Template talk:Copied
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Template-protected edit request on 1 April 2024
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Make the change as described in this diff Toadette (April Fools Day!) 22:15, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
- Wait, not the template, but the module. Should've posted at Module talk:Copied Toadette (April Fools Day!) 22:17, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
Done Module talk:Copied redirects here so this is in the right place. * Pppery * it has begun... 02:29, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
Clarify where the template should go
editClarify if this template should go in the main article or the talk page. I think this is meant to be used in the talk page but it isn't very clear. I see at least one example of an article that used it in the main page see Chivalry Bookshelf. There is this line but it is not explicit enough in my opinion: "Adding this template on the talk page is not a substitute for attribution in the page history using edit summaries." J2UDY7r00CRjH (talk) 20:27, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
Merged-from nesting
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A previous template was made by Flatscan at the request of Otherlleft - now deleted, with reasoning of being 'redundant' with this template - to act as a nested version of {Merged-from}.
For this reason, I propose to change the default value of the to parameter to the article {Copied} is invoked on. Additionally/as a result, to should not need to be specified for each from1, from2, etc.. This way, the template would act easier as a nested version of {Merged-from}. It might also be accompanied by a stylistic change - such as removing the ambiguity of 'to or from' in the displayed tag.
As an example, see the {copied} tag at Talk:Customer relationship management. Tule-hog (talk) 02:26, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —andrybak (talk) 14:27, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Request is in 'change... to...' format, so I am assuming it is only the full meaning thats unclear.
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- Observe {copied} requires values for
to1,to2, andto3. I propose (if possible) to automatically use the ARTICLENAME of the page the template is called on as either all thetoorfromvalues, when only the other type of values are provided. For example, if I only specify (to1,to2,to3), ARTICLENAME should be automatically assigned to (from1,from2,from3) - similarly in the reverse case. Tule-hog (talk) 15:14, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Observe {copied} requires values for
No redirect from
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Add an option for the `from` argument to be a {{no redirect}} link.
Useful in cases where the 'from' article is now a redirect, since it is the history of that page that is of interest - not the article it redirects to. Tule-hog (talk) 19:18, 2 September 2024 (UTC)