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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Peter Farago" to "April Arcus"

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Text replacement - "Peter Farago" to "April Arcus"

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	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:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 21:44, 12 September 2005 (EDT)		:I don't think this is a good idea. That field should only be used for clearly confirmed Cylons. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 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:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 15:27, 9 December 2005 (EST)		Any other thoughts? --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 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)
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	==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:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 12:20, 10 January 2006 (EST)		:Can you link to an example? --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 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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	:::::Tigh's age mathematics, while good, is still an approximation. "Pi" is not "a little more than 3." The more I see ages, the worse they look. I say to keep the field, yes, as eventually we'll see a birthday in an episode and an exact age will give a reference, but for now, we really don't have diddly-squat. Further, I want to get a standard policy in place (do or do not), and not make Tigh the exception--until another one comes along. They should all age, generally accurately, or not. --[[User:Spencerian\|Spencerian]] 18:52, 19 January 2006 (EST)		:::::Tigh's age mathematics, while good, is still an approximation. "Pi" is not "a little more than 3." The more I see ages, the worse they look. I say to keep the field, yes, as eventually we'll see a birthday in an episode and an exact age will give a reference, but for now, we really don't have diddly-squat. Further, I want to get a standard policy in place (do or do not), and not make Tigh the exception--until another one comes along. They should all age, generally accurately, or not. --[[User:Spencerian\|Spencerian]] 18:52, 19 January 2006 (EST)

	::::::I disapprove of guesses, but Tigh's age can actually be constrained to a fairly narrow field based on on-screen evidence. I think when we have the information, we should supply it. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 20:03, 19 January 2006 (EST)		::::::I disapprove of guesses, but Tigh's age can actually be constrained to a fairly narrow field based on on-screen evidence. I think when we have the information, we should supply it. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 20:03, 19 January 2006 (EST)

	== "Death" field for Cylons ==		== "Death" field for Cylons ==
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	==Image Size==		==Image Size==
	Since Day appears to be altering this, I want to go on record as stating that while I prefer thumb sizes to be at the discretion of the viewer, I think that the fixed-width on the character data template improves the visual consistancy of the site and should be retained. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 01:27, 14 March 2006 (CST)		Since Day appears to be altering this, I want to go on record as stating that while I prefer thumb sizes to be at the discretion of the viewer, I think that the fixed-width on the character data template improves the visual consistancy of the site and should be retained. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 01:27, 14 March 2006 (CST)
	:To Day: To make sure that the image stays the same size through out the template mayb eyou should put <nowiki> [[Image:{{{1}}}\|200px]]</nowiki> in the template code instead of having someone type it all it. Then all they need is the imagefile name in the field. I did that with Template:Star Data and works pretty well. Could also be done for the any number of templates that have image size requirments. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 12:36, 22 March 2006 (CST)		:To Day: To make sure that the image stays the same size through out the template mayb eyou should put <nowiki> [[Image:{{{1}}}\|200px]]</nowiki> in the template code instead of having someone type it all it. Then all they need is the imagefile name in the field. I did that with Template:Star Data and works pretty well. Could also be done for the any number of templates that have image size requirments. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 12:36, 22 March 2006 (CST)

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	I was working on the Star Skeleton template and I just relized. We should have a "First Apperance" field so we know when this Character first showed up in the Series. It be pointed to the Episode. Any thoughts? --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 14:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)		I was working on the Star Skeleton template and I just relized. We should have a "First Apperance" field so we know when this Character first showed up in the Series. It be pointed to the Episode. Any thoughts? --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 14:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)
	:bump. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 13:23, 26 April 2006 (CDT)		:bump. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 13:23, 26 April 2006 (CDT)
	:I suppose that would be nice to have. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 06:48, 27 April 2006 (CDT)		:I suppose that would be nice to have. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 06:48, 27 April 2006 (CDT)

	== White Space ==		== White Space ==

Shane: /* Add FR link */

2009-11-08T15:08:54Z

Add FR link

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	Thanks. --[[User:LIMAFOX76\|LIMAFOX76]] 13:11, 7 November 2009 (UTC)		Thanks. --[[User:LIMAFOX76\|LIMAFOX76]] 13:11, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
			:added. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane\|talk]]) 15:08, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

LIMAFOX76: /* Add FR link */ new section

2009-11-07T13:11:24Z

Add FR link: new section

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	I've retooled this template a bit to a "2.0" version (though I'm sure it's more of a 3.0 or 4.0!), including features for automatic categorization and the inclusion of an icon that denotes the series the character is a part of, athough the categorization bit is why I dove into developing the new version of this template. The template is [[Template:Character Data/2.0\|here]] and the [[BW:SAND\|sandbox has a sample of template]] in action. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [[bsp:\|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:47, 11 May 2008 (UTC)		I've retooled this template a bit to a "2.0" version (though I'm sure it's more of a 3.0 or 4.0!), including features for automatic categorization and the inclusion of an icon that denotes the series the character is a part of, athough the categorization bit is why I dove into developing the new version of this template. The template is [[Template:Character Data/2.0\|here]] and the [[BW:SAND\|sandbox has a sample of template]] in action. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [[bsp:\|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:47, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

			== Add FR link ==

			Hi,

			Is it possible for an admin to add the FR interwiki link for the template as followed please ?

			<code><nowiki>[[fr:Modèle:Infobox Personnage]]</nowiki></code>

			Thanks. --[[User:LIMAFOX76\|LIMAFOX76]] 13:11, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Rocky8311: /* Revision */

2009-01-21T07:15:41Z

Revision

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	: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)

			::It took me some time to figure out where to properly comment, but I think Peter should carry out his earlier idea of changing the name of the "Marital Relationship" field. Multiple articles have used this field for non-marital affairs; its name has become inaccurate in the course of time. [[User:Rocky8311\|Rocky8311]] 07:15, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

	==Wanted Pages==		==Wanted Pages==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Retooled a bit */ new section

2008-05-11T19:47:09Z

Retooled a bit: new section

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	There are quite a few major characters with either "younger" versions of themselves seen on screen, such as [[Kara Thrace]] and [[William Adama]] -- or even major characters played by two different actors (like [[Xaviar]]). What I was thinking was adding a picture to the bottom of the infobox, similar to what Memory-Alpha did with its [[MemoryAlpha:Spock\|Spock]], [[MemoryAlpha:James Kirk\|James Kirk]], and other like articles. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 12:50, 29 December 2007 (CST)		There are quite a few major characters with either "younger" versions of themselves seen on screen, such as [[Kara Thrace]] and [[William Adama]] -- or even major characters played by two different actors (like [[Xaviar]]). What I was thinking was adding a picture to the bottom of the infobox, similar to what Memory-Alpha did with its [[MemoryAlpha:Spock\|Spock]], [[MemoryAlpha:James Kirk\|James Kirk]], and other like articles. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 12:50, 29 December 2007 (CST)
	:Fine by me... That might also help with Dr. Zee. I was surprised to see that MA isn't using a template for that (just raw CSS/HTML). --[[User:Steelviper\|Steelviper]] 13:18, 29 December 2007 (CST)		:Fine by me... That might also help with Dr. Zee. I was surprised to see that MA isn't using a template for that (just raw CSS/HTML). --[[User:Steelviper\|Steelviper]] 13:18, 29 December 2007 (CST)

			== Retooled a bit ==

			I've retooled this template a bit to a "2.0" version (though I'm sure it's more of a 3.0 or 4.0!), including features for automatic categorization and the inclusion of an icon that denotes the series the character is a part of, athough the categorization bit is why I dove into developing the new version of this template. The template is [[Template:Character Data/2.0\|here]] and the [[BW:SAND\|sandbox has a sample of template]] in action. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [[bsp:\|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:47, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Steelviper: /* Second picture field */ sounds good

2007-12-29T19:18:30Z

Second picture field: sounds good

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	There are quite a few major characters with either "younger" versions of themselves seen on screen, such as [[Kara Thrace]] and [[William Adama]] -- or even major characters played by two different actors (like [[Xaviar]]). What I was thinking was adding a picture to the bottom of the infobox, similar to what Memory-Alpha did with its [[MemoryAlpha:Spock\|Spock]], [[MemoryAlpha:James Kirk\|James Kirk]], and other like articles. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 12:50, 29 December 2007 (CST)		There are quite a few major characters with either "younger" versions of themselves seen on screen, such as [[Kara Thrace]] and [[William Adama]] -- or even major characters played by two different actors (like [[Xaviar]]). What I was thinking was adding a picture to the bottom of the infobox, similar to what Memory-Alpha did with its [[MemoryAlpha:Spock\|Spock]], [[MemoryAlpha:James Kirk\|James Kirk]], and other like articles. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 12:50, 29 December 2007 (CST)
			:Fine by me... That might also help with Dr. Zee. I was surprised to see that MA isn't using a template for that (just raw CSS/HTML). --[[User:Steelviper\|Steelviper]] 13:18, 29 December 2007 (CST)

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: New section: Second picture field

2007-12-29T18:50:03Z

New section: Second picture field

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	:::Right now it says "Cylon Hybrid". Could you change that to the more accurate "Human/Cylon Hybrid"? --[[User:Catrope\|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope\|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope\|e-mail me]])</sup> 04:01, 30 April 2007 (CDT)		:::Right now it says "Cylon Hybrid". Could you change that to the more accurate "Human/Cylon Hybrid"? --[[User:Catrope\|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope\|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope\|e-mail me]])</sup> 04:01, 30 April 2007 (CDT)
	::::Given the context, the meaning is clear, but some might think of the baseship Hybrid at first. So changing it wouldn't hurt. --[[User:Serenity\|Serenity]] 06:37, 30 April 2007 (CDT)		::::Given the context, the meaning is clear, but some might think of the baseship Hybrid at first. So changing it wouldn't hurt. --[[User:Serenity\|Serenity]] 06:37, 30 April 2007 (CDT)

			== Second picture field ==

			There are quite a few major characters with either "younger" versions of themselves seen on screen, such as [[Kara Thrace]] and [[William Adama]] -- or even major characters played by two different actors (like [[Xaviar]]). What I was thinking was adding a picture to the bottom of the infobox, similar to what Memory-Alpha did with its [[MemoryAlpha:Spock\|Spock]], [[MemoryAlpha:James Kirk\|James Kirk]], and other like articles. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 12:50, 29 December 2007 (CST)

Serenity: /* Additional field request */ +sig

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Additional field request: +sig

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	:: and boom... done. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 22:19, 29 April 2007 (CDT)		:: and boom... done. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 22:19, 29 April 2007 (CDT)
	:::Right now it says "Cylon Hybrid". Could you change that to the more accurate "Human/Cylon Hybrid"? --[[User:Catrope\|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope\|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope\|e-mail me]])</sup> 04:01, 30 April 2007 (CDT)		:::Right now it says "Cylon Hybrid". Could you change that to the more accurate "Human/Cylon Hybrid"? --[[User:Catrope\|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope\|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope\|e-mail me]])</sup> 04:01, 30 April 2007 (CDT)
	::::Given the context, the meaning is clear, but some might think of the baseship Hybrid at first. So changing it wouldn't hurt.		::::Given the context, the meaning is clear, but some might think of the baseship Hybrid at first. So changing it wouldn't hurt. --[[User:Serenity\|Serenity]] 06:37, 30 April 2007 (CDT)

Serenity: /* Additional field request */

2007-04-30T11:37:15Z

Additional field request

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	:: and boom... done. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 22:19, 29 April 2007 (CDT)		:: and boom... done. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 22:19, 29 April 2007 (CDT)
	:::Right now it says "Cylon Hybrid". Could you change that to the more accurate "Human/Cylon Hybrid"? --[[User:Catrope\|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope\|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope\|e-mail me]])</sup> 04:01, 30 April 2007 (CDT)		:::Right now it says "Cylon Hybrid". Could you change that to the more accurate "Human/Cylon Hybrid"? --[[User:Catrope\|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope\|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope\|e-mail me]])</sup> 04:01, 30 April 2007 (CDT)
			::::Given the context, the meaning is clear, but some might think of the baseship Hybrid at first. So changing it wouldn't hurt.

Catrope: /* Additional field request / human*/cylon hybrid

2007-04-30T09:01:16Z

Additional field request: *human*/cylon hybrid

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	: I would tend to agree. Since the template/infoboxes are Shane's babies (in my view anyway), I leave the specifics up to him. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]]</sup> 21:27, 29 April 2007 (CDT)		: I would tend to agree. Since the template/infoboxes are Shane's babies (in my view anyway), I leave the specifics up to him. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]]</sup> 21:27, 29 April 2007 (CDT)
	:: and boom... done. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 22:19, 29 April 2007 (CDT)		:: and boom... done. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 22:19, 29 April 2007 (CDT)
			:::Right now it says "Cylon Hybrid". Could you change that to the more accurate "Human/Cylon Hybrid"? --[[User:Catrope\|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope\|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope\|e-mail me]])</sup> 04:01, 30 April 2007 (CDT)

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	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:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 21:44, 12 September 2005 (EDT)		:I don't think this is a good idea. That field should only be used for clearly confirmed Cylons. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 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:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 15:27, 9 December 2005 (EST)		Any other thoughts? --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 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)
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	==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:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 12:20, 10 January 2006 (EST)		:Can you link to an example? --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 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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	:::::Tigh's age mathematics, while good, is still an approximation. "Pi" is not "a little more than 3." The more I see ages, the worse they look. I say to keep the field, yes, as eventually we'll see a birthday in an episode and an exact age will give a reference, but for now, we really don't have diddly-squat. Further, I want to get a standard policy in place (do or do not), and not make Tigh the exception--until another one comes along. They should all age, generally accurately, or not. --[[User:Spencerian\|Spencerian]] 18:52, 19 January 2006 (EST)		:::::Tigh's age mathematics, while good, is still an approximation. "Pi" is not "a little more than 3." The more I see ages, the worse they look. I say to keep the field, yes, as eventually we'll see a birthday in an episode and an exact age will give a reference, but for now, we really don't have diddly-squat. Further, I want to get a standard policy in place (do or do not), and not make Tigh the exception--until another one comes along. They should all age, generally accurately, or not. --[[User:Spencerian\|Spencerian]] 18:52, 19 January 2006 (EST)

	::::::I disapprove of guesses, but Tigh's age can actually be constrained to a fairly narrow field based on on-screen evidence. I think when we have the information, we should supply it. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 20:03, 19 January 2006 (EST)		::::::I disapprove of guesses, but Tigh's age can actually be constrained to a fairly narrow field based on on-screen evidence. I think when we have the information, we should supply it. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 20:03, 19 January 2006 (EST)

	== "Death" field for Cylons ==		== "Death" field for Cylons ==
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	==Image Size==		==Image Size==
	Since Day appears to be altering this, I want to go on record as stating that while I prefer thumb sizes to be at the discretion of the viewer, I think that the fixed-width on the character data template improves the visual consistancy of the site and should be retained. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 01:27, 14 March 2006 (CST)		Since Day appears to be altering this, I want to go on record as stating that while I prefer thumb sizes to be at the discretion of the viewer, I think that the fixed-width on the character data template improves the visual consistancy of the site and should be retained. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 01:27, 14 March 2006 (CST)
	:To Day: To make sure that the image stays the same size through out the template mayb eyou should put <nowiki> [[Image:{{{1}}}\|200px]]</nowiki> in the template code instead of having someone type it all it. Then all they need is the imagefile name in the field. I did that with Template:Star Data and works pretty well. Could also be done for the any number of templates that have image size requirments. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 12:36, 22 March 2006 (CST)		:To Day: To make sure that the image stays the same size through out the template mayb eyou should put <nowiki> [[Image:{{{1}}}\|200px]]</nowiki> in the template code instead of having someone type it all it. Then all they need is the imagefile name in the field. I did that with Template:Star Data and works pretty well. Could also be done for the any number of templates that have image size requirments. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 12:36, 22 March 2006 (CST)

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	I was working on the Star Skeleton template and I just relized. We should have a "First Apperance" field so we know when this Character first showed up in the Series. It be pointed to the Episode. Any thoughts? --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 14:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)		I was working on the Star Skeleton template and I just relized. We should have a "First Apperance" field so we know when this Character first showed up in the Series. It be pointed to the Episode. Any thoughts? --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 14:07, 19 March 2006 (CST)
	:bump. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 13:23, 26 April 2006 (CDT)		:bump. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 13:23, 26 April 2006 (CDT)
	:I suppose that would be nice to have. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 06:48, 27 April 2006 (CDT)		:I suppose that would be nice to have. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 06:48, 27 April 2006 (CDT)

	== White Space ==		== White Space ==

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	: I would tend to agree. Since the template/infoboxes are Shane's babies (in my view anyway), I leave the specifics up to him. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]]</sup> 21:27, 29 April 2007 (CDT)		: I would tend to agree. Since the template/infoboxes are Shane's babies (in my view anyway), I leave the specifics up to him. ;-) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.\|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support\|Donate]]</sup> 21:27, 29 April 2007 (CDT)
	:: and boom... done. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 22:19, 29 April 2007 (CDT)		:: and boom... done. [[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 22:19, 29 April 2007 (CDT)
			:::Right now it says "Cylon Hybrid". Could you change that to the more accurate "Human/Cylon Hybrid"? --[[User:Catrope\|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope\|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope\|e-mail me]])</sup> 04:01, 30 April 2007 (CDT)