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Serpent's Choice 07:59, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Should the Book of Exalted Deeds be in the 3.0 section or 3.5? Even though it was published after 3.5 came out, it does not have the This product uses updated material from the v.3.5 revision. line that other 3.5 books have. --StarGeek 00:26, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What about the Planetscape, Dark sun and Birthright settings, whay are they not included as bolded items?
this template looks like an advertisement for the current edition of D&D rather than providing unbiased information. since odler books exist and are not included in this list, and the evidence of a 4th edition, then this lsit has become too biased to be usefull. thus it makes all pages it appears on also bias to this incorrect information. this tempalte would probably be best renamed to a more appropriate name and header as per its contents, or it should include ALL D&D books, and not just those revolving around the current edition. shadzar|Talk|contribs 03:48, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree with Shadzar's comments completely. There is definitely cleanup needed for the infobox, because right now it is useless. It is no possible to have a wieldy list of supplements when dozens are printed each year. My recommendations are that setting specific should list the different settings, not every supplement for each setting. Those can be covered in the setting specific article.
I believe these changes would make the infobox a useful tool instead of a cluttered bundle of links. Input? Turlo Lomon 05:50, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
ok so i am working on one, but don't know what i am doing nor what it really needs any advice would be great. here is what i am working on so far with the above ideas... User:Shadzar/Template:D&D Books shadzar|Talk|contribs 16:30, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Bias?! Kythri (talk) 03:23, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
yes bias. the current template focuses only on 3.0 and/or 3.5 books and does not account for all published books in all editions. with 4th closing in all those books will no longer be current and a new set of books and template will need to be worked up for 4th edition. therefore either this template needs to include all books for all editions, or just focus on books relative to all editions. D&D is not solely the current edition. while it is understandable that things are added from current product lines, it does not diminish the existance of older products in the line. example: if Monopoly has a template detailing its variants then it should include Star Wars, South Park, Family Guy, Nintendo, Batman and Robin, etc versions of the game. currently the books template looks like a current product list for the company and almost a catalog for buying rather than a detailed account of the prominent books in the entire history of D&D. in June 2008 this list will be reduced to a few current books, and the 3 Core Books release as all other will not be a part of the current edition. so how do you change the template to accomodate all editions instead of just the most current one using Wikipedia Standards and Guidelines? shadzar|Talk|contribs 07:13, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
it seems no one is willing to discuss or correct the bias so i added to the title that this list is only WotC books, as older editions have been neglected so it doesn't look like an advertisement for the latest product line until 4th edition comes out. shadzar|Talk|contribs 06:52, 19 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I would recommend, after reading the above, that this template be adjusted to have just the core rulebooks, a link to a list of supplementals which is broken down by edition (and can include whichever ones are known and/or have articles already, with some sort of statement saying the list is possibly incomplete, etc. etc.), and links to sublists for each of the settings. This would reduce the template to a manageable level and divert the long lists to a more suitable location. Baron (talk) 23:13, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am going thru and putting these in ABC order for ease of use. Hooper (talk) 20:32, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
A brief discussion has went on and is ongoing on the D&D project page. Let it be stated that we need other editions on here, but I know that I myself am not knowledgable enough to add them. But if someone can compile the books (lets only use WotC, and TSR when applicable, we'll note that and maybe add a link to 'list of 3rd party x edition books' to save room) and any articles we have on any of those editions/books then I'll be glad to add it so people will stop complaining about perceived bias and we can just do something about it. Hooper (talk) 16:18, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Since refs in templates don't work well, I'll just put my refs here:
