Template talk:Infobox

Would you mind if this was renamed? Infobox is a bit generic & might be wanted as a core template (with other templates copied from WP) later. I'm asking before it's used anywhere.  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 20:29, 5 February 2009 (EST)

I don't really mind. But we could make it a catchall. --"ConservapediaUndergroundDiode^{Rusty-spotted catspeed!} 20:36, 5 February 2009 (EST)

As it stands, you couldn't: it's rather specifically about RW editors. What's needed is a base template that lets you fill in the headings as well as the content and only shows those that are used. What you've got here would then use that template to make this one. Not explained very well but I know what I mean. (And it uses the "class" as the name - not best practice)  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 20:46, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Plz explain in more detail. And if you go

|date of birth=1999

Then it won't show anything else. --"ConservapediaUndergroundDiode^{Rusty-spotted catspeed!} 20:51, 5 February 2009 (EST)

CUR can you explain why we need this and what you want it to do. - User $\pi$ 20:55, 5 February 2009 (EST)

This can do ANYTHING. It can give at-a-glance info on atheism, RationalWiki, ASchlafly, goats, the theory of relativity, etc. if you let me modify it enough. --"ConservapediaUndergroundDiode^{Rusty-spotted catspeed!} 21:01, 5 February 2009 (EST)

It will show all the blank lines thus:  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 21:06, 5 February 2009 (EST) {{Infobox|dateCP=1999}}

{{|}}

By Darwin's hat and Obama's tie! NX! HELP! SOMEBODY! WE HAVE A STRANDED WIKIN00B! --"ConservapediaUndergroundDiode^{Rusty-spotted catspeed!} 21:08, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Calm the fuck down. I think I know what he wants, I'll give it a try. - User $\pi$ 21:10, 5 February 2009 (EST)

<waves arms in air> Help! ;-) --"ConservapediaUndergroundDiode^{Rusty-spotted catspeed!} 21:11, 5 February 2009 (EST)

CUR: For each line put something like:

{{#if:{{{dob|}}}|
{{!}}-date of birth
{{!}}{{{dob}}}}}

That'll miss out unused lines

 ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 21:11, 5 February 2009 (EST) (I think)  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 21:14, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Thanks Toast. - User $\pi$ 21:15, 5 February 2009 (EST)

You're having fun there Pi!  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 21:21, 5 February 2009 (EST)

No because I am wasting time fixing another of CUR's stupid ideas. As far as I can tell parser function will always return as false for a blank string. - User $\pi$ 21:23, 5 February 2009 (EST)

I happen to know it won't. The taxobox over at WP has about 200 possible strings, but normally only about 10 are displayed. So it is possible. And I was originally going to fix it. And something this versitile can't be a stupid idea. --"ConservapediaUndergroundDiode^{Rusty-spotted catspeed!} 21:25, 5 February 2009 (EST)

There is such a thing as too versatile and it is most defiantly stupid. - User $\pi$ 21:27, 5 February 2009 (EST)

The taxobox needs a degree in Higher Math to understand. This is just a port of RWW's silly Stalkbox.  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 21:29, 5 February 2009 (EST)

I can understand the taxobox. Give me a few years, and I can copy it. But I can understand it. Just not copy it. --"ConservapediaUndergroundDiode^{Rusty-spotted catspeed!} 21:33, 5 February 2009 (EST)

I have a degree in higher maths and I can't follow that. It must have taken about 5 people several hours to build. - User $\pi$ 21:31, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Hurray I got it to work. I will make a few tweaks and the CUR you can go nuts. - User $\pi$ 21:32, 5 February 2009 (EST)

(unident) Hurray!

Pi: see [1] (something I made earlier)  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 21:34, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Thanks smarty pants. My problem is I think I had it right first go my test on the talkpage was wrong. - User $\pi$ 21:38, 5 February 2009 (EST)

To answer your question CUR because you commented the entire page out. To comment go <!--Shit you don't want people to see.--> - User $\pi$ 21:41, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Notice - not a wikitable in sight!

Wikitables look the same for everyone, html and div tags don't. - User $\pi$ 21:46, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Just thinkin': it might be easier to use html tables - saves all that {{!}} stuff?  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 21:51, 5 February 2009 (EST)

It probably would be, but do you want to teach CUR html? - User $\pi$ 21:54, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Only if it involves bludgeoning him into insensibility at 30 minute intervals.  ^(Toast) _{and marmalade} 22:00, 5 February 2009 (EST)

Ahem!

Wot, no instructions? _and marmite 09:01, 7 February 2009 (EST)

(still think it needs renaming, though) _and marmite 09:02, 7 February 2009 (EST)

See cut down version of this template to be used as sub template and master template to use various sub templates. _and marmite 10:05, 7 February 2009 (EST)

don't like including the "#" in the template: it precludes using named colours. _and marmite 10:05, 7 February 2009 (EST)

We could try to make it so one could choose the color, but it would have a default. --"CUR^talk 10:07, 7 February 2009 (EST)

You can change the colour: that horrrid orangy-yellowy hue is the default. _and marmite 12:49, 7 February 2009 (EST)

I can't seem to find a way to make it work in Fred Phelps. --"CUR^talk 12:35, 7 February 2009 (EST)