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Message Box Template Review

What I'm trying to do here is go over the various message box templates and optimize them for quality. My concerns with the message box templates are as follows:

First, they're not really uniform in appearance. I think the Userboxes are a good model of what I want to accomplish here. The Userboxes aren't identical or anything, but they're all the same width, about the same height, use about the same image size, and most of them feature some sort of clever text and/or image related to CWC. By contrast, the article message boxes all vary in size, color, formatting, etc. Some of them use CWC-related images to humorous effect, some don't. Some don't use images at all. They serve their purposes, but I think many of them could use a makeover.

Second, I'd like to harmonize these things to use a single message box template. As it is, most of them were created independently of one another, which means that anyone trying to create a new message box is probably going to start from scratch. The whole point of templates is to save users the hassle of reinventing the wheel, so hopefully my work here will make the CWCki a little more efficient.

I've copied the templates' coding into this sandbox, so I can play with them without editing the real templates or disrupting the CWCki.


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{{Apocrypha}} (Usage)

Notes Changed image to picture of Chris's Homemade Nintendo Power, since it's an apocryphal issue of the magazine. Not totally satisfied with that, but it's better than the Dead Sea Scrolls, I think.

{{Articleofthenow}} (Usage)

Notes: I don't think this template is being used, which is a real shame, because it looks pretty swank and we could use a handy reference to the best articles.

I've added the rainbow Christmas star in place of the template's original gold star, and it looks awesome. Just to play around, I've also added a rainbow border to go with the star. Maybe it's too much, I don't know. The existing template has no width parameter, so for the time being, I'm giving it a width of 70%. I'll try that number for the other boxes and see how well that works.

{{CWCipedia}} (Usage)

CWCipedia logo.png
For Truth and Honesty, see the archived CWCipedia page on Dethchemist77/Sandbox

Note: I'm not planning to mess with this one much, since these side boxes are sort of a category unto themselves.

{{Delete}} (Usage)

Note: Basically copied the Article of the Now table to this one, since it accommodates the image better. When the time comes, I'll need to set it up so it toggles between the real Moon and the comic Moon when you go from deletion to speedy deletion.

{{Deletedaudio}} (Usage)

Notes: Looking good with the AoTN table formatting. I like the format of the header message, but I wonder if it might be changed to something funnier.

{{Deletedvideo}} (Usage)

Notes:Tweaked this to resemble the Deleteaudio template more.

E-I

{{Essay}} (Usage)


Note:Not sure this one gets a lot of usage, but surely we can find a text-wall from Sonichu or a screenshot of Chris lecturing his YouTube audience.


{{Fan art}} (Usage)

Pickles.jpg
Tired of "Good Fan Art"? Visit our constantly expanding Gallery of Evil Fan Art! There's even a whole section dedicated to Yawning Squirtle!


Note: I don't object to the use of pickles here, although I think some actual fan art would be more appropriate. Maybe Sonichu's face cropped out of a larger composition. The point is that we have a large assortment of fan art, so why are we using a stock image of pickles?

{{Featured article}} (Usage)

Note:This one puts a star at the top of the article, and categorizes it under Featured Articles. Apparently unused, and perhaps redundant given the "Article of the Now" template.


{{Honest}} (Usage)

{{Illustrations}} (Usage)

{{Improve}} (Usage)

File:Motherland calls.jpg THE MOTHERLAND CALLS!

Mother CWCki says this article needs {{{1}}}. Do your part and {{{2}}}.

{{ImproveMusic}} (Usage)

Working-on-it.jpg I'M WORKIN' ON IT!

Your input has been read and fully understood. We at the CWCki will be sure to add some transcribed lyrics. in the future and make an effort to add fully transcribed lyrics.

{{Incomplete}} (Usage)

Note: Why is this one so damn wide? Otherwise, it's perfect.

M-R

{{Merge}} (Usage)

SonichuMerge.jpg It has been suggested that this article should be exposed to seven Chaos Emeralds and merged with [[{{{1}}}]]. Discuss on the talk page.

Note: This is a perfect example of what I want all the message boxes to look like, in terms of image and text.

{{Needs Images}} (Usage)

ShecameforCWC (200803).JPG  This article is BORING and needs more images. Make it better by inserting some of Chris's shitty drawings.


{{Needs Updating}} (Usage)

485-CWCsF.JPG Chris's recent failings have helped CWCki gather more information for this article.
Be a winner by adding this information in.

{{Notice}} (Usage)

Notice {{{1}}}

Note: Apparently unused. Not surprising, given how many specialized message boxes we already have. I really think that giant finger image needs to end up in some message box, even if this one ends up getting deleted.

{{Ongoing}} (Usage)

Event marker.jpg
Ongoing

The things described in this article are still happening, so it may be subject to frequent change.

{{Orphaned}} (Usage)

Note: This one kind of sucks. First of all, that's Sonichu and Rosechu as babies, not their kids. Second of all, it's so damn small, you can barely tell what it is. Third of all fuck you. Sonichu's children "are destined to be" orphaned? Sure, if you go by some sort of troll fanfic where they get run over by a lawnmower. A better analogy would be to compare the page's isolation to Chris's, and maybe use a picture of him at Fridays after Five, or the comic where Hannah dumps him.

{{Oversized}} (Usage)

0839-MomDesi.JPG This article or section is oversized.
Help CWCki by editing out some of the fail.

Note: How do we have a template called "oversized" that doesn't use the iconic Drinking Straw image? Hell, it even links to the article, so why use Barb?

{{Protip}} (Usage)

Protip.jpg
PROTIP:

Men are the magnets. Women are the metal.

Note: Maybe replace the image with the Chris-Giant-Finger image?

Q-Z

{{Quality}} (Usage)

Ecp00063.jpg This article is much like a pair of DIRTY, CRAPPED BRIEFS.
It does not meet quality standards and is an abhorrence and blasphemy of CWCki's good name.

You can help by consulting the talk page and improving it also, read this.

{{Recent}} (Usage)

This article relates to a recent Chris-related event. As a result, there may be many CWCki users trying to contribute and the content of the article may change rapidly.

Note: Boring and unused. Also, probably redundant, given the Ongoing template.

{{Rename}} (Usage)

Schu7 Pg1 MeganEdit.JPG This article, like Mary Lee Walsh and Megan, may need to be renamed.
Get ready to retcon and join us on the talk page to discuss this further!

{{Split Off}} (Usage)

Heart15.jpg This article is too large or off-topic. It has been suggested that we smash its Heart level
down to 15% and split off the pieces into their own article. Discuss on the talk page.

{{Stub}} (Usage)

{{Tardrage}} (Usage)

Note: I like this template because it has a lot of customization features built into it. I think some of the others here may be the same way, but if I end up with some sort of single meta-template for message boxes, it should definitely include the options in Tardrage.

{{Taxpayermoney}} (Usage)

Tugboat.jpg YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!
The contents of this page have been bought with tax payer money!
File:SocialSecurityLogo.jpg

Note: Another good one. I like the use of two images, the color scheme, and the text. You can tell a lot of thought went into this one. Otherwise, it'd be some purple-on-lime-green box with "This content, like Sonichu's wife will soon do when she's a whore, will proceed to be paid for using taxpayer money."

{{Transcription}} (Usage)

CWCism-IllBreakYouDead.png  This media needs a complete transcription. Help CWCki by transcribing the audio.

{{Unfinished}} (Usage)

Stress.jpg
Unfinished

Chris has yet to complete this project due to stress.