Template talk:Myth box

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[edit] How to use this template

  • On the article or category page, where you want this infobox to appear, type the code {{myth box}}.
  • (For advanced users only:) You can embed this box inside a borderless table, if you need it to appear in a certain place like right, center or left side of the page.

[edit] Purpose and use of the Myth Box Template

The purpose of this template is to support GENERAL Wikiproject Mythology articles, to use at the top of category pages or in sections of articles that discuss myth and mythology as a little "information box", so that you do not have to define or explain myth and mythology, in so many articles. There are also variants available on the Wikiproject Mythology template page. Please be careful editing this template noting it is shared by various Mythology project pages. If you want a variation to the box but slightly different wording for specific articles, it is suggested you cut and paste the html code that makes the table onto the page or new template, rather than change the general templates, since any changes here are shared and will show up on all articles that use this infobox. Goldenrowley 02:59, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Another info box designed earlier looked like this, and is designed for category pages specifically:

NOTE: Categorising a story as a myth does not necessarily imply that it is untrue. Religion and mythology differ, but have overlapping aspects. Many English speakers understand the terms "myth" and "mythology" to mean fictitious or imaginary. However, according to many dictionary definitions, these terms can also mean a traditional story or narrative that embodies the belief or beliefs of a group of people, and this Wikipedia category should be understood in this sense only. The use of these terms in this category does not imply that any story so categorized is historically true or false or that any belief so embodied is itself either true or false.