Template talk:S-start/doc

message: What is the succession box error at Joe Garaglioa ? - Kittybrewster 08:40, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed, it was a  and a  too much. Greetings ~~ Phoe talk 10:34, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Error

message: I think we need a form for disputed reigns - where two rulers claim a kingdom, each ruling over part of it.  I'll have a crack at this myself. Slac speak up! 21:01, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: New box

message: I cannont get s-ref to work satisfactorily in the Ian Macfadyen article.  I have tried:
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Neither seems to display any text.  Any suggestions? Greenshed 21:19, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That is odd.  It works fine until you add an external link.  --Gadget850 ( Ed) 13:20, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: BTW- this is the discussion for the DOC page.  You might want to post this on the main Template talk:S-start.  --Gadget850 ( Ed) 13:41, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Possible problem with s-ref

message: Some style issues with the examples:
*Lone years should not normally be linked. 
*The examples use an emdash between the dates; this should be an endash.  See WP:DASH#Dashes.  If the connected dates do not contain a space, there there is no space between the dates and the endash; if there is a space in the dates, then there are spaces separating the endash from the dates.
:Examples:
::1969–1975
::16 May, 1969 – 21 August, 1969
*Years should be in full; instead of 1620 — 41, it should be 1620–1641.
--Gadget850 ( Ed) 13:36, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Prompt response: WikiProject Succession Box Standardization's guidelines now provide detailed instructions on the correct style of the dates. A couple of changes have been made on the format accepted by the Manual of Style, however: dates are not linked even if they are complete, and blanks are added between the lone years and their connecting dash. Waltham, The Duke of 16:17, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Example formatting 

message: The following succession box is on William Bruce (architect):
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Which currently looks like this:
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I want to change it to this, noting that the office of Surveyor was vacant both before and after Bruce:
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But it comes out like this:
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The only thing I am changing is  and  to . Please help! Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 17:28, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like a bug in .  Looking at the code, it starts with a | which means the preceding code for  is the first column in a table row.   You can work around this by adding a |- between  and .  I recommend you add a comment so future editors know why it is there.  --— Gadget850 (Ed) talk -  18:02, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That works perfectly! Many thanks Gadget, Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 10:41, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problem with {{tl|s-vac}} 

message: Should the documentation not also mention the template's  only parameter, ? Michael Bednarek (talk) 23:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Documenting {{Tl|S-start}}'s only parameter

message: A number of date-containing templates, such as , emit microformats. A limitation of such templates is they must not be used for dates in the Julian calendar. Does this family of templates emit microformats? Jc3s5h (talk) 17:23, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Microformats

message: The example in Template:S-start/doc#S-vac needs to be updated to reflect the fact that Charles, Prince of Wales is no longer the incumbent Prince of Wales (and William, Prince of Wales is no longer the heir but now the incumbent). Set theorist (talk) 14:23, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  update required to Charles, Prince of Wales