Template talk:Style

message: Please add issues below as you see fit.
=== Redesign ===
If we're going to redesign it, can we change it to CSS instead of tables for layout at the same time? -Quiddity 22:41, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion 

message: If we're going to redesign it, can we change it to CSS instead of tables for layout at the same time? -Quiddity 22:41, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redesign 

message: Should I add the other Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Submanuals that aren't listed here yet? --Quiddity 04:32, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, and a few more fixes. Revert if its new length breaks anything. —Quiddity 21:05, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Done. --Quiddity 18:05, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Additions?

message: See Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Archive_94#Overhaul_of_the_so-called_Style_Template. Tony (talk) 04:41, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overhaul 

message: I've moved all the "ThisCountry-related articles" to a COMMON sub-section. I think it doesn't matter that some of them are policies and other guides, because there is no clash for any country, i.e. there is no policy about France and guide about France.
Furthermore, I propose splitting them to a completely different template. I think that some more over-specific links should join, like Chemistry, Math, etc. Let's leave only very general and very basic stuff here. Comments? --Kubanczyk (talk) 18:39, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Related to specific culture 

message: Shouldn't the WP:Manual of Style (Latter Day Saints) link be in the "Related to specific cultures" section? It is very out of place where it is now. I am going to be bold and move it down the template, but feel free to revert me. Plasticup T/C 22:22, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:Manual of Style (Latter Day Saints)]] --> "Related to specific cultures" section 

message: Although numbers is included in the list, it's not immediately obvious (being listed under "D" for "Dates and numbers"). For something so basic, I think it ought to have its own entry and have been bold and made it so. Bazza (talk) 14:14, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Two subsequent reverts - both without discussion - have prompted me to suggest a more radical change: separate Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) into Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates) and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (numbers), with a separate entry for each in this template's list. Bazza (talk) 14:31, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Doesn't sound a bad idea, but you'd better bring it up there (i.e. at WT:MOSNUM - which I should warn you is a page where tensions traditionally run inexplicably high).--Kotniski (talk) 14:43, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Numbers 

message: This template is really long.  Can we get some "hide/show" sections, so that pages that are primarily connected to a single aspect could display a shorter list?  WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:45, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Took the format from another series I was working on, WP:PROCESS, and used it as the guide for this one. Shortened the titles for some sections. The section "Help" are in my opinion unnecessary, it can be removed. ChyranandChloe (talk) 01:57, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Really long 

message: Is it possible to have subsections appear on the list, once a main page is highlighted. For example Wikipedia:Words to avoid has its own entry, Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words is in the articles 'See also' section and seems closely related. it would make sense to me if once you were on 'words to avoid', that the navbox then displayed the pages that are related so one would get:
:Wikimedia sister projects
:Words to avoid
::Wikipedia:Avoid peacock terms
::Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words
::other subpages...
:other sections
I'm sure I've seen this done in other templates, but not sure how easy it is. Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 11:00, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Subsections

message: Thanks to Eubulides for removing the excess white space in the template. Tony (talk) 09:39, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thank heaven: narrower 

message: Add 
* Tables
It has the  warning.174.3.98.236 (talk) 04:23, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Set Sail For The Seven Seas 230° 29' 45" NET 15:21, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding A Missing Page 

message: User:Gnevin/sandbox6. Thoughts ? Gnevin (talk) 17:09, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Would you describe the changes you have made? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 18:56, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  This has been live for a while without objection so it probably safe to say this is acceptable. Basically I replace links to the individual MoS to the Categories as you see it now Gnevin (talk) 12:27, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed replacement 

message: Is there a reason why WP:MOSFILM is not included in the template? Almogo (talk) 16:31, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manual of Style (film) 

message: Change the text in the button from 'Search the MoS' to 'Search the Manual'. Just to avoid the acronym. cheers --Boy.pockets (talk) 10:59, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Small change 

message: I have a picture of Dave Keon. How do I insert it.
Midager (talk) 09:33, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry Midager. Template:Style does not require a photo of Dave Keon. GaneshBhakt (talk) 10:34, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Midager, 2 June 2011 

message: There is a discussion in MOS Talk page regarding ways to improve searching/indexing for the many Manual Of Style (MOS) pages in WP.  It seems to me that this template Template:Style could be vastly improved: in addition to pointing the reader to the MOS categories (which this template already does) it could also list all the important of the MOS-related articles.  The key goal is to help readers quickly find MOS-related articles, and help them save time so they dont have to visit the categories, etc.  Putting the important MOS articles directly in the NavBox will help readers quickly and directly find the info they need.  I'm willing to improve the template in that manner, but I welcome comments.  --Noleander (talk) 18:04, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like this template used to have a fairly comprehensive list of MOS articles:  here is a version from 2009 here which contains specific articles.   The layout is not very clean, but at least users could get to the MOS pages in a single click.  I don't see a discussion above in this Talk page that explains why the articles were removed from the template.  I'm proposing to improve the template to be the best of both worlds: Maintain the current category-oriented hierarchy, but also include many of the important MOS pages, so users can get to their destination in one click.   I dont suggest using the 2008-2009 layout, but instead something more concise and user-friendly.   Of course,  if the template gets too large, the use of collapsible Show/Hide subsections would be employed.  Thoughts?  --Noleander (talk) 18:14, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There are lots of great NavBoxes out there to use as examples, but here is one that is rather user-friendly, and fits quite a few articles in a compact space:   Template:WorldWarIISegmentUnderInfoBox.   Notice two features:  (a) the use of Show/Hide section; and (b) the hierarchical layout.  Both of which could be used in this MOS template. --Noleander (talk) 18:24, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Enhance NavBox to include more links? 

message: An aspect of this navbox that may confuse some users is when a section, such as "Music", (which has a Category) also has a dedicated "Music" page.  When a user clicks on the "Music" section link, where should the user be vectored:  to the MOS Music category?  or to the MOS-Music page?  --Noleander (talk) 18:46, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the only answer is the category. Most of the categories don't have that problem, so a user familiar with the other links will be expecting links to categories. If a person clicks "Music" because he is looking for the dedicated Music page, he will quickly see "Music" among his choices. But if a person is looking for the music samples page, clicks "Music", and is sent to the dedicated "Music" page, he will be much more seriously lost. Art LaPella (talk) 22:53, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section links: to page? or to category? 

message: The page Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names) has a long list of country-specific issues regarding names.  Most of these are too short to warrant their own pages, but should nevertheless be included within WP:MOS in one way or another.  I have taken the bull by the horns and added them to the Regional section of this list. I trust that this is in order. Martinvl (talk) 09:12, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Specific Geographic naming issues 

message: can we move this to template:Manual of Style?  I have been cleaning up transclusions in article space for several hours today.  most of them are from {} typos like this one, but some are from confusion with maintenance tags. Frietjes (talk) 17:21, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move 

message: What should I do if I want to expand more than one section? Corphine (talk) 07:46, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parameter "expanded" 

message: :Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *Support or *Oppose, then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.
* Suggest Template:MoS sidebar or Template:Manual of Style sidebar with Template:MoS sidebar as a shorter version that redirects. Sardanaphalus (talk) 09:40, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: Wikipedia:WikiProject Computer science/Manual of style should probably be removed as it is not part of the MOS. 207.161.86.162 (talk) 04:43, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Volteer1 (talk) 14:59, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject Computer science 

message: Hi there,
I worked on making the MoS templates (Template:style + template:manual of style)match each other in terms of what they contained. They should now each contain all of the links that the other contain, and that the respective MoS categories contain.
I did not, however, alphabetize the lists, determine notability of certain WikiProject guidelines in the categories, or add some of the pages from the MoS sports categories to the templates.
Let me know if any changes need to be made or if I was too WP:BOLD!
JuxtaposedJacob (talk) 05:29, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editsummary