Template talk:Infobox Fraternity

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You have new messages (last change).

A couple of comments:

  • {{{crest}}} should be {{{coatofarms}}}. Crest is popular, but incorrect usage, and coat of arms is well-understood.
  • Wikipedia is not a phonebook; I think providing the location of the headquarters without a street address is more than sufficient.

As this infobox is only used in a handful of articles at the moment, it shouldn't be too difficult to propagate the changes. - choster 21:30, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Potential Changes.

Some Fraternities do actually refer to it as their crest. But I think Coat of Arms is more standard. Let's wait a while on this one...

For the Infoboxes on Fraternities, I think our guide should be Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, which I believe does include Phone numbers. And on the "what wikipedia is not" page, the wikipedia is not a phonebook does *not* mean that wikipedia should not include phone numbers, it refers to the fact that people listed should at least be somewhat famous.

Naraht 01:39, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

  • Whoops, you are right on the WIN page-- but I can revise my statement to point out that Wikipedia articles are not directories, directory entries... If the headquarters building or building plot is notable enough to merit a section or an article, it is one thing. Most of the time, it is not. That is the principle behind the practice for corporations and various other organizations.-choster 15:44, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
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