Template talk:Article history#Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Neutron&diff=prev&oldid=1247953338 this edit] @Bdushaw deleted the article history, saying in the edit summary that the article was completely different now. I agree but I wonder if there might be reasons for maintaining the info nevertheless? Johnjbarton (talk) 02:53, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

:The page changing isn't a reason to remove the article history template, it's history relating to the development of the page. CMD (talk) 03:51, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

:I've reverted the removal; CMD is right -- the point of the template is documentation of the article's history. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 06:08, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Similar to my request here, I request an extra parameter be added that includes a link to the specific nomination discussion for the article. Something like:

{{qb|A news item involving {event} was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 14 October 2024. The nomination can be seen here}}

Or

{{qb|A news item involving {event} was nominated and featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 14 October 2024.}} — Knightoftheswords 16:11, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

{{clear}}

{{edit template-protected|Module:Article history/config|answered=yes}}

Around line 441, it should be changed to something along the following to reflect the FPO process is deprecated:

{{cot|Update: see below}}

text = "The $2 Portal was identified " ..

"as a featured portal " ..

'before the discontinuation of the Featured Portal system in 2017.' ..

"It was considered one of the best portals on Wikipedia. " ..

"If you see a way this portal can be updated or improved without " ..

"compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute.",

{{cob}}

Bonus points for replacing the icon and hover text as well, though I haven't looked into a suitable replacement image (maybe there's something like the featured star, but greyed out). Retro (talk | contribs) 20:54, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

:I have to admit... I'm not crazy about the "can be updated or improved without compromising previous work" wording. Sometimes previous work needs to be compromised for whatever reason, even when a page is or was once thought to be emaculate, in order to improve this encyclopedia. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 03:37, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

:: At one point we used :File:Linecons big-star.svg on featured portals. Then it was decided that annotating them on the main page was silly and Template:Featured portal was deleted. That image would work fell here. I'm also inclined to delete the last three sentences entirely, and just say "was identified as a featured portal" as a factual statement with no further details. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:49, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

:::{{tl|icon}} also uses that image since 2017, so that should work well. Phrasing-wise, I generally agree, but I'd prefer to mention the process was ended for clarity (see below). Retro (talk | contribs) 02:38, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Updated version: Module:Article history/config/sandbox.

More phrasing revisions (from incorporating feedback above, brevity, and consistency) and updated the image. Looks good in the testcase I created. Retro (talk | contribs) 02:38, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

: {{done}} * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:26, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Christopher Mellon was a product of "Articles for creation" and that is mentioned on the talk page. I don't think it is currently possible to include that information in the template. Would it be possible to get that added? I think it might be relevant on other articles as well. GeogSage ^{(⚔Chat?⚔)} 05:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:What's wrong with using {{tlx|WikiProject Articles for creation}}? There is at least one script that adds that automatically. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 07:39, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

::I guess if AFC was able to be added to the article history template then it would be one more template which could be removed from the the top of a lot of article talk pages. Nothing wrong with using the Wikiproject template when none of the other entries which occur in article history are present, however it would be nice to have further options to reduce talk page clutter where possible. TarnishedPath^talk 07:45, 14 May 2025 (UTC)