Template talk:Appearances

Use
I noticed it can be pretty arduous to spell out every single title. Could it be possible to make it like the Era template, with short codes for each, e.g. H1, H2, FOR, FS, etc. that would show up as the full name and link on the actual page? This way, it would be possible to copy-paste them directly from the old Era template. --Jugus (Talk  | Contribs ) 19:49, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately, I've tried that and it didn't work. -  5 əb'7 aŋk (7alk ) 19:51, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

One thing I thought I should address in regards to specific usage, is the inability to use templates such as Mo, C and 1st when specifying a detail of an appearance. Is there any way to get around this, other than just not using a template when listing appearances, like some other wikis? -  Halo-343   ( Talk )   ( Contribs )   ( Edits )  20:34, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * With a quick check, the Star Wars wiki seems to implement the appearances list without a template. They use a simple, old-fashioned bulleted list instead. On a second thought, I think we should do that as well if there are, say, less than 5 appearances, due to the size of this template. --Jugus (Talk  | Contribs ) 20:38, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * As does the Half-Life wiki. Perhaps we should take a page out of their book (or in this case wiki) and do just that? Just for the sake of making our appearances lists as best we can. - Black Mesa.jpg Halo-343   ( Talk )   ( Contribs )   ( Edits )  20:47, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree. The template, in its current form, isn't all that necessary since the titles need to be fully written anyways. A basic list is more flexible and allows for 1st, Mo, etc. templates to be added, and doesn't have a cumbersome scroll box by default. --Jugus (Talk  | Contribs ) 20:54, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * While I agree with all of your comments, this template does provide one thing that counters that other which exist in all editors: efficiency vs. laziness. Plus, it's a package all in one; you have your bullet points, two columns, and a scrollbox! So, in a way, it is necessary. I will continue to search for alternatives to update the template, as always. -  5 əb'7 aŋk (<font color="#FF4F00">7alk ) 21:09, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree with the decision not to use it with less than 5 appearances, but it is a bit of a pain not being able to use the other templates on pages such as John's. Oh well, nothing's perfect (Sorry for not reading this discussion before posting earlier). Que   Sera,  Sera  23:04, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

Mo
It is impossible for me to use the Mo template within this template. How can I? Que   Sera,  Sera  23:15, September 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * * Points to the visible conversation above that addresses exactly the same thing* - Black Mesa.jpg Halo-343   ( Talk )   ( Contribs )   ( Edits )  18:16, September 2, 2010 (UTC)

For more than 20
I have a solution if you ever need to use more than 20 appearances (almost never). Put up multiple templates. See Here. Que  Sera,  Sera  23:05, September 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * In those cases, it looks better if you just make a normal list (without this template) and if necessary, use the Scroll box template. --<font color="MidnightBlue">Jugus (<font color="Gray">Talk  | <font color="Gray">Contribs ) 20:13, September 12, 2010 (UTC)