Template talk:Infobox religious biography

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Edit request 30 November 2024

This infobox needs a much more logical order and a semi-complete rejig. I suggest the following:

Please move the {{{religion}}}, {{{denomination}}}, {{{school}}}, {{{lineage}}}, {{{sect}}}/{{{subsect}}}, {{{dharma_names}}}, and {{{monastic_name}}} parameters down under the "Organization" heading, and delete the repeat of the {{{profession}}} parameter from under the top section. Please move the parameters {{{initiation}}}, {{{ordination}}}, and {{{profession}}} up so that they fall under the more logical "Organization" heading. Rename the "Organization" heading as "Religious life" by default to mirror the top heading, to be remained "Personal life" . "Military service" and associated parameters would be moved to the bottom, below "Senior posting". Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 02:07, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've tried to edit the template (hidden here under edit view) and a representative example of this new design can be found to the right. Sorry for the messed up page, I don't know how to stop it repeating, Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 02:55, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please make your proposed edits to {{Infobox religious biography/sandbox}}. You'll be able to see how it looks at {{Infobox religious biography/testcases}}. – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:23, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Jonesey95. I have now edited the {{Infobox religious biography/sandbox}} and the test cases are available to view for comment by interested parties please ({{Infobox religious biography/testcases}}).

I have rearranged things so that there are three main sections (personal life, religious life, and senior posting): "Personal life" is restricted to basic biographical data such as birth, death, education, marriage, children etc; "religious life" covers the basics such as religion/denomination, temple, religious institute,profession/ordination/initiation; "senior posting/religious career" section which covers their most relevant senior appointment(s). Then I've moved the military and extra modules to the bottom, where they are usually found in biographical infoboxes. Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 15:06, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the rearrangement makes a lot of sense. I suspect that this template simply accreted new parameters over time and has not been reorganized in a while. I think we should let this discussion sit for a few days to see if anyone else has thoughts. After that, I'll be happy to implement it. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:20, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jonesey95, would you say a week is long enough to wait for any objections/comments? Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 12:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Please report any problems here, and ideally fix them in the sandbox to demonstrate the fix on the testcases page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:47, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that during this reorganization, the supported parameter |module= was removed (by me). I have restored it. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:51, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request to complete TfD nomination

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to the top of the page to complete the nomination. Thank you. Yeshivish613 (talk) 13:38, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]