Forum:Cite source part numbers
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Opening post
Just a quick forum here: I want to change the current way parts are stylised in {{cite source}}.
Currently, we cite specific parts in sources like this:
(AUDIO: Project Twilight (part one) [+]Loading...{"part":"One","1":"Project Twilight (audio story)"})
Which, while it does get the information across, feels... inelegant to me. So I have a few solutions.
So here are a few different versions I've knocked up that convey the same information, but just stylise it differently.
(AUDIO Project Twilight: Part 1 [+]Loading...["Project Twilight (audio story)","''Project Twilight'': Part 1"])
(AUDIO Project Twilight: Part One [+]Loading...["Project Twilight (audio story)","''Project Twilight'': Part One"])
(AUDIO Project Twilight: Pt. 1 [+]Loading...["Project Twilight (audio story)","''Project Twilight'': Pt. 1"])
Alternately, we could place "Part One" in the same place we place chapters, so something like:
(AUDIO Project Twilight [+]Loading...{"chaptnum":"1","1":"Project Twilight (audio story)","2":"''Project Twilight''"})
Ignore that it uses "Chapter" for now. However, this wouldn't be ideal for pages like Jack Bannister (although this isn't the perfect example, it'll have to do because not many pages use cite source currently), as every citation would look identical until expanded.
Thoughts?
19:29, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Discussion
Aesthetically, I prefer the first option to any other, and agree that it is an improvement in what we currently have (no slight to Bongo50 intended; they have done an absolutely wonderful job on creating the template in the first place), and as the entire thread is about aesthetics, and which citation method is considered the most aesthetically pleasing, I think that I shall stop there. (Goodness, I'm feeling loquacious today!) Aquanafrahudy 📢 20:12, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Yeah, I like the idea of ": Part N" rather than "(part N)". However, what do people think of "- Part N" instead? However, I don't quite understand the reference to Jack Bannister, as that article features namedparts, rather than numbered parts. I'm not against the current way we do namedparts, but I also wouldn't be agaisnt changing it to "- NAMEDPART", in fact I think I slightly prefer that. Oh, and I think chapters should be cited like numbered parts are. Cousin Ettolrahc ☎ 20:18, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
