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Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Coordinates, again - time to deprecate 'coor *' templates

There is an ongoing discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Coordinates section about which templates should be used to insert geographical coordinates into articles. -- Patleahy 23:32, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

The discussion is now at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Coordinates, again - time to deprecate 'coor *' templates. -- Patleahy 18:16, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Time to deprecate

Now that Google Earth have confirmed that they are parsing {{coord}}, and WikiWorld and Geo Names have said that they will do so, are people content to finally deprecate the older coor * coordinates templates? Andy Mabbett 14:58, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Put it another way: I shall do so, shortly, unless anyone objects. Andy Mabbett 16:42, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

You should wait five days for responses just like you would for WP:AfD. -- Patleahy 16:47, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

That's what I mean by "shortly" Andy Mabbett 17:28, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Do we have a real world in the wild example of {{coord}} actually being parsed and appearing in the wild? If not, it is too early. Regan123 17:42, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

As I've replied to the same point elsewhere, I fail to see why that's a requirement. Andy Mabbett 17:53, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Note also that Wikipedia itself has now announced that Google Earth supports coord. Andy Mabbett 14:42, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Updates: Span text

On Template_talk:Coor_URL#Span_title, it was suggested to update the span text.

• The update for Template:Coor d is:

<span class="plainlinksneverexpand">[{{Coor URL}}{{{1}}}_{{{2}}}_{{{3}}}_{{{4}}}_{{{5}}} <span title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">{{{1}}}° {{{2}}} {{{3}}}° {{{4}}}</span>]</span>

• The update for Template:Coor dm is:

<span class="plainlinksneverexpand">[{{Coor URL}}{{{1}}}_{{{2}}}_{{{3}}}_{{{4}}}_{{{5}}}_{{{6}}}_{{{7}}} <span title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"> {{{1}}}°{{{2}}}′{{{3}}}, {{{4}}}°{{{5}}}′{{{6}}}</span>]</span>

• The update for Template:Coor dms is:

<span class="{{#if:{{{title|}}}|geolink|plainlinksneverexpand}}">[{{Coor URL}}{{{1}}}_{{{2}}}_{{{3}}}_{{{4}}}_{{{5}}}_{{{6}}}_{{{7}}}_{{{8}}}_{{{9}}} <span title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for {{{title|this location}}"> {{{title|<span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{1}}}°{{{2}}}′{{{3}}}″{{{4}}},</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap">{{{5}}}°{{{6}}}′{{{7}}}″{{{8}}}</span></span>}}}]</span>

Please review the changes. I will try to update the templates on a weekend. -- User:Docu

The point of doing this, when the coor * templates are on the verge of being deprecated, and replaced with {{coord}}, is what, exactly? Andy Mabbett 11:27, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Please avoid cross-posting and keep your comments to the issue at hand. -- User:Docu

I've placed my comment directly below yours; and asked specifically about your original comment. Your new comment therefore makes no sense. Please answer my previous question. Andy Mabbett 15:27, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Pigsonthewing, we all know you like coord, but your comment is slightly off thread, as the question here is in which to implement the change. -- User:Docu

(previous comment by Docu (talk · contribs)) My question is specific and relevant to your proposed change. Why do you refuse to answer it? My name remains, Andy Mabbett 15:33, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

(previous comment by Pigsonthewing (talk · contribs). The template is still being used, even much more than the one you are trying to advocate. -- User:Docu

New template: coord

Please see {{Coord}}, which is intended to replace the coor family of templates. These will then be substituted, throughout Wikipedia, by bot. All functionality is retained. Andy Mabbett 11:25, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for adding your opinion. BTW coord is not new, your section header ("New template: coord") is misleading. -- User:Docu