Template talk:Dmoz

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Templates for deletion This template was considered for deletion on 2006 December 15. The result of the discussion was to keep.

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[edit] Redirect

I thought this was a little easer to use than Template:ODP.

[edit] Streamlined version

I've switched this back to the cleaner version for several reasons. First, the use of italics and the preposition "on" are both nonstandard. See Wikipedia:Template messages/Links#External links for other examples. Italics are generally reserved for names of books, films, etc., and the uses of this template are much broader. It also removes the Google Directory links, mainly because it's a duplication that will most likely serve to confuse readers, but also because it's only one of many commercial uses of the data, and because it's often months out of date. - EurekaLott 18:45, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] TFD

  • By which I mean that this template has been proposed for deletion. Since it's heavily in use, it's probably better to have the notice here. The debate is leaning strongly towards 'keep'. (Radiant) 01:47, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
TfD closed as keep. I have removed the notice. RyanGerbil10(Упражнение В!) 07:02, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] suggest URL

See http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3ADmoz&diff=84034954&oldid=83847357

Now "suggest" page is up, please, add the link back.

With respect, nejron 09:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

So that is the purpose of that part of the code. ;)) Activated on Croatian wiki (even though it is of little use). --Ivan Bajlo 11:32, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
I originally put that in there, but I'm uncertain as to whether it would be a good idea. The template is protected so an Admin would have to do it in any case. —Wrathchild (talk) 03:39, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Please get rid of the Suggest a site link to the dmoz template; it doesn't belong on Wiki and isn't appropriate. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:54, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Sandy. The suggest site link does not improve the quality of the wikipedia article in any way - in fact it degrades the quality by increasing the clutter. I can see why one would want to help other community projects, but this is not what wikipedia is for. Could this link please be removed. Conrad.Irwin 11:22, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Actually, I originally put that in the template not to help ODP but to make it easier for people who would otherwise list their link in the Wikipedia article to find a spot where it would be more appropriate. But, as I said above, I have misgivings about it and I agree that it should be removed. —Wrathchild (talk) 14:31, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
I've reduced "(suggest site)" to (+). Would that be more helpful in streamlining it or does the ambiguity of the + sign defeat the purpose of the submission URL in the template to begin with? By the way, I've dropped the template's protection down to semi now. --  Netsnipe  ►  15:40, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
I have removed the (+), because although I see the reasoning behind it, it is now not immediately clear what it is for. I have left the link in a comment so people who dont know how dmoz works can add it back if that is the reached consensus. Conrad.Irwin 21:14, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] One parameter

I sugges use the If parser so the user could only utilize one parameter (i.e. WiFi for the Path To Category and the Category Name, instead of repeat the same parameter twice). --HybridBoy 05:53, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't think that this would be as useful as the current feature of using the article name as the second option, should the second option be blank. Conrad.Irwin 16:02, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Volume

This is used in about 2000 mainspace articles.--SallyForth123 22:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Slash

The instructions say to include the terminal slash on the DMOZ directory path, but currently this breaks the external link. --Una Smith (talk) 23:43, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Broken Links?

I tried using this template for Buddhist art and Fingerboarding and it brought back broken links.

Not sure what I am doing wrong. --Legionarius (talk) 15:41, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

The template works for me. Try using {{dmoz|Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Buddhism/Art|Buddhist Art}}. That should generate Buddhist Art at the Open Directory Project

However, I had to edit the template to get rid of the Russian that followed your link. That was added by a robot recently and seems to have garbled the template... --Orlady (talk) 20:59, 13 January 2008 (UTC) Thanks! (or Spazeeba!)--Legionarius (talk) 07:03, 14 January 2008 (UTC)