Checklist

There has got to be a better way to maintain this list than entering it both here and in the correct spot in the item catalog (and maybe in the correct spot in the store list as well).

I briefly looked at making a page for each item, and putting each item in a common category (like "checklist"). This would generate the checklist page automatically. I think this has some merit. Other thoughts?

Prisoner 08:13, 21 September 2006 (CDT)

I still don't see how to do that. I am all for not having the individual shops listed since we have it in the inventory already. To put it on the checklist is VERY easy.

The places to put items would be: Timeline, Inventory, checklist and then any place that would offer it (games, etc.) i really think that that would be best until I can grasp how to do what you suggested Priz. It didn't work well last time and was, in fact, more difficult than it should be.

The other thought about the checklist is that it is just text. If we do the "item" pages, it would generate a table again which is what I was trying to avoid with the checklist.

--SpinMarty 08:27, 21 September 2006 (CDT)

See :Category:Checklist for an example, and its talk page for my comments on how and why. I do understand your point about it being work, however. I just would rather "create it once" instead of creating and maintaining it a couple of times.

--Prisoner 09:05, 21 September 2006 (CDT)

I see that and see about adding the page for each item. My concern is twofold then: 1) The Item:x list doesn't give us the clean list (there will always be "item" in fron and no spaces between the words). 2) Would this be added as a table to the checklist (something that I am trying to avoid)?

--SpinMarty 10:15, 21 September 2006 (CDT)

Valid points.

First, I'd say that we can certainly use different page names than "ItemX". Perhaps something like "Furniture - Tron Chair" "Furniture - Tron Table" and so forth. (I just used the same names I had from last time I was poking at this.)

To see what a category page looks like with lots of items on it, look at :Category:Guest Rooms. Yes, it will show up with multi-columns, which probably uses tables. Makes for a more condensed page if you just print the page out, but makes it harder to cut/paste elsewhere.

Finally, let me just point out that I'm not rabid on my opinion on this. {: I'm really just trying to make things better in the long-run.

--Prisoner 12:47, 21 September 2006 (CDT)

LOL I am not stuck in my opinion either Priz, just wanting to make this as easy as possible. I like the category idea. The page itself would have to be listed on the VMK-TOC. The next question I had would be, the "itemX" pages are basically templates. Do they have to be identified as Item for a template or do the brackets make a template? It woudl eb prefereable to have an iten be just "Bamboo Wall rom Divider Green" rather than adding furniture or another word to the front.

Another thought is about future editors and ease of editing pages. Would the item page/templates be easier in the future to new-comers?

--SpinMarty 13:11, 21 September 2006 (CDT)