Template talk:Infobox hrhstyles

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Instead of this template reading:

{| style="padding: 0.5em; background: {| style="width: 15em; float: right; font-size: 75%; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border-left: 1px solid #D06030; border-collapse: collapse;" |- | style="padding: 0.5em; background: plum; font-size: 110%;" |<center> ''Styles of''<br> '''''{{{royal name}}}''''' |- | style="text-align: center; padding: 0.5em 0;" | {{{image}}} |- | {| style="margin-right: 1em; border-top: 1px #AAA solid;" |- style="vertical-align: top;" |'''''[[Style (manner of address)|Reference style]]''''' |style="padding-left: 1em;" | {{{dipstyle}}} |- style="vertical-align: top;" |'''''Spoken style''''' |style="padding-left: 1em;" | {{{offstyle}}} |- style="vertical-align: top;" |'''''Alternative style''''' |style="padding-left: 1em;" | {{{altstyle}}} | |} |}

If we just removed the part I boldened, the border would go all the way around to make an actual infobox. And it would be more aesthetically pleasing. Does anyone disagree? --Matjlav(talk) 22:29, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

yes. They were all designed not to have a full box for a range of reasons, not least because they were modelled on the very successful papal infoboxes, which look far cleaner without a full box. Full boxes unless extremely carefully placed can also overrun the edge of texts and stand out, or appear too heavy, creating a stamp effect. Restricting the line to the left, as with the papal infobox, allows for a softer overall look, and also a better more professional design. Quite a few infoboxes on Wikipedia run into problems because the full box doesn't fit neatly onto the page but spills over. That is avoided, and the visual effect softened, by restricting the hard edge of the box to the text side and allowing the non-lined side to blend into the edge of the page without any demarcation, so that it isn't noticeable if it runs slightly to far, whereas a right-lined box would show exactly the edges of the box and the extent of any, even small, overrun. FearÉIREANNImage:Ireland coa.png\(caint) 22:39, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Can we delete this?

I found this template on a bunch of articles and would like to nominate it for deletion, but thought I'd post here first.

  1. I clicked on a bunch of pages that use it and the styles are identical for everyone of the same rank, so it doesn't give any new information.
  2. On a related note, there's already an article called Royal and noble styles which explains styles, so it doesn't give any unique information.
  3. Most of the people using this template are dead, so it doesn't give any useful information.
  4. The style of address for a person should be a minor part of the article, not a distracting box, so it doesn't have any important information.

I don't think any of the information in the box is useful, but if people want to preserve it then a couple of pages have a section called "Titles, styles, honours and arms" (or something like that) and the info can go there. What do you think? Tocharianne 05:36, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Had the discussion here the outcome was to keep.210.49.136.175 09:09, 8 January 2007 (UTC)