Help:Template list

This page lists the templates available for use on SGUTranscripts.org. For further descriptions and information on usage, see the template pages themselves.

Text transclusion

Episode lists

These templates are used as a central place to add/update the lists of transcription pages on the site.

• SGU episode list – list of episode transcription pages, used on Main Page and SGU Episodes page
• 5X5 episode list – list of 5X5 episode transcription pages, used on Main Page and 5X5 Episodes page

Intros & Outros

The SGU has had a number of different outros over the years. Inserting the following templates transcludes the voiceover at the end of an episode.

• Outro664 – episodes 664 and onwards
• Outro404 – episodes 404 to 663
• Outro301 – episodes 301-403
• Outro291 – episodes 291-300

episodes 289 & 290 use the same text as 291-300, but are voiced by Steve

• Outro119 – episodes 119-288
• Outro61 – episodes 61-118
• Outro39 – episodes 39-60
• Outro30 – episodes 30-38
• Outro18 – episodes 18-29

• 5x5intro – Intro for 5X5 episodes
• 5x5outro – Outro for 5X5 episodes

Quick text & links

• W – creates in-line link to Wikipedia

The following templates can be used to insert the full name of frequently used organizations, with or without the external link

• SGU – inserts " Skeptics' Guide to the Universe"
• CSICOP – inserts " Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal"
• NESS – inserts " New England Skeptical Society"

Other

• Category info – uniform blurb on the indexing of articles listed on a category page
• Go to top – adds a navigate button to go back to the top of the page

Message boxes

Message boxes are temporarily added to highlight the page's status, e.g. in progress, needs editing/proof-reading etc.

• LatestEpisode – denotes page as most recent episode
• RecentEpisode – denotes page as pre-2020 episode that still needs attention
• Editing required – identifies page elements that need work (e.g. proof-reading, links etc.). Also adds page to the relevant Category:Needs attention subsection(s)
• 5X5 editing required – as Editing required, for 5X5 episodes
• Google speech – indicates that the first pass of the transcript was performed automatically by Google Web Speech API demo

The following message boxes are used as place holders to avoid duplication:

• Transcribing – indicates transcription of segment is in progress
• Transcribing all – indicates transcription of entire episode is in progress
• Proof reading – indicates proof reading of segment is in progress
• Proof readingall – indicates proof reading of entire episode is in progress

Tables

• InfoBox – infobox for full SGU episodes, used to highlight key information. For information on usage, see Help:Episode infobox
• 5X5 infobox – as InfoBox, for 5X5 episodes. For information on usage, see Help:Episode infobox
• Image info – used to add information to image pages

Table entries

Templates are an easy way to add formatted entries into table cells or rows.

• InfoBox Headers – formatted header row entry for InfoBox and 5X5 infobox
• Cat. table entry – formatted entry for table cells on the Browse Categories page
• 5X5 list entry – formatted row entry for table on 5X5 Episodes page
• FRQ entry – formatted row entry for table on Favorite Rogue Quotes page
• Book list entry – formatted row entry for table on Skeptical Reading List page
• QotW entry – formatted row entry for table on the Skeptical Quote Collection page

Icons & images

• A – small microphone included on the Main Page and SGU Episodes page. Indicates that the first pass of the transcript was performed automatically by Google Web Speech API demo
• I – small pencil included on the Main Page, SGU Episodes and 5X5 Episodes pages. Indicates that a page is still in progress
• Open – small formatted arrow included on the Main Page, SGU Episodes and 5X5 Episodes pages. Indicates that an episode has segments that need transcription
• Tick – small formatted tick included in infoboxes, the Main Page, SGU Episodes and 5X5 Episodes pages to indicate that a page has been proof-read

• Navigation – 3 images linking to the previous page, top of the current page, and the next episode, respectively. This is added at the very bottom of every transcription page
• 5X5 Navigation – as Navigation, but for 5X5 episodes

Categorizing

When these templates are added to a page, they add that page to the relevant category.

• Link needed – transcludes superscript message and adds page to Category:Needs internal links
• Page categories – adds page to categories defined by parameters. Applies unique sortkey
• 5X5 categories – as Page categories, for 5X5 episodes.
• Numerical titles – Assigns transcript pages to categories with numerically ordered sortkeys; full episodes are listed before 5X5 episodes