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== Code == | |||
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:<nowiki>{{Character Data</nowiki>| | |||
:|photo= | |||
:|age= | |||
:|colony= | |||
:|birthname= | |||
:|callsign= | |||
:|death= | |||
:|parents= | |||
:|siblings= | |||
:|children= | |||
:|marital status= | |||
:|role= | |||
:|rank= | |||
:|actor= | |||
:|cylon= | |||
:<nowiki>}}</nowiki> | |||
</tt> | |||
== Field Breakdown == | |||
: ''Fields that can be rendered invisible are covered in their own section below.'' | |||
* '''Photo'''. A photo of the character, spaced 200 pixels in width. Insert a photo by typing in <tt><nowiki>[[Image:person-photo.jpg|200px]]</nowiki></tt>. Photo is automatically centered. | |||
* '''Age'''. The age of the character in relation to the events in the [[Mini-Series]]. Otherwise, if this age is somehow not applicable, put the age and, in parentheses, put the episode it relates to. | |||
** Note: We have no definitive dating system in place for BSG as none has yet been established. This may change sometime in the future. | |||
* '''Colony'''. It is safe to assume that most, if not all, the characters of the series (sans the Cylons) are from one of the [[Twelve Colonies]]. For proper spelling of the Colonies, refer to the link. | |||
* '''Birth Name'''. Ditto. | |||
* '''Role'''. Ditto. For military officers, refer to their current position and the installation or vessel that position is held on. (i.e. for [[Lee Adama]], you would type in: [[Commander Air Group]], ''[[Battlestar]] [[Galactica]]''.) | |||
* '''Actor'''. The name of the person portraying that role. Use an internal link for major actors. For minor actors, use the <nowiki>{{imdb name}}</nowiki> template. | |||
=== Fields that can be rendered invisible === | |||
To keep the fields invisible, you must enter in the field '''with nothing to the right of the equal sign'''. | |||
Example: <tt>|rank=</tt> | |||
* '''Callsign'''. For pilots. | |||
* '''Death'''. Since a definitive dating system does not exist for the BSG universe, put in the episode that the character died in. Be sure to link the episode using brackets. | |||
* '''Parents'''. Type in the names of the parents, followed by a notation in parentheses whether or not the person was a father or mother of the person. | |||
* '''Siblings'''. Same as the parents field. | |||
* '''Children'''. Ditto. If the children are deceased, note this in parentheses after the child's name. | |||
* '''Marital Status''': Single, Divorced or Married. Note the spouse's name in parentheses. | |||
* '''Rank'''. For military or civilian ship personnel exclusively. For [[Lee Adama]], you would type in "Captain". (sans quotes) | |||
* '''Cylon''': Type a "Y" for if the character is a [[Humano-Cylon]]. Not to be used with robotic Cylons. | |||
** Note: Actually, you can type pretty much anything in the Cylon field. It will not affect the end result. The only reason why Wikipedians are asked to type a "Y" is for human-readability. | |||
[[Category: Wikipedia]] | |||
== Feature Request == | == Feature Request == | ||
Would it be possible to have the Cylon field actually discern what's entered? That way we could make note of people who are actually Cylons and also of people who are ''definately not'' cylons. This isn't something that's really imperative, but would be neat. It's not worth having to write a massive java script for or something. --[[User:Day|Day]] 21:38, 12 September 2005 (EDT) | Would it be possible to have the Cylon field actually discern what's entered? That way we could make note of people who are actually Cylons and also of people who are ''definately not'' cylons. This isn't something that's really imperative, but would be neat. It's not worth having to write a massive java script for or something. --[[User:Day|Day]] 21:38, 12 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
:I don't think this is a good idea. That field should only be used for clearly confirmed Cylons. --[[User: | :I don't think this is a good idea. That field should only be used for clearly confirmed Cylons. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:44, 12 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
:: My thought was actually to, then, link to your "white-list" idea the way that the current functionality links to the Humano-Cylon page. Not even your "grey-list" of probably-nots. Whatever, though. No big deal. :) --[[User:Day|Day]] 21:48, 12 September 2005 (EDT) | :: My thought was actually to, then, link to your "white-list" idea the way that the current functionality links to the Humano-Cylon page. Not even your "grey-list" of probably-nots. Whatever, though. No big deal. :) --[[User:Day|Day]] 21:48, 12 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
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#Is there any way to make the ref and ref_label templates work inside the character data template? | #Is there any way to make the ref and ref_label templates work inside the character data template? | ||
Any other thoughts? --[[User: | Any other thoughts? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 15:27, 9 December 2005 (EST) | ||
:Yeah. I think, rather than assignment, we should put that into Role(s). So, like, Lee would be, "[[Commander Air Group|CAG]], ''[[Galactica]]''" when he's re-instated. Bill would be, "Commanding Officer, ''[[Galactica]]''" or something similar. See what I'm getting at? --[[User:Day|Day]] 16:13, 9 December 2005 (EST) | :Yeah. I think, rather than assignment, we should put that into Role(s). So, like, Lee would be, "[[Commander Air Group|CAG]], ''[[Galactica]]''" when he's re-instated. Bill would be, "Commanding Officer, ''[[Galactica]]''" or something similar. See what I'm getting at? --[[User:Day|Day]] 16:13, 9 December 2005 (EST) | ||
==Wanted Pages== | ==Wanted Pages== | ||
Elements of the character data template are now occupying the top slots of the wanted pages. Is there anything we can do to "fix" those links to keep them from showing up on that list (so that unwritten user pages can regain their supremacy)? --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 09:07, 10 January 2006 (EST) | Elements of the character data template are now occupying the top slots of the wanted pages. Is there anything we can do to "fix" those links to keep them from showing up on that list (so that unwritten user pages can regain their supremacy)? --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 09:07, 10 January 2006 (EST) | ||
:Can you link to an example? --[[User: | :Can you link to an example? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:20, 10 January 2006 (EST) | ||
::Template:Character Data/Marital Status is one. These were delete by Joe as "obsolete". --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 12:26, 10 January 2006 (EST) | ::Template:Character Data/Marital Status is one. These were delete by Joe as "obsolete". --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 12:26, 10 January 2006 (EST) | ||
: Yes, all you need to do is click the edit tab on each page that links to the obsolete templates and then save it -- you don't have to actually edit anything. Without resorting to some weasley technobabble, you are just resubmitting the content that's already there. (And, consequently, removing the requests for the deleted elements of the character data template.) Make sense? -- [[User:Joe.Beaudoin|Joe Beaudoin]] 16:22, 10 January 2006 (EST) | : Yes, all you need to do is click the edit tab on each page that links to the obsolete templates and then save it -- you don't have to actually edit anything. Without resorting to some weasley technobabble, you are just resubmitting the content that's already there. (And, consequently, removing the requests for the deleted elements of the character data template.) Make sense? -- [[User:Joe.Beaudoin|Joe Beaudoin]] 16:22, 10 January 2006 (EST) | ||
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I remember that there a big discussion against the use of the age field since we really cannot verify the ages of anyone in the series until there is a calendar system and we get birthdays and the like. Sure we can extrapolate, but that's all that is, and it looks awfully sloppy. I've been dicing away this information for now from character bios, but after I hit the Saul Tigh page I thought this warranted a formal review. Should we dispense with the use of the age field entirely for now or allow the sloppy approximations? --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 15:46, 19 January 2006 (EST) | I remember that there a big discussion against the use of the age field since we really cannot verify the ages of anyone in the series until there is a calendar system and we get birthdays and the like. Sure we can extrapolate, but that's all that is, and it looks awfully sloppy. I've been dicing away this information for now from character bios, but after I hit the Saul Tigh page I thought this warranted a formal review. Should we dispense with the use of the age field entirely for now or allow the sloppy approximations? --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 15:46, 19 January 2006 (EST) | ||
: I'd say drop it. Is it really all that relevant anyway? [[User:Joemc72|Joemc72]] 15:54, 19 January 2006 (EST) | : I'd say drop it. Is it really all that relevant anyway? [[User:Joemc72|Joemc72]] 15:54, 19 January 2006 (EST) | ||