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Hi ZStoler, congratulations on this initiative. I note that you have added the template to several articles written in British English ( BS 7671, AC power plugs and sockets, IEC 60364), but as the template is currently written exclusively in US English this presents a problem! Most British English speakers are completely unfamiliar with the use of "code" to mean regulations, similarly "receptacle" is not used for socket-outlet, the collective term for switches and sockets etc is "wiring accessories" and to a British English speaker a "distribution board" means a multi-socket extension lead - what you call a "distribution board" we call a "consumer unit".

May I suggest two possible ways to resolve this, that the template be re-written in a way that is meaningful to users of both forms of English, or that it's use be restricted to articles which are predominantly North American in character? Deucharman ( talk) 07:20, 24 August 2013 (UTC) reply

A better solution might be to eliminate it altogether. If a link is relevant to a particular article, it can be added in the see-also section. It's also dishonest to describe any random subset of Wikipedia articles as a "series" - this implies rather more editorial coherence than we're up for. It's like describing the people on the next bus that passes as a "team". -- Wtshymanski ( talk) 16:02, 24 August 2013 (UTC) reply

I agree with Deucharman that this should be fixed, and I also agree with Wtshymanski's point that "series" is inappropriate in this context. SSHamilton ( talk) 17:04, 24 August 2013 (UTC) reply

This was definitely a start. I could sub-categorize terminology based on region or country? I am an American Electrical Engineering student, so I am unfortunately a bit perplexed still at British/international terminology. What would be a good term to use instead of "series?" Also I can try and sub-categorize based on region, such as is done in Template:Atheism sidebar ZStoler ( talk) 20:36, 24 August 2013 (UTC) reply

There are two issues here. The first is whether it is appropriate for a sidebar written in North American English and referring mainly to North American issues to be included in articles which are written in British English. I would maintain that it is not and have reverted BS 7671, AC power plugs and sockets, IEC 60364 for that reason. The second is whether it is a good idea to have such a sidebar at all, in this I would tend towards agreement with Wtshymanski that it is not necessary, and definitely should not falsely claim that articles are part of a series when no such series exists. Perhaps a consensus will emerge on this? FF-UK ( talk) 13:03, 25 August 2013 (UTC) reply

It seems that the community doesn't want this template, I am interested if I should just trash this at this point. It seems no one was interested in my contribution. ZStoler ( talk) 01:18, 28 August 2013 (UTC) reply

I have added fuse, which seems a strange omission. By the way "Distribution board" is used universally in British practice to describe a fuse board within an industrial or large commercial environment. ie. part of a large distribution system at Low Voltage. "Consumer unit" usually refers to a domestic installation. BS7671 defines a Consumer unit as " A particular type of distribution board comprising a type tested co-ordinated asseembly for the control and distribution of electrical energy, principally in domestic premises.... Dougsim ( talk)

The sidebar is a good idea, but seems to address building wiring with the main topic Electric power distribution looking anomalous at the end. Suggest Electric power distribution removed to new sidebar. Dougsim ( talk)

I've now removed the electrical power distribution section as this is covered by other navbar - Electricity delivery. I have changed heading to building wiring, so this says what it means and gets the topic specific. Also put the two main wiring practices in the English-speaking world to the top, enlarged description of RCD/GFCI - removed armored cable as that article is due to merging anyway and is very vague.

I think this serves to help American and UK readers who want to use this by being more specific. Dougsim ( talk) 09:07, 6 March 2017 (UTC) reply