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The idea is to use this template on user pages to subscribe to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost. Zocky 21:00, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
Not bad. Ral315 (talk) 02:57, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
Anywhere where I can sign up for some kind of automatic spam list where I get a message on my talk page automatically each time the new issue comes out? :) Jdavidb (talk • contribs) 19:35, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
I would like to have a feed like this on my userpage. The trouble is, my layout is very structured, and putting this whole box in would force everything out of wack. My proposal is to change how this box is rendered. Take the bulleted list of news items, and place them into a seperate template. Make news related changes to that template, and then transclude it into the subscription template. Than people like me could just trancslude the news feeds. I think that would be a justifiable use of a meta-template.--Max
Talk (add) • Contributions 02:45, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
I'm going to remove the  
's from this. They appear as full spaces in IE5.0 (causing linewrap), as missing character squares in opera8 (causing linewrap), and are ignored by firefox. Thanks.
I've tried replacing them with <tt> enclosures. -Quiddity 18:30, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
Is there any particular reason why headlines don't use the same caps style as Wikipedia articles? Rfrisbietalk 14:07, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Signpost header image on the template is strangely broken for me - this can't be a browser cache issue, as it occurs in two different browsers, one of which I have not used to look at the Signpost template. I'm not sure why, though - the image does appear to exist on Wikipedia. -- Mithent 21:53, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Please change the pipe to WikiWorld comic: "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" to match the spam'ed version instead of last weeks comic. --After Midnight 0001 17:00, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
My copy of Signpost has ceased being delivered. Can some one reinstate it to my talk page.....Thanks. Ekotkie 17:31, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
The template is protected, so I can't fix it, but the title of the current WikiWorld entry in this week's template incorrectly refers to last week's template. --Zvika (talk) 17:26, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
It would save up some KB to replace:
<imagemap> Image:WikipediaSignpostHead.svg|200px|The Wikipedia Signpost desc none default [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost]] </imagemap>
with
[[File:WikipediaSignpostHead.svg|200px|The Wikipedia Signpost|link=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost]]
§hepTalk 03:38, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
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{| |{{Signpost-subscription}} |}
The above table code is how one stops the normal right-floating alignment of the Signpost box. But the box plus table is wider than the Signpost box alone. Note the white space to the left of the box.
The "Centralized discussion" box
has a "float=none" option:
{{cent|float=none}}
It stops its normal right-float alignment.
I like to float various things (such as images) to the right on my user and user talk pages. At 1024 X 768 screen resolution of many monitors that is difficult with the Signpost box. I had to narrow photos down to 200-pixels wide in order to float them to the right of the Signpost box inside of the table.
See my user and user talk pages, and turn down the screen resolution to 1024 X 768 temporarily. Note how much space the Signpost box-plus-table takes up.
It might also be good to narrow the Signpost box down to the same width as the "Centralized discussion" box. --Timeshifter (talk) 03:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
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I discovered that some templates (such as the Signpost box) use just "none" and not "float=none" in order to stop right and left floating alignment. "None" also stops text and images from wrapping around the template.
Can an admin add
to the list of options on the template description?
Also, I think the box width needs to be lessened. This is done by changing
to something like this:
Then the Signpost box looks like the one to the right. It is around the same width as {{cent}} (Centralized discussion box). --Timeshifter (talk) 01:15, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Is there a reason for the date at the top to be links? It seems rather useless to me. Perhaps replace it with a permanent link to the current issue. --Apoc2400 (talk) 00:44, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
This week edition has a typo. It is 'worldwide', not 'wordwide'. --Cheol (talk) 16:09, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
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Since the Signpost is now available in book form, this template should be updated. The change is simple, simply replace:
<div style="border:solid #aaa 1px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif; margin:0 0 1em 1em; font-size:95%; background:#FFFFFF; width:{{{width|23em}}}; text-align:left; padding:7px; padding-bottom:1px; float:{{{1|right}}};"> <div style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;">[[File:WikipediaSignpostHead.svg|230px|The Wikipedia Signpost|link=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost]]<br/> '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|{{#formatdate:{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue|1}}|d m y}}]]'''</div> <span style="font-size:90%;">{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue|1}}}}</span> <div style="text-align:center; border-top:1px solid #CCC; font-size:85%; color:#999; margin-top:3px;">[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/About|<span style="color:#777;">About</span>]]<tt>·</tt>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives|<span style="color:#777;">Archives</span>]]<tt>·</tt>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single|<span style="color:#777;">Single-page</span>]]<tt>·</tt>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom|<span style="color:#777;">Newsroom</span>]]<tt>·</tt>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions|<span style="color:#777;">Suggestions</span>]]</div></div><noinclude> {{documentation}} </noinclude>
with
<div style="border:solid #aaa 1px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif; margin:0 0 1em 1em; font-size:95%; background:#FFFFFF; width:{{{width|25em}}}; text-align:left; padding:7px; padding-bottom:1px; float:{{{1|right}}};"> <div style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;">[[File:WikipediaSignpostHead.svg|230px|The Wikipedia Signpost|link=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost]]<br/> '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost|{{#formatdate:{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue|1}}|d m y}}]]'''</div> <span style="font-size:90%;">{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue|1}}}}</span> <div style="text-align:center; border-top:1px solid #CCC; font-size:85%; color:#999; margin-top:3px;">[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/About|<span style="color:#777;">About</span>]]<tt>·</tt>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives|<span style="color:#777;">Archives</span>]]<tt>·</tt>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Single|<span style="color:#777;">Single-page</span>]]<tt>·</tt>[[Book:Wikipedia Signpost/{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue|1}}|<span style="color:#777;">Book</span>]]<tt>·<tt>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom|<span style="color:#777;">Newsroom</span>]]<tt>·</tt>[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions|<span style="color:#777;">Suggestions</span>]]</div></div><noinclude> {{documentation}} </noinclude>
Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 16:01, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
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I've updated this template in the sandbox. The changes include adding the new logo, updating some links to pages that have moved, and cleaning up the design a little. Please could the sandbox version of the template be copied into the main template. — Pretzels Hii! 13:22, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey. Why can't I center the box at my userpage? If it's something I didn't do right, could you please fix it for me? Thanks! Rehman 11:25, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
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There is an updated version in the sandbox that fixes the old page names, with the current ones. Also, alphabetized the bottom row. Thanks --Funandtrvl (talk) 06:52, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
Currently this template uses nested divs for layout. Most boxes of this type on Wikipedia use a flat table format. I've converted the sandbox code to use this layout; the result is more readable code that should hopefully be easier on screen readers. if there are no problems with it I'll sync it in a few days. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) - talk 15:02, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
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Hi may i suggest a |collapse=
parameter? I have done it in the sandbox as an example (see the diff). If the |collapse=
parameter is left blank, the template should display as normal, but if it is filled in as |collapse=yes
only then shall it hide the stories, leaving a little header and a [show] icon. Cheers, benzband (talk) 13:36, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
|collapse=yes
parameter doesn't function anymore. Can someone please add the following:
|expanded = {{#ifeq:{{{collapse|}}}|yes||all}}
What about making that heading with date a little bigger in font?--Kozuch (talk) 15:31, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
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7 February 2025 |
As in this edit. benzband (talk) 07:28, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
Also, who's in for an image parameter? (|image=yes
, see on right for example) benzband (talk) 11:51, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
Why aren't I seeing the newsroom link any more? (I can't find an edit in the history that changed it.) RJFJR (talk) 18:12, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Is it really necessary for us to have a collapse button for the Signpost template? The list of articles is rarely longer than 6 or 7, and since the title takes up most of the room, collapsing the template doesn't actually make much difference. It just seems like interface cruft to me. I know people want to make everything on Wikipedia collapsable, but this isn't always an improvement. Kaldari (talk) 16:05, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
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Please wait 24 hours for feedback before implementing and (temporarily) deny the change if there are unresolved objections.
Please add in the changes I put in the sandbox a few minutes ago: diff between Sandbox as of a few minutes ago and the template as of a few minutes ago. See Template:Signpost-subscription/testcases for a demo.
This change restores the single-page and book options to bottom section and splits the bottom section into two lines with a {{hr}} splitting the two lines for cosmetic reasons. All of the links that lead directly to various views of the current or past Signpost are below the newly-added horizontal rule.
Note: I prefer one line with the automatic word-wrap, but some comments earlier on this talk page indicate that at least some people do not like it. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:27, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
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Please wait 24 hours to see if there are any objections, although I can't imagine there being any
Please change the permission from "fully protected" to template protected so that template editors can edit this and allow admins to focus on other duties. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:31, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hello. As per the consensus reached in this discussion, I would like to request that Signpost2.png be replaced with Signpost2.svg to better accommodate for users browsing with screens of varying resolutions and pixel densities. I've created a mock-up of how the template will look after the requested edit is made in the template's sandbox. Since the change is rather minor, I don't believe any test cases are necessary. Thank you! —zziccardi (talk) 19:42, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
I have used the template in my user page. It appears good in the desktop version but it doesn't show up at all in the mobile version of the page. I'm not sure if it's the issue of the template or that of the mobile web. My instinct says, it would be the former. I might be wrong, though. - - Kaartic correct me, if i'm wrong 17:35, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
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Please replace the following:
* {{plainlink|{{fullurl:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions}}|{{color|#777|Suggestions}}}}
With this:
* {{plain link|{{fullurl:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions}}|{{color|#777|Suggestions}}}}
This is simply to avoid using a redirect on this page and the many, many pages transcluding it.
The redirect has not been there all along; it was introduced in the most recent edit to the template, as seen here. Jdaloner (talk) 18:39, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
Please see Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost#Subscriptions_to_inactive_users_with_Template:Not_around_added_to_their_talk_pages. -- Ϫ 08:33, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
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Removal of the link to the "humour" article that was blanked as a result of a deletion discussion. Breawycker (talk to me!) 20:04, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
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Please replace with the current version of the sandbox (diff). This removes the link to the "book" version if that page has not been created. Since the links are piped to colored text, non-existent pages show up the same as links to existing pages (meaning that there is no "red link" to signal that the page doesn't exist). Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 01:04, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Template:Test template. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 January 23#Template:Test template until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Elliot321 (talk | contribs) 15:22, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
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| list1 = {{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Issue|1}}}}
must become
| list1 = {{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue|1}}}}
Thanks. jp×g 07:04, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
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Oh, damn it, I missed a line.
| above = [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives/{{Wikipedia: Wikipedia Signpost/Issue|1}}|{{date|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Issue|1}}|dmy}}]]
must become
| above = [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives/{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue|1}}|{{date|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue|1}}|dmy}}]]
TY... jp×g 19:32, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
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All instances of Signpost/Archives/Years
must become Signpost/Archives
. jp×g 19:28, 7 October 2023 (UTC)