Template talk:On OSM

Use only one and anonymous parameter

I suggest to change the template this way :

{{On OSM|way/841975064}}

. To keep compatibilty with previous syntax, the template continue to support 2 named parameters

{{On OSM|type=way|OSM_ID=841975064}}

--Pyrog (talk) 18:38, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Rendering of the tempate

I suggest to simplify the display of this template : show only the OSM logo and the "type/id" of the object.
A popup could display something like "View this picture on OpenStreetMap".
--Pyrog (talk) 18:52, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Sense of "On something" templates

Hi everyone, there is the template {{Wikidata Infobox}} which generates links to all kind of internal and external sources including OSM. Why we additionally need a template like this? It makes the OSM link much more present than other links which is not fair and only benefitial for certain users. When for each external source its own "On something" template is added we end up with pages full of infoboxes. This makes no sense to me. The WD infobox is enough. Regards, --Arnd 🇺🇦 (talk) 18:46, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

@Arnd: i agree that for categories, the Wikidata Infobox template is completely sufficient. But IMHO this template would be really useful for files that are linked on OpenStreetMap. Often, hiking signposts on OSM have a wikimedia_commons attribute pointing to a photo of that signpost. On Commons, nothing (except the bot-created "Files used on OpenStreetMap" pages) indicates that the file is used / linked on OSM. In those cases, the On OSM template could act as "backlink" to OSM. That's not only a matter of linking OSM but of making clear that the exact position of the object is known (a majority of files that are used on OSM don't have geolocation and are treated as "unknown location"). But maybe i've missed the reason why the On OSM template should primarily be used for categories? Cheers, Fl.schmitt (talk) 19:58, 19 May 2024 (UTC)