Template talk:C
Latest comment: 6 years ago by Metaknowledge in topic RFDO discussion: May–July 2017
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Too short a name, not as clear as {{topics}}. —CodeCat 21:53, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- Keep. I use it all the time. DonnanZ (talk) 22:07, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- You can use something else, that's more clearly named. —CodeCat 22:09, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- It's clear enough for me. So why is there a forced redirect? It means thousands of entries have to be amended. DonnanZ (talk) 22:14, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- You're not just writing code for yourself, but for all editors.
{{topics}}is much clearer for everyone than{{C}}. I find it selfish when people want to use overly-obscure names and don't think of who else is going to have to read it. If you used one-letter names everywhere in a true programming language, you'd be hanged! —CodeCat 22:20, 25 May 2017 (UTC)- Hang on a minute, I didn't create
{{C}}, but I like it. So why am I being forced to use{{topics}}before{{C}}has been approved for deletion? Have I missed a discussion somewhere? See Kitsap County and Port Orchard. DonnanZ (talk) 22:50, 25 May 2017 (UTC)- That's just a double redirect, you could have easily fixed that yourself. —CodeCat 22:54, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- How? The redirects have disappeared now, very strange. DonnanZ (talk) 23:07, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah, I fixed it. A double redirect is when a redirect points to another redirect. The second one gets ignored. I fixed it by pointing
{{C}}to a non-redirecting page. —CodeCat 23:08, 25 May 2017 (UTC)- But with all the connected MewBot activity, aren't you jumping the gun? DonnanZ (talk) 23:28, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- It's uncontroversial that
{{topics}}is a clearer name to have in entries than{{C}}, so I did a replacement. This discussion is about whether it's desirable for users to keep inserting new instances of{{C}}into entries. Since deleting{{C}}affects users that are currently using the template, it needs discussion. Orphaning the template only affects people reading the code of an entry, and is a clear improvement to the clarity of the code, so discussion isn't needed. —CodeCat 23:36, 25 May 2017 (UTC)- I disagree, the title
{{topics}}is misleading, and a "disimprovement". DonnanZ (talk) 09:05, 26 May 2017 (UTC)- @Donnanz Why is it misleading? Giorgi Eufshi (talk) 05:46, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
- It's meant to be used for categories, they're not called topics. DonnanZ (talk) 07:53, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
- @Donnanz Why is it misleading? Giorgi Eufshi (talk) 05:46, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
- I disagree, the title
- It's uncontroversial that
- But with all the connected MewBot activity, aren't you jumping the gun? DonnanZ (talk) 23:28, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah, I fixed it. A double redirect is when a redirect points to another redirect. The second one gets ignored. I fixed it by pointing
- How? The redirects have disappeared now, very strange. DonnanZ (talk) 23:07, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- That's just a double redirect, you could have easily fixed that yourself. —CodeCat 22:54, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- Hang on a minute, I didn't create
- You're not just writing code for yourself, but for all editors.
- It's clear enough for me. So why is there a forced redirect? It means thousands of entries have to be amended. DonnanZ (talk) 22:14, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
- Keep. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 02:45, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
- Keep. Wyang (talk) 03:01, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
- It's a terrible name but no better than
{{ux}}or{{l}}... —suzukaze (t・c) 03:05, 26 May 2017 (UTC) - Keep, I prefer it to
{{topics}}. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 07:37, 26 May 2017 (UTC) - Keep. --WikiTiki89 18:05, 29 May 2017 (UTC)
- RFD kept. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 04:38, 18 July 2017 (UTC)