Template talk:CharacterName

Some equipment and skill stories cannot be completed by all of the player characters, being restricted to certain characters only. Because of this, I think it would be nice to have a way to limit the name randomization.

The method I thought up is to simply allow editors to add (if desired, the template would default to its current functionality if no parameters are specified) the specific character names in as parameters, for example: would limit the randomization to 'Lann' and 'Fiona'. The downside to this, is that it would introduce the possibility of typo'd names when using the template in this way. The upside is that it is, in my opinion, very easy to use.

Does anyone have any opinions on this? Basdeth 10:44, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Seems like you know what you're doing and the idea sounds great. :) --Ɛαmes - ταłκ 21:59, 30 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks Akumo! I appreciate the feedback!
 * Well I've thought about it some more, and I decided that I really don't like the idea of allowing typos and potential troll names to be output. A slight alternative from what I was originally thinking would change the use of the template to limit names from to.
 * If anyone is interested in the code I am considering, view the code of my test template page. The code for the first example is found under, while the code for the second example is found under
 * If no one posts any objections, I will update the template to in a few days time.
 * Basdeth 09:24, 31 May 2012 (UTC)