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List of popes (graphical)
Sorry to break the cricket streak. Well, I really like this graphical representation of our already-features list of popes. The refs, see also, and lead are just copied from there. I think the only problem right now is that it's an orphan (and if anyone could help me with that I'd appreciate it). --Dmcdevit 03:59, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Hmm, definitely an excellent list, but unfortunately, it's only partially translated from German (most links after 752 are dead at the moment). I did some cleanup work a while back, but have to admit that I never got around to finishing the complete list. If and when all the links are fixed, I'll definitely support. -- Ferkelparade &pi; 07:30, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I've had a further go, but a few names eluded me, and we need to check the pope/antipope colours. -- ALoan (Talk) 10:21, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, I feel stupid :) Well if they're in the right order, we should be able to copy the names from list of popes, right? I'll try to find the time. --Dmcdevit 23:32, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Oppose. At the very least, it needs an explanation of when the timelines break when they do. Is there something special about the year 461. Also, each section works to a different scale, making it difficult to easily compare between them - for example, the green bar for John Paul II's 27 years is about the same length as Alexander II's 12 years. OpenToppedBus - Talk June 28, 2005 14:00 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure they break so that they fit on the screen without horizontal scrolling. --Dmcdevit 28 June 2005 21:15 (UTC)
 * Not on my screen (800x600) it doesn't! OpenToppedBus - My Talk June 29, 2005 08:40 (UTC)
 * Changing to Support with new format. OpenToppedBus - My Talk July 1, 2005 14:04 (UTC)


 * Comment - while I like the overall article, I don't like the fact that some of the graphs cover 500 years, others 400, others 300 - it's better form for all the graphs to cover a fixed amount of time, thus making the reigns of various popes directly comparable. Guettarda 30 June 2005 16:28 (UTC)
 * Support now. Guettarda 1 July 2005 22:33 (UTC)
 * Support now - I have standardised on 400 years (which is about right at the beginning, to long in the middle, and too short at the end) but I think it does the job very. -- ALoan (Talk) 30 June 2005 19:53 (UTC)