User talk:CorleoneSerpicoMontana/Archive 5

to present

Hi - I just discovered a few weeks ago that the 2001–present format isn't recommended according to the MOS. See this section [1]. They say not to use 'present', and ...the form 1996– (with no date after the en-dash) should not be used, though it is preferred in infoboxes and other crowded templates or lists, with the caveat that they may need to be examined by editors more frequently to see if they need to be updated; it is helpful to other editors to add an HTML comment immediately after such constructions, giving the as-of date, e.g.: . Although, if we use the pcupdate tildes, we shouldn't need to add in an html comment. I've just been deleting the 'present' as I come across them in articles. Cheers, •Florrie•leave a note• 07:46, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't actually specify in the template style guide, but the sample shown uses -present. Where there's uncertainty with the template, I'd go with WP:MOS. •Florrie•leave a note• 05:51, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Llanelli Scarlets players

Which MOS are you actually referring to? External links don't actually bother me that much, so I'll let you have that one, but please don't de-link the units from the height and weight parameters in the infoboxes. By the way, don't be so condescending. I'm not an infant. – PeeJay 19:13, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Just because they're not linked on any of the pages you just pointed me to doesn't mean they shouldn't be linked. What if someone doesn't know what "lb" or "st" stand for? They'd be a bit stuck then, wouldn't they? Linking the units is a useful tool, and takes up about 6 bytes to do: not exactly a strain on the internet. – PeeJay 19:22, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Fabio Capello

He started managing England in January 2008 so do you mind not changing it to 2007 to which he was confirmed as manager thanks. Pathfinder2006 (talk) 22:48, 24 February 2008 (UTC)