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I'm the 8.558kBind guy.

== PSA: conflicts in the archer_proxy and base_boss pages ==
== How the page is displayed ===
==== KeyValues section ====
{{ExpandBox|
{{KV Targetname|l4d2=1}}
{{KV BaseEntity|base=1}}
}}

==== Inputs section ====
{{ExpandBox|
{{I Targetname|l4d2=1}}
{{I BaseEntity|base=1}}
}}

=== My Proposal ===
The<code>Targetname</code>templates, [[:Template:KV Targetname]] and [[:Template:I Targetname]] are actually deprecated, and the<code>BaseEntity</code>templates are the currently maintained and more updated ones, so I advise against using any of them.

BUT if you still are thinking about the<code>Targetname</code>templates, I request that when using<code><nowiki>{{KV Targetname}}</nowiki></code> template, do it like this:
<pre>{{KV Targetname|basehl2=1}}</pre>
{{ExpandBox|
{{KV Targetname|basehl2=1}}
}}
As for the<code><nowiki>{{I Targetname}}</nowiki></code>template, ''there isn't a way to control what infomation is displayed'', so I won't give any suggestions on how to use it.

One more thing, give the ''Show Preview'' and ''Show Changes'' buttons some tries, they're very helpful before you publish edits! I use ''Show Preview'' after pasting my VDC edit .HTML file drafts to a page, then ''Show Changes'' to write out a summary, or an alternate method to double-check on edits. --[[Orinuse]] ([[User talk:Orinuse|talk]]) 11:32, 24 May 2021

I'll fix these issues as soon as I can since I have exams this week. --[[Amicdict]] ([[User talk:Amicdict|talk]]) 12:47, 24 May 2021

== FYI to KV_WeaponSpawn ==
FYI, "WeaponSpawn" and "WeaponSpawnSingle" is only for {{l4d|4}} and {{l4d2|4}}. Dedicated weapon spawners can be found in L4Ds that let players pick up players from them, and that's what the template refers to. Afaik the only way to pickup weapons in tf2 is from dead players, and those are {{Ent|tf_dropped_weapon}} entities only.

The 2nd closest candidate would be weapons from the CS series: {{css|4}} or {{csgo|4}}, but a page like {{Ent|weapon_glock}} seems to suggest otherwise.

I don't mind too much since the template is set up messily, has no documentation, and a lot of pages to clean up if the mess is to be cleared ([[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:KV_WeaponSpawn]]. The effort to clear up the mess is discouraging solo, so I'm not sure how long will this take. --[[Orinuse]] ([[User talk:Orinuse|talk]]) 6:23, 1 Nov 2021

== Stop for a while, please ==
{{tl|MultiPage}} is not for the Talk namespace. This is an international namespace, so it doesn't need {{tl|MultiPage}}.

Also, I would like you to stop moving pages for a while, otherwise we will have to fix everything again for a very long time. The use of {{tl|MultiPage}} presupposes the correction of everything on the pages (text formatting, template parameters, etc.), including the removal of suffixes and language categories. --[[THE OWL]] ([[User talk:THE OWL|talk]]) 5:10, 2 Apr 2023

{{Quote|{{tl|MultiPage}} is not for the Talk namespace. This is an international namespace, so it doesn't need {{tl|MultiPage}}.}}
Ah, sorry. I will keep that in mind.

{{Quote|The use of {{tl|MultiPage}} presupposes the correction of everything on the pages (text formatting, template parameters, etc.), including the removal of suffixes and language categories.}}
Oh, well I didn't realize. I didn't see that. Removal of language categories is easy; I moved pages using the :-suffix to  /-suffix explicitly so that the links to the pages using the old :-suffix don't get messed up.

Well, if I can't immediately use {{tl|MultiPage}}, where are we supposed to start then? --[[Amicdict]] ([[User talk:Amicdict|talk]]) 21:37, 2 Apr 2023

Damn, I noticed this message just now :/

Well, now the template has instructions for moving pages. See "[[Template:MultiPage#Usage on existing pages|Using MultiPage on existing pages]]". --[[THE OWL]] ([[User talk:THE OWL|talk]]) 15:37, 22 Apr 2023