Template talk:Contentious topics

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Licensing issue with File:Commons-emblem-hand.svg on Template:Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice base

I noticed that the file File:Commons-emblem-hand.svg is licensed as CC BY, which requires the link to the file description page for attribution and notice of the license (see MOS:PDI for more info), but the template {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice base}} suppresses the file description page link. There are a few ways this might be fixed: 1) Remove the |link= so the image is linked; 2) Replace the image with a different one (perhaps newly created) that is public domain or CC0; 3) Declare the image to be some version of PD-ineligible, and change the licensing on Commons accordingly (and make sure no one there reverts); 4) Remove the image entirely. Since this template is for such a sensitive area, I decided not to try to decide on an option myself without attempting discussion first. Thanks! Anomie ⚔ 21:29, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone with (1) for now. No strong objection to finding a new image; if anyone (clerks, arbs, or onlookers!) has a suggestion for one that is PD or CC0, please chime in. Thanks Anomie :) House Blaster (talk • he/they) 23:25, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sortability of table

I would like to make {{Contentious topics/table}} more properly sortable, by changing, for example:

the Arab–Israeli conflict -> Arab–Israeli conflict
post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people -> United States: post-1992 politics and closely related people
the region of South Asia (India... -> South Asia region (India...

From where are those titles derived? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:41, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That column is basically verbatim whatever the Arbitration Committee wrote when defining the topic area. I've changed it to sort without regard to an initial "the", but beyond that creating custom sortcodes would be unnecessary make-work. You can just sort by the short name (the last column). ~ Jenson (SilverLocust 💬) 03:25, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 22 October 2025

This edit request to Module:Contentious topics/talk notice has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

The request is related to the Module:Contentious topics/talk notice page.

In line 578, on the anywhere on Wikipedia part:

change it to anywhere on the English Wikipedia

The reason can be found here

Thanks. 79.191.19.69 (talk) 14:21, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Marking as answered until there is consensus for this change, since it affects many pages. Please discuss. – Jonesey95 (talk) 20:34, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The change makes sense to me. We can't control what people might be able to discuss on any other-language Wikipedias. Anomie ⚔ 20:37, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Given that the talk page notice is on an English Wikipedia talk page, I feel this is already understood within the context. isaacl (talk) 07:37, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Line 583

Module talk:Contentious topics/talk notice redirects here, so if this is not the best place, apologies.

I added the ArbCom Arab-Israeli enforcement template to Talk:Palestine_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction. The talk page did not exist, so it was created in the same revision.
The saved page displayed the following error message.
- Lua error in Module:Contentious_topics/talk_notice at line 583: attempt to get length of field 'edit' (a nil value)
Line 583 in Module:Contentious_topics/talk_notice is
- if #currentTitleObject.protectionLevels["edit"] == 0 then
I can see that mwclient.page.Page(site, 'Talk:Palestine and weapons of mass destruction').protection is an empty dictionary.
I'm wondering whether line 583 should have a nil option.
Removing the template removed the Lua error (or maybe it was just having a second revision did that). I've re-added the template and there was no error. Sean.hoyland (talk) 08:00, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is the right page, and that should be

Fixed with Special:Diff/1320585475. It was just having a second revision; the "protection" table is not initialized until the page is created. A WP:PURGE would've also fixed it. Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 16:47, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]