Help:Year Upping - Revision history

Camponhoyle: Reverted edits by Ifewazuwede (talk) to last revision by Clizard

2010-11-24T16:50:10Z

Reverted edits by Ifewazuwede (talk) to last revision by Clizard

Ifewazuwede at 05:41, 24 November 2010

2010-11-24T05:41:43Z

Clizard at 16:48, 13 September 2010

2010-09-13T16:48:46Z

Clizard: fixed mistake on number of updates required

2010-09-13T16:43:26Z

fixed mistake on number of updates required

Clizard: clarified create/updating year templates.

2010-09-13T16:39:01Z

clarified create/updating year templates.

Clizard: made it clearer how to use this practically

2010-04-05T00:15:06Z

made it clearer how to use this practically

Clizard at 22:01, 28 July 2008

2008-07-28T22:01:25Z

Clizard at 21:49, 28 July 2008

2008-07-28T21:49:37Z

Clizard at 21:49, 28 July 2008

2008-07-28T21:49:22Z

Clizard at 21:30, 28 July 2008

2008-07-28T21:30:27Z

← Older revision	Revision as of 16:50, 24 November 2010
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	+	==Introduction==
	+	These commands automatically add category information which puts you in the right year group and form and is automatically (by admins) updated every year. This remains the easiest way of keeping everyone up-to-date. You can also safely refer to forms and current years using the below commands.

	+	* Add the following command to a student's page for them to be put into the correct form and year group categories:
	+	{{YFS\|YEAR\|FORM\|NAME}}
	+	{{YFS\|2005\|R\|Morris, Max}}
	+
	+	Search for examples to get a quick overview (e.g. [[David Bewicke]]) of how to set up your own pages correctly.
	+
	+	==Motivation==
	+	'''Year Upping''' is a regular problem on the wiki. Most student pages want to refer to their year or form, but this information changes every year, so our gnomes and helpers have to go and edit every page to keep everyone up to date at the beginning of September. This is the problem the year upping project hopes to resolve - preferably in a simple, user-friendly way.
	+
	+	==Creating and Updating Year Templates==
	+	*'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself before using the commands ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example).
	+
	+	Each year we update Intake YYYY with the year number and update Year YYYY and Intake YYYY for the leaving year. Therefore assuming we were up to date last year there should be 9 template changes required per year. One for each year 7-13 and two updated to leavers who become 'intake of 20xx' instead of Year x.
	+
	+	==Commands==
	+	==={{Year 2005}}===
	+	Output, for example, ''Year 7'' or ''Lower Sixth''.
	+
	+	To use the template in a page:
	+	*You type in ''edit'':
	+	'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in {{Year 2005}}.
	+	*Appearance:
	+	'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in {{Year 2005}}.
	+
	+	The template will output one of the following, where relevant:
	+	* Year 7-11
	+	* Lower Sixth
	+	* Upper Sixth
	+	* the intake of YYYY (e.g. YYYY=2001)
	+
	+	==={{Form\|2005\|S}}===
	+	Outputs the form of the person, e.g. 8R, 13CRV. The parameters being the intake year and the form lettering.
	+
	+	To use the template in a page:
	+	*You type in ''edit'':
	+	'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in the form {{Form\|2005\|R}}.
	+	*Appearance:
	+	'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in the form {{Form\|2005\|R}}.
	+
	+	==={{YFS\|Year\|Form Letter\|Surname, Forename}}===
	+	'''YFS''' is the acronym for Year, Form and Student (name). Adding this to a page automatically adds the person onto the necessary category lists, which are kept up-to-date every year. (You can also use SYF).
	+
	+	To use the template in a page:
	+	*You type in ''edit'':
	+	{{YFS\|2005\|R\|Morris, Max}}
	+	'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]].
	+
	+	==={{Intake 2005}}===
	+	This just outputs the year number or YY/, e.g. 99/, 05/, if it's outside the range 7-13. This is used in the other templates behind-the-scenes.
	+
	+	==Further Development==
	+	Currently, some forms have their own pages which will still need to be transferred manually. If new wiki software is ever written then this system will become part of the editing interface so that commands aren't needed.

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−	~~==Introduction==~~
−	These commands automatically add category information which puts you in the right year group and form and is automatically (by admins) updated every year. This remains the easiest way of keeping everyone up-to-date. You can also safely refer to forms and current years using the below commands.

−	* Add the following command to a student's page for them to be put into the correct form and year group categories:
−	~~{{YFS\|YEAR\|FORM\|NAME}}~~
−	~~{{YFS\|2005\|R\|Morris, Max}}~~
−
−	~~Search for examples to get a quick overview (e.g. [[David Bewicke]]) of how to set up your own pages correctly.~~
−
−	~~==Motivation==~~
−	'''Year Upping''' is a regular problem on the wiki. Most student pages want to refer to their year or form, but this information changes every year, so our gnomes and helpers have to go and edit every page to keep everyone up to date at the beginning of September. This is the problem the year upping project hopes to resolve - preferably in a simple, user-friendly way.
−
−	~~==Creating and Updating Year Templates==~~
−	*'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself before using the commands ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example).
−
−	Each year we update Intake YYYY with the year number and update Year YYYY and Intake YYYY for the leaving year. Therefore assuming we were up to date last year there should be 9 template changes required per year. One for each year 7-13 and two updated to leavers who become 'intake of 20xx' instead of Year x.
−
−	~~==Commands==~~
−	~~==={{Year 2005}}===~~
−	~~Output, for example, ''Year 7'' or ''Lower Sixth''.~~
−
−	~~To use the template in a page:~~
−	*You type in ''edit'':
−	~~'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in {{Year 2005}}.~~
−	*Appearance:
−	~~'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in {{Year 2005}}.~~
−
−	~~The template will output one of the following, where relevant:~~
−	* Year 7-11
−	* Lower Sixth
−	* Upper Sixth
−	* the intake of YYYY (e.g. YYYY=2001)
−
−	~~==={{Form\|2005\|S}}===~~
−	~~Outputs the form of the person, e.g. 8R, 13CRV. The parameters being the intake year and the form lettering.~~
−
−	~~To use the template in a page:~~
−	*You type in ''edit'':
−	~~'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in the form {{Form\|2005\|R}}.~~
−	*Appearance:
−	~~'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in the form {{Form\|2005\|R}}.~~
−
−	~~==={{YFS\|Year\|Form Letter\|Surname, Forename}}===~~
−	'''YFS''' is the acronym for Year, Form and Student (name). Adding this to a page automatically adds the person onto the necessary category lists, which are kept up-to-date every year. (You can also use SYF).
−
−	~~To use the template in a page:~~
−	*You type in ''edit'':
−	~~{{YFS\|2005\|R\|Morris, Max}}~~
−	~~'''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]].~~
−
−	~~==={{Intake 2005}}===~~
−	~~This just outputs the year number or YY/, e.g. 99/, 05/, if it's outside the range 7-13. This is used in the other templates behind-the-scenes.~~
−
−	~~==Further Development==~~
−	Currently, some forms have their own pages which will still need to be transferred manually. If new wiki software is ever written then this system will become part of the editing interface so that commands aren't needed.

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 *'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself before using the commands ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example).
-Each year we update Year YYYY with the year number and update Year YYYY and Intake YYYY for the leaving year. Therefore assuming we were up to date last year there should be 9 template changes required per year. One for each year 7-13 and two updated to leavers who become 'intake of 20xx' instead of Year x.
+Each year we update Intake YYYY with the year number and update Year YYYY and Intake YYYY for the leaving year. Therefore assuming we were up to date last year there should be 9 template changes required per year. One for each year 7-13 and two updated to leavers who become 'intake of 20xx' instead of Year x.
 ==Commands==

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 ==Creating and Updating Year Templates==
-*'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself before using the commands ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example). Therefore assuming we were up to date last year there should be 16 template changes required per year. Two for each year 7-13 and two updated to leavers who become 'intake of 20xx' instead of Year x.
+*'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself before using the commands ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example).
 ==Commands==

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 '''Year Upping''' is a regular problem on the wiki. Most student pages want to refer to their year or form, but this information changes every year, so our gnomes and helpers have to go and edit every page to keep everyone up to date at the beginning of September. This is the problem the year upping project hopes to resolve - preferably in a simple, user-friendly way.
-==Creating Year Templates==
+==Creating and Updating Year Templates==
-*'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself before using the commands ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example).
+*'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself before using the commands ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example). Therefore assuming we were up to date last year there should be 16 template changes required per year. Two for each year 7-13 and two updated to leavers who become 'intake of 20xx' instead of Year x.
 ==Commands==

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 ==Introduction==
-'''Year Upping''' is a regular problem on the wiki. Most student pages want to refer to their year or form, but this information changes every year, so our gnomes and helpers have to go and edit every page to keep everyone up to date at the beginning of September. This is the problem the year upping project hopes to resolve - preferably in a simple, user-friendly way.
+These commands automatically add category information which puts you in the right year group and form and is automatically (by admins) updated every year. This remains the easiest way of keeping everyone up-to-date. You can also safely refer to forms and current years using the below commands.
-This project is still under development and will probably be ''going live'' this September, so any comments, praise, criticisms or suggestions would be very helpful (post on the discussions page or by email: {{email}}).
+* Add the following command to a student's page for them to be put into the correct form and year group categories:
-===Caveats===
+==Creating Year Templates==
-*'''These commands are subject to change''' as they are only proposals at this stage.
+*'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself before using the commands ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example).
 *'''Your intake year may not have been added yet''', if this is the case then you'll need to either wait for them to come online or add them yourself ([[Template:Intake YYYY]] and [[Template:Year YYYY]], following the output specification below and using [[Template:Year 2005]] as an example).
 ==Commands==
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   '''Max Morris''' is currently tipped to be the next BRGS [[headmaster]] and is currently in the form {{Form|2005|R}}.
-===&#123;&#123;SYF|Year|Form Letter|Surname, Forename&#125;&#125;===
+===&#123;&#123;YFS|Year|Form Letter|Surname, Forename&#125;&#125;===
-'''SYF''' is the acronym for Student, Year and Form. Adding this to a page automatically adds the person onto the necessary category lists, which are kept up-to-date every year.
+'''YFS''' is the acronym for Year, Form and Student (name). Adding this to a page automatically adds the person onto the necessary category lists, which are kept up-to-date every year. (You can also use SYF).
 To use the template in a page:
 *You type in ''edit'':
-  &#123;&#123;SYF|2005|R|Morris, Max&#125;&#125;
+  &#123;&#123;YFS|2005|R|Morris, Max&#125;&#125;
   &#39;&#39;&#39;Max Morris&#39;&#39;&#39; is currently tipped to be the next BRGS &#91;&#91;headmaster&#93;&#93;.
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 ==Further Development==
-Currently, some forms have their own pages which will still need to be transferred manually. Command names are subject to change based on feedback, so don't start using these on a site wide scale yet.
+Currently, some forms have their own pages which will still need to be transferred manually. If new wiki software is ever written then this system will become part of the editing interface so that commands aren't needed.

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 ===&#123;&#123;FYF|Year|Form Letter&#125;&#125;===
 '''FYF''' is the acronym for Form: Year and Form. '''Experimental feature'''.
 ===&#123;&#123;Intake 2005&#125;&#125;===