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The result of the debate was add the {{Interlang}} template to the Layout Guide, with Interwiki links moved above the "Categories" section of an article and the Interwiki links section updated to reflect the template code. Trak Nar Ramble on 04:38, August 14, 2011 (UTC)

Now that we've deployed Template:Interlang per the relevant CT, I just wanted to formalize an amendment to the Layout Guide, in two small but rather important ways.

First, the "Interwiki links" section should be moved above the "Categories" section, for technical reasons. Since it uses a template rather than MediaWiki-style language coding, wiki-editing tools will want to put categories below it anyway.

Second, the "Interwiki links" section should be updated to reflect the template code rather than the MediaWiki code:

Old section:

Interwiki links

  • Links to other Star Wars wikis
  • Interwiki links should be listed in alphabetical order and are placed after an article's categories.
[[Category:Example category]]

[[de:Example German interwiki link]]
[[es:Example Spanish interwiki link]]

New section (now placed above "Categories"):

Interwiki links

  • Links to Star Wars wikis in other languages
  • Interwiki links should be listed in the {{Interlang}} template placed before an article's categories. The "xxFA=" operator will indicate that an article has reached "featured" or equivalent status on its host wiki.
{{Interlang
|da=Anakin
|de=Anakin
|es=Anakin
|fi=Anakin (täsmennyssivu)
|deFA=1
|esFA=1
}}

Anyway, this should be a no-brainer, since bots and semi-automated editing tools are pretty much going to make it the standard whether we codify it or not. I just think it's best to get things like this written down somewhere. So here's a simple yay or nay vote, so we can legally chuck it in the LG once it snowballs. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 01:42, August 2, 2011 (UTC)

Amend LG

  1. Darth Culator (Talk) 01:42, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  2. IFYLOFD (Floyd's crib) 01:42, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  3. Grand Moff Tranner Imperial Department of Military Research (Comlink) 01:43, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  4. For the snowball-to-be. (Avalanche?) CC7567 (talk) 01:44, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  5. JangFett (Talk) 01:53, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  6. I'm tired of this hot weather. Come on winter! Master Jonathan — Jedi Council Chambers Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 02:28 UTC
  7. I will rubber stamp your minor technical proposal! And your other one, too! jSarek 03:03, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  8. /me throws MJ with a snowball and hides –Tm_T (Talk) 10:44, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  9. Menkooroo 10:57, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  10. After convincing myself it wasn't annoying Firefox users. —NAYAYEN 13:10, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  11. Jonjedigrandmaster (Talk) 14:07, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  12. This is the sound of one snowball clapping. ~SavageBOB sig 15:54, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  13. Looks fine to me.--Exiled Jedi Oldrepublic crest (Greetings) 16:01, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  14. Very cool. Toprawa and Ralltiir 18:14, August 2, 2011 (UTC)
  15. Yay. --Eyrezer 09:54, August 3, 2011 (UTC)
  16. 1358 (Talk) 15:00, August 3, 2011 (UTC)
  17. Green Tentacle (Talk) 18:06, August 4, 2011 (UTC)
  18. Cal JediInfinite Empire (Personal Comm Channel) 20:05, August 4, 2011 (UTC)
  19. Of course. Corellian PremierRobotechAll along the watchtower 19:56, August 6, 2011 (UTC)
  20. Bringing it all down. -- Riffsyphon1024 07:45, August 8, 2011 (UTC)
  21. Kilson(Let's have a chat) 08:20, August 8, 2011 (UTC)
  22. GTQ(Problems?) 03:56, August 14, 2011 (UTC)

Don't amend LG

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