Template talk:Screencap

:~( -Derik 22:15, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

It had been beaten with the ugly stick, left in the ugly swamp to rot for a few years and then entered into the "Miss Ugly Message Box Template 2009", where it was of such exceeding ugliness that the judges' intestines ripped themselves from their torso and strangled the poor buggers to death, lest they be exposed to the sheer ugliness any more.

And even over and above that, it was hard to read and bore no resemblance to any other template on the wiki. Copyright templates should be clear enough to read from the other side of the room.

[And sandboxing on a live template is HORRENDOUS form.] - SanityOrMadness 22:30, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

Well, yes that is all true... Still! -Derik 23:09, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

If I were to suggest a standard style for copyright templates, I might suggest a box akin to those on the Main Page, but with the colored strip being vertically oriented and on the left side. Said strip would only contain a single character in white text: "©" --Rosicrucian^Talk 22:38, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

Are you suggesting redoing ALL the templates on the wiki in such a form? Right now, the © templates are broadly in line with {{messagebox}} and its' kin.

*notes in horror that {{messagebox}} isn't locked*

You do realise that someone (and you know who I mean) would be able to deface thousands of pages by editing it? And that they'd stand a good chance of crashing the wiki just by editing it? - SanityOrMadness 22:49, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

*Whistles.* --Rosicrucian^Talk 22:52, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

Also {{!}} and {{Offsetep}}.

And I would fully-protect, not semi-protect. There's no reason for these templates to be edited willy-nilly, given the sheer number of pages they're used on - SanityOrMadness 22:59, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

There are non-sysop editors who I still count as very useful template builders.--Rosicrucian^Talk 23:03, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

Such as myself.

(If you were wondering what whatsisname's antics aren't keyword-blocked... this is why. We'd much rather deal with easily-reverted toomfoolery than have that person frustrated and hunting around for other things to break.) -Derik 23:09, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

Build in a sandbox, and get a sysop to move it when it's finalised and agreed though. Anything which could break the wiki shouldn't be freely editable, since malicious intent isn't required for things to go wrong. - SanityOrMadness 23:13, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

That's fine for standard templates, but complicated recursive templates don't just 'move' like that.

...wait, was that directed at me? I broke the wiki once.

Maybe twice. -Derik 23:24, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

Since we got derailed.

"Are you suggesting redoing ALL the templates on the wiki in such a form? Right now, the © templates are broadly in line with {{messagebox}} and its' kin."

I am at the least suggesting something visually distinct which will point out that all the copyright tags are indeed copyright tags.--Rosicrucian^Talk 23:19, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

This? -Derik 23:42, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

Hmm. I can dig it. I dunno if the copyright symbol needs to repeat, though.--Rosicrucian^Talk 23:44, 11 May 2009 (EDT)

	Image Templates
<charinsert>{{hastak}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{comicinterior}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{comiccover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{screencap}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{MarvelUScover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{HMcover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{MarvelG2cover}}</charinsert>

To include a file in a page, use a link in the form [[File:File.jpg]], [[File:File.png|alt text]] or [[Media:File.ogg]] for directly linking to the file.

	Image Templates
<charinsert>{{hastak}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{comicinterior}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{comiccover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{screencap}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{MarvelUScover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{HMcover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{MarvelG2cover}}</charinsert>

To include a file in a page, use a link in the form [[File:File.jpg]], [[File:File.png|alt text]] or [[Media:File.ogg]] for directly linking to the file.

	Image Templates
<charinsert>{{hastak}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{comicinterior}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{comiccover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{screencap}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{MarvelUScover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{HMcover}}</charinsert> <charinsert>{{MarvelG2cover}}</charinsert>

To include a file in a page, use a link in the form [[File:File.jpg]], [[File:File.png|alt text]] or [[Media:File.ogg]] for directly linking to the file.

-Derik 00:33, 12 May 2009 (EDT)

Verra nice. Calls attention to it, but is otherwise not too godawful.--Rosicrucian^Talk 00:37, 12 May 2009 (EDT)

You were right about only one ©. Too overpowering otherwise. -Derik 01:06, 12 May 2009 (EDT)