Template talk:Patch layout

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Added Italian Translation to the Template

I added to the Patch layout template the (it)alian language,so that it can be used without problems. Cthulhu1992 12:58, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Link elements

I think that this template should add <link> element to the <head> element in the HTML code so that user agents (such as my webbrowser SeaMonkey) knows that it is a series of pages. Please help me get this done.--Henke37 13:59, 10 September 2012 (PDT)

Twitter text on russian

Мне кажется, что словосочетание «следуйте за нами в …» звучит некрасиво. Во-первых, в русскоязычном твиттере нет фолловеров (следующих, если переводить дословно). Есть читатели. Вырисовывается вариант замены на «Читайте нас в …». Во-вторых, распространено слово подписка, правда оно более подходит для видео-сервисов, но некоторыми употребляется и в отношении твиттера. «Подпишитесь на нас в …» – второй вариант
Я думаю, что наиболее преемственным является первый вариант. Стоит ли менять то сочетание, что есть сейчас, на это? Pepsone (talk) 14:58, 23 October 2014 (PDT)

Please conduct talk page conversations in english. If you are looking to translate the twitter string, it is within the template itself. Darkid (Talk | Contribs) 16:07, 23 October 2014 (PDT)
Okay, I want to retranslate twitter string. It contains machine like translation of term «follow». In russian segment of twitter we don't have «followers», there is «readers». I will change this string. Pepsone (talk) 04:14, 26 October 2014 (PDT)

Beta / Xbox / TFC titles for patches

Hi. I tried remake template so that in page title added suffix (beta/classic/xbox): strings 1 and 10. Tested in several languages - all works (for xbox patches need add "game = xbox"). I think it is useful for localized pages. RADISTKillicon conscientious objector.png 04:16, 7 March 2015 (PST)

Collapsed patch diff

If the patch diff is long enough, it can be annoying when editing. I suggest to change the diff layout to be collapsed by default · Ashe (talk) 03:50, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

If we do that it's very likely that users will not notice the feature at all. — Tark 03:56, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
Alright, then could you shorten it to 3 or 4 lines and add a "See more" button? · Ashe (talk) 22:47, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Remove mandatory source-lang / lang-icon en

Since updates are now translated by Valve's Crowdin members, I think it's unnecessary to mandatory include the term source-lang with lang icon en. For example, in August 11, 2022 Patch/pt-br, I had to put the source-lang as pt-br, because the original article is translated, and it doesn't make much sense, since the "Fonte:" (source) is literally in Brazilian Portuguese.
It would be the equivalent of putting: "Source: Team Fortress 2 Update Released (English)". Tiagoquix (talk) 20:34, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Pictogram tick.png Done — Tested using custom pages: User:Tiagoquix/Sandbox, User:Tiagoquix/Sandbox/pt-br and Template:User Tiagoquix Template. source-lang and update-lang parameters have been removed. Justification in the edits. Tiagoquix (talk) 04:32, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
The only problem is that old updates won't have lang-icon. It's the only downside. Tiagoquix (talk) 04:39, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Bluesky follow request is intrusive

The request to follow on the Bluesky social network is intrusive. In my opinion, it ends up disrupting the user experience because it requires more scrolling to read the patch notes.
I would suggest removing it from the patch layout and putting in one of those places instead: https://imgur.com/a/0O2PIdk
Thanks for your attention.
Tiagoquix (talk) 21:38, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Pictogram nope.png Nope I'm not sure how it's intrusive. Maybe the styling is messed up on your end but it's barely larger than a single patch note for me. It's not a general advertisement for the Bluesky account, but it's specifically meant for updates, so moving it to the bottom of the page (where it requires a ridiculous amount of scrolling to even see it) or the main page (where it's completely invisible when reading patch notes) is a no-go.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 21:46, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
The SNS nag has been part of this template for well over a decade and this is the first time we've received any complaints about it. Could you elaborate? — Tark 22:35, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
What does "SNS nag" mean?
About my complaint, to elaborate: I think it is in an intrusive place that necessarily makes the reader waste time skimming and skipping to avoid reading a "follow us on this social network" text. On the English Wikipedia, for example, the only "important" texts like this that are placed near the top of pages are for templates that warn about something about the page for internal maintenance, missing sources, technical explanations/troubleshooting and so on. Having the text "Please follow us on this social network", from my point of view, creates something minimally irritating that is dispensable and does not contribute to the information that the reader is looking to read.
Tiagoquix (talk) 15:20, 14 May 2025 (UTC)