Template talk:Infobox Biography/Archive2

Archive 1 - ended 2006

Adding signature field?
Would it be possible to add "signature field"? Like in the politician's boxes?--Jdavid2008 19:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

How to use this template
Here is the current syntax for using this template:
 * 1) Insert this starting as the first line of the article.
 * 2) If no information is available, leave it blank (ex. "death_date= ").
 * 3) * Don't wiki-link the name parameter.
 * 4) * Do wiki-link the others parameters as in the example below.
 * 5) If the subject is not yet deceased, define:
 * 6) * death_date = | (blank)
 * 7) * death_place = | (blank)

Example from Thomas Edison:



Blank for easy copying:

Remove | image_size = from code
The blank now appears as:

Without "| image_size    =", the remainder of the code produces a nice image. With "| image_size    =," the image produced is huge. Moreover, whether "| image_size    =1" or "| image_size     =100" is used, the same huge image appears. The line "| image_size    =" should be removed from the code and provided as an option to the code. Thoughts? -- Jreferee 16:10, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I think you were supposed to enter px behind the number to indicate it was a size in pixels -otherwise the input is ignored by the template. - Mgm|(talk) 10:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I was relatively new to Wikipedia back in October when I made the above post. It looks like the "How to Use" instructions above were clarified.  Thanks for contacting me. -- Jreferee 15:55, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Image caption text size - suggestion
Can you change the image caption text smaller than other text, by adding tags? Thanks. ---Majestic- 12:49, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I support this request. Currently, the large caption of the images attracts more attention than the more important stuff below it. --Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 10:49, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

documentation
Please transclude the documentation. In addition, please place tags around the code. --PhantomS 05:54, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Yes check.svg|20px]] Done. Luna Santin 23:22, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

New placeholder image
Pfctdayelise has produced an excellent new placeholder which I propose to add to the infobox to be displayed when no  is specified. This should encourage people to add free images if they possibly can. It would probably be sensible to come up with some way to prevent it being printed out: any suggestions? HTH HAND —Phil | Talk 15:04, 12 February 2007 (UTC)


 * There is also Image:No free image man (en).svg & Image:No free image woman (en).svg if you want to change it to something more specific. pfctdayelise (talk) 08:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Category additions
Can we add these categories. By default we can have then non displaying. siblings = | This way they will be available for researchers. I have noticed that info on siblings gets deleted from articles in favor of being concise, this way the info is preserved for researchers, but doesnt interfere with the flow of an article. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 17:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Birthname
Can we add a category of birthname? It is useful for women so their maiden name can be stored, and for people who changed their name later in life, or are known to Wikipedia by a nickname. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 17:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Siblings
Can we add siblings as a cat? That way if the info is removed from the article, at least the info will be easily found by those who need the info. The info doesn't have to display, but its a good place to store it. Answer at my page please. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 20:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Religion
Can we add a religion category?Dan 02:43, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

hCard Microformat
I would like us to add the hCard microformat (see also WikiProject_Microformats/hcard) to this template. I can advise on the required mark-up, but I'm not familiar with template code editing. Andy Mabbett 11:37, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Now done; see documentation. Andy Mabbett 11:31, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Education (Category addition)
Can we add an education section (:O) -Nima Baghaei (talk) 05:24, 30 March 2007 (UTC) 

Recap of prior requests
editprotected

Prior requests for changes to this template have apparently missed using the template as instructed above to draw their requests to anyone's attention. So. I am copying those requests below, & seconding the request for a birthname (or other names) line. Thanks. --Yksin 05:46, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Birthname
Can we add a category of birthname? It is useful for women so their maiden name can be stored, and for people who changed their name later in life, or are known to Wikipedia by a nickname. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 17:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I'd like to second this request. --Yksin 05:46, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Siblings
Can we add siblings as a cat? That way if the info is removed from the article, at least the info will be easily found by those who need the info. The info doesn't have to display, but its a good place to store it. Answer at my page please. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 20:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Education (Category addition)
Can we add an education section (:O) -Nima Baghaei (talk) 05:24, 30 March 2007 (UTC) 


 * Do other people feel this is needed? CMummert · talk 12:40, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I am going to deactivate the editprotected tag. Unless there is a lot of clamoring for these changes, they seem like infobox creep to me. CMummert · talk 03:02, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * i added it, hope everything works smoothly (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:37, 17 April 2007 (UTC)


 * ok its not working, any ideas? (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:39, 17 April 2007 (UTC)


 * my addition got reverted, i tried unreverting it, hopefully it works now (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:41, 17 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I think its successful? (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 21:08, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Use of flag icons in Bio Infoboxes
Is there a generally accepted policy regarding the use of small flag icons on the birth/date lines? Should they be there at all?

If so, which flag is used in cases where national borders have changed? For example, should a person born in Helsinki in 1905 have the flag of Czarist Russia or the flag of modern Finland?

For Americans, should state flags be used?  JGHowes  talk  -  02:31, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Flags should only be used if there is for some reason insufficient space to list the name of the country, which I do not believe would ever be the case on this infobox. Otherwise, the flags are impair navigation, confer undue weight upon the locality, and are often used misleadingly, such as using the flag of a nation that did not even exist at the time or a flag from a different era. —Centrx→talk &bull; 02:36, 15 April 2007 (UTC)


 * In that case, I find the presence of flags in the example in the /doc page confusing. Metamusing 07:06, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I've removed the flags from the example. Slambo (Speak) 13:57, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Metamusing 21:15, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Date of birth optional
Can someone make the date of birth optional? Angela Beesley is one notable article where her DOB i snot listed, and it looked awkward to see an empty paramater. hbdragon88 01:47, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Merger
I've proposed that we merge this template with the similar Infobox Person. Please see discussion at talk:Infobox Person#Merge. Andy Mabbett 09:56, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Siblings (Category addition)
Can we add an Siblings section to link to siblings with articles, it can be optional 