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Is the suffix really neccessary since {{autolang}} ekzists?

(using Template:Message)  It seems to be quite redundant now that page translations use / to be the subpage.  --Amicdict (talk) 5:34, 1 Apr 2023 (UTC)


(using Template:Message)  {{{suf}}} should be removed from all templates and replaced with {{Autolang}}, but not now. Now such deletion can cause mixing of languages, which not everyone may like. Actually, this is not such a problem, but in some templates it's better to leave {{{suf}}} until {{Lang}} is completely replaced by {{MultiPage}}.  --THE OWL (talk) 13:42, 1 Apr 2023 (UTC)

Parameter nocat=1 should prevent any categories

I want to use it in the See also sections and along the text. Lxm6 (talk) 11:35, 9 April 2023 (PDT)

The text available in all games can be misleading

(using Template:Message)  See ai_network for example.

(using Template:Message)  +1  --SirYodaJedi (talk) 12:58, 5 Jul 2023 (UTC)  --Lxm6 (talk) 6:10, 5 Jul 2023 (UTC)

Add an option to suppress all cats

(using Template:Message)  See weapon_ak47 for example.  --Lxm6 (talk) 8:18, 8 Jul 2023 (UTC)

3 extra categories out of nowhere with Weapon ak47

(using Template:Message)  I don't see them in my sandbox2, which is what I expect.  --Lxm6 (talk) 0:55, 9 Jul 2023 (UTC)


(using Template:Message)  I seems like BasicCSseriesWeapon is to blame this time.  --Lxm6 (talk) 8:22, 9 Jul 2023 (UTC)

New template name is terrible

(using Template:Message)  "Format" is too generic a template name, when literally everything on a wiki consists of formatting.  --SirYodaJedi (talk) 19:18, 16 Aug 2023 (UTC)


(using Template:Message)  I'm somewhat inclined to agree, I think something along the lines of "engine element" would fit better. Any other ideas?  --Pee (talk) 0:01, 17 Aug 2023 (UTC)


(using Template:Message)  How about {{this is a}}. In my utopia, I'm thinking of readable wikitext such as {{this is a|convar}}, {{this is a|point ent}} and so forth. This would require parameters to be swapped (but maybe this can be done when this page is moved once again):

  • {{{1}}}{{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}
  • {{{type}}}{{{1|{{{type}}}}}}

 --Popcorn (talk) 8:46, 17 Aug 2023 (UTC)


(using Template:Message)  I like that idea. I also am thinking of maybe something like {{introtext}} or similar, as that is more accurate to what it is. Its the introtext for entity, shader, convar, etc. articles  --Equalizer5118 (talk) 16:09, 17 Aug 2023 (UTC)


(using Template:Message)  If we went that route, we should probably do {{intro text}} as 2 words, and {{introtext}} as a redirect to the 2 word template  --Pee (talk) 0:44, 18 Aug 2023 (UTC)