Projects talk:Laws: Difference between revisions

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:I don't see why not. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 11:13, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

==Create a page form==

@[[User:Keith|Keith]] do we just use the theme article template for laws? We should probably incorporate that in. Or do we make a new form for laws? [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 11:16, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:from the project page: "At the moment, we do not have a specific page template or any metadata collection for pages about laws. The only real rules are that they need to follow all the standard wiki guidelines, as well as be included in the relevant category (e.g. laws of the United Kingdom) so that readers can find them. One of the big things here is that article writers should not attempt to interpret the laws themselves, and instead should rely on citations to back up any statements about what the laws mean in practice. If you find or create a format you really like and you think could be generally applicable to pages about laws, feel free to propose that it be made into the default."

:unless there's a format that really jumps out as being ideal, this probably remains my take on it. I think the theme layout is probably not going to be exactly suitable for the law articles, as it's not really designed for that (e.g. the existence of the 'why is it a problem' heading) [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 15:16, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

==I'm not sure how to edit the table==

I found a page to add but I don't know how to edit the table properly the page is: [[Chat Control]] [[User:Andrew V|Andrew V]] ([[User talk:Andrew V|talk]]) 03:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

:I also found

:[[Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA)]] [[User:Andrew V|Andrew V]] ([[User talk:Andrew V|talk]]) 03:26, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

::Replied to you on zulip but I'll post it here too for visibility:

::If you go into the source editor on the project laws page, you should be able to see the repeating structure that makes up the table rows.

::To add a new row to an existing country, all you need to do is increase the rowspan associated with the country, and then copy-paste one of the 'per row' chunks, and change the link to the new page you're looking to add

::In general, wiki-markdown formatting and that kind of thing is something that AI tools can be very good at manipluating/showing you how they work

::(P.S. I undeleted this thread since the info may be useful to others) [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 14:43, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

:::I saw it on Zulip! [[User:Andrew V|Andrew V]] ([[User talk:Andrew V|talk]]) 14:44, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

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 :I don't see why not. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 11:13, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
+==Create a page form==
+@[[User:Keith|Keith]] do we just use the theme article template for laws? We should probably incorporate that in. Or do we make a new form for laws? [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 11:16, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
+:from the project page: "At the moment, we do not have a specific page template or any metadata collection for pages about laws. The only real rules are that they need to follow all the standard wiki guidelines, as well as be included in the relevant category (e.g. laws of the United Kingdom) so that readers can find them. One of the big things here is that article writers should not attempt to interpret the laws themselves, and instead should rely on citations to back up any statements about what the laws mean in practice. If you find or create a format you really like and you think could be generally applicable to pages about laws, feel free to propose that it be made into the default."
+:unless there's a format that really jumps out as being ideal, this probably remains my take on it. I think the theme layout is probably not going to be exactly suitable for the law articles, as it's not really designed for that (e.g. the existence of the 'why is it a problem' heading) [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 15:16, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
+==I'm not sure how to edit the table==
+I found a page to add but I don't know how to edit the table properly the page is: [[Chat Control]] [[User:Andrew V|Andrew V]] ([[User talk:Andrew V|talk]]) 03:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
+:I also found
+:[[Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA)]] [[User:Andrew V|Andrew V]] ([[User talk:Andrew V|talk]]) 03:26, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
+::Replied to you on zulip but I'll post it here too for visibility:
+::If you go into the source editor on the project laws page, you should be able to see the repeating structure that makes up the table rows.
+::To add a new row to an existing country, all you need to do is increase the rowspan associated with the country, and then copy-paste one of the 'per row' chunks, and change the link to the new page you're looking to add
+::In general, wiki-markdown formatting and that kind of thing is something that AI tools can be very good at manipluating/showing you how they work
+::(P.S. I undeleted this thread since the info may be useful to others) [[User:Keith|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith|talk]]) 14:43, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
+:::I saw it on Zulip! [[User:Andrew V|Andrew V]] ([[User talk:Andrew V|talk]]) 14:44, 31 March 2026 (UTC)