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I think it would be clearer to call this article '''Editing Help''' or something and add (at least) a list of templates that can be used in articles. I know that you ([[Hyarion]]) have created lots of Templates, but I don't know how to find them, as they are lost somewhere in the depths of the '''Recent Changes'''. Or else create a '''SpecialPages:Templates''' article with a short ''Templates for Dummies'' and the listing of them? --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 06:28, 23 April 2006 (EDT)

::I agree, the Help page really needs a lot of work. Hopefully in the future it will be a portal for editing help, template help, etc. The Templates are halfway categorized, I'll work on fixing that right now. There will be a [[:Category:Templates|Templates category]] with sub-categories for the types of templates. Also if you want to see a list of all the templates [http://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10 check this out] --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 12:23, 23 April 2006 (EDT)

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I've begun the endless task of creating infoboxes. The first primitive example is located at [[Frodo Baggins]]. The idea is to have a different infobox for every [[Races|Race]]. For example an Earthy/greenish theme for [[Hobbits]], evil characters such as [[Sauron]] and [[Morgoth]] could have a more black and red theme. The infoboxes wouldn't be limited to characters either, weapons, locations, etc. could all utilize them. The first step, well at least among the first steps, is deciding on all the details we want the infoboxes to contain. As previously noted I've thrown up an example at [[Frodo Baggins]] but this is far from complete. If you have any suggestions for colors, details of the infoboxes, etc. feel free to post here. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 03:07, 4 April 2006 (EDT)

:I think that there should be different colors of infoboxes between, for instance, the [[Teleri]], the [[Vanyar]], and the [[Noldor]]. They are different, though all elves, and colors would be easy to pick (blue for the Teleri, gold for the Vanyar, sky blue(?) for the Noldor]]. Also, how do you get to the templates to copy them onto the articles?--[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 17:26, 5 May 2006 (EDT)

::[[:Category:Infobox_templates|Here]] are some of our current infobox templates. I think we definitely need different colors for the different [[Elves]]. I've thrown together a quick [[Template:Teleri infobox]], to insert it into the page you might want to view the code at the top of [[Frodo Baggins]] to see how to use an infobox template in an article. Feel free to change the colors on the template as well. Let me know if you need any help.

:::What are the shortcuts? The only one I know is for the [[Lay of Leithian]].--[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 19:32, 5 May 2006 (EDT)

:::How are you doing on the infoboxes? --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 12:04, 8 June 2006 (EDT)

::::Slacking as always, so much to do so little time. If you give me any specific ones you need I'll be glad to throw something together. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 12:12, 8 June 2006 (EDT)

:::::Well, you have already made the Teleri (which I'm not sure what to type for it). Preferably [[Noldor]] and [[Edain]]. I really don't ''need'' any; I was just wondering how you were doing with them. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 12:46, 8 June 2006 (EDT)
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