Template talk:TC

Call for merge
If we must create such templates at all (don't they just duplicate information in the article body?), then there is no reason to confine it to TCs; any PWAD with maps could include one, at least, and many more of the one-line fields in the idgames template could be added. A specialized version for TCs seems to be overkill.


 * Merge.   Ryan W 00:56, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm guessing Curath was thinking of something akin to the video game navboxes used in the Wikipedia. I think you're right there's no reason to distinguish TCs from other WAD add-ons in this respect. What would it be merged with? Who is like God? 02:26, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Ah, I see, the template doesn't exist yet; thus, yeah, I agree we'd best move it and adapt it accordingly. Who is like God? 02:32, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


 * No, it's there. Typo fixed, whoops.    Ryan W 16:41, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I see... I do agree with a merge, then. I wasn't aware of the PWAD infobox, which is not surprising since I couldn't find it on any wads I looked up. Although perhaps that is understandable, as it doesn't seem too convenient to me, as it stands.


 * I do think a PWAD infobox would be useful, if well implemented, as it offers the core info at a glance along with a screen shot (and maybe a screen shot could be used at the top of the infobox), while the body text offers the information in detail.


 * I would just use (in order): Game (game + version), Mode (single, DM, coop, &c), Contributors (most relevant authors), Release date (latest release), Levels (number of levels), Extras (such as resources, hacks, or miscellaneous contents). Examples of "Game" would be Doom v1.9 for a standard patch wad made for the latest version of DOOM, or Doom II v1.9 (Boom v2.02) for a DOOM II patch wad requiring Boom.


 * In any case, either infobox has too many lines, methinks; maybe gray-shading color distinctions could be used, as in the video game infobox at the Wikipedia... and I think the idgames archive, idgames database, and website links are better given at the bottom with any other external links, if applicable, since the point of the wiki is primalily to provide information and not to locate files. Who is like God? 21:04, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes I was thinking navbox-thingies like in wikipedia, they are most functional and it seemed such nice idea atm having certain, should I say 'critical' information at one place. Oh well, whatever. I'm just a fan of Doom 2 Extreme, didn't mean to mix this wiki up!--Curath 13:44, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Not merged because the proposed merge target was deleted. This is without prejudice to a new merge tag, or even a deletion tag if someone simply finds it redundant. The prima facie replacement would be Template:Wad, but I'm trying not to assume everyone favors consolidation (our total template population argues against that!); in any case the above posts make some points about formatting which arguably could be considered for any replacement template as well, if they previously hadn't been. Hope that makes some sense, thanks. Ryan W (living fossil) 22:16, 23 August 2018 (CDT)