Template talk:Columns list

Backward compatibility and "2"

A) I do not generally support supporting "backward compatibility for non-mainspace". If the template works without it in mainspace, that's good enough. If we need to get a bot to fix the other cases (if those cases are worth supporting, again I don't think they are), then let's do that. B) The reason in the summary is that the parameter would be tracked for use by the 'unknown parameters' module and no pages appear in the category, i.e., the parameter is unused in a meaningful sense. Either way, the removal on my part was related to this work. I don't see a reason for the warning fundamentally. Either the parameter is supported or it's not, and the fact that we're tracking for the parameter in unknown parameters indicates to me that it's not supported. So we should remove it. Otherwise it is essentially permanent 'technical debt'. Izno (talk) 00:19, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

And in fact, you acknowledge above that the warning was added solely to warn against new uses. It's been 3 years. I think it's safe to say that it isn't necessary any longer. Izno (talk) 00:20, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

I have temporarily removed the article-space limitation on the error check. Let's see what pops up in the category. If nothing of substance appears there, I'm OK with removing support for the parameter entirely. I would rather not silently remove content from pages that use this old feature. – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:31, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

Jonesey95, I fixed about 300 pages in that category. I don't think the rest need to be fixed. Thanks! Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 15:10, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Agreed. I have restored Izno's version. Thanks to both of you for engaging in good faith! – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:29, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Doesn't work in visual editor

This template is not easy to edit in VisualEditor. Are there any alternatives that would work? NemesisAT (talk) 08:47, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Try {{Div col}} and {{div col end}}. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:21, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Div col also doesn't offer any improvement, unfortunately. Chitinlink (talk) 15:38, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

@NemesisAT @Chitinlink: I made {{Columns-next}} yesterday to mitigate this issue. You can try it out at Robots.txt#See also. Let me know what you think! Krinkle (talk) 21:51, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 27 June 2026

Add Jaxon Cover to notable Caymans. Born 2008, Junior hockey player, prospect of the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. ~2026-37082-24 (talk) 14:22, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the template {{Columns-list}}. Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned. Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 15:37, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress

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