QueryReleasesExtra

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So here's a vague plan - Special:CargoTables/releases doesn't house all the information I'd like, so I've made Special:CargoTables/releasesextra.

This template lets us query the latter "easily" and generates a list of bullet points with a result.

e.g.

{{QueryReleasesExtra|field=rating|value=e}}

• Virtua Tennis 3 (2007)

Should get us every E rated video game.

{{QueryReleasesExtra|field=rating|value=e|format=PS3}}

• Virtua Tennis 3 (2007)

Should get us every E rated video game on the PS3.

The problem is getting information into the table. It's currently populated from Template:ReleaseTest2, which attempts to pull as much data from the game bobs as possible, and then you add extra things.

But if I want all the Kixx re-releases, it's going to struggle because I've just learnt that the bobs aren't storing these properly.

This is the point where it would be nice to have someone reasonably well versed in wiki knowledge to bounce ideas off. -Black Squirrel (talk) 11:59, 1 July 2023 (EDT)