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Wrincewind: /* Example */

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Wrincewind at 22:21, 15 April 2020

2020-04-15T22:21:43Z

Wrincewind: added 'orientation' and changed first_major, first_minor, last_major and last_minor to first and last respectively.

2020-04-15T22:12:26Z

added 'orientation' and changed first_major, first_minor, last_major and last_minor to first and last respectively.

Wrincewind at 21:36, 15 April 2020

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Wrincewind: /* Tracking categories */

2020-04-10T23:39:42Z

Tracking categories

Wrincewind: /* Usage */ - removed all the 'helpful' hints. they were getting in the way and are explained below.

2020-04-10T15:34:25Z

Usage: - removed all the 'helpful' hints. they were getting in the way and are explained below.

Wrincewind at 14:38, 10 April 2020

2020-04-10T14:38:12Z

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 | The character's religion, if any. Feel free to leave blank as for most characters it doesn't come up. (understandably, it's a touchy subject)
 |-
-! scope="row" | {{Unbulleted list|origin|home}}
+! scope="row" | origin
-| The character's place of origin.
+| Were they born wild, or civilised? Are they an extra-dimensional traveller, or an alien, or whatnot?
 |-
 ! scope="row" | nationality

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 {{Infobox character
 | name               = {{{name}}}
 | series             = {{{series}}}
@@ Line 15: / Line 16: @@
 | last_date          = {{{last_date}}}
 | creator            = {{{creator}}}
 | voice              = {{{voice}}}
 | full_name          = {{{full_name}}}
 | nickname           = {{{nickname}}}
@@ Line 33: / Line 29: @@
 | affiliation        = {{{affiliation}}}
 | fighting_style     = {{{fighting_style}}}
 | family             = {{{family}}}
 | spouse             = {{{spouse}}}
@@ Line 56: / Line 51: @@
 | last_date          =
 | creator            =
 | full_name          =
 | nickname           =
@@ Line 61: / Line 57: @@
 | species            =
 | gender             =
 | orientation        =
 | kinks              =
 | sexprefs           =
 | occupation         =
 | affiliation        =
 | family             =
 | spouse             =
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 | children           =
 | relatives          =
 | origin             =
 | nationality        =
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 == Example ==
 {{Infobox character
 | name               = Sinister
 | series             =
@@ Line 222: / Line 222: @@
 | last_date          =
 | creator            = [[Dark Violet]]
 | full_name          =
 | nickname           =
@@ Line 229: / Line 230: @@
 | orientation        = Straight/Bi
 | kinks              = Incest, Cuckolding, Consent Play
-| sexprefs           = Straight/Bi
+| sexprefs           = Mostly Dominant
 | title              =
 | occupation         = Waiter
 | affiliation        =
 | family             =
 {{Plainlist|
@@ Line 243: / Line 245: @@
 | children           = (Son, unhatched)
 | relatives          =
 | origin             =
 | nationality        =
@@ Line 249: / Line 252: @@
 <source lang="moin" style="overflow:auto">
 {{Infobox character
 | name               = Sinister
 | series             =
@@ Line 259: / Line 263: @@
 | last_date          =
 | creator            = [[Dark Violet]]
 | full_name          =
 | nickname           =
@@ Line 266: / Line 271: @@
 | orientation        = Straight/Bi
 | kinks              = Incest, Cuckolding, Consent Play
-| sexprefs           = Straight/Bi
+| sexprefs           = Mostly Dominant
 | title              =
 | occupation         = Waiter
 | affiliation        =
 | family             =
 {{Plainlist|
@@ Line 280: / Line 286: @@
 | children           = (Son, unhatched)
 | relatives          =
 | origin             =
 | nationality        =
 }}
 </source>

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 == Example ==
 {{Infobox character
-| name               = John Doe
+| name               = Sinister
-| series             = [[Criminal Minds]]
+| series             =
-| image              =
+| image              = Sinister.png
-| caption            =
+| alt                =
-| first_major        = Criminal Minds
+| caption            =
-| first_minor        = Pilot
+| first              = [[Canid's Adventure 04 - Sinister & Dextus]]
-| first_date         = 2005
+| first_date         = April 22, 2012
-| last_major         = Criminal Minds
+| last               =
-| last_minor         = Last One
+| last_date          =
-| last_date          = 2018
+| creator            = [[Dark Violet]]
-| creator            = [[Agnes Nixon]]
+| full_name          =
-| portrayer          = [[Soupy Sales]]
+| nickname           =
-| nickname           = Doeboy
+| alias              =
-| alias              = Jack Dew
+| species            = Mightyena
-| gender             = Male
+| gender             = Female
-| orientation        = Straight
+| orientation        = Straight/Bi
-| title              = Detective
+| kinks              = Incest, Cuckolding, Consent Play
-| occupation         = Law enforcement
+| sexprefs           = Straight/Bi
-| family             = Doe
+| title              =
-| spouse             = Jane Doe
+| occupation         = Waiter
-| significant_other  =
+| affiliation        =
-| children           = John Doe, Jr.
+| family             =
-| relatives          = {{Plainlist|
+{{Plainlist|
-* Phil Doe (father)
+* [[Dextus]] (Twin Brother)
-* Nancy Doe (mother)
+* [[Eclipse]] (Older brother)
 }}
-| religion           = PRAISE HELIX
+| spouse             =
-| nationality        = American
+| significant_other  = [[Dextus]]
 }}
 <source lang="moin" style="overflow:auto">
- {{Infobox character
+{{Infobox character
- | name               = John Doe
+| name               = Sinister
- | series             = [[Criminal Minds]]
+| series             =
- | image              =
+| image              = Sinister.png
- | caption            =
+| alt                =
- | first_major        = Criminal Minds
+| caption            =
- | first_minor        = Pilot
+| first              = [[Canid's Adventure 04 - Sinister & Dextus]]
- | first_date         = 2005
+| first_date         = April 22, 2012
- | last_major         = Criminal Minds
+| last               =
- | last_minor         = Last One
+| last_date          =
- | last_date          = 2018
+| creator            = [[Dark Violet]]
- | creator            = [[Agnes Nixon]]
+| full_name          =
- | portrayer          = [[Soupy Sales]]
+| nickname           =
- | nickname           = Doeboy
+| alias              =
- | alias              = Jack Dew
+| species            = Mightyena
- | gender             = Male
+| gender             = Female
- | orientation        = Straight
+| orientation        = Straight/Bi
- | title              = Detective
+| kinks              = Incest, Cuckolding, Consent Play
- | occupation         = Law enforcement
+| sexprefs           = Straight/Bi
- | family             = Doe
+| title              =
- | spouse             = Jane Doe
+| occupation         = Waiter
- | significant_other  =
+| affiliation        =
- | children           = John Doe, Jr.
+| family             =
- | relatives          = {{Plainlist|
+{{Plainlist|
- * Phil Doe (father)
+* [[Dextus]] (Twin Brother)
- * Nancy Doe (mother)
+* [[Eclipse]] (Older brother)
- }}
+* "Mom" (Mother)
-  | religion           = PRAISE HELIX
+}}
- | nationality        = American
+| spouse             =
- }}
+| significant_other  = [[Dextus]]
 </source>

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 | alt                = {{{alt}}}
 | caption            = {{{caption}}}
-| first_major        = {{{first_major}}}
+| first              = {{{first}}}
 | first_date         = {{{first_date}}}
-| last_major         = {{{last_major}}}
+| last               = {{{last}}}
 | last_date          = {{{last_date}}}
 | creator            = {{{creator}}}

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 | species            = {{{species}}}
 | gender             = {{{gender}}}
 | kinks              = {{{kinks}}}
 | sexprefs           = {{{sexprefs}}}
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 | species            =
 | gender             =
 | kinks              =
 | sexprefs           =
@@ Line 111: / Line 113: @@
 |-
 ! scope="row" | first_major
-| e.g. a story or artwork in which they are the main or a primary character.
+| Depreciated, just use first.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | first_minor
-| e.g. cameo appearances in other stories or artwork. Not really needed if they had a major appearance first.
+| Depreciated, just use first.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | first_issue
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 |-
 ! scope="row" | first
-| Depreciated. Use First_Major or First_Minor instead.
+| Their first appearance.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | firstgame
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 |-
 ! scope="row" | last
-| Last appearance of the character. Depreciated, use Last_Major or Last_Minor instead.
+| Most recent appearance of the character.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | creator
@@ Line 185: / Line 187: @@
 | The gender of the character. Male, Female, Herm, Other, None, etc. Feel free to be imaginative.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | kinks
 | What sort of kinks are they into? If they're in a story, what's it most likely to be about? Bondage, impregnation?
@@ Line 333: / Line 338: @@
 			"required": false,
 			"suggested": false,
-			"deprecated": false,
+			"deprecated": true,
-			"description": "The first story or artwork in which they were the main or a primary character."
+			"description": "Depreciated, use first instead"
 		},
 		"first_minor": {
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 			"required": false,
 			"suggested": false,
-			"deprecated": false,
+			"deprecated": true,
-			"description": "The title of the story or artwork that they had a cameo or otherwise minor appearance in."
+			"description": "Depreciated, use first instead"
 		},
 		"first_issue": {
@@ Line 366: / Line 371: @@
 			"suggested": false,
 			"deprecated": false,
-			"description": "The title of the character's most recent major appearance."
+			"description": "Depreciated, use last instead"
 		},
 		"last_minor": {
@@ Line 373: / Line 378: @@
 			"required": false,
 			"suggested": false,
-			"deprecated": false,
+			"deprecated": true,
-			"description": "The title of the minor work the fictional element last appeared in. Minor works include cameos and other appearances where they were not a major character."
+			"description": "Depreciated, use last instead"
 		},
 		"last_issue": {
@@ Line 398: / Line 403: @@
 			"suggested": false,
 			"deprecated": false,
-			"description": "First appearance of the character. Not in use."
+			"description": "First appearance of the character."
 		},
 		"firstgame": {
@@ Line 414: / Line 419: @@
 			"suggested": false,
 			"deprecated": false,
-			"description": "Last appearance of the character. Not in use."
+			"description": "Last appearance of the character."
 		},
 		"creator": {
@@ Line 422: / Line 427: @@
 			"suggested": false,
 			"deprecated": false,
-			"description": "Name of the individuals who are credited with the creation of the character. e.g. commissioner, artist, or writer."
+			"description": "Name of the individuals who are credited with the creation of the character. e.g. commissioner, artist, and/or writer."
 		},
 		"based_on": {
@@ Line 921: / Line 926: @@
 | nickname           = <!-- or |nicknames= -->
 | alias              = <!-- or |aliases= -->
-| species            = <!-- or |race=; for non-humans only -->
+| species            =
-| gender             = <!-- if not obvious -->
+| gender             =
 | kinks              =
 | sexprefs           =
@@ Line 979: / Line 985: @@
 | alias              = Jack Dew
 | gender             = Male
 | title              = Detective
 | occupation         = Law enforcement
@@ Line 989: / Line 996: @@
 * Nancy Doe (mother)
 }}
-| religion           = [[Christianity|Christian]]
+| religion           = PRAISE HELIX
 | nationality        = American
 }}
@@ Line 1,010: / Line 1,017: @@
   | alias              = Jack Dew
   | gender             = Male
   | title              = Detective
   | occupation         = Law enforcement
@@ Line 1,020: / Line 1,028: @@
   * Nancy Doe (mother)
   }}
-  | religion           = [[Christianity|Christian]]
+  | religion           = PRAISE HELIX
   | nationality        = American
   }}
 </source>

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	</source>		</source>
−
−	~~== Tracking categories ==~~
−	* {{clc\|Pages using infobox character with unknown parameters}}
−	* {{clc\|Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields}}
−	* {{clc\|Articles using infoboxes for fictional elements with invalid color combination}}

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 <source lang="html" style="overflow:auto">{{Infobox character
-| color              = <!-- headers background color; the foreground color is automatically computed -->
+| color              =
-| name               = <!-- Character's most commonly used name -->
+| name               =
-| series             = <!-- or |franchise=; use without the italic on the outside -->
+| series             =
-| image              = <!-- a link to an image of the character, if any -->
+| image              =
-| alt                = <!-- mouse-over text, for screen-readers or if the image does not load -->
+| alt                =
-| caption            = <!-- image caption, e.g. 'Character (left) posing with Other Character. Artwork by Dark Violet.' -->
+| caption            =
-| first_major        = <!-- e.g. an image or story in which they are the main or a primary character -->
+| first_major        =
-| first_minor        = <!-- e.g. cameo appearances in other stories. Not really needed if they had a major appearance first.  -->
+| first_minor        =
-| first_date         = <!-- Not really used but left in for completeness' sake. -->
+| first_date         =
-| last_major         = <!-- as above -->
+| last_major         =
-| last_minor         = <!-- or |last_issue=. As above, only here because i stole this from wikipedia :B -->
+| last_minor         =
-| last_date          = <!-- as above - can you imagine trying to keep all these up-to-date? -->
+| last_date          =
-| creator            = <!-- The original artist or author. if First Appearance was a commission, then give the commissioner's name. -->
+| creator            =
-| based_on           = <!-- Again, not in use but kept for completeness. -->
+| based_on           =
-| adapted_by         = <!-- Not in use. -->
+| adapted_by         =
-| designer           = <!-- see above. -->
+| designer           =
-| portrayer          = <!-- see above. -->
+| portrayer          =
-| voice              = <!-- we don't yet have any voice-works, but if we ever do... -->
+| voice              =
-| motion_actor       = <!-- as above. Probably never going to be used but documentation should be thorough. -->
+| motion_actor       =
-| full_name          = <!-- the character's full name, if known, e.g. Mrs Iriana Miller. -->
+| full_name          =
-| nickname           = <!-- or |nicknames= if there's more than one.  does NOT include waiter name - use Alias for that. -->
+| nickname           =
-| alias              = <!-- or |aliases= e.g. Waiter Name if different from given name. -->
+| alias              =
-| species            = <!-- or |race=; which pokémon are they? 'human' if human, obviously. -->
+| species            =
-| gender             = <!-- Male, Female, Herm, Other, None, etc. -->
+| gender             =
-| kinks              = <!-- the kinks this character is mostly known for engaging in, e.g. BDSM, rough play, impregnation... try to keep it to three or less. -->
+| kinks              =
-| sexprefs           = <!-- are they a sub, dom, switch, or something else entirely? -->
+| sexprefs           =
-| title              = <!-- e.g. 'Waiter' 'Masseuse' 'Head of Morning Shift' -->
+| title              =
-| occupation         = <!-- e.g. 'Barkeep' 'Cleaner' 'Gun Shop Clerk' -->
+| occupation         =
-| affiliation        = <!-- or |alignment= e.g. 'Dark Strays' 'October's Posse' 'Nightshade's Gang'... do we want to use this one at all, i wonder? -->
+| affiliation        =
-| fighting_style     = <!-- Not that we want to encourage this sort of thing... again, mostly here for completionism, though ex-military types, competition battlers, and actual battling pokémon should probably be mentioned here. -->
+| fighting_style     =
-| weapon             = <!-- pretty much never comes up, given the nature of the café. Possibly change to 'favourite move'? -->
+| weapon             =
-| family             = <!-- immediate family, e.g. Iriana Miller (Mother)-->
+| family             =
-| spouse             = <!-- or |spouses=. Again, unlikely to be used but here for completeness.-->
+| spouse             =
-| significant_other  = <!-- or |significant_others=. Up to you how 'significant' a relationship is before you want to list it here. -->
+| significant_other  =
-| children           = <!-- e.g. Lexi Miller (Daughter) -->
+| children           =
-| relatives          = <!-- More distant relatives, e.g. Bloodmoon (Nephew) -->
+| relatives          =
-| religion           = <!-- again, not likely to show up, but might be worth mentioning in a couple of places. Iriana is christian, Lexi is agnostic, October worships Fortuna whether he wants to or not, Fable praises Helix... -->
+| religion           =
-| origin             = <!-- or |home= - Do they live in the café, in the nearby town, or elsewhere? -->
+| origin             =
-| nationality        = <!-- e.g. American, Generically Eastern European -->
+| nationality        =
 }}</source>

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 | species            = {{{species}}}
 | gender             = {{{gender}}}
 | title              = {{{title}}}
 | occupation         = {{{occupation}}}
@@ Line 68: / Line 70: @@
 | species            = <!-- or |race=; which pokémon are they? 'human' if human, obviously. -->
 | gender             = <!-- Male, Female, Herm, Other, None, etc. -->
 | title              = <!-- e.g. 'Waiter' 'Masseuse' 'Head of Morning Shift' -->
 | occupation         = <!-- e.g. 'Barkeep' 'Cleaner' 'Gun Shop Clerk' -->
@@ Line 192: / Line 196: @@
 ! scope="row" | gender
 | The gender of the character. Male, Female, Herm, Other, None, etc. Feel free to be imaginative.
 |-
 ! scope="row" | title
@@ Line 613: / Line 623: @@
 			"deprecated": false,
 			"description": "Titles the character is known by."
 		},
 		"occupation": {
@@ Line 866: / Line 892: @@
 === All parameters (not for general use) ===
 {{Collapse top|title=Complete list of parameters}}
-{{Parameter names example|_template=| adapted_by | affiliation | alias | alt | based_on | caption | children | color | creator | data1 | data2 | data3 | data4 | data5 | data21 | data22 | data23 | data24 | data25 | data31 | data32 | data33 | data34 | data35 | designer | extra-hdr | family | fighting_style | first_date | first_major | first_minor | firstgame | franchise | full_name | gender | home | image | image_size | image_upright | info-hdr | last_date | last_major | last_minor | lbl1 | lbl2 | lbl3 | lbl4 | lbl5 | lbl21 | lbl22 | lbl23 | lbl24 | lbl25 | lbl31 | lbl32 | lbl33 | lbl34 | lbl35 | motion_actor | multiple | name | nationality | nickname | occupation | origin | portrayer | position | race | relatives | religion | series | significant_other | species | spouse | title | voice | weapon}}
+{{Parameter names example|_template=| adapted_by | affiliation | alias | alt | based_on | caption | children | color | creator | data1 | data2 | data3 | data4 | data5 | data21 | data22 | data23 | data24 | data25 | data31 | data32 | data33 | data34 | data35 | designer | extra-hdr | family | fighting_style | first_date | first_major | first_minor | firstgame | franchise | full_name | gender | kinks | sexprefs | home | image | image_size | image_upright | info-hdr | last_date | last_major | last_minor | lbl1 | lbl2 | lbl3 | lbl4 | lbl5 | lbl21 | lbl22 | lbl23 | lbl24 | lbl25 | lbl31 | lbl32 | lbl33 | lbl34 | lbl35 | motion_actor | multiple | name | nationality | nickname | occupation | origin | portrayer | position | race | relatives | religion | series | significant_other | species | spouse | title | voice | weapon}}
 <pre style="overflow:auto">{{Infobox character
 | color              = <!-- headers background colour; the foreground colour is automatically computed -->
@@ Line 909: / Line 935: @@
 | species            = <!-- or |race=; for non-humans only -->
 | gender             = <!-- if not obvious -->
 | title              =
 | occupation         = <!-- or |position= or |class= -->