User talk:72.43.99.138

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Happy editing! FoCuS contribs; talk to me! 22:09, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

December 2016

Please stop edit warring on Template:Floruit. I'm not sure what you've done to the template over this past year, but what was once a very simple template is now incredibly complicated to look at. (If you've made the template better, then thank you. If you're keen on helping out on Wikipedia, I'd recommend signing up for an account, especially because it seems like you're editing from multiple IP addresses.) Anything that can improve readability in the edit window is a good thing, especially if it's removing needless markup.

Writing  at the start and  at the end is completely pointless. Anyone can plainly see where the template begins and finishes.
Using <includeonly></includeonly> around the whole template is only useful if the template displays poorly or confusingly on the template page. In this case, it doesn't.
Examples belong in the /doc subpage. There are already examples there.
Using a line break (<br />) at the end of a line is unnecessary if the break will occur automatically anyway.

McLerristarr | Mclay1 15:49, 6 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to find where any of the first three points is considered anything but an opinion of how templates should be structured. I acknowledge your opinion, but I choose to disregard it in this case, unless you can provide any proof that my edits materially affect the template and/or its usage. As for the 4th point, if you find any superfluous line breaks, by all means remove them. 72.43.99.138 (talk) 22:16, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There is no binding policy or guideline here, it seems. The begin and end comments are not unhelpful. They are there for clarity, especially because of what follows: the syntax of the template at a glance, and also some quick examples of the diverse ways the template can be used. This way, advanced users will immediately get an idea of the template's capabilities and head straight to the appropriate sections. For beginners (the vast majority of editors) this slightly cryptic presentation is elaborated in detail in the doc. The template doc is written for first-time users. Any experienced user is given the hints mentioned previously. Anyone is free to write templates that the average user won't be able to make heads or tails of. The vast majority are (badly) written in an overly brief way for the seemingly small percentage of people that are already knowledgeable. This is not the case here. 72.43.99.138 (talk) 22:35, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Book edition vs series edition

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July 2018

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