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: The data page for the world articles is generated and updated by an automated external process, the PyRoute program, as part of the Trade map generation. Three were only four sectors where the data was completely uploaded: Dagudashaag, Deneb, Knoellighz, and Spinward Marches. All of the other world articles should be using the [[Template:UWP]], which is a manual, but simpler, update process. For the sectors where there is a data page the updates are done automatically. The request has been please don't update the data pages because there is an automated, if irregularly and infrequently run, process to update them. Because of the manner of the automated process, it works best on full sectors. | : The data page for the world articles is generated and updated by an automated external process, the PyRoute program, as part of the Trade map generation. Three were only four sectors where the data was completely uploaded: Dagudashaag, Deneb, Knoellighz, and Spinward Marches. All of the other world articles should be using the [[Template:UWP]], which is a manual, but simpler, update process. For the sectors where there is a data page the updates are done automatically. The request has been please don't update the data pages because there is an automated, if irregularly and infrequently run, process to update them. Because of the manner of the automated process, it works best on full sectors. | ||
:: Sorry - didn't realise data pages were automated - There is no indicator to warn an editor of this fact on the page. I've populated some by hand for [[Khouth Subsector]] and [[Aegaek Subsector]]. [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | :: Sorry - didn't realise data pages were automated - There is no indicator to warn an editor of this fact on the page. I've populated some by hand for [[Khouth Subsector]] and [[Aegaek Subsector]]. [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | ||
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: The JumpMap provided by TravellerMap is a specific service provided by the site. And there are templates to make that happen (See [[Template:JumpMap]] for the core of this process). It should be possible to do this for the world map. Please keep in mind the World Map is a different site from the Traveller Map site, and it is entirely possible the wiki linking to the site to pull images may cause the site to overload. | : The JumpMap provided by TravellerMap is a specific service provided by the site. And there are templates to make that happen (See [[Template:JumpMap]] for the core of this process). It should be possible to do this for the world map. Please keep in mind the World Map is a different site from the Traveller Map site, and it is entirely possible the wiki linking to the site to pull images may cause the site to overload. | ||
::The links for the map are long and complex. I suspect that formatting it isn't simple and would require duplicating what the TravellerMap uses some how. Cutting and pasting the URL works OK for now - but may be an issue if the site closes. [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | ::The links for the map are long and complex. I suspect that formatting it isn't simple and would require duplicating what the TravellerMap uses some how. Cutting and pasting the URL works OK for now - but may be an issue if the site closes. [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | ||
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: [[Manual of Style/world]] has the current agreed upon layout template for the world articles. I take your suggestion above as a recommendation to update the template(s) in the manual of style. I agree the layout of the infobox and headers don't align, they were developed separately to serve different organization needs. | : [[Manual of Style/world]] has the current agreed upon layout template for the world articles. I take your suggestion above as a recommendation to update the template(s) in the manual of style. I agree the layout of the infobox and headers don't align, they were developed separately to serve different organization needs. | ||
:: Should that be reviewed? [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | :: Should that be reviewed? [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | ||
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:::: I was trying to do a planet page and I agree it puts a lot of empty space in there (is there a way to omit fields no data is available for?) and (for people that are new and didn't write it) I looked at what was in the layout (basic and advanced) and I found a lot of things weren't obvious to me so I had to go and find a partly filled example to see where some things ought to be placed. I have three issues I'd like to help do something about: | :::: I was trying to do a planet page and I agree it puts a lot of empty space in there (is there a way to omit fields no data is available for?) and (for people that are new and didn't write it) I looked at what was in the layout (basic and advanced) and I found a lot of things weren't obvious to me so I had to go and find a partly filled example to see where some things ought to be placed. I have three issues I'd like to help do something about: | ||
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: One of the biggest objections to the established detailed layout templates is the content of the article should drive the layout of the article, not force content into a pre-established layout. The content is what we are be presenting, so have the headers describe and organize the information into useful and easy to find. | : One of the biggest objections to the established detailed layout templates is the content of the article should drive the layout of the article, not force content into a pre-established layout. The content is what we are be presenting, so have the headers describe and organize the information into useful and easy to find. | ||
:: Nothing worse than lots of sections with no data. Especially obvious in the Fleet pages as 90% of the fleets have only ever appeared as a number in one publication for the date [[1116]] - and that publication duplicates fleet numbers horribly, and gets miss-quoted in other publications for other dates! [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | :: Nothing worse than lots of sections with no data. Especially obvious in the Fleet pages as 90% of the fleets have only ever appeared as a number in one publication for the date [[1116]] - and that publication duplicates fleet numbers horribly, and gets miss-quoted in other publications for other dates! [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | ||
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: How to organize articles according to era or timeline is a discussion which has been going on since the beginning of the wiki. The challenge has been not every article has information for each era. So what happens if there is no information for a given era? | : How to organize articles according to era or timeline is a discussion which has been going on since the beginning of the wiki. The challenge has been not every article has information for each era. So what happens if there is no information for a given era? | ||
::n.b. The Manual of Style/world doesn't give any guidance on how to cope with multiple eras. [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | ::n.b. The Manual of Style/world doesn't give any guidance on how to cope with multiple eras. [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] ([[User talk:BackworldTraveller|talk]]) 11:34, 27 August 2020 (EDT) | ||
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== World Page Formats (2018) == | == World Page Formats (2018) == |