Template talk:Infobox Person/Archive1

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Contents 1 How to use this template 2 Discussion 3 Image bug 4 Image bug

[edit] 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. "quote= ").
   • Don't wiki-link the subject_name parameter.
   • Do wiki-link the others parameters as in the example below.
3. When using the template in an article, there must also be a JPG (.jpg) image uploaded which matches the article name exactly (Thomas Edison requires that Image:Thomas Edison.jpg exists). This is to encourage users to use a single standard naming convention for at least one picture per article.
4. If the subject is not yet deceased, define:
   • date_of_death= | (blank)
   • place_of_death= | (blank)

Example from Thomas Edison:

{{Infobox_Person |
  subject_name=Thomas Alva Edison |
  image_caption=The Wizard of Menlo Park |
  quotation=Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration. |
  date_of_birth=[[February 11]], [[1847]] |
  place_of_birth=[[Milan, Ohio|Milan]], [[Ohio]], [[USA]] |
  date_of_death=[[October 18]], [[1931]] |
  place_of_death=[[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]], [[New Jersey]], [[USA]]
}}

For a very similar Infobox, being worked on along a different design path, take a look at Template:Infobox Biography. It does not currently include a "quote" field, and allows any image name to be used. Either one may be used, depending on editor preference.

[edit] Discussion

WTF? You can't "win" one discussion, so you just bugger off and ignore others' comments?
James F. (talk) 03:06, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Please don't be beligerent. I've "forked" the development of this concept, because I think people will prefer this format. -- Netoholic @ 03:12, 2004 Sep 13 (UTC)

Guys, please stay civilised. AAMoF I like both versions. The one with the quotation is not suitable for all pages, but I like it too. [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 23:45, Sep 13, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Image bug

There seems to be a image scaling bug that manifests when the image is narrower that the box. It gets unneccessarily scaled and distorted. Kpjas 1 July 2005 07:38 (UTC)

[edit] Image bug

There seems to be a image scaling bug that manifests when the image is narrower that the box. It gets unneccessarily scaled and distorted. See Stanley Kubrick. Kpjas 1 July 2005 07:40 (UTC)