User:Flamurai/TS/blanca

"blanca"

This is a suggestion for Wikipedia:Template standardisation/article.

First of all, these templates need to have a clearly defined color palette. Amateur users generally don't have a good eye for color, as is evidenced by the mismatched shades on a lot of the nonstandard boxes. This is especially important on article template, which are on Wikipedia's "published" articles.

I have used the same pale blue background as the talk pages, which stands out against the white background, but incorporate sparkit's idea of the color bar to give some indication of urgency. The colors I have chosen are: red for delete, orange for content issues, yellow for style issues, and blue for informational notices (vs. action notices). I have left-aligned everything for easier scanning, and each box is the same size for stacking purposes. I retained the icons, as well, because I believe they aid scanning. Things I feel need to stand out more (spoiler mainly) take cues from the top-of-template design.

Really, I just want to see a clean, professional, consistent design. I am open to suggestions on placement, wording, etc. and such if there is a dispute.

(From here on the background is white to mimic article pages)

Categories of template

Deletion

Location: Top of article
Style: side color is red

VFD {{vfd}}:

This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy .
Please share your thoughts on the matter at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{{subst:PAGENAME}}|this article's entry]] on the Articles for deletion page. Feel free to edit the article, but the article must not be blanked, and this notice must not be removed, until the discussion is closed. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the guide to deletion.

Steps to list an article for deletion: {{subst:afd}} • Preloaded debate OR {{subst:afd2|pg=Flamurai/TS/blanca|cat=|text=}} • {{subst:afd3|pg=Flamurai/TS/blanca}} log

Delete {{delete}}:

This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion.
The given reason is: It is a very short article providing little or no context (CSD A1), contains no content whatsoever (CSD A3), consists only of links elsewhere (CSD A3) or a rephrasing of the title (CSD A3).
Please consider placing {{subst:empty-warn|User:Flamurai/TS/blanca}}~~~~ on the User Talk page of the author.

Disputes and warnings

Location: Top of article
Style: Side color is orange

POV {{POV}}:

The neutrality of this article is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.

Advertisement {{Advertisement}}:

Merge {{Merge}}:

This article or section may soon be merged with [[:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]].
You may discuss the merge on this article's talk page.

Maintenance, top of page

Location: Top of article
Style: side color is yellow

Cleanup {{Cleanup}}:

To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require cleanup.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page, and/or replace this tag with a more specific message. Editing help is available.

Wikify {{Wikify}}:

This article or section lacks formatting.
Please wikify it as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style.

Catchall right-side maintenance template

Location: Floated right
Style: side color is yellow
Usage: this is a flexible catch-all template set that puts maintenance issues in a single box.
After going through some cleanup templates, I realize that some of them definitely need further explanation. I have two ideas for dealing with details:
1. Use a show/hide to show/hide a message
2. Create a page like Wikipedia:Maintenance messages with subpages for each message, e.g. Wikipedia:Maintenance messages/Wikify, then link the short version in the maint box to the relevant subpage

Maintenance:

Maintenance requested
• Wikification
• General cleanup
• Citation
Discuss

The code for this is: {{maint|{{maint wikify}}{{maint cleanup}}{{maint cite}}}}

Informational notices

Location: Top of article or inline
Style: side color is blue

Current event {{Current}}:

This article documents a current event.
Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

Spoiler {{Spoiler}}:

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

I also added a skip option that pairs with {{Spoiler end}}. It has an optional "id" parameter for multiple spoilers within an article.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. [skip]

Spoiler end {{Spoiler end}}:

Spoilers end here.

Stacking example

This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy .
Please share your thoughts on the matter at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{{subst:PAGENAME}}|this article's entry]] on the Articles for deletion page. Feel free to edit the article, but the article must not be blanked, and this notice must not be removed, until the discussion is closed. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the guide to deletion.