Forum:Did you know...?

Did you know... :-) -- Porter21 (talk) 10:16, February 13, 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that there is a template for marking up item effects (Effect)?
 * ... that there is a template for formatting SPECIAL stats (SPECIAL)?
 * ... that there is a special quote template for news posts (Newsquote)?


 * Sure did, I actually went out my way to find some use for Effect, as it seemed to be something that is relatively underused for something so simple and effective. You can actually blame that template alone for the whole talk about creature layouts, since that's where I settled on using it after trying it in the infobox for consumables, where it just didn't stand out on the black background. ☣Avatar☣ 17:05, February 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it's a bit hard to find colors which have enough contrast both in the black infoboxes and the light backgrounds used everywhere else. One of the reasons why I want light infoboxes ;) -- Porter21 (talk) 23:18, February 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * So, is it viable to use Effect in the article context? Something like: "Super Awesome Item provides and  if taken." --    ryzawy    (talk)   11:34, February 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Would be fine with me. There aren't any guidelines really since nobody has used the template so far (except for GhostAvatar's recent attempts) :) -- Porter21 (talk) 12:25, February 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * ryzawy, thats essentially what I have used it for in creature pages to denote the effects, example here Cazador. ☣Avatar☣ 21:06, February 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Okay, here's what I've used it for: AHS-7. I think Effect fits well into article contexts, should be used more often. :) --   ryzawy    (talk)   22:48, February 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Porter, I wonder if it's possible/practical to modify the Effect template to automatically prefix the numerical value with the appropriate mathematical sign, based on the first given parameter? It seems redundant to manually add another mathematical sign. Sure, the template would lose some of it's flexibility, but I don't see a viable alternative to the structure. For example,  looks awkward, IMHO. --    ryzawy    (talk)   22:48, February 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * Well, I've chosen to do it this way because there are positive effects which are associated with a negative numerical value and vice versa. For example, "+50% chance for crippled limps" is a negative effect with a positive numerical value. In addition, encouraging a standardized format for effects isn't a bad thing in my opinion. -- Porter21 (talk) 00:02, February 15, 2011 (UTC)