Template talk:Stub

interwiki (es)

{{editprotected}} Please, quit remove the es:Plantilla:Esbozo interwiki. Thanks. ~~×α£đ ~~^es 16:14, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

es:Plantilla:Esbozo is not used anymore. In the Spanish Wikipedia stubs are supposed to be recognized by the user, and no additional message is required. Therefore, es:Plantilla:Esbozo is not a correct interwiki for en:Template:Stub. 200.111.44.186 (talk) 12:28, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Y Done Xclamation point 04:40, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

{{editprotected}} N Not done I can still clearly see the link to the Spanish version! :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 05:16, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Like most templates, the interwiki links are held in the /doc subpage which is not protected. Please make the change yourself. Thanks — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 09:54, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks... was too busy looking at Template:Stub documentation. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 19:12, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Placing Area

Is it allowed for this template to be placed at the top of the article, not at the bottom? Thanks, electricRush (T C) 22:23, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

No - it should never appear at the top. See Wikipedia:Stub#How to mark an article as a stub for details of where the template should be placed and why. Grutness...wha? 23:26, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Arthur Korn (1891 -1978)

Architect and townplanner. Born Breslau 1891. Died Klosterneuberg, Austria, on 14 November 1978. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danprzewoz (talk • contribs) 17:42, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

This is not the place to propose new articles. Just make them, or go to Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Grutness...wha? 22:11, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Interwiki (de)

{{editprotected}} Please add de:Vorlage:Lückenhaft. —Guy Peters ^{Talk • Contributions • Edit counter} 09:32, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Done. --- RockMFR 20:53, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Category name

I propose that the category on this template should be named Category:Uncategorized stubs and not simply Category:Stubs. --Just my 2 cents -- Hemanshu (talk) 04:44, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

It's been proposed before and rejected - but if you want to, the place to do that would be at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals rather than here. Grutness...wha? 23:01, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Proposal

I have a proposal to improve this stub perhaps it should be put in a box and have the Wikipedia logo next to it, just to raise awareness that it is the official Wikipedia stub. Don't get me wrong it is a fantastic design you must have worked hard and I don't want you to take my ideas the wrong way, they are merely suggestions. Anyway, tell me what you think. Thanks. L07ChLeo3 (talk) 22:00, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

An understandable suggestion, but if you look through the archives of this page, you'll see that there have been similar proposals several times in the past and they've all been rejected. Stub messages are supposed to remain as discreet as possible, so as not to disrupt articles - putting them in a box defeats that purpose. As for it being "the official Wikipedia stub", there are several thousand official Wikipedia stub templates - this is simply the generic one (one which, theoretically at least, shouldn't really be used; stubs should all be given more specific stub types). So no offence intended - as I said, it's an understandable suggestion - but I doubt it would find too much favour. Grutness...wha? 22:23, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Okay sorry my mistake I was hasty and rushed into things, you're right where it says that fancy stubs disrupt articles, thanks for reviewing my suggestions. L07ChLeo3 (talk) 22:27, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Ambox

Instead of making it plain text, why don't we make it an ambox template, like Template:Cleanup? I am suggesting this because it would make it more noticeable. 68.56.178.51 (talk) 19:57, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Check the archives of this page and Wikipedia talk: WikiProject Stub sorting for the numerous times this has been suggested before. Grutness...wha? 01:29, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

In fact, you don't even need to check the archives - check the item above this on this page! Grutness...wha? 01:30, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Finally responding as a user. Sorry about that. . . ;( ShadeofTime09 (talk) 00:50, 26 July 2009 (UTC) (formerly 8.56.178.51)

Doc subpage

Just noticed that this has been reverted before. However I still think it would be beneficial. It is common practice to have the interwikis in a subpage so that they can be edited without having to raise edit requests. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:47, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

I've nominated this for deletion at WP:SFD - as much as a procedural thing as for my personal views that it will create a lot of problems. As has been explained many times in the past, it is deliberate that stub pages have no /doc file. However, a formal SFD for this may be the opportunity to express opinions one way or the other. Grutness...wha? 00:26, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Template:Stub in Category:Stubs?

Every other stub template lies in the category in which it populates. Therefore it seems reasonable and consistent that this template should be in Category:Stubs ... — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 06:36, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Check the archives of this page - it used to be listed in Category:Stubs, but was removed after repeated complaints and suggestions that it be removed. Grutness...wha? 01:12, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Hm. That's odd - I can't find it. I know it was discussed (I was one of those who thought it was a bad idea and that the template should be listed in the category, but most were definitely in favour of the template not being listed. Over time I've come to agree with them - this one stub template is far better not shown). Discussion was around late 2005, IIRC - may have been discussed at one of WP:WSS's talk pages rather than here. Grutness...wha? 01:27, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

I suppose it's reasonable that this template is special case. Category:Stubs is more like a cleanup category so I can see where they are coming from. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:36, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

New design

{{Editprotected}} I think I have come up with a more "in your face" attention grabbing design. I think this would make it more noticeable and no longer hidden inside the article's text. Also, it's flashy and adds color and flair. ^Moldy_Orange 22:23, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

I think you'll need to get some discussion going for this one... — RockMFR 00:43, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I think, rather, that you need to check the archives of this page for the reasons why similar suggestions have been rejected on numerous occasions in the past. The aim of a stub template is to be as discreet as possible, which is why it sits at the bottom of the page with no box. We deliberately try to make sure that it is not "in your face". Grutness...wha? 01:31, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Aww, okay. Thanks anyway! ^Moldy_Orange 15:02, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

More talk of changes

Please note a nascent discussion regarding this template at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Changing_the_stub_template. Shereth 21:35, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Editprotected request involving this template

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