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User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Articles & templates · Created by Midvinterdraken
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What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

I am stupid.
While you can't change that variable in the current situation, maybe there's a workaround for that.   As my world expands, my article structure changes from time to time as well to fit in new aspects of my world. However, this led to a couple of times where I accidentally crafted the same article twice - only noticing it when I try to link it in a completely different, new article. For example, I created the article for orcs twice in an intervall of two months and noticed it only when I created a country where orcs dwell three months after that. So I had to splice two multiple-months-old articles together into one, risking continuity errors as I based my world around two different (albeit similar) foundations for orcs in the process.   My suggestion would be a notice in the interface when I give an article a name that already exists. If the article "Orcs" already exists and I name an article "Orcs", a red box could show up, mentioning that I already named an article such. I would suggest it not to be case-sensitive ("Orcs" and "orcs" would be considered the same article name).   I also suggest that it doesn't have mechanical consequences - if, for some unholy reason, I need fourteen articles called "Sand", I should be allowed to do so.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

It would be a very small and neat quality-of-life change, making the worldbuilding for the more forgetful folk like me a bit more easy. :) I am fully aware that I would still need to be more cautious when it comes to a restructuring process.  

Thank you for your time reading this!

The Team's Response

Thanks for the suggestion! We'll add this in the quick article creator and the article manager. We'll investigate the possibility to add it to the full article editor as well, but we're not certain no this last point.
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71/300 Votes · +16105 points

Votes Cast

  • +1

    by Observer of the Stars
    on 2024-02-13 00:35

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    by DonarRaven
    on 2024-02-12 20:12

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    by Warnord
    on 2024-02-12 17:07

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    by DecaStar
    on 2024-02-12 15:48

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    by Beldro Mercier
    on 2024-02-12 05:19

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    by jrcsalter
    on 2024-02-11 16:41

  • +1

    by yanklbonkl
    on 2024-02-11 16:35

  • +300

    by A Mischievous Ooze
    on 2024-02-11 13:24
    I'm a bit of a ditz so I agree with this one

  • +300

    by SiCoe
    on 2024-02-10 01:56

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    by A Glamorous Skeleton
    on 2024-02-09 20:40

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    by Shmatterling
    on 2024-02-09 07:02
    Maybe not just a 'red box' but a tooltip/popup or something. Also there could be a 'merge articles' feature. This has happened to me too

  • +100

    by A Goodhearted Kitten
    on 2024-02-09 01:24

  • +1

    by OK_Diamond
    on 2024-02-08 14:49

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    by Pete Nelson
    on 2024-02-08 07:25
    I've accidentally created two articles with the same name in the past, so I think this would be a useful feature also.

  • +100

    by zpires
    on 2024-02-08 01:32

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    by notahumanhand
    on 2024-02-07 18:18

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    by leetayzermans
    on 2024-02-07 04:05

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    by trossm
    on 2024-02-06 23:44

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    by HolyBanana
    on 2024-02-06 19:53

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    by Mahdi Avendesora
    on 2024-02-06 11:18

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    by MDarkKing
    on 2024-02-06 01:27

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    by Jmcphail917
    on 2024-02-05 23:41

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    by DesNordlund
    on 2024-02-05 14:18

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    by Sorsa
    on 2024-02-05 11:43

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    by ATrueDuality
    on 2024-02-05 03:53

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    by A Mischievous Goblin
    on 2024-02-04 19:52

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    by Foxyowlet
    on 2024-02-04 12:28

  • +100

    by A Enfeebled Kobold
    on 2024-02-03 17:55

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    by sabinala
    on 2024-02-03 16:56

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    by JRKnightVA
    on 2024-02-03 16:16

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    by Kittymonster
    on 2024-02-03 04:57

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    by Masha Medov
    on 2024-02-03 00:29

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    by braskey
    on 2024-02-02 22:13

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    by burningsnow6
    on 2024-02-02 15:09

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    by A Cute Skeleton
    on 2024-02-02 05:07
    I know I could technically use the search bar to check if I've created an article already, but I have severe memory issues and can't even remember to do that most of the time (plus it's so time consuming.) This feature would be extremely helpful, especially if there were no mechanical consequences.

  • +300

    by chachokid
    on 2024-02-02 02:47

  • +100

    by Keon Croucher
    on 2024-01-31 18:13

  • +1

    by NoLongerHuman
    on 2024-01-31 17:11

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    by Julez_
    on 2024-01-31 12:39

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    by Gregorian
    on 2024-01-31 12:10

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    by snakekeeper7
    on 2024-01-31 09:35

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    by Guillu_
    on 2024-01-31 09:07

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    by cow2face
    on 2024-01-30 22:02

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    by Tristan_91
    on 2024-01-30 15:45

  • +100

    by A Roaring Unicorn
    on 2024-01-29 19:06

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    by Careen Ligh
    on 2024-01-29 08:36

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    by Writing Bishop
    on 2024-01-28 21:56

  • +100

    by SilasCodes
    on 2024-01-27 19:25

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    by SrSpaceCadet
    on 2024-01-26 05:10

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    by PhntmDrgn
    on 2024-01-26 04:31

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    by A Fierce Kobold
    on 2024-01-25 16:45

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    by Mochimanoban
    on 2024-01-25 15:46

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    by jringcold001
    on 2024-01-25 13:40

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    by praguepride
    on 2024-01-25 12:38

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    by tofistig
    on 2024-01-25 09:16

  • +100

    by Jupiter Melichios
    on 2024-01-24 17:28

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    by JetpackMonkey
    on 2024-01-24 08:41

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    by Fiovara
    on 2024-01-24 08:17

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    by ShiningHammer
    on 2024-01-24 04:54

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    by A Beloved T-Rex
    on 2024-01-23 23:43

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    by Brenpatine
    on 2024-01-23 23:39

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    by N7 Sgt Pwnage
    on 2024-01-23 19:10

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    by DepressedDM466
    on 2024-01-23 08:14

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    by Ratha
    on 2024-01-23 04:33

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    by ss2020
    on 2024-01-23 02:58

  • +100

    by DramaticDragons
    on 2024-01-23 00:27

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    by MerlinRafiki
    on 2024-01-22 19:40
    Oh yes please! If possible additional info's on the articles could appear in such "Red Box". As in: "Redfield, Organisation" vs "Redfield, Location" I _know_ I could rename the articles themselves to do that. But I have the same Issue as OP: I am stupid, and I forget stuff and It is a feature that I have silently wished for several times. I'd really love some assistance for that condition. <3

  • +300

    by Sir Lel
    on 2024-01-22 18:19

  • +1

    by tjtrewin
    on 2024-01-22 12:21

  • +100

    by A Goodhearted Kobold
    on 2024-01-22 11:54

  • +100

    by WeStanNikolai
    on 2024-01-22 10:52
    I can get behind this - especially with the "no mechanical consequences" part.

  • +300

    by Midvinterdraken
    on 2024-01-22 09:01

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