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The problem with embedding a DEFAULTSORT within this template is that it means that you cannot then override it elsewhere in the wiki's entry. Consequently, we have several wikis sorted by the unhelpful word "The". --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 19:18, 12 July 2011 (PDT) | The problem with embedding a DEFAULTSORT within this template is that it means that you cannot then override it elsewhere in the wiki's entry. Consequently, we have several wikis sorted by the unhelpful word "The". --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 19:18, 12 July 2011 (PDT) | ||
: I've tried renaming a few articles listed on here - like [[The Ferry Wiki]] to [[Ferry Wiki, The]], but keep the <code>name</code> line as 'The Ferry Wiki' — but this still sorts it in categories under the letter '''T'''. Maybe the {{template|wiki}} template needs looking at again, because it doesn't look very good sorted like this :/ rgds, --[[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 05:21, 17 January 2012 (PST) | : I've tried renaming a few articles listed on here - like [[The Ferry Wiki]] to [[Ferry Wiki, The]], but keep the <code>name</code> line as 'The Ferry Wiki' — but this still sorts it in categories under the letter '''T'''. Maybe the {{template|wiki}} template needs looking at again, because it doesn't look very good sorted like this :/ rgds, --[[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 05:21, 17 January 2012 (PST) | ||
: 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) | |||
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