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:: It seems that the name field of the template is the variable for the category sorting. Is that correct? Best, [[MarkDilley]] | :: It seems that the name field of the template is the variable for the category sorting. Is that correct? Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
:::It looks like it – but maybe the name field should be removed from the defaultsort command. The way I see it, the name field should be used to display the 'logical' or 'plain english' way of titling the wiki. IMVHO, the word <tt>the</tt> should ''not'' be used in the title of the article here on WikiIndex (unless there is a very strong and established preference for an individual site to use it - I can't think of any wikis at the mo, but as an off-track example ''The Times'' should stay, but not ''The Ferry Wiki''). This is why I've renamed a few articles beginning with ''The'', and then hoped that the name field would fix the 'grammar' issue. MarkDs' latest [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Ferry_Wiki,_The&diff=92582&oldid=92532 edit] on [[Ferry Wiki, The]] didn't really fix the issue – OK, yes, it ''did'' fix the category display sorting, but then it messed up the grammar. We need a template wizard who can fix the Wiki template. Rgds --[[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 01:45, 18 January 2012 (PST) | :::It looks like it – but maybe the name field should be removed from the defaultsort command. The way I see it, the name field should be used to display the 'logical' or 'plain english' way of titling the wiki. IMVHO, the word <tt>the</tt> should ''not'' be used in the title of the article here on WikiIndex (unless there is a very strong and established preference for an individual site to use it - I can't think of any wikis at the mo, but as an off-track example ''The Times'' should stay, but not ''The Ferry Wiki''). This is why I've renamed a few articles beginning with ''The'', and then hoped that the name field would fix the 'grammar' issue. MarkDs' latest [http://wikiindex.org/index.php?title=Ferry_Wiki,_The&diff=92582&oldid=92532 edit] on [[Ferry Wiki, The]] didn't really fix the issue – OK, yes, it ''did'' fix the category display sorting, but then it messed up the grammar. We need a template wizard who can fix the Wiki template. Rgds --[[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 01:45, 18 January 2012 (PST) | ||
I've removed the DEFAULTSORT from the template . . . IMVHO, it would seem to be a very bad idea to permanently embed this in a template . . . the DEFAULTSORT magic word should be used only as an optional tool. The PAGENAME should be used as the default way of sorting pages in categories, not a template field. The 'name' template field should merely be used for 'prettyfying' any article page names which - say - begin with 'The'. Anyway, it was a BOLD edit to the template, and could potentially have disastrous results . . . so keep checking for any undesirable consequences from its removal, and revert my edit if needs be. [[User:Hoof Hearted|Sean, aka <small>Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 10:39, 20 November 2012 (PST) | |||
== Name == | == Name == | ||