Template talk:sic
This used to be a language code for Malinguat until SIL retired it, splitting it into Keak [keh] and Sos Kundi [sdk]. Now it's redirect for {{SIC}}
. — This unsigned comment was added by Bequw (talk • contribs) at 02:48, 10 February 2009.
Renaming "SIC" as "sic"
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The template {{sic}}
was originally renamed {{SIC}}
as sic was an ISO 639-3 code. However, it has since ceased to be one, at least from February 2009 when it was turned into a redirect to {{SIC}}
. Does anyone object to making the primary template {{sic}}
again, and turning {{SIC}}
into a redirect? — SMUconlaw (talk) 20:20, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
- I'm fine with it. —CodeCat 20:24, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
- A usabiity improvement. DCDuring TALK 21:21, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
- I suppose so; though isn't it a bit unwise to use any three-letter lower-case code, if future ISO changes are liable to break it? Equinox ◑ 21:24, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
- I don't think we need to care about that any more. DTLHS (talk) 21:34, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
- Correct, because we no longer have the language codes as templates. (Compare how
see
is still a valid language code, but we have{{see}}
. Indeed, we already have{{sic}}
, this is just a proposal to make it the main template and make{{SIC}}
a redirect, reversing the current arrangement.) - -sche (discuss) 22:14, 4 August 2016 (UTC)- OK, this seems uncontentious and there were no objections so I went ahead and made the move. Thanks. — SMUconlaw (talk) 17:03, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
- Correct, because we no longer have the language codes as templates. (Compare how
- I don't think we need to care about that any more. DTLHS (talk) 21:34, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
Using within external links
[edit]Is there a way to make this template usable within external links? Currently it's impossible, and replacing it with [''sic'']
is hardly better.
For example, see how the following render:
[https://www.example.com/ Exmple{{sic}}]
{{R:gem:HGE|head=*barizīnaz{{sic}}}}
- → Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*barizīnaz[sic]”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
[https://www.example.com/ Exmple [''sic'']]
- → Exmple [sic]
{{R:gem:HGE|head=*barizīnaz [''sic'']}}
- → Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*barizīnaz [sic]”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
The only workaround I know of is to manually write out [''sic'']
but with some kind of code escape for the right square bracket: either [''sic'']
or [''sic''<nowiki>]</nowiki>
. Compare the following:
[https://www.example.com/ Exmple [''sic''<nowiki>]</nowiki>]
{{R:gem:HGE|head=*barizīnaz [''sic'']}}
- → Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*barizīnaz [sic]”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
(A comment in the code, i.e. <!--[sic]-->
, can also be used of course, but this is pointless as it is invisible except to editors.)
It goes without saying that this is a clunky, far-from-ideal solution. Most users upon noticing the problem would probably avoid messing with [sic] at all in links, even though it is sometimes needed. I'm not really concerned with keeping the glossary link working; it would just be useful to extend the capacity of this template to handling the situation I've described. — 69.120.66.131 01:53, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- I added a nolink=1 parameter to fix this:
{{R:gem:HGE|head=*barizīnaz {{sic|nolink=1}}}}
- → Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*barizīnaz [sic]”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[4], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
- 70.175.192.217 02:17, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- Ah, thanks! Somehow I didn't realize it was that simple. 😅 — 69.120.66.131 02:31, 1 December 2021 (UTC)