Module talk:Message box

Edit request for Module:Message box/configuration

Description of suggested change: Change 'Imbox license.png' -- @todo We need an SVG version of this to 'Imbox-license.svg' because there's an SVG now. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 03:28, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

 Not done That file would need to be protected on Commons and or have a local copy uploaded before being deployed to such a widely-used module. I also don't see the point. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 14:30, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

@Pppery: File:Imbox-license.svg is protected on Commons now; thanks for bringing that up! The point is that SVGs look sharper and scale up better than PNGs, and the rest of the images in this module have been SVGs since 2014.

• 
  PNG
• 
  SVG

Also, in light of @Anomie's comment below, I'd like to amend my request to ask that

			license = {
				class = 'imbox-license licensetpl',
				image = 'Imbox license.png' -- @todo We need an SVG version of this
			},

be changed to

			license = {
				class = 'imbox-license licensetpl',
				image = 'Imbox-license.svg',
				imageNeedsLink = true
			},

—CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 02:16, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Those two images don't look meaningfully different to me, and it seems unlikely this specific icon will need to be scaled up. Nevertheless, my task as FPER-responder (and the only active one right now) isn't to implement only changes I agree with, so I'll do this some time tomorrow assuming there are no further comments. In the mean time, though, it would be nice if you could get ReneeWrites to agree to license their SVG into the public domain so we don't have to include a link, especially since they didn't add one when they updated the module on Commons. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 02:24, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

@Pppery: The image is currently protected on Commons, so I'll ask an admin if they can change the license to a public domain one for me. ReneeWrites (talk) 08:26, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

@Pppery: It has a PD license now! (Thank you @The Squirrel Conspiracy!) ReneeWrites (talk) 09:41, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

 Done (and yes, I said I would do it yesterday - I got sidetracked). * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 14:10, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 07:03, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 15 October 2023

8.19.154.140 (talk) 04:09, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

I would like to edit because I seen some mistakes in the main page

 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. Kind regards~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 04:32, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Edit request 19 November 2023

Description of suggested change: Shorten the removalnotice at Module:Message box/configuration as it is currently longer than half of the full-width banner. Diff:

−

<code>removalNotice = '<small>[[Help:Maintenance template removal|Learn how and when to remove this template message]]</small>', </code>

+

<code>removalNotice = '<small>[[Help:Maintenance template removal|help]]</small>', </code>

CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 02:57, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done The current wording was the result of a major discussion. Replacing that with a general "help" would in practice overturn that discussion and hence would require a similar level of consensus to it, not a mere edit request. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 05:20, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

This discussion is about adding a link to Help:Maintenance template removal, not about the wording of the link itself. I do agree that my suggestion is a bit vague so here's my new edit request:

−

<code>removalNotice = '<small>[[Help:Maintenance template removal|Learn how and when to remove this template message]]</small>', </code>

+

<code>removalNotice = '<small>[[Help:Maintenance template removal|template removal help]]</small>', </code>

CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 02:57, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

I would say that discussion not only included a link to the help page, but introduced wording into the template referencing the process, which "help" is so vague as to not do. But "template removal help" works for me, so  Done that. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 16:45, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

@Pppery and CactiStaccingCrane: Hello! I am not thrilled with the new name. Clicking on "learn how and when to remove this template message" is how I got started editing Wikipedia, so the message has a special place in my heart. I feel the new version is less "inviting" than the old, if that makes sense. Would you (plural) be open to "learn about removing this message"? Best, HouseBlaster^talk 04:26, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

I'm fine with it, but I was fine the the original too so that doesn't mean much. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:27, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster hard agree here, I don't think the new version makes any sense at all and I don't see why "longer than half of the full-width banner" is a problem that needs fixing. Strongly prefer the original wording. -- asilvering (talk) 16:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

I have reverted my edit due to multiple objections here. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 17:54, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Edit request 23 November 2023

On Module:Message box/configuration, after line 152, please add

		license-related = {
				class = 'imbox-license',
				image = 'Imbox-license.svg'
			},

.

Reasoning: Some templates, like {{Insignia}}, use the "license" type of imbox. But this produces a licensetpl class, which confuses whatever MediaWiki thing populates Category:Files with no machine-readable license. Adding this would allow those to be converted to an identical-looking type "license-related" without the class, depopulating much of the category.

Best, — Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:47, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 02:42, 24 November 2023 (UTC)