Template talk:Non-free television screenshot

Edit request on 22th July 2015

As has been discussed here, the "Non-free use rationale television screenshot" has been deprecated and is being deleted. It should be removed from this template to discourage people from reusing it. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 12:54, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: Is there a replacement template that should be used instead, or should the whole line be removed? Jackmcbarn (talk) 15:49, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

@Jackmcbarn: {{Non-free use rationale}} was mentioned in the discussion, and appears to be a standard template for making rationales. Other more specific non-free content tags suggest that template as well, e.g {{Non-free Otto Perry image}}. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:56, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Done Jackmcbarn (talk) 15:58, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Edit request on 18 October 2015

Can we please add the following to the list that shows up with no FU rationale:

Add

"This tag should not be used for screenshots of title cards of television programs; instead, use {{Non-free title-card}}.

I can't tell you how many times I've had to change {{Non-free television screenshot}} to {{Non-free title-card}} in images that should have the latter- which, on a related note, has a hard-to-remember name because "title-card" is hyphenated. Same with {{Non-free character}}- At least once each, I typed them as "Non-free title card" and "Non-free character artwork" (instead of "Non-free title-card" and "Non-free character" respectively, which made them show up wrong in the preview.

Also, although this may go somewhere else, it sure is a hassle typing up:

{{Template name}} (can't type up the syntax since putting nowikis inside nowikis causes problems)

...as I had to do five times in this edit request. I think we should have a template for making template links. For example:

{{Template link|Template name}}

would render {{Template name}} (damn it I had to type up the current syntax again)

Edit: Can we remove "...of a copyrighted television program or station ID".from the template, for obvious reasons?

 – Hop on Bananas (talk) 13:44, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

@Hop on Bananas: Actually, {{template link|template name}} will do exactly what you said it should:

{{template link|template name}} → {{template name}}

Also, you can shorten it to "tl":

{{tl|template name}} → {{template name}}

Another thing: if you find it hard to remember whether to use {{Non-free title-card}} or {{Non-free title card}}, you can just redirect the latter to the former, and then you will be able to use both. You can use a template redirect exactly the same way that you can use a template. (In this case, it looks like another user already created the redirect a week or so ago.)

As for the request itself, where would you like the new text to go, exactly? Could you add it to Template:Non-free television screenshot/sandbox, by any chance? Also, what are the obvious reasons that we should remove "station ID" for? I don't work in this area very much, so it's not obvious to me. :) Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 14:58, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Becase we already have a template for title cards. Hop on Bananas (talk) 15:12, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

@Hop on Bananas:  Partly done I added language about using {{Non-free television screenshot}}, but I'm waiting on a rationale for removing "Station ID". --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:12, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

For the same reason. Hop on Bananas (talk) 20:22, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

@Hop on Bananas:  Done Oops, I didn't see that the title card template included station IDS. I'll update it now. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:25, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 29 January 2020

This template can be switched to use {{Uploader information}} if a small change to the bulleted list is acceptable; I've drafted a new version of the template at Template:Non-free television screenshot/sandbox. Yes, I know I can edit this template myself, but I'd like at least one other person agreeing. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:23, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

 Done — JJMC89 (T·C) 03:42, 30 January 2020 (UTC)