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Can someone create a field that will list multiple authors that looks something like this? -- TriiipleThreat ( talk) 13:05, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
{{based on|title of work|author1|author2}} will produce
title of work by
author1
author2
I agree that the above is needed; but the output should use {{ Plainlist}}; this will require putting "by" on the end of the first line. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: No consensus. I'm going to boldly close this as no consensus for the time being. It's been open for a few weeks now, receiving very little input. Both sides pose good arguments for and again the page move. If you think I've stepped outside the realm of what's allowed as WP:NAC, send me a message on my talk page. ( non-admin closure). Anarchyte ( work | talk) 08:40, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
– I just realized this can be used more than just the |based_on=
parameter in infoboxes, such as |opentheme=
and |endtheme=
for television series/movies, like at Invisible Sister (
permalink). Therefore I suggest moving it to a more generic title. I'm open to any better name suggestions as well.
Note to closer: If moved, the template must be immediately updated to use the new module name, as there are no redirects in the Module namespace. nyuszika7h ( talk) 14:27, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
suppressredirect
), so there is potentially a brief length of time when the template's own module is invalid/unavailable. Wonder if it's worth it to restore the template version for at least a little while to avoid this kind of breakage? —
Andy W. (
talk)
03:08, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
{{#iferror:{{#invoke:Based on|main}}|{{#invoke:Work by author|main}}}}
return require('Module:Work by author');
return require [[Module:Work by author]];
but I might be wrong.
Jackmcbarn or
GeoffreyT2000? —
Andy W. (
talk)
04:00, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
To folks watching RM discussions, I think this has moved outside of typical RM scope. Doesn't look like the move (for the template at least) is contested at all. If this is to be formally closed, suggest moving only the template for now. The module move can follow outside of RM purview. — Andy W. ( talk) 18:29, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
It has been brought to my attention that this template has been displaying incorrectly in places (not sure on all the details, but Bluerules may be able to give more). I left it because I haven't seen any issues myself, but I've started seeing it in a few places myself now. The problem is that sometimes there is no space between "by" and the author. Since this doesn't appear to be consistent, I can't give a reason for the problem, but hopefully somebody who knows more about templates is watching this page and can try figure out the issue. - adamstom97 ( talk) 06:14, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
I clickd that link. It does not say anything nearly as such. It offers plainlists and more to replace br-separated lists. It doesn not talk about writers at all. Removed. CapnZapp ( talk) 08:26, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
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Can an |indent=
parameter be added, that would change the module's use of {{
Unbulleted list}} to {{
Unbulleted indent list}}? This will be particularly helpful in instances where "based on" is used multiple times to help differentiate the work versus the author. See
Captain Marvel (film) as an example, where the film is based on both the Captain Marvel character and the Carol Danvers character. Using the indented list in this instance would clear up the infobox. -
Favre1fan93 (
talk)
21:38, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
|indent=
parameter still be implemented, but just have it become a boolean flag to actually indent the content? Is that formatting possible to achieve in Lua? -
Favre1fan93 (
talk)
22:01, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
@ Nardog: any luck? Alex 21 any chance you could see how to make this happen? - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 18:22, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Current (singe use, two authors) | Proposed (singe use, two authors) |
---|---|
Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel |
by Stan Lee | by Stan Lee |
Gene Colan | Gene Colan |
Current (multiple uses, two authors) | Proposed (multiple uses, two authors) UPDATED |
Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel |
by Stan Lee | by Stan Lee |
Gene Colan | Gene Colan |
Carol Danvers | Carol Danvers |
by Roy Thomas | by Roy Thomas |
Gene Colan | Gene Colan |
Current (singe use, one author) | Proposed (single use, one author) |
---|---|
Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel |
by Stan Lee | by Stan Lee |
Current (multiple uses, one author) | Proposed (multiple uses, one author) |
Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel |
by Stan Lee | by Stan Lee |
Carol Danvers | Carol Danvers |
by Roy Thomas | by Roy Thomas |
"by John Smith" should be indented as well. Have you changed your mind?
If anything, I think the template should add support for multiple worksthat could also be a good idea. -- Gonnym ( talk) 09:13, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
<div>...</div>
, as consecutive uses of the template would have the desired effect.plainlist
class to all <td>...</td>
's of {{
Infobox film}} so that we wouldn't have to call {{
Plainlist}} each and every time is beyond me.)
Nardog (
talk)
10:03, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
what do you think the syntax should be- haven't giving it too much thought, but it seems it's obviously less "nice", however if it helps make behind-the-scene structure better than it's worth the extra characters:
{{
Based on|work|author}}
for single work and {{
Based on|work1=work|w1_author1=author|w1_author2=author2|work2=work|w2_author1=author|w2_author2=author2}}
for multi-work.Speaking of which [...]I completely agree, but that and the infobox code itself which is very outdated compared to at least the fr.wiki is a whole different issue :) -- Gonnym ( talk) 10:10, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
{{Based on|work|author|author2}}{{Based on|work|author|author2}}
?
Nardog (
talk)
17:16, 17 February 2020 (UTC)For what its worth, Adamstom.97 came up with a solution that can be used in the interim with this edit. To get the desired results I was looking for in my initial request, {{ Indented plainlist}} and {{ quad}} can be used, as seen in their edit. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 03:04, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
At A Quiet Place: Part II, there have been a couple of attempts to use the {{ Based on}} template with "Characters by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck". This template's focus is on titles, and it looks wrong for "Characters" to have its own line as if it were some official title or label. If there is no objection, I will update the documentation to reflect that. Erik ( talk | contrib) ( ping me) 01:21, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
Due to another instance of this attempt, I've updated the documentation to state not to use it for "Characters by". Erik ( talk | contrib) ( ping me) 17:44, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
<br />
with inline-block
, but that doesn't seem to apply in the case Erik mentioned, in which multiple authors are listed.
Nardog (
talk)
09:57, 23 January 2020 (UTC)If a work is based on a film, is it typical (or preferred) to list the work as “by” the director of the film, or the writer of the screenplay? Question inspired by this edit: [1] — HTGS ( talk) 05:22, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
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Can someone create a field that will list multiple authors that looks something like this? -- TriiipleThreat ( talk) 13:05, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
{{based on|title of work|author1|author2}} will produce
title of work by
author1
author2
I agree that the above is needed; but the output should use {{ Plainlist}}; this will require putting "by" on the end of the first line. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: No consensus. I'm going to boldly close this as no consensus for the time being. It's been open for a few weeks now, receiving very little input. Both sides pose good arguments for and again the page move. If you think I've stepped outside the realm of what's allowed as WP:NAC, send me a message on my talk page. ( non-admin closure). Anarchyte ( work | talk) 08:40, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
– I just realized this can be used more than just the |based_on=
parameter in infoboxes, such as |opentheme=
and |endtheme=
for television series/movies, like at Invisible Sister (
permalink). Therefore I suggest moving it to a more generic title. I'm open to any better name suggestions as well.
Note to closer: If moved, the template must be immediately updated to use the new module name, as there are no redirects in the Module namespace. nyuszika7h ( talk) 14:27, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
suppressredirect
), so there is potentially a brief length of time when the template's own module is invalid/unavailable. Wonder if it's worth it to restore the template version for at least a little while to avoid this kind of breakage? —
Andy W. (
talk)
03:08, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
{{#iferror:{{#invoke:Based on|main}}|{{#invoke:Work by author|main}}}}
return require('Module:Work by author');
return require [[Module:Work by author]];
but I might be wrong.
Jackmcbarn or
GeoffreyT2000? —
Andy W. (
talk)
04:00, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
To folks watching RM discussions, I think this has moved outside of typical RM scope. Doesn't look like the move (for the template at least) is contested at all. If this is to be formally closed, suggest moving only the template for now. The module move can follow outside of RM purview. — Andy W. ( talk) 18:29, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
It has been brought to my attention that this template has been displaying incorrectly in places (not sure on all the details, but Bluerules may be able to give more). I left it because I haven't seen any issues myself, but I've started seeing it in a few places myself now. The problem is that sometimes there is no space between "by" and the author. Since this doesn't appear to be consistent, I can't give a reason for the problem, but hopefully somebody who knows more about templates is watching this page and can try figure out the issue. - adamstom97 ( talk) 06:14, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
I clickd that link. It does not say anything nearly as such. It offers plainlists and more to replace br-separated lists. It doesn not talk about writers at all. Removed. CapnZapp ( talk) 08:26, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
![]() | This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
Can an |indent=
parameter be added, that would change the module's use of {{
Unbulleted list}} to {{
Unbulleted indent list}}? This will be particularly helpful in instances where "based on" is used multiple times to help differentiate the work versus the author. See
Captain Marvel (film) as an example, where the film is based on both the Captain Marvel character and the Carol Danvers character. Using the indented list in this instance would clear up the infobox. -
Favre1fan93 (
talk)
21:38, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
|indent=
parameter still be implemented, but just have it become a boolean flag to actually indent the content? Is that formatting possible to achieve in Lua? -
Favre1fan93 (
talk)
22:01, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
@ Nardog: any luck? Alex 21 any chance you could see how to make this happen? - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 18:22, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Current (singe use, two authors) | Proposed (singe use, two authors) |
---|---|
Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel |
by Stan Lee | by Stan Lee |
Gene Colan | Gene Colan |
Current (multiple uses, two authors) | Proposed (multiple uses, two authors) UPDATED |
Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel |
by Stan Lee | by Stan Lee |
Gene Colan | Gene Colan |
Carol Danvers | Carol Danvers |
by Roy Thomas | by Roy Thomas |
Gene Colan | Gene Colan |
Current (singe use, one author) | Proposed (single use, one author) |
---|---|
Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel |
by Stan Lee | by Stan Lee |
Current (multiple uses, one author) | Proposed (multiple uses, one author) |
Captain Marvel | Captain Marvel |
by Stan Lee | by Stan Lee |
Carol Danvers | Carol Danvers |
by Roy Thomas | by Roy Thomas |
"by John Smith" should be indented as well. Have you changed your mind?
If anything, I think the template should add support for multiple worksthat could also be a good idea. -- Gonnym ( talk) 09:13, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
<div>...</div>
, as consecutive uses of the template would have the desired effect.plainlist
class to all <td>...</td>
's of {{
Infobox film}} so that we wouldn't have to call {{
Plainlist}} each and every time is beyond me.)
Nardog (
talk)
10:03, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
what do you think the syntax should be- haven't giving it too much thought, but it seems it's obviously less "nice", however if it helps make behind-the-scene structure better than it's worth the extra characters:
{{
Based on|work|author}}
for single work and {{
Based on|work1=work|w1_author1=author|w1_author2=author2|work2=work|w2_author1=author|w2_author2=author2}}
for multi-work.Speaking of which [...]I completely agree, but that and the infobox code itself which is very outdated compared to at least the fr.wiki is a whole different issue :) -- Gonnym ( talk) 10:10, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
{{Based on|work|author|author2}}{{Based on|work|author|author2}}
?
Nardog (
talk)
17:16, 17 February 2020 (UTC)For what its worth, Adamstom.97 came up with a solution that can be used in the interim with this edit. To get the desired results I was looking for in my initial request, {{ Indented plainlist}} and {{ quad}} can be used, as seen in their edit. - Favre1fan93 ( talk) 03:04, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
At A Quiet Place: Part II, there have been a couple of attempts to use the {{ Based on}} template with "Characters by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck". This template's focus is on titles, and it looks wrong for "Characters" to have its own line as if it were some official title or label. If there is no objection, I will update the documentation to reflect that. Erik ( talk | contrib) ( ping me) 01:21, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
Due to another instance of this attempt, I've updated the documentation to state not to use it for "Characters by". Erik ( talk | contrib) ( ping me) 17:44, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
<br />
with inline-block
, but that doesn't seem to apply in the case Erik mentioned, in which multiple authors are listed.
Nardog (
talk)
09:57, 23 January 2020 (UTC)If a work is based on a film, is it typical (or preferred) to list the work as “by” the director of the film, or the writer of the screenplay? Question inspired by this edit: [1] — HTGS ( talk) 05:22, 6 September 2022 (UTC)