> >> more descriptive, say QueenslandHeritageRegister? Something a bit
> shorter
> >> QldHeritageReg or very snappy QHR?
> >> What are the mechanics of renaming a template? I searched for help but
> >> could not anything helpful. Maybe it is not possible to rename a
> template?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I welcome any suggestions or alternative solutions to the problem. I
> guess
> >> one alternative might be to leave it as CHIMS and just try to document
> it in
> >> places where likely editors will notice it, say, on the Talk page for
> the
> >> article and the category Queensland Heritage Register. Is that
> considered an
> >> appropriate use of Talk pages? Will anyone notice it there?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Kerry
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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Re: [Wikimediaau-l] [wmau:members] renaming templates ...
Template:QueenslandHeritageRegister is a bit unwieldly but it also provided a descriptive label for the tin. That's what I'd go with. I think (and I'm happy to be corrected here), that if you Move a template and leave a redirect in place it won't break any extant use of the template on other pages. Can anyone confirm ths? Cheers, Craig On 16 June 2013 22:21, Kerry Raymond wrote: > Wearing my “plain old editor” hat, I need some advice. > > ** ** > > There is a template > > ** ** > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_CHIMS > > ** ** > > which is used to cite entries in the Queensland Heritage Register (a > subject near and dear to my editing heart, at 3am in my pyjamas). Anyhow > this template was broken thanks to the never-ending reorganisations of the > Queensland Government and needs some updating. Most of the updating I have > been able to do but the remaining problem is the name of the template. > CHIMS is the name of some database software (which may or may not still be > in use) but whatever it’s not a name visible to the public and not an > obvious name you would think of if you were looking to cite the Queensland > Heritage Register. So I think it needs renaming to something else. Two > questions: > > ** ** > >1. What to call it instead of CHIMS? Should I go for something longer >and more descriptive, say QueenslandHeritageRegister? Something a bit >shorter QldHeritageReg or very snappy QHR? >2. What are the mechanics of renaming a template? I searched for help >but could not anything helpful. Maybe it is not possible to rename a >template? > > ** ** > > I welcome any suggestions or alternative solutions to the problem. I guess > one alternative might be to leave it as CHIMS and just try to document it > in places where likely editors will notice it, say, on the Talk page for > the article and the category Queensland Heritage Register. Is that > considered an appropriate use of Talk pages? Will anyone notice it there?* > *** > > ** ** > > Kerry > > ** ** > > ** ** > ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
