Template talk:History

Suggestions
I think the version numbers should link to the respective section in the version history page so people can see the full changelog as well. Instead of having a separate section for development versions, maybe they should just be integrated into the release cycle type. For example, the weekly snapshot version changes can be integrated into the full release section, and beta pre-release changes into Beta section, so this way the chronological order is maintained. - Asterick6 (talk) 05:07, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm working on the version number links. As for the pre-release thing, I think it makes the most sense if changes are sorted by officially released versions (not prereleases). This means that a feature introduced in the Beta 1.8 prerelease is listed under Beta 1.8, and a feature introduced in the Beta 1.9 prerelease is listed under Minecraft 1.0.0 (since Beta 1.9 eventually became Minecraft 1.0.0). If there is no official release yet (as is currently the case with the 1.3 snapshots), it gets listed as an upcoming feature, similar to how other templates and pages handle the snapshots (just look at the list of blocks for an example). —Fenhl 05:15, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Then this formatting style is basically the same as the one used in the version history article. If we format it like this, then how will we order the update notes during each development release (links, videos, images, etc.)? I think the purpose of a history section for each topic is to group the changes regarding the article topic into an readable section and to log the events/images/etc. that cannot be added to full version change list. Instead of grouping the development versions into the upcoming section, how about adding them to the full release section (for snapshots) in chronological order? This way it maintains the first (development) version in which specific features were implemented/changed. Pre-release changes can be added into the Beta section. - Asterick6 (talk) 05:41, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I think you misunderstand me. I agree with you on adding Beta prerelease changes to the actual release they were made for. In fact, that's what I've done in the pages I've already updated. In order to be consistent with the rest of the wiki, however, pre-release changes that have not yet been released yet should be marked as such (planned or upcoming). In doing this, the order stays perfectly chronological. —Fenhl 05:54, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Ok, so after the official version is released, the development version changes will be moved to the official release section. I think it's best if the development version number is maintained for each change after they are moved to the official release section. - Asterick6 (talk) 06:02, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I looked at the conversions you made, and you were leaving out some of the development version details. Pre-releases should be placed between Beta and Official release since those pre-releases were part of the Beta cycle. This format may actually take more effort to maintain if we have to move the upcoming section changes into the official release section each time the official version is released. Why don't we just list the changes, along with the snapshot version, directly under the official section since these snapshots are part of the official release cycle. This way there's no need to move them again. - Asterick6 (talk) 06:27, 9 June 2012 (UTC)