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Edit request 5 January 2025

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Could we change the text color for Pano-Tacanan and Macro-Je please? they are barely visible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZKevinTheCat (talk • contribs) 05:41, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Nardog (talk) 02:28, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the change being referred to here is that the Pano-Tacanan and Macro-Je language colors should have white text like the color for conlangs, since the text is barely visible. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 04:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please make the exact edit you want made to the appropriate template sandbox for this and the below requests. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:44, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 13 February 2025

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Description of suggested change: I propose adding two new language family colors to this template; namely those for Chibchan languages and Tucanoan languages. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 05:26, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have unarchived this edit request. This appears to be a follow-up to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Languages/Archive 18#Addition of family colors to Template:Infobox language/family-color, if I'm not mistaken? It looks reasonable, although given the lack of input here I suggest asking on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Languages, depending on how much specificity editors want in labeling small families vs larger areal groupings. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 16:23, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Since this edit request is a subgroup of the indigenous American languages edit request, building upon Kepler-1229b's original proposal I would like to further propose changing Quechuan languages to Quechumaran languages, bringing Aymara out of the "American (areal)" grouping. After all, if Hokan languages gets theirs while being disputed, why shouldn't Quechumaran? Frank_{(has DemoCracy DeprivaTion)} 06:32, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Glottolog ACE parameter graphic?

Continuing above convo, I'm not sure this is going to work so far, for the sole reason that the abbreviations used by ACE aren't at all intuitive, so it's not clear what meaning SH should have in relation to MB or TH etc. Remsense ‥ 论 22:06, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That seems less accessible than just adding a field with a text value like

Kanguole 22:52, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think so too. @Kepler-1229b, what do you think? I would be on board with adopting EGIDS more readily even, as it is much more multidimensional and less teleological in its categories, while remaining useful.Remsense ‥ 论 00:41, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty good so far. EGIDS should be good. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 01:02, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kepler-1229b you mean regarding Kanguole's textual parameter? That is what I would prefer for the reasons stated.

I also think we should consider excluding the parameter for both safe (0–6a) and extinct (10) languages, as those statuses are fairly obvious and do not require infobox placement imo. Remsense ‥ 论 00:35, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was referring to the created graphic. A textual parameter would also work. I also agree that extinct and safe languages do not need to be included. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 01:24, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Remsense and @Kanguole, I have just found some SVG graphics for the EGIDS scale. These would look significantly better than a textual parameter in my opinion. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 19:37, 26 September 2025 (UTC) File:EGIDS_levels_of_language_endangerment.svg[reply]

It is prettier, but it's not clear that it is encyclopedic. Also, the graphic and the groupings "Institutional", "In trouble" and "Dying" appear to be locally invented. Kanguole 20:44, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 18 March 2025

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Add two new language family colors: Chibchan languages and Tucanoan languages. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 22:54, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a duplicate of #Edit request 13 February 2025. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:43, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 26 April 2025

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"e28" in "ref" does not work for {{e28}}.

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a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 14:57, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed at {{Infobox language/ref}}. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:35, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 06:43, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 13 September 2025

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Description of suggested change: The Endangered Languages Project page has been recently massively overhauled and now all of the Wikipedia links are broken. The URL format for these pages is now https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/elp-language/ (language number here). The Wikipedia links should be changed accordingly. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 22:39, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done in Special:Diff/1313203391 and Special:Diff/1313203175. See new tests at Template:Infobox language/testcases#ELP Endangered Languages Project. —⁠andrybak (talk) 22:18, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 18 October 2025

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Description of suggested change:

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lingua_ref is not an actual parameter supported by template. Namoroka (talk) 02:34, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In progress: An editor is implementing the requested edit. Other parameters like {{{linguaN}}} and {{{linguanameN}}} will also have to be added. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 09:59, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 10:16, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Chaotic Enby, glottofoot is also not supproted by template anymore, thanks in advance!--Namoroka (talk) 11:59, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:44, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]