Template talk:Celtic mythology topics

Categorizing

OK, as I proofread the "Ancient Celtic and Gaulish" section, there are some entries I'm not sure what to do with. Does an obscure deity described as "British", with a cult center in England, really belong there? (Example: Arnemetia) We don't have a general Brythonic section... but I don't know that these sorts really belong in the Welsh section, either. Do we do Gaelic and Brythonic, with sub-sections? Argh! - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 00:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

If it does not fit, it does not fit. Let's remove any ambiguous entries. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 01:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. It's a huge-ass template as it is ;-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 01:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Indeed... ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 01:50, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Breaking it down

I knew that gigantic over-determined table would one day morph into a template. But there's just way too much going on here. We're working with three or four cultural groups (each in different regions and eras). Compare Roman mythology, which uses – for a single cultural group –

• {{Roman religion}}
• {{Roman myth (trade)}}
• {{Roman myth (abstract)}}
• {{Roman myth (rustic)}}
• {{Roman myth (minor)}}

A similar breakdown allows you to have big themes of general interest at the top, specific themes at the bottom. I'd like to propose a similar solution here. I'm imagining (at a minimum) templates along these lines: {{Celtic mythology (Goidelic)}}, {{Celtic mythology (Brythonic)}}, {{Celtic paganism (prehistoric and Roman)}}, {{Celtic folklore (Scottish)}}... I'd prefer to break the Irish (i.e. Goidelic) material down further into cycles. What do you think? Q·L·1968 ☿ 20:37, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Sure... Go ahead. We will need then to check all articles that use the template and replace it with the more approriate one. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 23:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Anyone want to suggest a name for the Mythological Cycle template (mostly Tuatha Dé Danann)? They're all "Celtic mythology (something)" so far, so my current idea is "Celtic mythology (TDD)". Any better ideas? Q·L·1968 ☿ 22:47, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Hearing no suggestions from others, I've finally convinced myself to use the tautological {{Celtic mythology (Mythological)}} for the sake of symmetry. Q·L·1968 ☿ 21:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Big-Ass Template gets worse

OK, while I appreciate the work that went into making the sections collapsible, what we have now is a template that is not accepting "collapsed" as a default. I'm going to try to fix the code but if I can't, I'm either reverting or removing it from articles. It's just too visually overwhelming if it can't be collapsed. ARGH. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 02:10, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

I must agree that this must be one of the most awfully overloaded templates on Wikipedia. Woe upon us if this finds imitators. Can we please reduce it back to something sensible, if necessary split it up? --dab (𒁳) 12:21, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Lugaid

Hi, could someone tell me what the intention behind adding Lugaid to the "Irish rulers and warriors" sub-template? Is it supposed to refer to a specific Lugaid, or all the kings with that name? Thanks, --JaGa^talk 06:56, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

OK, link to all it is. --JaGa^talk 16:44, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Help?

I don't understand the thing about updating the documentation. I fixed a couple redirects on the template, but I really don't get whether or not, or how, to update the documentation. - CorbieV^☊ 21:09, 9 October 2014 (UTC)