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Consistent word to be used in Template:Contentious topics/alert/first

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This makes a-i sentence consistent with gmo sentence and clearer.

Kenneth Kho (talk) 10:38, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:18, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"T:ACDS/T" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect T:ACDS/T has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 February 13 § T:ACDS/T until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 13:03, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Contentious topics/list closed tag

Jonesey95, as always, I am grateful for your work with lint errors. I am not sure this edit was necessary? I also closed the div on the same line, and lintHint doesn't show anything for the version before your edit. Was the template causing an error elsewhere? Thanks, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 02:51, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The opening div tag was not closed with a > character. Look at the version prior to my edit, under the header "List"; the div tag syntax is exposed in the rendered page. That may be beautiful to some of us, but I didn't think it was what you intended. I recommend using Preview, and checking the section that you are editing, before publishing. (Note: I don't always do this, especially when I have an excess of confidence in my edit, and it gets me in trouble. I am always grateful when someone else cleans up my edit and doesn't scold me too fervently about it.) – Jonesey95 (talk) 02:55, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh duh.

Self-trout and thank you for your help :) House Blaster (talk • he/they) 02:56, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding text for GS/AA for the Armenia-Azerbaijan alert

I can't seem to figure out where to find and edit the actual text that gets populated into the template corresponding to each code. I was hoping to add a note regarding WP:GS/AA to the a-a restriction similar to the 500/30 text that currently renders for a-i code. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 14:57, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see what you mean. I am guessing this was never done because the Committee voted down a remedy to take over the community's ECR. Given that it would be blurring the lines (ever so slightly) between what is an ArbCom thing and what is a community thing, I think it is reasonable to note ECR (with perhaps a note that it is not actually imposed by ArbCom). Thoughts before I formally consult with the Committee, Rosguill? Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 00:46, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To that end, I think simply adding something like Additionally, Armenia-Azerbaijan topics are governed by the community-imposed restriction WP:GS/AA, which limits participation... _signed,Rosguill ^talk 00:51, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was coding this up (the WIP is in my sandbox), but I realized that the ECR authorization is not 1:1 with the CTOP designation. See the AN discussion which found discussion to narrow the ECR authorization. So perhaps an |ECR=yes parameter which would specify that the ECR applies to the page? Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 03:06, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Rosguill: Status update: the wrapper thing exists at {{ARBAA}}, but is does not work properly when added by specifying |a-a. Still debugging, and apologies that this is taking a while... House Blaster (talk • he/they) 07:20, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done; change made. Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 23:08, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@HouseBlaster: Looking at Talk:Aq Qoyunlu, and about thirty other talk pages, I see the error message:

Administrator must specify date placed for restrictions placed on this page

I put the previous version of the template in Template:Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice/sandbox and when I used that in Show preview the error message went away.

I don't see what this error-check has to do with adding text for GS/AA for the Armenia-Azerbaijan alert. Do you have Arbitration Committee approval to make this change? I would revert you, but haven't asked for Arbcom permission to revert you.

If this change is kept, then someone needs to fix the errors on these ~30 pages (make sure the template documentation documents what's required here). – wbm1058 (talk) 15:35, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the error message; they are still in Category:Wikipedia pages with contentious topic restrictions without a placed date. Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 16:23, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]