Template talk:Skills

We, uh, already have a Template:Skill|skill template ( Deprecated ) which works rather well. Not quite sure what you're going for here... -LrdSlvrhnd 22:41, March 22, 2011 (EDT)
 * And I doubt anyone would want to read that big box of text when they hover over a skill. They are probably more interested if it's competence or enhancement bonus, and click the links if they want to know details. Neouni 00:11, March 23, 2011 (EDT)
 * Yah. Although at least you seem to have un-redlinked most of the text... But yeah.  98% of people know, at least generally speaking, what various skills do.  And the rest can click.  And requiring the +/- is... less than optimal, IMHO.  (We also have a Template:-Skill|neg skill template]] ...)   This isn't to say I don't appreciate the work you're doing - 'cause I do, and lord knows I'd absolutely fail at any attempt myself - but spending time building stuff we already have seems a waste to me.  The Sneak Attack template, good use of time.  This, notsomuch. -LrdSlvrhnd 00:20, March 23, 2011 (EDT)

The problem with the Template:Skill ( Deprecated ) that you reference is that it only covers Heal, Tumble, Jump, and Repair.. If you wish to re-locate Template:skills to Template:skill ( Deprecated ), be my guest.. I happen to like it's more descriptive condition however.. --Technical_13-- ShoeMaker 15:10, March 23, 2011 (EDT)


 * Hmm, let's see. skill|Heal|1 ( Deprecated )  Yep, that works like you said.  Let's try another!  skill|Disable Device|1 ( Deprecated ) Gosh, look at that, it works!  Howzabout skill|Use Magical Device|1 ( Deprecated )... yep, that works.  Let's go useless... skill|Swim|1 ( Deprecated ).  Yep, even works for the basically useless skills.  Basically, what I'm asking here is, where the heck did you get "it only covers Heal, Tumble, Jump and Repair" from?  It works on EVERY skill that I've ever tried, and I've templated a lot of items.  Yes, it's more descriptive... but we don't really NEED more descriptive there.  And if somebody *wants* (or even needs) more descriptive, they can click and read up on it.  IMHO, the enhancement tooltips should either say exactly (or nearly, at least) what the blurb in the item says, or summarize the effects (preferably the former).  Not add a whole bunch of extra text. -LrdSlvrhnd 16:00, March 23, 2011 (EDT)

That is the contents of Template:skill ( Deprecated ) --  I only see Heal, Tumble, Jump, Repair listed....  So that is where I got that from..... So, if I understand you right  is a great skill to have on an item??? Where are the limits?? Where is the ability to catch typo's and let the editor know about it? Some people don't want to have to click and navigate away from the page they are on to see a brief descriptor of a skill or stat... There are some pages I don't want to have to navigate away from to get a refresher on what a skill that I'm not familiar with does. Personally, I'd rather have the extra information there and just not read it then want the info and not have it.. --Technical_13-- ShoeMaker 19:10, March 23, 2011 (EDT)


 * Those are exceptions for refering to a page, because those are Disambiguations or something.
 * But you would have know if you could actually read the code instead of copy paste bits.
 * Try reading Template:Item ;) Neouni 19:18, March 23, 2011 (EDT)