people started using this on articles on countries. It may be useful in articles on Canadian cities, but it is really just clutter elsewhere. dab (ᛏ) 14:13, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
This is subjective, but to me the older direction arrows look much better then the larger (if vector) arrows . Could we either revert to the previous version, or convert the old small images to svg? Please! -- Qyd 15:43, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
(enter city) | ||||
Strathcona County, Alberta | Lamont County | Minburn County | ||
Wainwright Municipal District | Leduc County | |||
Beaver County | ||||
Camrose County | Flagstaff County | Wainwright Municipal District |
That compass rose has a 75% tranparency, I could change that if you think it would look better some other way. -- Qyd 01:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
What do you think - should we put it up and see what happens? -- Ckatz chat spy 23:58, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
I coded in an optional parameter named image, it alows to use a custom image in the transcluded template. -- Qyd 02:33, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
I think that this template would be more universal if it was renamed Geographic Location (8-way). I found a great use for this template with towns in Vermont--see Guildhall, Vermont. I created Template:Geographic Location (8-way) and redirected it here so that editors of articles in places other than Canada don't say, "when did Vermont join Canada?" . Just something to think about....— MJCdetroit 01:23, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
No one piped up, so I moved it...— MJCdetroit 20:21, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
User CKatz demands discussion about a feature I implemented, and he subsequently removed. This feature is the inclusion of 4 additional directions - that is, locations for place names to appear, instead of the current 8. The four new ones are ENE, ESE, WNW and WSW. They would appear as follows:
Northwest | North | Northeast |
| ||||
WNW | ENE | ||||||
West | Center | East | |||||
WSW | ESE | ||||||
Southwest | South | Southeast |
Note that the space they occupy was already there, but always blank. CKatz claims:
I say:
Furthermore, let me state the reasons I included these changes in the first place:
Frankly, I did not think this change would be so "controversial" (to one person, so far), and was using them already on several pages before CKatz reverted. -- Eliyak T· C 03:50, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Since this is a functionality I would like to have available, I have created a new template at {{ Geographic Location 2}}. I hope this does not bother anyone. -- Eliyak T· C 18:34, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
I converted the few pages using this template and redirected it here. For reference, the template last appeared like this: [2]. Its talk page contained:
-- Eliyak T· C 15:51, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
So, am I just missing something very obvious, or why is the image not appearing on the template on the Fulton, Missouri page?
I just found this template today, and I love it. So, I'm trying to start it on articles about my area, starting with my hometown of Fulton. Genius00345 ( talk) 07:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
It has been proposed (not by me) to merge {{ GeoCompass}} (used on Chelmsford#Nearest places); and {{ Compass-table}} (used on Marylebone#Location in Context) onto this template. To my mind, the latter looks the most accessible, in that it includes compass-directions as text, and linearises properly I've raised the issue at Wikipedia talk:Accessibility#Template: Geographic Location. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 19:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I've nominated both of the above for deletion. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 13:29, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
I can see how a single compass rose could help a reader figure out what this box represents. But:
I don't know if any of these is ideal, but perhaps a better one can be chosen from these. — Michael Z. 2008-09-05 22:54 z
Maybe it can be placed in the centre of the four-way links, to actually serve as a compass rose? — Michael Z. 2008-09-05 22:56 z
I also think the compass roses don't serve a useful purpose and could be eliminated. It does the reader no good to click on them and be led to the standard Wiki image page. Furthermore, it it really necessary to have the cryptic "v-d-e" links visible over the righthand one? (A casual reader shouldn't get directed to THIS page when clickly idly on the "d".) Irv ( talk) 18:41, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Is there any guidance on how this template is used with regard to contiguity? Are neighboring towns (or countries, etc.) expected to directly abut the center entity, or can a nearby entity be placed in the template that doesn't touch, provided that no other place name occupies that position? See Nashua, New Hampshire, for my specific example, where the town of Amherst, while not touching the city of Nashua's boundary, comes within 1/4 mile and is the only reasonable entity to place to the city's northwest. (The alternative would be to leave northwest blank.) -- Ken Gallager ( talk) 17:22, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Are there any guidelines or suggestions for when and where this should be used in an article on a city or town? Some cities seem to use it; others don't. Is there some guide for how to format city articles that I can look at? Thanks. Makeemlighter ( talk) 06:47, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Please add this template to Category:Exclude in print. -- He!ko ( talk) 15:33, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there a recommended placement within an article for this template? I ask because I've noticed recently that the template's been added to many U.S. county articles (which is great), but it was inserted in a spot that in a lot of cases messed up the article's layout. The user making the insertions is placing the template inside a geography subsection which often conflicts with the county infobox and leaves large tracts of empty whitespace in the middle of the text. (See Miami County, Blackford County, etc.)
It seems like Geographic Location might be best near the end of the article — that's where most other helpful, geographic-related navigation templates are situated. Just a thought Huwmanbeing ☀ ★ 18:10, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
What is the point of having this template? -- 212.36.9.177 ( talk) 16:12, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
While this template may be useful for cities, it certainly is redundant for countries. In the lead paragraph, all surrounding countries are stated and linked and there's a map in the infobox. -- Tone 11:06, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
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Just wondering if tnavbar could be changed to navbar to avoid an extra redirect? Similar to what was done with
Navbox --
WOSlinker (
talk)
09:46, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
please make this change to the template (i.e., this version of the sandbox) which adds two optional features:
|noicon=true
, the decorative compass image is suppressed per
MOS:ICON|width=auto
, the width of the template is automatically resize, and not float below a right floating elements (e.g., see
Colliers, Newfoundland and Labrador).Frietjes ( talk) 18:35, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
please update to this version of the sandbox. this fixes a few issues (1) the current version makes it impossible to linewrap the Centre link, since the direction icons are in the same table cell as the text. this edit request corrects the issue by splitting the direction icons from the cell text. (2) the current version uses 30% widths when noicon=yes, instead of 33% widths. this is technically not correct, since with noicon=yes, there are no 5% icon columns, so this can be increased. I have switched it to use 33% all the time, and reduced the widths of the icon columns to zero with 5px padding, which increases the space available to text. (3) it moves the redundant text-align:center style statements to the top of the table.
the testcases demonstrate the linewrap issue, and shows that there is no significant change in the appearance for the other cases. the reason for this request is demonstrated in Division No. 6, Subd. A, Newfoundland and Labrador. Frietjes ( talk) 18:51, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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For WP:ACCESSIBILITY by visually impaired readers, purely decorative images such as this template's compass roses should be marked with "|link=" (see WP:ALT #When to specify). Could you please install the obvious sandbox patch to do this? Thanks. Eubulides ( talk) 20:06, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
As far as I know, this should only be done with public domain images. --- RockMFR 22:13, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}}
{{
editprotected}}
Since the above discussion, the Mediawiki software has been changed to require "|link=
|alt=
" instead of just "|link=
", to mark an image as being purely decorative; see
WP:ALT#Purely decorative images. Please install
this simple sandbox patch to fix the problem. Thanks.
Eubulides (
talk)
20:45, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Further to discussion above, I've nominated:
for deletion (by way of redirect/ merge), as redundant to this template. Each is reportedly used <150 times, compared to 6,0000+ for this one. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 13:36, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
I removed the tiny "view, edit, discuss" links as they pointed to this template, which seems unnecessary since they do not facilitate changing any actual content in the article. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 19:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
people started using this on articles on countries. It may be useful in articles on Canadian cities, but it is really just clutter elsewhere. dab (ᛏ) 14:13, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
This is subjective, but to me the older direction arrows look much better then the larger (if vector) arrows . Could we either revert to the previous version, or convert the old small images to svg? Please! -- Qyd 15:43, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
(enter city) | ||||
Strathcona County, Alberta | Lamont County | Minburn County | ||
Wainwright Municipal District | Leduc County | |||
Beaver County | ||||
Camrose County | Flagstaff County | Wainwright Municipal District |
That compass rose has a 75% tranparency, I could change that if you think it would look better some other way. -- Qyd 01:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
What do you think - should we put it up and see what happens? -- Ckatz chat spy 23:58, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
I coded in an optional parameter named image, it alows to use a custom image in the transcluded template. -- Qyd 02:33, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
I think that this template would be more universal if it was renamed Geographic Location (8-way). I found a great use for this template with towns in Vermont--see Guildhall, Vermont. I created Template:Geographic Location (8-way) and redirected it here so that editors of articles in places other than Canada don't say, "when did Vermont join Canada?" . Just something to think about....— MJCdetroit 01:23, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
No one piped up, so I moved it...— MJCdetroit 20:21, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
User CKatz demands discussion about a feature I implemented, and he subsequently removed. This feature is the inclusion of 4 additional directions - that is, locations for place names to appear, instead of the current 8. The four new ones are ENE, ESE, WNW and WSW. They would appear as follows:
Northwest | North | Northeast |
| ||||
WNW | ENE | ||||||
West | Center | East | |||||
WSW | ESE | ||||||
Southwest | South | Southeast |
Note that the space they occupy was already there, but always blank. CKatz claims:
I say:
Furthermore, let me state the reasons I included these changes in the first place:
Frankly, I did not think this change would be so "controversial" (to one person, so far), and was using them already on several pages before CKatz reverted. -- Eliyak T· C 03:50, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Since this is a functionality I would like to have available, I have created a new template at {{ Geographic Location 2}}. I hope this does not bother anyone. -- Eliyak T· C 18:34, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
I converted the few pages using this template and redirected it here. For reference, the template last appeared like this: [2]. Its talk page contained:
-- Eliyak T· C 15:51, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
So, am I just missing something very obvious, or why is the image not appearing on the template on the Fulton, Missouri page?
I just found this template today, and I love it. So, I'm trying to start it on articles about my area, starting with my hometown of Fulton. Genius00345 ( talk) 07:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
It has been proposed (not by me) to merge {{ GeoCompass}} (used on Chelmsford#Nearest places); and {{ Compass-table}} (used on Marylebone#Location in Context) onto this template. To my mind, the latter looks the most accessible, in that it includes compass-directions as text, and linearises properly I've raised the issue at Wikipedia talk:Accessibility#Template: Geographic Location. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 19:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
I've nominated both of the above for deletion. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 13:29, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
I can see how a single compass rose could help a reader figure out what this box represents. But:
I don't know if any of these is ideal, but perhaps a better one can be chosen from these. — Michael Z. 2008-09-05 22:54 z
Maybe it can be placed in the centre of the four-way links, to actually serve as a compass rose? — Michael Z. 2008-09-05 22:56 z
I also think the compass roses don't serve a useful purpose and could be eliminated. It does the reader no good to click on them and be led to the standard Wiki image page. Furthermore, it it really necessary to have the cryptic "v-d-e" links visible over the righthand one? (A casual reader shouldn't get directed to THIS page when clickly idly on the "d".) Irv ( talk) 18:41, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Is there any guidance on how this template is used with regard to contiguity? Are neighboring towns (or countries, etc.) expected to directly abut the center entity, or can a nearby entity be placed in the template that doesn't touch, provided that no other place name occupies that position? See Nashua, New Hampshire, for my specific example, where the town of Amherst, while not touching the city of Nashua's boundary, comes within 1/4 mile and is the only reasonable entity to place to the city's northwest. (The alternative would be to leave northwest blank.) -- Ken Gallager ( talk) 17:22, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Are there any guidelines or suggestions for when and where this should be used in an article on a city or town? Some cities seem to use it; others don't. Is there some guide for how to format city articles that I can look at? Thanks. Makeemlighter ( talk) 06:47, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Please add this template to Category:Exclude in print. -- He!ko ( talk) 15:33, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there a recommended placement within an article for this template? I ask because I've noticed recently that the template's been added to many U.S. county articles (which is great), but it was inserted in a spot that in a lot of cases messed up the article's layout. The user making the insertions is placing the template inside a geography subsection which often conflicts with the county infobox and leaves large tracts of empty whitespace in the middle of the text. (See Miami County, Blackford County, etc.)
It seems like Geographic Location might be best near the end of the article — that's where most other helpful, geographic-related navigation templates are situated. Just a thought Huwmanbeing ☀ ★ 18:10, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
What is the point of having this template? -- 212.36.9.177 ( talk) 16:12, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
While this template may be useful for cities, it certainly is redundant for countries. In the lead paragraph, all surrounding countries are stated and linked and there's a map in the infobox. -- Tone 11:06, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
{{editprotected}}
Just wondering if tnavbar could be changed to navbar to avoid an extra redirect? Similar to what was done with
Navbox --
WOSlinker (
talk)
09:46, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
please make this change to the template (i.e., this version of the sandbox) which adds two optional features:
|noicon=true
, the decorative compass image is suppressed per
MOS:ICON|width=auto
, the width of the template is automatically resize, and not float below a right floating elements (e.g., see
Colliers, Newfoundland and Labrador).Frietjes ( talk) 18:35, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
please update to this version of the sandbox. this fixes a few issues (1) the current version makes it impossible to linewrap the Centre link, since the direction icons are in the same table cell as the text. this edit request corrects the issue by splitting the direction icons from the cell text. (2) the current version uses 30% widths when noicon=yes, instead of 33% widths. this is technically not correct, since with noicon=yes, there are no 5% icon columns, so this can be increased. I have switched it to use 33% all the time, and reduced the widths of the icon columns to zero with 5px padding, which increases the space available to text. (3) it moves the redundant text-align:center style statements to the top of the table.
the testcases demonstrate the linewrap issue, and shows that there is no significant change in the appearance for the other cases. the reason for this request is demonstrated in Division No. 6, Subd. A, Newfoundland and Labrador. Frietjes ( talk) 18:51, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}}
For WP:ACCESSIBILITY by visually impaired readers, purely decorative images such as this template's compass roses should be marked with "|link=" (see WP:ALT #When to specify). Could you please install the obvious sandbox patch to do this? Thanks. Eubulides ( talk) 20:06, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
As far as I know, this should only be done with public domain images. --- RockMFR 22:13, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}}
{{
editprotected}}
Since the above discussion, the Mediawiki software has been changed to require "|link=
|alt=
" instead of just "|link=
", to mark an image as being purely decorative; see
WP:ALT#Purely decorative images. Please install
this simple sandbox patch to fix the problem. Thanks.
Eubulides (
talk)
20:45, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Further to discussion above, I've nominated:
for deletion (by way of redirect/ merge), as redundant to this template. Each is reportedly used <150 times, compared to 6,0000+ for this one. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 13:36, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
I removed the tiny "view, edit, discuss" links as they pointed to this template, which seems unnecessary since they do not facilitate changing any actual content in the article. Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 19:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)