Template talk:Party shading/Independent (US)

Edit request July 2008
editprotected Could an administrator please put the protected icon in this recently protected template within  tags? --Millbrooky (talk) 20:54, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done, but it's probably sitting in the job queue to update all the articles. Cheers.  lifebaka (talk - contribs) 20:57, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 8 January 2019
I believe independent politicians in the US should have the same color template as independents elsewhere, for consistency, unless there is a specific reason independent is symbolized yellow in the US and not grey as it is elsewhere. Peter M. Grund (talk) 02:32, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
 * This template, and others across Wikipedia, have used Yellow extensively for US Independents. It's often colored yellow on other sites and other media platforms.  I understand the interest in consistency, but it's unecessary here I believe. —GoldRingChip 12:42, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ please establish a consensus for this change first, then reactivate the request. — xaosflux  Talk 15:05, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Proposal for correction to gray (14 April 2019)
There is no reasonable justification for a seperate shading for independent politicians in the United States, and it certainly should not be yellow if it must exist.

There has been no demonstrated extensive use of yellow to represent independents anywhere other than Wikipedia. In fact, the color yellow in the United States political system is typically representative of the Libertarian Party. The last major independent candidate for president, Ross Perot was represented on NBC News election night coverage with the color gray. Yellow is sometimes used in network coverage of elections on CNN to indicate a race not called.

Independent politicians are by nature not affiliated with any political party and therefore a neutral color should be used as elsewhere. Use of the current shading falsely implies the existence of an "independent" party using yellow. Neutral gray adequately represents the fact that these politicians are not affiliated with any major or minor party organization and are therefore not fitted into the typical party shading scheme.

Independent politicians in the United States are fundamentally no different from those in other nations. If anything, the presence of a national minor party prominently using the color yellow should be grounds enough to correct this. Since it would easier to revert this template to the international standard than to replace every instance of its use across Wikipedia, the color ought be changed to comply with the more reasonable international standards. -A-M-B-1996- (talk) 17:16, 14 April 2019 (UTC)