Template talk:Oxford College Infobox

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[edit] Shield

I must admit, I don't think the inclusion of the shield is an improvement across the board, the ones I've noticed also don't have transparency against the background colour of the box itself, which I find a minor irritation. In all cases I would prefer a section in the article with a picture of the shield and a note about why they are used. --Alf ^melmac 21:40, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree. In a few cases where there isn't much said about the shield, the infobox is a fine place to tuck it away, but in other cases there's a bit of a story to go with it and it's a shame not to have the picture alongside.

And what exactly is the use of the "Latin Name" field? In all the cases I've seen the Latin name is simply a direct translation of the English - or it's not there at all and the effect is pretty ugly. What's worse, the fact that all fields are required means the template is unsuitable for some colleges (e.g. those that do not have both a JCR and an MCR or equivalent). Could some of the fields not be optional as in Template:Infobox School2, for example?

As a more radical solution, I'd suggest we switch Oxford college pages to use the more general Template:Oxbridge College Infobox as used on the Cambridge pages - this would cut out a little bit of "template bloat"! Of course, the Oxbridge infobox template might need some improvements first to make it suitable - at present it shares some of the problems with the Oxford one and brings in some of its own....

--Casper Gutman 07:15, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree about the shield. It's not a feature that adds to the infobox at all. Unless anyone rushes to its defence, therefore, I'll delete it. As to Latin names, I also feel they should be removed - they're not, by and large, of any interest.

As to combining it with the Oxbridge (i.e. - Cambridge) infobox, I'd be opposed. If we could make the MCR section optional, though, that would be an improvement.

--Lincolnite 20:21, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bottom lines

I've adjusted the definition of the bottom two lines so that they line up in the middle properly. I *think* that this was the original intention. Please let me know if it breaks anything elsewhere. It makes Merton College, Oxford look better... Thruston 09:12, 13 July 2006 (UTC)