Template talk:Nosrc

whats up with the subst: part? --Seablue254 14:09, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Code for substitute. It inserts whatever isn't in noinclude tags into the page your adding to when you save it instead of referring back to the template.--Matt 14:12, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Its hard for me to understand this stuff. Can you explain what the noinclude tag does? --Seablue254 14:14, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * says that everything in between those tags does NOT show up when someone uses the template. So when someone types, they're saying "Okay, I want everything on the Delete Template page EXCEPT what's in the noinclude tags to show up on this page", and the only thing on the Delete Template that isn't in the noinclude tags... is what you see on any page with the template. --Ando 14:16, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * O i see. So the noinclude tags are for the categorization and stuff. So the subst: part will include all the stuff thats not n the noinclude tags. But everything should be there anyways, shouldn't it? --Seablue254 14:19, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Alright: here's the difference between subst: and no subst: Without subst: With subst: See how they produce the same thing? But if you look at the coding, you'll see that they're typed very differently. I didn't actually type the whole game link. I typed. actually inserts the code into the page, instead of just displaying the result of the code. Does this make sense? I'm not sure that it does. :P --Ando 14:32, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Anything in between the – tags is a template. If I type, the Wiki software looks for the template called "Sandwich" and posts its entire contents on the page where the  is.
 * Now, adding subst: to that would replace the template code altogether. So would force the Wiki software to grab all of the very coding from the sandwich template and post it all directly to the page, replacing the  code. For example:

So without subst: will only leave the  –  and with subst: will actually type whats on the page, correct? --Seablue254 14:35, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes indeed, sir. --Ando 14:36, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * okies. --Seablue254 14:39, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Seems a little strange for this template to link to a talk page. Better to make a help page on it. I don't know if that was in your list of pages to make Ando, but this one is better to not wait to put up. Most of the rest can wait until your done with them.--Matt 15:13, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh, um, hm. Looks like a slight re-writing of my contents page and image page is in order. I had already written this as a part of my images help page, but the new page is slightly longer than mine (and a little more in-depth; I had left the instructions to be read on the individual templates' pages). So I guess I'll absorb this into the guide somehow as well. :O --Ando 15:24, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I had figured you made it. But people tend to be... well lazy. If they have to go to the template pages for instructions they'll be turned off of it or mess up. This lessens that possiblity. It also clarifies our policy, which was obscure. Okay, when you go to upload an image, where it says "Please make sure to add the appropriate image templates in the "Summary" field below." can we add a link to the help page or change that link to one to the help page?--Matt 15:29, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Page to edit is Uploadtext.--Matt 15:32, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I figured that we should probably keep the link to the category, so I added an extra link to the guide. I hope that people actually read it. --Ando 15:41, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * For new users, probably not. But we can always hope can't we? Users that have been here a while will likely read it.--Matt 15:47, 21 June 2008 (UTC)