Template talk:User instrument

message: Here is my suggested change for improving this template as per the ongoing shifts in userbox policy.  Basically, the categories are entirely unnecessary and should be gotten rid of.  Then, once this change is implemented the user instrument meta-template can be subst'ed into the templates that are linking to it according to WP:AMT.

--Cyde Weys 22:49, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested change 

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Don't edit it yet, because some categories won't have the name discussed in that nomination. The change can now be made. TimBentley (talk) 03:56, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've now changed all the (instrument)-(level) templates to the correct -ist name from the nomination, and created all the new categories. So please implement this coding change right away, and we'll see what moves and what doesn't.--Mike Selinker 20:57, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggested change per [[Wikipedia:User categories for discussion/Archive/October 2006#Instruments]]

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why not do it like this so that it links to the instrument article?Me...™ 09:02, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Why not add link to instrument article?

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The code above sorts each page depending to namespace: If the transcluding page is in Template:, then the sort key is set as a space. If the transcluding page is a userpage, then the sort key is .
Categorizing the templates themselves is useful for maintenance and to immediately see how one can add oneself to the category.
In both cases, the transcluding page is added to both the parent and the level category. Despite the clutter at the bottom of userpages, it'd be unfair to not categorize in the parent because the parent is a catch-all category for the ambiguous/generic template, and, in many cases, includes userpages containing other related userboxes. If this is unwanted, there'd need to be a massive proposal to rename all parent categories into empty "by" categories. –Pomte 03:51, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That looks great (though easier to read in the editing window : ) - One thing though, I've been using "space" for related articles or lists, and "asterisk" (*) for templates. It just makes things clearer. - jc37 10:39, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That is a good sorting structure to have, even though there appear to be no lists for instruments. Added a nocat option as well. Please make the change so user pages are re-categorized, because I'm sure they've been dying to be again able to browse the pages of other players. –Pomte 02:42, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reinstate categories 

message: I think the instrument name in desc-post should be linked not to the category, but to the article on the instrument. The category is already at the bottom of the user page. Linking to an actual article is more intuitive and informative, as not everyone knows what some of these instruments are. This will require a new instrument-name parameter. If this is agreed upon, do not change the template yet - the parameter has to be set first so they don't break in the interim. –Pomte 03:51, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Absolutely : ) - jc37 10:39, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Instrument link 

message: : Category:User bass guitar-2
: Category:User bassoon-4
: Category:User handbell-3
: Category:User violin-1
: Category:User violin-2
: Category:User violin-3
: Category:User violin-4
: Category:User percussion-2
: Category:User percussion-3
: Category:User xiao-1
: Category:User pipa-1
: Category:User cello-3
: Category:User guqin-2
: Category:User jew's harp-3
: Category:User clarinet-1
: Category:User clarinet-2
: Category:User drums-1
: Category:User drums-2
: Category:User drums-4
: Category:User mandolin-1
: Category:User mandolin-2
: Category:User euphonium-3
: Category:User flute-2
: Category:User flute-3
: Category:User horn-3
: Category:User harmonica-2
: Category:User organ-2
: Category:User organ-4
–Pomte 02:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's been 4 days so you may wish to get rid of these before they re-populate. –Pomte 13:27, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, thanks for the clarification : ) - jc37 13:50, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: All deleted. - jc37 22:27, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Empty 

message: Why have so many of the user instrument categories been deleted?  It causes unsightly redlinks in the userboxes.  Powers T 00:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seconded.  I'm using  and whilst there are categories for "organ 2" and "organ 4", "organ 3" has disappeared, leaving me with a redlink that I've only just spotted... BencherliteTalk 02:17, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Confused

message: I believe this was suggested a while ago above but I don't think it was ever implemented. Right now (as far as I can tell), all users who place an instrument userbox on their user page get categorized under the letter "U", for "User:". I know how to fix this for plain userboxes, so that users are categorized alphabetically according to their username: 

 -- but the fix is probably much more complex for a template like this and besides which the page is protected. Can an admin please look into this? It's frustrating to look at the categories only to see everyone showing up under "U". Thanks. Equazcion • argue/improves • 02:39, 10/14/2007
:I don't understand the problem here. Could you give a specific example of a userpage and the category-list where you see its (mis)categorization? DMacks (talk) 16:36, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Adding   would be handy as well I guess. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 01:26, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done categorized. DMacks (talk) 16:27, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category/PAGENAME fix 

message: This is how the template should look:
 
67.167.255.17 (talk) 02:10, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Category:Musical instrument user templates is more appropriate here (it's a subcat of :Category:Music user templates and a more specific category). See above  request. DMacks (talk) 16:32, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit protected 

message: Can the sandbox version be copied over which uses the usercategory options of the userbox template. Thanks -- WOSlinker (talk) 18:51, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 19:55, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  usercategory changes