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Happy editing! Peter coxhead ( talk) 09:49, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
Good to see the family table at Mygalomorphae updated – there's lots more to do! Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spiders#New or revived Mygalomorphae families if you like editing spider articles. Peter coxhead ( talk) 09:49, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
Hey, I happened to see your post in
WP:TEAHOUSE. I went ahead and just made the Automated taxobox template for Yuelushannus. You did everything right using that template in your draft, the next step would be to click the link that says "fix" and that'll send you to a page where you can create the required template for any new taxa.
Wikipedia:Automated taxobox system/taxonomy templates is a good overview, but the main steps are to enter the Latin name (familia, not family, etc) for the rank in |rank=
and the parent name in |parent=
. If it's extinct, then set |extinct=yes
, and if the Wikipedia article for the taxon is anything other than just its name (e.g., there's a parenthetical, or it uses a common name), then you need to have |link=link-target|link-text
. So for instance, it's |link=Ray spider|Theridiosomatidae
since the Wikipedia article is titled
Ray spider.
P.S. I'm noticing the reference for Draft:Yuelushannus is conflating the WSC entry and the European Journal of Taxonomy article. I think I would cite them as two separate references, something like:
But I would defer to those more active in WP:SPIDERS, e.g, Peter coxhead for specifics.
Umimmak ( talk) 23:51, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Teal Reverie! The thread you created at the
Wikipedia:Teahouse,
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Hi Teal Reverie! The thread you created at the
Wikipedia:Teahouse,
|
Hi, good to see the work you have been doing on spider articles!
{{ Species list}} doesn't work for lists of species in taxoboxes, as opposed to lists of synonyms. For synonyms, it's used without formatting. Thus for the synonym list currently at Aphonopelma steindachneri:
{{Species list |Aphonopelma phanum|Chamberlin, 1940 |Aphonopelma reversum|Chamberlin, 1940 }}
generates
Italics for the binomial and small text for the authority are added automatically, so should not be present in the wikitext.
You can create a linked list of species, using {{ Linked species list}}. Thus:
{{Linked species list |Herbiphantes acutalis|Irfan & Peng, 2019 |Herbiphantes cericeus|(Saito, 1934) }}
generates
The italics, wikilink and small text are added automatically, so should not be present in the wikitext. However, this doesn't work if you want to add countries, because they also get put into small text, which is wrong. So once you depart from a very basic linked list of species, you should use the standard bullet list method.
Personally, I never put a list of species in the taxobox of a genus article, because my experience is that it gets overlooked and editors end up adding different lists to the body of the article. I prefer [[#Species|See text]].
in the taxobox and a list of species at the subheading "Species" in the text. But it's a matter of preference.
Peter coxhead (
talk) 09:35, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
Huh, I wasn't even aware there was a linked species list option. That's a handy thing to have learned.
As I was editing the pages, I did indeed notice that some had species lists in the taxobox, while in others the species lists had their own section in the text, as you mentioned. I didn't think anything of the difference at the time. It seems to me as well that being in the text is the ideal location for species lists, as opposed to being off to the side. I'll go through the pages and convert the ones that need converting. Teal Reverie ( talk) 19:43, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi Teal Reverie! I noticed your contributions and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay.
As you get started, you may find this short tutorial helpful:
Alternatively, the contributing to Wikipedia page covers the same topics.
If you have any questions, we have a friendly space where experienced editors can help you here:
If you are not sure where to help out, you can find a task here:
Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date.
Happy editing! Peter coxhead ( talk) 09:49, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
Good to see the family table at Mygalomorphae updated – there's lots more to do! Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spiders#New or revived Mygalomorphae families if you like editing spider articles. Peter coxhead ( talk) 09:49, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
Hey, I happened to see your post in
WP:TEAHOUSE. I went ahead and just made the Automated taxobox template for Yuelushannus. You did everything right using that template in your draft, the next step would be to click the link that says "fix" and that'll send you to a page where you can create the required template for any new taxa.
Wikipedia:Automated taxobox system/taxonomy templates is a good overview, but the main steps are to enter the Latin name (familia, not family, etc) for the rank in |rank=
and the parent name in |parent=
. If it's extinct, then set |extinct=yes
, and if the Wikipedia article for the taxon is anything other than just its name (e.g., there's a parenthetical, or it uses a common name), then you need to have |link=link-target|link-text
. So for instance, it's |link=Ray spider|Theridiosomatidae
since the Wikipedia article is titled
Ray spider.
P.S. I'm noticing the reference for Draft:Yuelushannus is conflating the WSC entry and the European Journal of Taxonomy article. I think I would cite them as two separate references, something like:
But I would defer to those more active in WP:SPIDERS, e.g, Peter coxhead for specifics.
Umimmak ( talk) 23:51, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
![]() |
Hi Teal Reverie! The thread you created at the
Wikipedia:Teahouse,
|
![]() |
Hi Teal Reverie! The thread you created at the
Wikipedia:Teahouse,
|
Hi, good to see the work you have been doing on spider articles!
{{ Species list}} doesn't work for lists of species in taxoboxes, as opposed to lists of synonyms. For synonyms, it's used without formatting. Thus for the synonym list currently at Aphonopelma steindachneri:
{{Species list |Aphonopelma phanum|Chamberlin, 1940 |Aphonopelma reversum|Chamberlin, 1940 }}
generates
Italics for the binomial and small text for the authority are added automatically, so should not be present in the wikitext.
You can create a linked list of species, using {{ Linked species list}}. Thus:
{{Linked species list |Herbiphantes acutalis|Irfan & Peng, 2019 |Herbiphantes cericeus|(Saito, 1934) }}
generates
The italics, wikilink and small text are added automatically, so should not be present in the wikitext. However, this doesn't work if you want to add countries, because they also get put into small text, which is wrong. So once you depart from a very basic linked list of species, you should use the standard bullet list method.
Personally, I never put a list of species in the taxobox of a genus article, because my experience is that it gets overlooked and editors end up adding different lists to the body of the article. I prefer [[#Species|See text]].
in the taxobox and a list of species at the subheading "Species" in the text. But it's a matter of preference.
Peter coxhead (
talk) 09:35, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
Huh, I wasn't even aware there was a linked species list option. That's a handy thing to have learned.
As I was editing the pages, I did indeed notice that some had species lists in the taxobox, while in others the species lists had their own section in the text, as you mentioned. I didn't think anything of the difference at the time. It seems to me as well that being in the text is the ideal location for species lists, as opposed to being off to the side. I'll go through the pages and convert the ones that need converting. Teal Reverie ( talk) 19:43, 30 May 2021 (UTC)