Template talk:Costitem

This template only works for currencies with associated items
Just thought it should be noted that this template only works for currencies that have associated items and item tooltip in their page. Examples of currencies that don't meet these criteria currently: Arena points and Honor points. Just FYI. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 7:15 PM PST 30 Apr 2008


 * Gold, silver and copper are notable exclusions as well; in general, it only works for actual items. It's possible to include all of those without changing the associated pages, but they're probably better off with a separate template with a more descriptive name. -- foxlit 11:45, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Preferred over cost?
Why would this template be preferred over cost? The result seems to be the same. What am I missing? --Eirik Ratcatcher (talk) 19:18, September 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * Cost is unmaintainable if we keep adding stuff (like the tier tokens) to it. It's already unwieldy as-is.
 * One of my tasks, now that I've got a database dump (Special:Statistics), is reducing the use of cost by replacing stuff with costitem where possible. -- k_d3 22:55, September 23, 2009 (UTC)


 * Works for me, I guess. --Eirik Ratcatcher (talk) 22:53, September 24, 2009 (UTC)

"link="
When I run across the use of Costitem in text (for instance "you can buy this item for (costitem) from Vendor Pasquale"), I find myself distressed that I have to run my cursor over the item to tell what the currency item is. This is especially noticable with emblems, as I don't have them memorized by shade.

Note that I have no problem using them in a table, particularly if the currency item has been mentioned previously.

In the same manner that item has an image parameter, could Costitem be given a 'link' parameter, to make (for instance) " essentially synonymous with "10 " ? --Eirik Ratcatcher (talk) 19:48, April 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * It would seem that what you're proposing would require existing articles to be modified to take advantage of it; at which point you might as well use item instead of costitem in those places. -- foxlit (talk) 23:33, April 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't see that as a problem. We unstub articles all the time, and make new ones with fair regularity. I'm asking for it in that context.  --Eirik Ratcatcher (talk) 21:08, April 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm not suggesting that the editing effort involved is a problem; rather, the best solution is to leave this template as-is, and use item in the appropriate places in the articles you're creating/unstubbing. The idea here is to keep templates to doing one thing, rather than having a list of switches that alter their behavior (in retrospect, we should've probably included an icon in every item link).
 * [ Like so:
 * would become
 * rather than
 * ]-- foxlit (talk) 10:53, April 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * ]-- foxlit (talk) 10:53, April 14, 2010 (UTC)