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Further informations for templates, link to encyclopedia

Content Addition · Articles & templates · Created by resetwithlove
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encyclopedia -template information

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

I really love the templates, they are very easy to use ! But, i think that sometimes they might lack informations ! I suggest a direct link to a wikipedia/encyclopedia page for the informations stated in the template (on the template specific prompt and article on dashboard) !  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

With this feature, we will be able to fully understand the meaning of said templates ! The little description with example is very helpful, true, but not enough sometimes ! there are oftne 'big words' like ecosystem, fauna or esle, they are so big that they could easily be divided into many categories themselves ! And the more we learn about them, the more information we can add to our already long worlds :)
Especially for people like me, whose english is not the native language ! I didn't know the difference between race and ethny before looking up on wikipedia ! Maybe i am not the only one ?  

What are other uses for this feature request?

The good thing is that we can understand new things, and with the help of encyclopedia, we can go even further and have pictures, long detailed description and explanation about very interesting features !
If put like an 'i' just after the template name inside the article, or dashboard (or quick links) for example, ze can have real example of how far we can go, and if we are using the good template !
I am sure many people (includin myself) would like to help by providing the links/site to said words/templates ! (And even in other languages too)
Current score

24/300 Votes · +2410 points

Votes Cast

  • +50

    by BetweenTime
    on 2021-07-29 03:45
  • +300

    by AvalonFaery
    on 2021-07-26 00:07
    So I know the information is being worked on, but because I am in favour of adding this as soon as possible, I am upvoting.
  • +100

    by dbgoodin
    on 2021-07-24 05:25
  • +300

    by robo368
    on 2021-07-22 14:28
  • +300

    by Carl-Heinz Langley
    on 2021-07-21 17:45
  • +100

    by fcollado
    on 2021-07-19 19:01
  • +20

    by Vespie
    on 2021-07-19 05:01
  • +50

    by Citadel95
    on 2021-07-18 00:04
  • +200

    by luluthepirate
    on 2021-07-16 21:10
  • -300

    by TheStoryBeard
    on 2021-07-16 06:40
  • +50

    by AvalonArcana
    on 2021-07-12 19:37
    I think a link to the codex article could be useful just for the definitions on the templates themselves could be useful
  • +100

    by redbeardcreator
    on 2021-07-12 06:45
  • +300

    by Geara_Esperixis
    on 2021-07-11 10:08
  • +100

    by MCAS1987
    on 2021-07-10 21:08
  • +20

    by Nerdican
    on 2021-07-10 06:07
  • -10

    by A Wild T-Rex
    on 2021-07-10 05:27
    Currently, explanations of the various templates are being worked on by the Codex team. Some of them already exist (https://www.worldanvil.com/w/WorldAnvilCodex/a/article-templates). It may be helpful to have these linked in the templates themselves, but the information you're asking for already exists somewhere, you just have to look for it.
  • +100

    by ss2020
    on 2021-07-10 00:32
    This would head off a lot of repetative questions through discord.
  • +100

    by CandyH2O
    on 2021-07-10 00:26
  • +10

    by UnknownWriter88
    on 2021-07-09 23:20
  • +10

    by [email protected]
    on 2021-07-09 22:35
    I would like the chance to create my own templates or adjusting the pre-made templates to fit my information.
  • +300

    by Druin
    on 2021-07-09 16:01
  • +10

    by Michael Chandra
    on 2021-07-09 14:18
    I agree with ka_jan, having some form of explanation available would be nice.
  • +100

    by ka_jan
    on 2021-07-09 13:26
    A "further reading" button wouldn't hurt in some cases. Often it's just that the templates need to be applied in a specific way that is only intuitive for people with a specific background.   However, I think it would probably be better to have some thoughts about each template on the Codex (if we haven't already) which should then be linked to the template.
  • -200

    by A Glamorous Bananafolk
    on 2021-07-09 07:51
    I am really sorry but if you do not understand something, which is fair, just ctrl+t and then search for it. This is a worldbuilding software not a university that teaches cosmology and sociology :P
  • +300

    by resetwithlove
    on 2021-07-09 07:26