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New template

The formatting for this new template was copied from Locke#Unanswered questions. Feel free to suggest new formatting. I am hoping someone can think of something that includes an image of some kind. For example (imagine with images :)): 

 --cross references--> ("Pilot, Part 1") and ("Man of Science, Man of Faith")

--Dagg 09:43, 31 December 2006 (PST)

  • Excellent idea. There are many types of article content where it would be nice to tag the episode reference, but in a small unobtrusive typeface. -- C¯ _Santa_ ¯T 22:25, 16 January 2007 (PST)

Bad Twin

Could someone please make it possible to use this crossref template with Bad Twin?--Blueeagleislander 04:19, 3 February 2007 (PST)

Ep number show up in template?

  • I was wondering if we could have the episode number show up in the template, so that ("Deus Ex Machina"), for example, might show up with a small ",1x19" also. I've found that sometimes it's nice to have the reminder of episode chronology when adding crossrefs to articles, for instance. I wanted to get feedback on this, though, because I don't know if it would look too "busy" with that... maybe if it were small, grayed out font? --PandoraX 03:32, 18 February 2007 (PST)

Commas?

You can't use commas between parenthetical statements; commas can only join elements within a sentence or within a parenthetical statement, not two separate parentheses. It's the same reason we don't add periods after parentheses unless it's the delayed period for a larger sentence: "I'm sick (and tired).", but not "I'm sick. (And I'm tired).", though "I'm sick. (And I'm tired.)" is fine. For the same reason, the current crossref formatting needs to be changed to either "(X) (Y)" or "(X, Y)". To use a comma, you need to join the two refs within a single group of parentheses. I honestly don't see any need for it, though; it serves no purpose as-is. -Silence 20:40, 3 August 2007 (PDT)

PS: As long as I'm posting here: Why do we have a template that's only used on a single page? Template:Crossref/doc could just as easily be transcluded here. -Silence 20:43, 3 August 2007 (PDT)
It was done for technical reasons. See [1] and [2].-- Dagg talk contribs4 8 21:01, 3 August 2007 (PDT)
You mean having the usage documentation written here on the talk page instead of going through the trouble of having to create a doc template in order to transclude that info on the main page? That would work (although it wouldn't even need to be a template, then). I guess it's probably just to accomodate people who don't read talk pages. -- Cheers (talk) 21:05, 3 August 2007 (PDT)
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