Template talk:User en-gb-sct-N

From WP:SCOWNB[edit]

Hello all, there are the new Scottish English userboxes. These userboxes replaced {{User en-sc}}, since ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes shows Scotland's code to be gb-sct, not "sc". For more details, see Wikipedia:Userboxes/Non-ISO Languages#en-gb-sct (Scottish English). Cheers! Taric25 16:42, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank-you for choosing to engage in this positive way. I note that ISO 3166-2:GB#BS-only codes states "None of these codes are part of ISO 3166-2. GB-UKM United Kingdom... GB-SCT Scotland." They are also area codes rather than language codes. Ben MacDui (Talk) 17:30, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't the policy to discuss before making changes that very specifically affect something across hundreds of userboxes - consensus? after all these are choices made by individual editors - now having their language rolled into "GB" - whatever that means (see discussion above) SFC9394 17:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, on further inspection you simply shouldn't be doing that Taric - [1] that's someone's user page - you can make one change on good faith - but you should not be reverting - most certainly because this isn't in any severe polemic area. SFC9394 17:40, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In fairness to Taric, it seems it was only in use in three places, although that does not alter the principle. Ben MacDui (Talk) 19:52, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ongoing dialogue[edit]

I am of the view that "English-British-Scottish" in a userbox is an absurd mouthful, rather too much text for the font size, and not consistent with other userboxes. I suggest the 'gb' be removed. Ben MacDui (Talk) 09:18, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Mais oui! has moved this discussion to Wikipedia:User categories for discussion#Scottish English. Taric25 16:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]