Template talk:Contentious topics/aware
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Template talk:Ds/aware[edit]
See also: related discussions at Template talk:Ds/aware. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 15:00, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
Edit request 31 March 2023[edit]
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Description of suggested change: When I first saw this template on an editor's talk page, I thought 'alerts' meant any form of notice relating that topic, not specific templates that alert the editor that they are editing on a contentious topic. It should reworded to be clearer to new editors. Diff:
| − | They should not be | + | They should not be reminded that those areas are contentious topics. |
Carpimaps (talk) 14:05, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
- "Alert" is a word used throughout Wikipedia:Contentious topics and the system of templates. If unclear, it could be expanded to "contentious topic alert". — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 14:36, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
- To editor Carpimaps: that wording is pretty much controlled by the Arbitration Committee, and has been in place for a long time. Don't see how it could be made clearer by being redundant with the "contentious topics" phrase. And "alerts" is a bit stronger term than "reminders", don't you think? What exactly is vague here? I've placed emphasis on parts of the sentence. Hope that helps. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 14:43, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
- The part that was vague(at least for me) is the word 'alert'. 'Alert' usually means any form of notice or notification. However in this case it is referring to a specific system of templates. It is not wikilinked so I applied the generic definition of 'alert', which caused me to think that any form of message to the user relating to the contentious topic(s) listed is prohibited. Carpimaps (talk) 17:12, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, and that's pretty much what it does mean. Went ahead and linked it to the {{Alert}} template to solidify it a bit more. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 17:22, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
- The part that was vague(at least for me) is the word 'alert'. 'Alert' usually means any form of notice or notification. However in this case it is referring to a specific system of templates. It is not wikilinked so I applied the generic definition of 'alert', which caused me to think that any form of message to the user relating to the contentious topic(s) listed is prohibited. Carpimaps (talk) 17:12, 31 March 2023 (UTC)