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Signature format
There is a signature in Joseph Mellor Hanson that is out of proportion. There is no |signature_size= in this template. Also, the signature is displayed in the right column of the infobox instead of being centered at the bottom. Can this be made to work like the signature in {{infobox person}}. Jonesey95? MB 01:25, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Done. Let me know if I broke anything. – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:14, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- It looks fine to me. I do note that this template has the website centered with a heading, so with both signature and website, you get Arthur Miller, whereas infobox person does it differently. I don't have an example offhand, but the website in infobox person is in the data column with a label. Since URLs can be long, websites in this template probably wrap less often, which is better. If there is no complaint about this format, maybe in the future we should consider changing other templates. MB 05:52, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Religion Parameter
How does one include a 'religion' parameter in the template? SmoovOpr8r (talk) 16:12, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- It is not available. There is a notice at
{{infobox person}}with links to the RFC on this. That applies to all related biographical infobox templates. MB 16:19, 7 July 2022 (UTC)- I see. Thank you. SmoovOpr8r (talk) 09:30, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- If the religion of the writer is important to understanding the person, and you have a reliable source that supports information about the person's religion, you can include that information in the body of the article. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:47, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- I see. Thank you. SmoovOpr8r (talk) 09:30, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Native names
Is there any reason why native names are displayed differently between the writer ibox and the person ibox (and all its wrapper derivatives)? For example, Hani al-Rahib versus Ayman al-Zawahiri. Thrakkx (talk) 15:25, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
- The reason is that this 2019 discussion was implemented only in some infoboxes. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:08, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Website alignment
I've noticed the website parameter is centered for Template:Infobox_writer instead of being left aligned like the other parameters and like the website in Template:Infobox_person. Is there any way we could fix this for consistency please? :) I thought it was a bug in an article I recently edited and then I realised it's just the template. AlanTheScientist (talk) 17:39, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- I mentioned this above in the Signature section. This may be better because URLs are often long and would more often fit on one line when able to use the entire infobox width. I assume that is why it was done this way in this template. I suggested it may be better to change other infoboxes to work like this one. MB 19:03, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Add employer field - ask again
Employer exists in infobox person, but not here. It's probably not relevant for authors of books, but I think it is significant enough for the infobox of writers for newspapers, magazines, websites, etc. MB 7:47 am, 24 September 2021, Friday (11 months, 26 days ago) (UTC−7)
- There has been no opposition. I found someone else trying to use it today in Vladimir Nabokov, so that should count as further support. With no opposition, can you add this Jonesey95?