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This article doesn't have an infobox.
I recently encountered a handful of contributors who very aggressively claimed that placing an infobox on a BLP article required talk page consensus. If no one responds, after a reasonable period of time, I will place one here. Geo Swan ( talk) 10:53, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
Infoboxes such as the one proposed here seem to pander to the lowest concentration span going. Their premise seems to be that readers can't absorb the key facts from extended text, or that they want isolated factoids hammered into a prefabricated shape. They judder against the lead as a summary of the main text, but are prone to deceive (not by purpose, but in effect). Their inclusion would be derided in any culture that wasn't saturated with 30-second television ads and news broadcasts featuring 5- to 10-second grabs from politicians, PR consultants and disaster witnesses. Infoboxes are at loggerheads with WP's goal of providing reliable, deep information about the world; they intrude between readers and their all-important engagement with the opening of the main text.
Infoboxes should only be used occasionally, with great care. They should not be a formulaic part of articles. Those who are pushing the project to accept infoboxes everywhere would do better to put their energy into creating more lists. Cassianto Talk 18:05, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
![]() | This article was nominated for deletion on 29 May 2016. The result of the discussion was no consensus. |
This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page. |
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This article doesn't have an infobox.
I recently encountered a handful of contributors who very aggressively claimed that placing an infobox on a BLP article required talk page consensus. If no one responds, after a reasonable period of time, I will place one here. Geo Swan ( talk) 10:53, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
Infoboxes such as the one proposed here seem to pander to the lowest concentration span going. Their premise seems to be that readers can't absorb the key facts from extended text, or that they want isolated factoids hammered into a prefabricated shape. They judder against the lead as a summary of the main text, but are prone to deceive (not by purpose, but in effect). Their inclusion would be derided in any culture that wasn't saturated with 30-second television ads and news broadcasts featuring 5- to 10-second grabs from politicians, PR consultants and disaster witnesses. Infoboxes are at loggerheads with WP's goal of providing reliable, deep information about the world; they intrude between readers and their all-important engagement with the opening of the main text.
Infoboxes should only be used occasionally, with great care. They should not be a formulaic part of articles. Those who are pushing the project to accept infoboxes everywhere would do better to put their energy into creating more lists. Cassianto Talk 18:05, 16 June 2020 (UTC)