Template talk:WikiProject Africa

EditReq

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Could the version in the sandbox be copied over to live.

I'm just adding back in the {{{parea}}} parameter back which was missed out when the template was converted to WPBannerMeta. This will also help to populate the Category:African protected areas articles by quality categories. Thanks. -- WOSlinker (talk) 22:18, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Done. — RockMFR 23:38, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Last edit

{{edit protected}} Please undo this last edit from John Carter as unnecessary. It is not included in the correct hook (i.e. "tfnested" is for nested names and links only, not assessment) and duplicates information already in the code under the taskforces hook, thanks Borgarde (talk) 07:24, 27 October 2009 (UTC).

Fixed. Looks like he was trying to fix the importance parameter, which I have now done. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:47, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

The old machine didn't always record everything that I typed, unfortunately. Thanks for catching the error. :) John Carter (talk) 13:29, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Updates

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1. Please update |TF_9_MAIN_CAT = WikiProject African protected areas articles to |TF_9_MAIN_CAT = African protected areas task force articles and delete Category:WikiProject African protected areas articles, in favor of Category:African protected areas task force articles used by the project and its parent WP:PAREAS.
2. please add the shortcut to the importance parameter, for example: |tf 9 importance={{{Protected areas-importance|{{{parea-importance}}}}}} to match the class parameter shortcut of parea. --Funandtrvl (talk) 18:20, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Y Done —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 13:14, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

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I apologize for the confusion, because there is more than one TF9, the right one did not get corrected in the above edit. I have since created a sandbox version, which can be copied over to the real template. In addition, there was another correction needed regarding the syntax for "Comoros". Here is the version to be copied over: [1] Thank you very much and sorry for the confusion! --Funandtrvl (talk) 16:09, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

No problem —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 18:42, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Book class

{{editprotected}} I've set up the subpage to support the book-class. However there hasn't been a discussion about this, so I won't make the edited protected request yet. This would greatly help Wikiproject-Wikipedia books whenever there are discussions about Africa-related books. Anyone for/against this? Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 05:20, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Actually, there was this discussion that took place, but no one gave feedback. Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 05:21, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Alright, it's been long enough. Let's do this. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 09:17, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

So what DO you want doing? Which subpage? - I've copied the current template into the sandbox - Template:AfricaProject/sandbox, suggest you edit that as required, then we can just copy the whole thing over the top of the original, then there's no chance of error.  Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 23:18, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

"This WikiProject banner has a /class subpage which is currently not in use. In order to use it, please set |QUALITY_SCALE=subpage. To remove this warning, please delete or blank that subpage." That's all that needs to be done (part in bold) (see sandbox diff). Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 00:11, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Y Done  Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 00:20, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 00:21, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Assyria?!?

Why the hell is Assyria included here? What idiot couldn't be bothered to look at a map before adding that piece of genius? That needs removed immediately. --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 15:07, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Indeed. Could someone who can please fix this?--Oneiros (talk) 16:41, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Y Done. Can you update the docs. -- WOSlinker (talk) 23:33, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

South Sudan

This template requires a new parameter to be added for Wikipedia:WikiProject South Sudan, a project dedicated to improving all articles related to the recently-declared nation of South Sudan. Mar4d (talk) 04:12, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Please specify the code to be added and reactivate the request ("answered=no").  Sandstein  06:24, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

The code for South Sudan already exists, but the country is currently at the end of the list. The list should be sorted alphabetically.--Oneiros (talk) 16:38, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

And the documentation needs to be updated. South Sudan is in Eastern Africa.--Oneiros (talk) 16:43, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Y Done. Can you update the docs. -- WOSlinker (talk) 23:34, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Y Done. --Oneiros (talk) 23:50, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Somalia

The template {{WikiProject Somalia}} simply redirects to this one, in which case the parameter "Somalia=yes" is not included (and thus the page is not flagged for WikiProject Somalia). I tried to update the Somalia template, so that it would transclude as follows:

• {{WikiProject Africa|BANNER_NAME=Template:WikiProject Somalia|category=no|class=|importance=|Somalia=yes|Somalia-importance=}}

However, this places the talk page in a category for malformed WikiProject templates (or some such). Omitting "category=no" gives an error on the template page itself.

This doesn't work either:

• #redirect[[Template:WikiProject Africa|Somalia=yes]]

Can someone help me out? Should I just rebuild the template using {{WPBannerMeta}} using the relevant parameters from {{WikiProject Africa}}? Effectively, the {{WikiProject Somalia}} template needs to work like this:

• {{WikiProject Africa|Somalia=yes}}

Thank you, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 16:43, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

The main problem with the first one was that you passed |category=no - this will always cause the page to go into Category:WikiProject banners with formatting errors. Setting |category=no should only be done if a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Another problem is that |BANNER_NAME=Template:WikiProject Somalia simply won't be recognised; and |class=|importance=|Somalia-importance= are all ineffectual because they have no value. |Somalia=yes is good though.

The second one wouldn't work because redirects cannot give, or be given, parameters.

You've got the basic idea with the last one; but doing this won't feed through all the other parameters such as |class= and |importance=. This should do it:

• {{WikiProject Africa |small={{{small|}}} |category={{{category|}}} |listas={{{listas|}}} |auto={{{auto|}}} |class={{{class|}}} |importance={{{importance|}}} |attention={{{attention|}}} |needs-infobox={{{needs-infobox|}}} |Somalia=yes |Somalia-importance={{{importance|}}} }}

--Redrose64 (talk) 19:47, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I hadn't seen this before I asked again (n/m; actually you replied a little afterwards). I tried using this but it still places the template in Category:WikiProject banners with formatting errors, with a message at the top that says "The WikiProject banner below should be moved to this template's talk page." Other than that, I checked a few of the talk pages that still use this, and the template itself seems to work. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 20:18, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Mmm. I didn't expect that. It may well require building up independently of {{WikiProject Africa}}, i.e. using {{WPBannerMeta}}. Advantages: you won't get the error messages on Template:WikiProject Somalia; disadvantages: it won't inherit any future changes that may be made to {{WikiProject Africa}}. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:26, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Another possibility is to simply nominate the WP:SOMALIA template for deletion; there are 2 or 3 dozen talk pages that still use the template and these could be migrated to the WP:AFRICA template. In any case, for now I have left it as-is; maybe someone at the WPBannerMeta talk page will have another idea. Thanks again, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 21:10, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

I think this might work, see: diff. Got the idea from WPUSA, they're combining a lot of the templates for the different US state projects. --Funandtrvl (talk) 00:42, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Added one more fix, see: Template:WikiProject Somalia. --Funandtrvl (talk) 00:50, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

These edits have removed some of the parameters (|auto= |attention= |needs-infobox=). WikiProject Somalia now recognises only the following: |small= |category= |listas= |class= |importance= |Somalia-importance= --Redrose64 (talk) 17:04, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I realized that too, but I've removed all the backlinks now from the WPSomalia template, so I'm going to mark it for deletion, since it's been migrated over to this template. --Funandtrvl (talk) 20:29, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Côte d'Ivoire

As well as the abbreviation of CI for the Côte d'Ivoire can we add Côte d'Ivoire and Ivory Coast to serve the same function. Editors will generally not be aware of of the need to use the abbreviation CI. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 20:01, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Y Done. Could you update the documentation? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 07:47, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Y Done. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 09:09, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Edit request 06 August 2011

{{edit protected}} In the sandbox there is a version that will fix: missing importance parameters for Côte d'Ivoire, incorrect assessment and main cats for Egyptian Religion, missing quality and importance for Ancient Near East, and unneeded name parameter for nested Comoros. Thanks, --Funandtrvl (talk) 06:37, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

One more fix adding diacritics for Côte d'Ivoire, see: sandbox. --Funandtrvl (talk) 07:02, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

One more correction to non-standard main cat for WPANE, see: sandbox. Thanks, --Funandtrvl (talk) 17:42, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

One more fx to chg Template:AfricaProject to current template name in hook, see: sandbox. --Funandtrvl (talk) 18:38, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

One more fx to assessment cat for Classical warfare articles, see updated sandbox. Gee, I hope that's the end of my error finding! --Funandtrvl (talk) 18:57, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Please also see my above comments regarding the WikiProject Somalia banner. Thanks, -- Gyrofrog (talk) 19:02, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

I'll post that at Template talk:WPBannerMeta for you, that's usually where they work on problems like that. --Funandtrvl (talk) 19:05, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Above rqst posted at WPBM tlk pg, one more fx, added missing nested TFs, see: sandbox. --Funandtrvl (talk) 19:49, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! -- Gyrofrog (talk) 20:05, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. Added main cat to the template, see: sandbox version to be updated to. Thanks, --Funandtrvl (talk) 21:26, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Done Seems to be in order, with no further changes or objections in the last few days. --RL0919 (talk) 22:37, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Edit request:Western Sahara

Hi,
Can you please replace the flag used for Western Sahara by this, per WP:NPOV and Wikipedia:Western Sahara Infobox/Vote.

The territory is disputed, displaying that flag to refer to the territory is clearly partisan. Consensus already reached, for the change of the flag at the page linked above.
Regards --Tachfin (talk) 08:02, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Also, take this consensus into account --Tachfin (talk) 08:29, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Libyan flag

The WikiProject Libya flag should be changed to the NTC flag (File:Flag of Libya (1951).svg), as the UNGA has voted in favour of it. This change has already been enacted on the project page and its dependent templates. ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 18:14, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Think this was done on 2 September? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 16:23, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Huh? No, the flag is still the split compromise flag on this template. ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 01:09, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

The reason for this confusion is that you have linked to File:Flag of Libya (2011 combined).svg in your post above! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:11, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Now updated. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:18, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Heh, sorry. Copy/paste failure. ~~ Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 00:24, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

The file of the flag should be Flag of Libya.svg. --79.25.33.238 (talk) 16:27, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Y Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:48, 9 November 2011 (UTC)