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I'm seeing "[[Image::File:(image name).jpg| ]]" under the photo and "Gender::Male" given as the gender on pages with this infobox. Anyone else seeing this? --[[User:Bluesboyjr|Bluesboyjr]] ([[User talk:Bluesboyjr|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Bluesboyjr|edits]]) 15:05, 28 April 2014 (BST) | I'm seeing "[[Image::File:(image name).jpg| ]]" under the photo and "Gender::Male" given as the gender on pages with this infobox. Anyone else seeing this? --[[User:Bluesboyjr|Bluesboyjr]] ([[User talk:Bluesboyjr|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Bluesboyjr|edits]]) 15:05, 28 April 2014 (BST) | ||
:Yeah I am, it's pretty annoying but I just thought it may have been my own computer. I guess everyone is seeing it than? [[User:Grand Theft AJ|Grand Theft AJ]] ([[User talk:Grand Theft AJ|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Grand Theft AJ|edits]]) 19:50, 1 May 2014 (BST) | |||
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Use
Should this template be used on character pages or on certain character pages? I've added it to my sandbox, which is a partial re-write of the Salvatore Leone article, not yet finished. So what do you think of the template? A-Dust 18:21, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
- Ihe point of an infobox is to condense a lot of the most commonly-wanted information into an easy-to-read format. So for a game or important character or mission it outlines the vital statistics so people can quickly look at the page, get the information, and go elsewhere. If there are only a couple of sentences on the page, then an infobox is actually going to take up more space, and is totally pointless (as it only takes a few seconds to read it). Only use infoboxes where they actually help. Gboyers talk 20:10, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Too big?
As I mentioned on Talk:Niko Bellic/infobox, I think this template contains far too much information for an infobox. It's meant to be a quick reference for vital information, rather than a complete table of all data about the subject. I propose that home, affiliations and vehicles are removed from this. If they are important, they should be put in the article. There could be a section for vital statistics, perhaps with a table (maybe a new template for that). I just don't think it belongs in the "important vital basic information" box, and makes an infobox too large. Gboyers talk 19:11, April 10, 2010 (UTC)
Occupation
What does everyone think about adding an Occupation section to the infobox? There is no real space for listing a characters occupation at the moment and the businesses section should surely be for actual businesses not an occupation. A-Dust 21:55, 16 February 2014 (GMT)
Template glitched?
I'm seeing "[[Image::File:(image name).jpg| ]]" under the photo and "Gender::Male" given as the gender on pages with this infobox. Anyone else seeing this? --Bluesboyjr (talk|edits) 15:05, 28 April 2014 (BST)
- Yeah I am, it's pretty annoying but I just thought it may have been my own computer. I guess everyone is seeing it than? Grand Theft AJ (talk|edits) 19:50, 1 May 2014 (BST)