Forum:Aliens and enemies templates: the final battle: Difference between revisions

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What remains, then, are three central questions.  And, as we've already had a ton of discussion about this, it's time to have a clearer vote on these issues.  Thus the questions are asked in a series of polls.  These polls will remain open for one week from today, at which time the aliens and enemies templates will either be revamped in the new format, or redirected to a blank template, which will neatly make them disappear from all pages.  {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}&nbsp;<span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''15:33:33 Tue&nbsp;'''29 Mar 2011&nbsp;</span>

:Just a point of clarification here. Splitting into two templates will mean that the total area on the page will be increased.  Two templates, when fully opened, will cover more vertical space than one combined template.  {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}&nbsp;<span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''21:22:33 Sat&nbsp;'''02 Apr 2011&nbsp;</span>

:Just a question about this thought, though.  If we divided into "non-humans" as you say, won't we then logically have to put [[Time Lord]] in ''every'' single story, except ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]''?  Or won't we have to put "Alzarian" in every story featuring Adric? {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}&nbsp;<span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''20:23:30 Sat&nbsp;'''02 Apr 2011&nbsp;</span>

::Well, I'm afraid that other users don't appear to see a "rational and easy solution" the same as you do.  For instance, from my point of view, as the person who will probably end up actually implementing the results of the vote, the "rational and easy solution" is to redirect all these damned things to a blank template and thereby instantly remove them from the wiki.  That's 15 minutes of work, versus the hours and indeed possibly days of work involved in moving these navboxes to the new format.  But that's ''my'' view.  The point of this final vote is just to end the discussion that's been going on for about a year so that we can, as you say, get onto "other things". {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}&nbsp;<span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''21:17:01 Sun&nbsp;'''03 Apr 2011&nbsp;</span>   

* Voters expressed a desire to consider an alien as anyone who is not human.  (11:4).  In this instance, I'm siding with the minority, because the majority clearly haven't thought this through.  The titular character is a non-human.  At various points, the companions have been non-human.  It would be nonsensical to put "Alzarians and Trakenites" in the aliens section of ''Black Orchid''.  Or to put "Time Lord" down for ''Planet of Giants''.  Thus, '''aliens are people who aren't the same species as the Doctor and/or companions.'''  The only stories for which [[Time Lord]]s and/or the species of companions can be listed in an alien box is when there are more than our regular cast in the story.  Thus, it's fine to list Alzarians in ''Full Circle'', or Time Lords in ''The War Games''.  {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}&nbsp;<span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''14:20:29 Tue&nbsp;'''05 Apr 2011&nbsp;</span>

|title      = [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Aliens of Series 1]]

|group2    = ''[[The End of the World]]''

|list2      = [[Forest of Cheem]] &nbsp;• [[Surgeon]]s &nbsp;• [[Crespallion (race)|Crespallion]]s &nbsp;• [[Boekind]] &nbsp;• [[Moxx of Balhoon]] &nbsp;• [[Ambassadors from the City State of Binding Light]] &nbsp;• [[Mr and Mrs Pacoo]] &nbsp;• [[Hop Pyleen]] &nbsp;• [[Cal MacNannovich]] &nbsp;• [[Scholars of the University of Rago Rago 56 Rago]]

|group7    = ''[[Father's Day]]''

|title      = [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Enemies of Series 1]]

|group2    = ''[[The End of the World]]''

|list3      = [[Gelth]] ([[Gelth Ambassador]])

|group7    = ''[[Father's Day]]''

::Do the same for the enemies box.  When you're done with your lists, lemme know, and I'll take care of the rest. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}&nbsp;<span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''14:52:24 Tue&nbsp;'''05 Apr 2011&nbsp;</span>