Template talk:2008POTY/Vote

Link problems

Hi, the template is a good idea, but there are some problems: for usernames as mine (Mattia Luigi Nappi), which are composed by blanks too, the template makes some mistakes.

SUL link

The first problem is with the URL for SUL link, which admits only underscore ( _ ) types among the words of the username.

This is what results from my vote if I write Mattia Luigi Nappi:

Mattia Luigi Nappi (contribs - SUL) 11:08, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

it finds only Mattia.

Instead, if I write Mattia_Luigi_Nappi, it results right:

Mattia_Luigi_Nappi (contribs - SUL) 11:08, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

AccountEligibility link

For AccountEligibility there is a similar problem: it wants only plus (+) types, not blanks nor underscores!

This is what results from my vote if I write Mattia Luigi Nappi:

Mattia Luigi Nappi (contribs - SUL) 11:08, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

it finds only Mattia.

Instead, if I write Mattia_Luigi_Nappi, it results however wrong (click to verify):

Mattia_Luigi_Nappi (contribs - SUL) 11:08, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

the username Mattia_Luigi_Nappi doesn't exist...

But, if I write Mattia+Luigi+Nappi, it results right:

Mattia+Luigi+Nappi (contribs - SUL) 11:08, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

but it makes bugs for the wiki-link...

Another question

Another little question: how can we delist the vote if it results not eligible? I can't imagine a solution to easily delist an uneligible voter from the numbered list. Do you have some ideas?

Hi, --sNappy 11:08, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, Nappy. Your comments are very helpful!

The simpler, the better. Replacing with "_" may be simpler than with "+". Let's give up the Eligibility tool in the template, and request people with spaces in their username to replace their spaces with "_". Even if they wouldn't notice our request, still we can copy&paste their accurate username more easily than Round 1.

Let me see...First I removed Eligibility "#" from the template.

Then replaced the Eligibility link with Commons contriburion (199 edits by 2009-02-11):

1. Aaa (contribs - SUL) 00:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

   Bbb b b (contribs - SUL) 00:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

2. Cc_c_c (contribs - SUL) 00:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

   Ddd+d+d (contribs - SUL) 00:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Does it work now?--miya (talk) 00:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Ok, now with underscores everything is ok, thankyou! --sNappy 18:05, 17 April 2009 (UTC)