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I just saw that the german page of the Bundle is outdated and the Prices and Availability changes, and to keep it in all languages correct, i would find it great if there would be a template for it. Also for new Bundles it would be great to have at least all Bundles listed, instead of not seeing all content. Soooo someone here to support my idea??? [[User:TheDoctor|TheDoctor]] 05:41, 12 March 2012 (PDT)
 
I just saw that the german page of the Bundle is outdated and the Prices and Availability changes, and to keep it in all languages correct, i would find it great if there would be a template for it. Also for new Bundles it would be great to have at least all Bundles listed, instead of not seeing all content. Soooo someone here to support my idea??? [[User:TheDoctor|TheDoctor]] 05:41, 12 March 2012 (PDT)
 
== Disambiguation pages: global suggestion ==
 
 
Hi all!
 
 
(English is not my native language, so have mercy please :). On the other hand, it means that I see the aspects of this problem that are language-dependent.)
 
 
So here are some points on the problem and a possible way to solve it.
 
 
# '''Main point''': Disambiguation is '''always''' language-dependent.
 
#* '''Consequently''', there can be no need in translating disambiguation description to other languages, they can just have no sense there.
 
#** Example: [[Point]]. In English this word could refer to a specific region on the ground, to the player score or to the aiming as a part of hat name. In Russian all three meanings are expressed by three different words, and the disambiguation article is not needed. Don't know about other languages, but guess it is a normal situation everywhere.
 
#** Example 2: All those abbreviations that brought this discussion to life.
 
#* '''Consequently 2''' (less obvious), there can be disambiguations in other languages that have no sense in English.
 
#** Example: a Russian word <code>Ключ</code> (pronounced <nowiki>[klyuch]</nowiki>). This word can refer to the ''key'' as well as to the ''wrench'' in Russian, so we would like to have a disambiguation article on this word. But there is no corresponding article in English segment, as in English ''key'' and ''wrench'' have nothing in common.
 
#* '''Suggested decision''': illustrated now by an example with <code>Ключ</code>.
 
#** First, I created an article [[Ru_Klyuch/ru]]. It has a name that is more or less readable for english-speakers and is located in /ru segment (so all localized templates are working correctly). The prefix <code>Ru_</code> indicates that it is a special article and prevents possible conflicts in case some transliterations will be exactly like existing English words. I also suggest to introduce a new category for those pages, for example, <nowiki>[Category:Language-specific disambiguation]</nowiki> to help bots.
 
#** Second, I created an article [[Ключ]], as we are doing now to define a cyrillic alias. This page is a standard language redirect to [[Ru_Klyuch/ru]].
 
#** We are still within wiki standards, except that we don't have a page <nowiki>[[Ru_Klyuch]]</nowiki>. But this — and it is a key point in my suggestion — is a normal situation, because — see '''Main point'''. It is '''normal''' that a disambiguation is described in only one (or maybe several) languages and is missing in others. Of course, users in other languages will create their own pages, like <code>Fr_Shershe_La_Fam/fr</code> (one of the few phrases I know in French, lol :).
 
# '''Point #2''': We need some bot tuning, '''NOW'''. I suggest that the bot creating 'Missing translation' pages should ignore pages from [[:Category:Disambiguation]] and all language categories like [[:Category:Disambiguation/ru]]. Look at the page [[Team Fortress Wiki:Reports/Missing translations/ru|Missing translations/ru]] — we really need to '''get rid of this spam''', it makes the page completely useless now.
 
# '''Point #3''': As I have said above, a new category '''Language-specific disambiguation''' should be introduced (or choose a better name if needed). Bot should be aware of this category too, and should not process missing pages from it.
 
# After all this is done, we in our language segments should review all already localized disambiguations and kill those that don't have sense (I have started to mark such ones in Russian with <nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki> now). At the same time, we should also think about our own disambiguation articles — the main goal of all this mess :)
 
 
Thanks to all who didn't quit reading :). Please think of this suggestion and if you agree, support it. It will not require much work from the wiki admins (just points #2 and #3, and a formal "Let's do it" permission), but will bring new opportunities to the non-english wiki users.&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[File:Login_Soldier.png|link=User:Stormbird]][[User:Stormbird|<span style="color:#5B885B;font-size:13px;font-family:'Arial';font-weight: bold;">Stormbird</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px"><sup>[[User talk:Stormbird|<span style="color:white; background:#5B885B;padding:0 2px;">talk</span>]]</sup></span> 07:18, 17 March 2012 (PDT)
 
:I agree with this but not the proposed naming scheme (<code>Xx_RedirectName/xx</code>). It would create articles in the main namespace, and quite a bunch of them. I would rather have a dedicated article namespace for this, even if "unofficial" (as in, not in MW's config), which would make it look like <code>Disambiguation:RedirectName/xx</code>. On top of that, it would make it easy to make the bot ignore these pages, because it would be able to tell that it is a disambiguation '''from the name''', something that is not possible currently or with the proposed naming scheme, and is crucial to being able to generate "missing translations" lists easily without having to fetch extra information — [[User:WindPower|<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wind</span>]] 16:29, 18 March 2012 (PDT)
 
:: {{c|Agree}}, I like the idea of the new naming. 1) Didn't quite get it, you mean that <code>RedirectName</code> should be an English transliteration (like Klyuch) or localized (like Ключ)? And 2) what should be done before we can start making localized disambigs?&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[File:Login_Soldier.png|link=User:Stormbird]][[User:Stormbird|<span style="color:#5B885B;font-size:13px;font-family:'Arial';font-weight: bold;">Stormbird</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px"><sup>[[User talk:Stormbird|<span style="color:white; background:#5B885B;padding:0 2px;">talk</span>]]</sup></span> 13:49, 19 March 2012 (PDT)
 
:::The RedirectName would be an english translation of the name of the redirect, so <code>Disambiguation:Key/ru</code> in this example. As for #2, need to assemble a list of disambigs to migrate before doing it all in one shot so that there is no confusion or in-between mistakes. Having a proper namespace definition in the MediaWiki config would be nice, but sadly that seems unlikely to happen at the moment because Valve won't moov :( — [[User:WindPower|<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wind</span>]] 14:17, 3 April 2012 (PDT)
 
::::And why not <code>Disambiguation:Wrench/ru</code>? The main problem is that, as I have said, <nowiki>[klyuch]</nowiki> can refer to the ''key'' as well as to the ''wrench'' in Russian. And the disambiguation word to explain is ''Klyuch'' — there is no english equivalent to it, that's why I suggest to use transliteration. As for 2), I think that all current [[:Category:Disambiguation/ru]] can be processed.&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[File:Login_Soldier.png|link=User:Stormbird]][[User:Stormbird|<span style="color:#5B885B;font-size:13px;font-family:'Arial';font-weight: bold;">Stormbird</span>]] <sup><span style="background:#5B885B; color:white; font-size:8px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 1px">[[User talk:Stormbird|<span style="color:white">T</span>]]│[[Special:Contributions/Stormbird|<span style="color:white">C</span>]]</span></sup> 12:30, 6 April 2012 (PDT)
 
:::::Then how about naming it <code>Disambiguation:RedirectName/xx</code> where <code>RedirectName</code> is the name of the redirect page that goes to <code>Disambiguation:RedirectName/xx</code> (I think that was the original idea lol) — [[User:WindPower|<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wind</span>]] 23:59, 7 April 2012 (PDT)
 
::::::You got it :). Redirect page <code>Ключ</code> should go to <code>Disambiguation:Klyuch/ru</code>, making it clear both for russian and english users (the latter just need to know that the page concerns '''ru'''ssian '''disambiguation'''). As for current english disambiguations, they will look like <code>Disambiguation:Point</code>, which is also easy to understand and support.&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[File:Login_Soldier.png|link=User:Stormbird]][[User:Stormbird|<span style="color:#5B885B;font-size:13px;font-family:'Arial';font-weight: bold;">Stormbird</span>]] <sup><span style="background:#5B885B; color:white; font-size:8px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 1px">[[User talk:Stormbird|<span style="color:white">T</span>]]│[[Special:Contributions/Stormbird|<span style="color:white">C</span>]]</span></sup> 02:35, 8 April 2012 (PDT)
 
:::::::Alright from me, but:
 
* Need more staff support for this (is big move and so far I'm the only one saying anything here)
 
* Need to make a list of such disambigs and where they should be moved to, in all languages (this will take some time)
 
— [[User:WindPower|<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wind</span>]] 11:40, 9 April 2012 (PDT)
 
:::::::{{c|Support|Senõr Support}} -[[User:RJackson|<span class="modbg" style="margin-right:1px;text-shadow: #538237 1px 1px 0px;">RJ</span>]] 11:43, 9 April 2012 (PDT)
 
: I can talk about russian segment only. As for russian disambiguations, [[:Category:Disambiguation/ru|this category]] now counts 276 pages, but the large part of them have no sense and can be removed permanently. The other part, however, should be preserved (maybe with small corrections) and be 'equipped' with transliteration and cyrillic redirect. This process will take some time and some efforts. I suggest to start with moving ALL those pages automatically to the new namespace, leaving their current names ({{code|Baseball cap/ru}} → {{code|Disambiguation:Baseball cap/ru}}) and adding some marking infobox like <nowiki>{{retrans}} or {{cleanup|Check if disambiguation exists in Russian}}</nowiki>. Having all this, local editors can process those pages: rename + add cyrillic redirect + remove marking infobox — or, if needed, just empty the article and add <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>. No additional help from administration will be required at this step.&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[File:Login_Soldier.png|link=User:Stormbird]][[User:Stormbird|<span style="color:#5B885B;font-size:13px;font-family:'Arial';font-weight: bold;">Stormbird</span>]] <sup><span style="background:#5B885B; color:white; font-size:8px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 1px">[[User talk:Stormbird|<span style="color:white">T</span>]]│[[Special:Contributions/Stormbird|<span style="color:white">C</span>]]</span></sup> 12:20, 9 April 2012 (PDT)
 
:: Even better idea: the new infobox with instructions explaining the new disambig structure. It should briefly explain what to do with the article, so that any editor can understand the point. Maybe it should also add some special category mark, like {{code|[Disambiguations that require review/xx]}} — it will help monitoring progress. I can prepare the infobox draft tomorrow.&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[File:Login_Soldier.png|link=User:Stormbird]][[User:Stormbird|<span style="color:#5B885B;font-size:13px;font-family:'Arial';font-weight: bold;">Stormbird</span>]] <sup><span style="background:#5B885B; color:white; font-size:8px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 1px">[[User talk:Stormbird|<span style="color:white">T</span>]]│[[Special:Contributions/Stormbird|<span style="color:white">C</span>]]</span></sup> 12:27, 9 April 2012 (PDT)
 
: Another option is not to move current disambigs at all. As I have said, most of them were created as translations of english disambigs, paying little attention to their real need in russian. Maybe it will be easier to look at all russian item names, game concepts etc. and create pure russian disambigs from scratch.&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[File:Login_Soldier.png|link=User:Stormbird]][[User:Stormbird|<span style="color:#5B885B;font-size:13px;font-family:'Arial';font-weight: bold;">Stormbird</span>]] <sup><span style="background:#5B885B; color:white; font-size:8px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 1px">[[User talk:Stormbird|<span style="color:white">T</span>]]│[[Special:Contributions/Stormbird|<span style="color:white">C</span>]]</span></sup> 12:20, 9 April 2012 (PDT)
 
 
:{{C|Agree|I agree,}} it never made sense to me the way it's set up now. Disambigs should only really be used to disambiguate search terms. -- [[User:Pilk|Pilk]] <sup>([[User talk:Pilk|talk]])</sup> 09:38, 10 April 2012 (PDT)
 
::{{C|Agree|I agree}} I like dis idea--[[User:FreeXMan|<font style="text-shadow:green 0px 0px 9px;"><b><font FACE="Times New Roman" color="#008000">FreeXMan</font>]]</b> <font FACE="Times New Roman" color="#808080">[[User_talk:FreeXMan|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/FreeXMan|Cont]]</font></font> 12:26, 10 April 2012 (PDT)
 
 
: Something like this: [[User:Stormbird/Template:Disambiguation that needs review]]. Maybe someone could help making the english description better. I also added detailed russian description, giving an example.&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[File:Login_Soldier.png|link=User:Stormbird]][[User:Stormbird|<span style="color:#5B885B;font-size:13px;font-family:'Arial';font-weight: bold;">Stormbird</span>]] <sup><span style="background:#5B885B; color:white; font-size:8px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 1px">[[User talk:Stormbird|<span style="color:white">T</span>]]│[[Special:Contributions/Stormbird|<span style="color:white">C</span>]]</span></sup> 12:38, 11 April 2012 (PDT)
 
  
 
== Idea: A real 3D model viewer for weapons and hats ==
 
== Idea: A real 3D model viewer for weapons and hats ==

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