Template talk:Wikisource author

I have created Template:Wikisource author2 in order to fix the problem of alias-ing authors whose source names are different from their wikipedia names. G. K. Chesterton on source is Gilbert Keith Chesterton so that version should account for that. gren グレン 00:43, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

interwiki

Please add interwiki link to Bulgarian wikipedia. --DStoykov (talk) 02:09, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[[bg:Шаблон:Уикиизточник автор]]

{{editprotected}}

Done. — Carl (CBM · talk) 02:44, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Clickable image

{{editprotected}} Please add this to the image code : |link=s:{{{1|Special:Search/{{PAGENAME}}}}} so when clicking on the image, it brings you to the wikisource page.-- penubag  (talk) 06:12, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

 Done. — Huntster (t • @ • c) 08:22, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Sister + Documentation

{{editprotected}} Please replace this template with the contents of the sandbox. It uses the "new" {{Sister}} template and moves the categories and iws to a subpage. TIA. —Ms2ger (talk) 10:09, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

 Done —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 11:57, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Nominated for deletion

Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2012_March_16#Link_templates_for_other_Wikimedia_projects. ASCIIn2Bme (talk) 14:51, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Proposal: amend template to utilise Wikidata for linking

I would like to propose that this template is converted to utilise the Wikidata to link through to Wikisource, as per infoboxes. The current template usage has errors either due to the title, or for pages having been moved at English Wikisource. If we utilise the wikidata then we have correct links at all times.

I would think that we would allow overwriting of template with forced parameter, at least while we get a bot to update the uses. — billinghurst sDrewth 13:30, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Code in Template:Wikisource author/sandbox, try it in Edward Denison (bishop), add

{{wikisource author|Edward Denison}} {{wikisource author/sandbox|Edward Denison}} {{wikisource author/sandbox}} and preview the article. — billinghurst sDrewth 17:14, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Please add the language parameter so we can link to authors on other languages

For example, see Zygmunt_Krasiński#External_links: "Wikisource has original works written by or about: Zygmunt Krasiński" but "Polish Wikisource has original text related to this article: Zygmunt Krasiński". There should be an option to have the second one read "Polish Wikisource has original works written by or about: Zygmunt Krasiński". --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:02, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Update by removing the word "written"

Since Wikisource now has author pages for illustrators and film directors, I think this template should no longer say, "Wikisource has original works written by or about X." Instead, it should just say, "Wikisource has original works by or about X." Simon Peter Hughes (talk) 03:43, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

@Uzume: Since you were the last user to edit this template and since you're still active, I'll draw your attention to what I said before. Simon Peter Hughes (talk) 12:22, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done, see 1091650462. @Simon Peter Hughes: You probably would have gotten a better response had you: a) done the work in the sandbox and b) used {{TPER}}. —Uzume (talk) 14:50, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

@Uzume: Thank you. And I will follow your advice next time I feel such a template needs editing. Simon Peter Hughes (talk) 23:54, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

"by or about"

Currently the label always says "Wikisource has original works by or about:". I'd like an option to be able to change this to specify if there are just works by the author, just works about them, or both, as I think this will make it a bit less vague than "by or about", and hopefully make readers more likely to click through.

I've added a |works= parameter in the template sandbox (the testcases are working as expected), that allows |works=by |works=about or |works=both, with "by or about" remaining the default. If there's consensus (or no objections!) I'll put in a {{Edit template-protected}} and if approved will add it to the template docs (currently thinking that we should only advise specifying this to advertise fully transcluded works by and/or about them on the author page, not just works with external/in progress links). What do you think? ‑‑Yodin^T 09:43, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Without any objections, I've put in an edit request. The only changes are live in the template sandbox (diff) and working correctly on the testcases page. ‑‑Yodin^T 11:29, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

 Done great idea! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:42, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Process of "merging"

For some reason a merging proposal is made for this template. The box on the template-page says that it will be deleted. I think that is something different, by the way.

But my question is: what do we do as long as the new wikisource-template (after the "merging") is not yet ready? Or is it already merged, but then my question is: how do we use the new "merged" template?

--Dick Bos (talk) 20:44, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

I asked a question here more than two months ago. Still waiting for the answer. To my humble opinion the whole idea of merging this template is completely incorrect, as I have stated earlier. This applies especially to this template, that links to the author-namespace in wikisource. I did not see any valid arguments for "merging" and I saw an important group of opponents in the "closed" discussion of more than a year ago here. In the meantime, nothing has happened. I shall continue to use the template, as long as no clear policy is given. --Dick Bos (talk) 19:03, 12 November 2024 (UTC)