Template talk:Increase

Rename...?

Since this template (and {{Loss}}) are now appearing in {{Infobox Country}} templates to indicate an increase or decrease in countries' yearly HDI, perhaps the more generic names {{Increase}} and {{Decrease}} might be more suitable for these templates (keeping {{Profit}} and {{Loss}} as redirects)...?  Regards, David Kernow (talk) 00:52, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Makes sense to me. Valentinian ^{T / C} 23:56, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Usage advice regarding {{profit}} and {{loss}}

I'm glad profit now redirects here, however I would argue for a notice to say not to use {{profit}} at all, because as far as I can see it is being used incorrectly. i.e. when a company makes 200 million in one year and 100 million the next {{profit}} is being used (i.e. to say it is still a positive) when of course decrease should be used. Mark83 16:38, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Use of superseded image

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The image used in this template has been superseded by this image. — cBuckley (Talk • Contribs) 18:24, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

It has too. Y Done. Daniel Bryant 21:58, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Interwikis

Please, add sl:Predloga:Rast. Thanks. --Eleassar ^{my talk} 12:26, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

{{editprotected}} done. CMummert · talk 18:52, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Please add is:Snið:Hækkun. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson 22:43, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

increase of negative things

How do we handle increase of negative things? (e.g. in a ranking of failed states?
I would suggest that we create a new template with a green arrow pointing down and a red arrow pointing up. What do you think? --Spitzl 11:03, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Documentation subpage

{{editprotected}} The format of WP:DOC has since changed, please update {{increase}} and {{decrease}}. — Dispenser 02:27, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Done. --- RockMFR 04:17, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Replace unicode symbol by an icon with alt text

{{editprotected}} Unicode symbols are not accessible, as most of them are read by screen readers as a question mark (unrecognized). Even when they are, the textual alternative is quite generic, and does not always convey the meaning intended. For example, in this case it would be read as "down arrow" instead of "decrease".

The MoS guideline at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (accessibility)#Text says such symbols should be replaced by an icon with alt text. This guideline was established after the discussion at WT:ACCESS#Non standard ASCII, and consensus was reached to replace such symbols by an icon with alt text.

This change does not have any effect on the layout, or the rendering of the symbol, thus is believed to be consensual. I request to replace: ▲

<span style="color: #0c0; font-size: larger;">▲</span>

by:

[[File:Increase2.svg|11px|alt=increase|link=]]

File:Increase2.svg is in public domain because it is ineligible for copyright (simple geometry), thus the image doesn't require attribution and it is acceptable to remove the link.

Thanks. Dodoïste (talk) 13:39, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Since they were not protected, I made similar corrections to Template:DecreasePositive and Template:DecreasePositive. Dodoïste (talk) 15:42, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Y Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:09, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! :-) Dodoïste (talk) 19:16, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Mouseover

Would it be possible to incorporate a mouseover feature into this template and into its siblings, Template:Steady and Template:Decrease, so that when one hovers over them with the cursor they'll say "Increase," "Steady" and "Decrease"?—Biosketch (talk) 08:35, 4 October 2011 (UTC)