Forum:CT:Publishing Eras in Top Parameter Hierarchy

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The result of the debate was Support. —spookywillowwtalk 21:01, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

So, a while back we added the publishing era parameters to {{Top}}, but we never updated the Layout Guide's hierarchy of parameters. So I'm proposing we add a Real-world status item to the list above the Continuity Label item, and a Publishing Era after the continuity label item.

Real-world article classification. These parameters are used to denote articles on real-world topics, and articles should only use one of these parameters, placed before the continuity parameters. Parameters are "rwm" for real-world media, "rwp" for real-world people, "rwc" for real-world companies, "music" for real-world music, and "real" for any real-world concept that does not fit in those more specific categories.
Publishing era parameters. These parameters should be used only on real-world media articles in conjunction with both the "rwm" parameter and the appropriate continuity parameter, and are used to indicate what official publishing era the media is set in. For media that is non-narrative in nature but does use a continuity parameter, the "ref" parameter should be used. See the template documentation for the full list of publishing parameters for each continuity.

Also, the following addendum after the usage examples:

The above examples may be automatically updated by an administrator following any Consensus track affecting Top parameters.

Support

  1. Cade GalacticRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit Calrayn 19:33, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
  2. —spookywillowwtalk 19:58, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
  3. Rsand 30 (talk) 22:37, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
  4. NanoLuukeCloning Facility 06:56, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
  5. Imperators II(Talk) 11:32, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
  6. CometSmudge (talk) 02:56, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
  7. per Rsand. NBDani TeamFireballLogo-Collider(they/them)Yeager's Repairs 20:15, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
  8. ThePedantry (talk) 17:59, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
  9. <-Omicron(Leave a message at the BEEP!) 17:03, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
  10. Lewisr (talk) 01:41, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

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