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Wikidata maps[edit]

Similar to the recent Template:Infobox road conversion, I am proposing allowing maps from Wikidata to be used in this template. Does this sound good? --Rschen7754 21:20, 8 June 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Happy5214: I can try coding this one myself but I may need your help --Rschen7754 21:20, 8 June 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is a clear consensus for adding this to the template. The dynamic maps proposal does not have consensus yet, and even if it did, we are still a long ways off from deploying it. Thus, I will code a module shortly. --Rschen7754 08:24, 14 June 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Okay, a working but messy implementation is live now. I'll come back in a few hours and simplify the code. I'm thinking of converting some of the other fields to use Wikidata as well, as this will be much simpler than the Infobox road conversion. --Rschen7754 11:22, 1 July 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Eh, went ahead and fixed the code here and on simple so everything should be stable now. --Rschen7754 11:35, 1 July 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Request for comments on "edit in Wikidata" links, for templates using Wikidata[edit]

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Wikidata#Edit in Wikidata links. Thanks. Evad37 [talk] 01:38, 5 June 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Automatic mapframe maps[edit]

User:Fredddie, was there discussion that established consensus for such a change? Not necessarily saying it's a bad thing, but I think it would have been better to have the setting on an opt-in basis rather than having articles appearances passively changed without any notification. --Paul_012 (talk) 02:27, 14 March 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There was not a discussion. I was being BOLD when I added the automatic mapframe maps. I figured since most articles had the coordinates listed already, adding the mapframe would be no problem. This is the first concern I've heard from it. –Fredddie 05:44, 14 March 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The problem with passive template appearance changes like this is that they change articles' appearances without showing up on watchlists. The Sam Yan article, for example, already had a manually inserted mapframe map, and the change caused two duplicate maps to be displayed for a few months without any editor noticing. The change is already done, and editors probably have been adjusting to it, so there's no point in reverting it now, but I think there should probably have been some sort of heads-up announcement. (Not sure if there's currently a system suitable for handling such announcements, though. This maybe an issue better suited for a more centralised venue.) --Paul_012 (talk) 19:44, 14 March 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]