Template talk:GNIS

message: I've been working on importing and resolving GNIS into Wikidata so it is linked to pages (possibly one off depending on the page subject). If a goal of including GNIS is for all items with GNIS ID's the data import may make identifying and including the ID on Wikipedia pages much more automated via templates/infoboxes and/or provide a human an assist with locating the ID in some capacity. See the progress of resolving the GNIS ID's to wikidata items which may or may not have a Wikipedia article in English Mix-n-match mostly imports are under Geography and Infrastructure. There are a surprising number of stub articles in Ceb Wikipedia linked to GNIS. Wolfgang8741 says: If not you, then who? (talk) 01:31, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  GNIS import to WikiData for easier linking or inclusion in pages 

message: I started   so the functionality could be used in pages like Adams, California where the sources are listed at the foot of the article. It uses , so the format follows the CS2 or CS1 standard, with the item name, database and publisher linked separately:
* or
* 
rather than the present
*
Would it be worth merging  code into ? There should be no impact on pages that use the template at present, apart from a more standard and perhaps more useful appearance, but it could now be used in articles that use the short footnote style. Aymatth2 (talk) 19:14, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  CS2 / CS1 support 

message: I absolutely love this template, but be advised that the external links it generates currently do not work.  This is likely due to
:User Notice – September 27, 2021
:The Domestic Names Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) search page is currently offline as we transition to a redesigned and updated application. We do not have a date when the new GNIS will be available, and we apologize for any inconvenience. (See notice)
When the redesigned application becomes available, will the traditional links still work?  There is no guarantee of this.  The GNIS template might need to be totally rewritten for compatibility with the new system. 2601:281:D47F:AE60:5DA4:CA6B:B67D:D61A (talk) 02:06, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I've attempted to use the Internet Archive to display older copies of GNIS pages, but IA has not archived every page that Wikipedia links to. When GNIS comes back, we'll try to make these links work again. — hike395 (talk) 08:23, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  GNIS external links currently don't work 

message: * What I think should be changed:
* At top of template, External link: From
**https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/
* To
** https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names
JoeNMLC (talk) 17:39, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: . For future edits like this, editor , this request should have been made on the GNIS URL talk page. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 19:21, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

text: The trailing "/" after names was missed. I have fixed it in . RedWolf (talk) 20:32, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you very much, editor ! P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 04:57, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template External link is "Page not found"