Forum:Various Template Changes

Earlier today, I made some aesthetic changes to the major templates, most of which Toa reverted. So, to see if the rest of the community likes 'em, I've decided to put up a vote!Ugozima 12:09, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Roleplay

Before: This article,, is a Role-Play Article. All registered users are free to join without pre-approval. Before you post, please read the rules.

After: This article,, is a role-play article. All registered users are free to join without pre-approval. Before posting, please read the rules.  Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

All contributors

Before: This article,, was written by.

After: This article,, was written by . The policies of a joint article apply here.  Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Created by

Before: This article,, was created by User:.

After: This article,, was created by User:.  Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Freeeditarticle

Before: ''' This Free-edit article,, is open to contributions without need for prior consent. '''

After:   This article,, is free-edit. Therefore, it is open to contributions without need for prior consent.  Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Maineditor

Before: This article,, was for the most part written by User:.

After:<div align="center" style="background: #DCDCDC; border: 1px solid #2F4F4F; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color=2F4F4F>This article,, was mostly written by User:. Please note that it is very probable that had other major editors. <Poll> Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Reminder

Before:<div align="center" style="background: #61BFEE; border: 1px solid; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;">

<font color="#0E6D9C">The author of this article would like to remind readers that 

After:<div align="center" style="background: MediumAquamarine; border: 1px solid DarkCyan; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;">

<font color="Teal">The editor(s) of this article,, would like to remind readers that  <Poll> Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Stub

Before:<div align="center" style="background: OliveDrab; border: 1px solid YellowGreen; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;">

'<font color="YellowGreen">This article is a stub. You can help the by [ expanding it]''. '''

After:<div align="center" style="background: yellowgreen; border: 1px solid DarkOliveGreen; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;">

<font color="DarkOliveGreen">This article is a stub. Help the by [ expanding it]! <Poll> Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Copyright

Before:<div align="center" style="background:purple; border: 1px solid; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="FFEEAA">This page,, has been copyrighted by the franchise. This article has been used for fan fiction only, not for commerical purposes.

After:<div align="center" style="background: Lavender; border: 1px solid Orchid; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="Orchid">Much of the information on this page,, has been copyrighted by the franchise. This article has been used for fan fiction only, not for commerical purposes. <Poll> Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Holiday

Before:<div align="center" style="background:saddlebrown; border: 1px solid; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="FFEEAA">This user,, is on Holiday. They will be on leave between   and. Do not attempt to contact them between these dates.

After:<div align="center" style="background:LightSteelBlue; border: 1px solid steelblue; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="SteelBlue">This user,, is on holiday. They will be on leave between   and. Do not attempt to contact them between these dates. <Poll> Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Jointarticle

Toa reverted my edit, then reverted his revert back to my edit, so it seems apparent that he likes the design. I also must admit that I did do the "Before" edit...

Before:<div align="center" style="background:#EEEECC; border: 1px solid #E16941; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="E16941">This article,, was created by User:. However, is a joint article, and uses some elements created by User:. This means that only User: and User: may edit without prior consent, but User: and User: must make prior consent to eachother before changing the other's portion(s).

After:<div align="center" style="background:#EEEECC; border: 1px solid #E16941; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="E16941">This article,, was created by User:. However, is a joint article, and uses some elements created by User:. This means that only User: and User: may edit without prior consent, but User: and User: must make prior consent to eachother before changing the other's portion(s). <Poll> Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Property

Before:<div align="center" style="background: #FFCCAA; border: 1px solid; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;">

'''<font color="SaddleBrown">This article,, is property of User:. '''

After:<div align="center" style="background: #FFCCAA; border: 1px solid Crimson; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;">

'''<font color="Crimson">This article,, is property of User:. ''' <Poll> Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

Construction

Before:<div align="center" style="background: #FFEEAA; border: 1px solid; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="SaddleBrown">This article,, is currently Under Construction. The article's editor should remove this tag when finished. Please delete articles without content after 3 days.

After:<div align="center" style="background: #FFEEAA; border: 1px solid SaddleBrown; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="SaddleBrown">This article,, is under construction and/or a major revamping. The editor(s) of should remove this tag when the construction is complete. <Poll> Do you like it? I prefer "Before." I prefer "After."

The main reason I changed the color and some of the text is to get our templates to look more uniform, in this way:

<div align="center" style="background:NavajoWhite; border: 1px solid Sienna; padding: .4em; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 95%; width: 99%;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"> <font color="Sienna">This is what I mean by "Uniform." By making the templates more uniform, our wiki will look better overall.

Look at the facts:
 * The text color and border color are the same,
 * The second line is small, so as to not to take up space,
 * The background is lighter than the text.

Another major reason why I changed them was because it got sort of confusing:
 * Several templates had the same or very similar colors and wording,
 * Some templates had the "uniform" design or similar, and some had random designs that didn't make any sense,
 * A few of the templates had "you" in them,
 * And a bunch had incorrect grammar.

So? What do you think? Yea... or nay? 12:09, 13 September 2008 (UTC)