Add Related Conflict to Historical Events in Timelines

Feature Upgrade · Timelines · Created by thechewsta
accepted
 

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

Currently in timelines, you are unable to link conflicts to historical events. Wars, battles and other conflicts definitely seem like the kind of thing that you should be able to link in historical events.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

Currently, conflicts that I want to link to historical events have to be saved as generic articles, as one of them can be linked per event. It would be significantly more convenient to be able to build a conflict using the conflict template, and have the ability to link them to historical events.   Image above to show what can currently be linked.

The Team's Response

Thanks for your suggestion! Military conflict will be added as a connection to the event. We recommend not using the generic article as a workaround for this, as you'd need to migrate every conflict article you've created as Generic when we implement this. As a workaround, we recommend using the mention system to link the articles from the event's text box manually.
Current score

43/300 Votes · +10103 points

Votes Cast

  • +100

    by Sir Bressler
    on 2024-09-09 13:15
  • +300

    by SrSpaceCadet
    on 2024-09-09 06:50
  • +100

    by A Lusty Bananafolk
    on 2024-09-07 08:57
  • +300

    by EJ_Lowe
    on 2024-09-07 03:08
  • +300

    by Willow H.R. Harper
    on 2024-09-06 15:36
  • +300

    by Tankium
    on 2024-09-06 09:57
  • +300

    by LadyVann
    on 2024-09-04 23:34
  • +300

    by IBB
    on 2024-09-04 18:04
  • +300

    by MKHETH II
    on 2024-09-04 17:19
  • +100

    by ss2020
    on 2024-09-03 17:10
  • +300

    by A Lusty T-Rex
    on 2024-09-02 08:09
  • +1

    by A Mischievous Hobbit
    on 2024-09-01 14:52
  • +300

    by RandomD&DNerd
    on 2024-09-01 08:11
  • +300

    by Observer of the Stars
    on 2024-08-29 00:37
  • +100

    by A Beloved Dragon
    on 2024-08-28 01:14
  • +100

    by tjtrewin
    on 2024-08-27 17:41
  • +100

    by Silenc3e3e
    on 2024-08-27 09:52
  • +300

    by A Glamorous Cthulhu
    on 2024-08-27 02:54
  • +300

    by SunilTorg
    on 2024-08-26 06:54
  • +300

    by madmooncrow
    on 2024-08-25 20:28
  • +300

    by MatGun86
    on 2024-08-25 10:31
  • +1

    by grinningsatyr
    on 2024-08-24 22:55
  • +300

    by DMFW
    on 2024-08-23 10:59
    There are a few things about the linking of articles to events that feel a bit arbitrary and this is certainly one of the most surprising (others include what is "multiple" and what is "singular", for example, events can't be associated with multiple locations even though they can be associated with multiple characters and organizations). That said, you can work around this issue by adding links to any kind of article in the description. But I would like to see conflicts elevated to the same level as the other types in the screen shot, to give them privileged formatting within the event detail display.
  • +300

    by A Sneaky Dimensional Horror
    on 2024-08-23 09:45
  • +300

    by Nubs
    on 2024-08-23 09:09
  • +300

    by Alyvins
    on 2024-08-23 07:00
  • +300

    by Jupiter Melichios
    on 2024-08-23 05:56
    It constantly baffles me that this isn't already an option!
  • +100

    by Mme88
    on 2024-08-23 04:09
  • +100

    by Mewdini
    on 2024-08-23 03:03
  • +300

    by SebGreg732
    on 2024-08-23 00:50
    I would love to have the timelines able to link to any type of article, and military conflicts are certainly one of the more important, in my opinion.
  • +300

    by WriterV
    on 2024-08-22 19:42
  • +300

    by hamilcarbarca
    on 2024-08-22 17:01
  • +300

    by Blossom Tree Art
    on 2024-08-22 00:46
    A BILLION per cent agree!
  • +100

    by ilycorps
    on 2024-08-21 14:14
  • +300

    by Gillymaya
    on 2024-08-21 14:03
  • +1

    by storyauthor
    on 2024-08-21 04:14
  • +300

    by Ratha
    on 2024-08-20 22:52
  • +300

    by PhntmDrgn
    on 2024-08-20 19:48
  • +300

    by JetpackMonkey
    on 2024-08-20 16:33
  • +100

    by A Fierce Goblin
    on 2024-08-20 12:33
  • +100

    by Yasgal
    on 2024-08-20 09:01
  • +300

    by DesNordlund
    on 2024-08-20 07:41
  • +300

    by Exarx
    on 2024-08-20 05:56
    Great idea!
  • +300

    by thechewsta
    on 2024-08-20 03:44