Forum:New 'Cleanup' Template

SO. What do you all think? Major Blackout 04:27, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

Not bad. Not bad at all. You may want to get rid of all of those extra empty lines though. They're making the template about twice as big as it needs to be.--WouldYouKindly 04:30, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, and yeah, I knew that it was gonna end up looking messed up like that XD Major Blackout 04:34, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

Right there Major Blackout 04:39, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

Maybe on that's more Black Ops oriented? Instead of MW. 06:22, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

No, I like this one. 08:44, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

Maybe this then? although people don't really want everything set to BO. Major Blackout 07:01, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

where is station one anyway?!?!  Talk 07:17, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

NO MORE BLACK OPS THEMES - I'm sick of seeing every other template becoming a Black Ops theme - There's 7 games in the main series alone, stop making every single template focus on this one game, it's unrepresentative and frankly getting really annoying. 08:44, April 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Fml smuff. You took the words right out of my mouth. Hell why don't we have Call of Duty 2 templates and stuff? — 09:14, April 9, 2011 (UTC)

Hence my comment above WHISKEY's, I kinda do like the Gaz temp. more than the Hudson one though, Major Blackout 08:46, April 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * The Gaz one is really good IMO. 08:51, April 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Agreed, I think the Gaz one is better. --Callofduty4 08:55, April 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * I prefer Gaz's one. 09:00, April 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah the Gaz one is awesome. I don't really get the Hudson one... — 09:14, April 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * I do like Gaz's one better, the end of the heading "You know the drill, get to station one and fix the Article." the 'fix the article' bit doesn't suit the rest of the phrase. — 10:54, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * I remember a while back, we had a template that showed the Username of the editor when viewed. However due to abuse, it was deleted. Maybe we could incoporate it into these templates?AdvancedRookie 10:56, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * We'd have to add that to wikia.js (I think), I don't know about you but I hate editing that thing. 16:31, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

Sgt. S.S. 11:42, April 9, 2011 (UTC)
 * The Modern warfare one makes perfect sense, what can't you understand about it? It is every easy to understand. — 10:54, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * No, it doesn't. Why is it telling me to "get to station one and fix the article"? There is no station one. Why can't we have a simple, generic message for the template, rather than these crudely altered quotes? Tell me that. Sgt. S.S. 19:49, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * idc... Tell me why you are suddenly raging. — 09:19, April 11, 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't get how you can't understand it S.S... — 09:40, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

Why dont you have the template say, "This page is a mess!(or something like that) Get your crew and clean it up." -- DrkDragonz66  Talk  01:58, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

The CoD4 version is much better. CoaZ Talk  02:21, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

I like the CoD4 one, so per Smuff, even though I made a Black Ops template (XD). 05:54, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

I'd prefer to see us actually using these templates and their associated categories to help us identify articles to clean-up rather than put on a template for decoration. 10:35, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

If I may make a suggestion. Why can't we just make a clean up template themed in each of the main games? Not everyone likes Black ops and not everyone likes Modern Warfare so why not let whoever puts the template up choose whichever they want. Or use each themed template on the pages related to that game (I.E. Use the MW2 template on the Intervention page, not a Blops themed template.) Plus, not everyone who looks on pages around here knows who Gaz or Hudson is. Just my two cents UAV Online! 03:20, April 12, 2011 (UTC) 03:13, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

This is the sort of template we need, if we must have a new one.
There! A shiny new template, with a nice, simple, generic message. Es bueno, ¿no? Sgt. S.S. 18:07, April 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * No. --Callofduty4 13:17, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

In that case WTH is Gaz doing there? and the Header message is monotonous for someone who's reading the template. 86.97.155.197 02:30, April 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * "Monotonous"? That's what all our templates should look like. It looks a hell of a lot more professional, and gets the message across clearly. On the subject of Gaz... yeah, I'm with you there, he shouldn't be there. (He's only there due to me copying/pasting the code and altering it.) Ideally, we should have the CODWiki logo in his place. Sgt. S.S. 16:49, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

What is this I don't even? (and/or) Son, I am disappoint. — 13:23, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

My eyes exploded. That is all. 13:25, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

Might as well have a picture of a bear fighting a swan on a rollecoaster.AdvancedRookie 13:28, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

Right ahead of you.

--Callofduty4 13:37, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

I'm extremely jelly. Major Blackout 13:39, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

Better than S.S's by far. — 13:40, April 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * Now now, let's not get mean. --Callofduty4 14:50, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

Jokes aside, there's nothing wrong with template redesigns. Maj. Blackout - be bold and just replace the old one with this one now. If someone has a problem with it, they can bring it up on the talk page. --Callofduty4 14:50, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

With all due respect to Maj. Blackout's new template, which I like by the way, I feel that we could design countless templates. It's not that these templates aren't good, it's just that there is no limit. In fact do we even need everyone to use the same template? There can be an offical one and there could be personal ones. Maybe there could be a submit page where sysops decide if it conveys the message. I mean making a template is easy. For instance I could have:

Obviously my one isn't that good, as it's an example. I don't mind if you think this is a terrible idea, I was just brainstorming. I just think it's unnecessary to have a debate everytime someone wants to use a new template.AdvancedRookie 15:14, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

I actually really like your template AR, and I'm with you on having a submit page. You just need to find the right quote and image and slap it on the coding. Major Blackout  17:00, April 12, 2011 (UTC)