Template talk:OEIS

message: Clicking on a link that is the result of this template takes one to an external site, but this is not indicated by the link presentation. This seems incorrect to me - Leonard G. 03:25, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, but it appears to be an effect of the oeis: link protocol which is built into the Wikimedia software. It doesn't seem possible or at least simple to change this. Maybe it would be possible to add the words "(external link)" to the tooltip portion of the substituted template, so it pops up when you hover? Rpresser 16:02, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I think I can use the fullurl: parser function to put the external link symbol. --Kevinkor2 11:59, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  External link 

message: The template should likely be changed to link to http://oeis.org/classic/Axxxxx now
instead of http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/Axxxxxx .
I propose a similar update to the links within the OEIS page.
R. J. Mathar 18 Apr 2010 14:13 (CET)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.229.222.14 (talk) 12:06, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moving on to oeis.org 

message: I propose the following appearance for OEIS links: 
Code: 
Greetings, Lipedia (talk) 23:37, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I propose to use File:OEISicon.svg instead of File:OEISicon_light.svg which is currently used. I personally find the light icon hard to decipher inside article text. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 11:19, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I question whether an image is needed there at all. I personally would prefer to have plain text instead of an image, maybe with a  tag inbetween to achieve the visual appearance of the OEIS logo. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 12:51, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

text: PrimeHunter proposed the following: OEIS A000001. I think it looks quite good (although at least in my browser the 'S' does not sit directly beneath the 'E'). Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 15:07, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

text: I agree that it is disturbing. And you are right that it dosn't need to be read. As you say, it is an icon that should be easy to identify. Do you think it would be less disturbing if we used PrimeHunter's proposal but with black letters instead of the blue ones (while still retaining the wikilink)? Note: I am not against your proposal, but I (and that might be just my opinion) simply think the way in which the logo in your proposal "hangs down" compared to the rest of the text doesn't look right. If we could make the image in your proposal sitting a bit more upwards and perhaps make it only slightly darker than in the original proposal (thus not black, but a darker grey) I think it would be fine. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 15:51, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Look with icon 

message: I removed all the instances of oeis (lowercase) from articles and changed the template to a redirect. There are still just over 100 instances of OEIS2C which I'm still working on. I'm doing this on a case by case basis and so far I've found few cases where the template shouldn't be replaced by one of OEIS, OEIS link, or SloanesRef according to the usage described in the template documentation. In many of the remaining cases I'm removing the template because it's being used contrary to the MOS (see HairyWombat's concerns above), in an unencyclopedic way, or being used to replace a link to a Wikipedia article. In some cases the entire paragraph or section where the template appears needs extensive work or should be removed.--RDBury (talk) 15:52, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update 

message: Hi. I noticed that the link to the OEIS is not clearly marked as being an external link. Should a little icon be added to the template to indicate this? I understand not wanting to create too much fluff. All recommendations welcome. 137.124.161.4 (talk) 16:42, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Putting icons next to links is mostly a function of the wikimedia software. Currently it only does it to warn of formatting issues (e.g. pdf files). Otherwise, the color of the link is different for internal and external links, which should help to indicate that the ones produced by this template are internal. But if you really need a little icon next to the link, there is already an alternative form for the template, , which does that. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:20, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: On the current vanilla version of Wikipedia the internal/external link color difference is barely noticeable. I literally have to move my head closer to the screen to differentiate between the two (i.e. on Fibonacci number). I think it's reckless to not have an icon for all OEIS links. 137.124.161.12 (talk) 23:49, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Why OEIS in particular, and not all external links more generally? —David Eppstein (talk) 23:53, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Because I doubt I could alone influence general Wikipedia policy being a mere IP editor. And I really only care about mathematics articles on Wikipedia. 137.124.161.12 (talk) 02:45, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Making sure it is clear this is an external website