User:Who/ReqImage

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Below is my suggestion of updating the template {{Reqimage}} and adding a new template {{Reqimgbox}}. I feel this will help with users looking for projects to do. I also think that each biography should have a photo for historical purposes, and this will help facilitate a way of knowing which articles are in need. I also suggest placing the request on the main article and NOT the talk page. I have gone through the image request categories, and some of those requests have been there for awhile. Also, when the request was moved to the talk page, it lost its original request date, making it seem like the request hadnt been there so long. A great deal of these articles with the request on the talk page, had the request filled or even had the article deleted. Less than half of with wiki readers and editors use the talk page. I designed the template to be more viewer friendly on the article page, and no longer use the coffee-rolled version.

Update: The new design {{reqimage}} is article friendly and is just a place holder for the image that is requested.

Please Let me know what you think. <> Who 02:16, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

1 Option 1 {{Reqimage}}
- 1.1 Syntax
- 1.2 In Use
2 Option 2 {{reqimgbox}} or change {{reqimage}}
- 2.1 Syntax
- 2.2 In Use
3 Random Selected Biographies

[edit] Option 1 {{Reqimage}}

This option could be used as the original template is used.

[edit] Syntax

{| width=85% align=center cellspacing=3 style="border: 1px solid #C0C090;
 background-color: #F8EABA; margin-bottom: 3px;"
|-
|align="center"|[[Image:image-stub.jpg|30px| ]] It is '''requested''' that
 an [[Wikipedia:Uploading images|image(s)]] should be included, to
 [[Wikipedia:Guide to improving articles|improve the article's quality]].
 See [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]] for more info.
|}
 [[Category:Wikipedia requested images]]

[edit] In Use

It is requested that an image(s) should be included, to improve the article's quality. See Wikipedia:Requested pictures for more info.

[edit] Option 2 {{reqimgbox}} or change {{reqimage}}

BOLD option, that gets the attention of Wikipedians, which lets them know that an image would look better in its place. Better if placed on main article page.

Template:reqimgbox Currently being demonstrated at Category:Wikipedia requested images and Scott Baio.

[edit] Syntax

<div class="boilerplate metadata" id="reqimg" align=right>
 [[Image:Image-request.png|thumb|200px|''It is '''requested'''
 that an [[Wikipedia:Uploading images|image(s)]] should be included,
 to [[Wikipedia:Guide to improving articles|improve the article's quality]].
 See [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]] for more info'']] </div>
 [[Category:Wikipedia requested images]]