Template talk:Infobox military person
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This template is blank and has no data, I was making a page on Alfton Mais and well... yeahWashweans (talk)02:02, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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The signature image of this template doesn't support inversion of raster graphics in dark mode (see e.g.Carl Spaatz with dark mode on). The following line, copied fromTemplate:Infobox person, should replace the current data27 line in the template. This also increases the size of the image from 100 to 150px if unspecified, bringing that in line with Infobox Person as well.
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–BMacZero (🗩)07:19, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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There is a missing space after the equals sign on parameters disappeared_date, disappeared_place, death_cause, and known_for in the 'blank template' section. --Engineerchange (talk)17:15, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Description of suggested change:
PerMOS:SLASH, the current label "Service / branch" should be changed; my suggestion would be "Service or branch". --Brad (talk)19:22, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Completed – label has been changed to "Branch".P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 20:29, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]The width of this infobox is inconsistent with pretty much every other person infobox; it is quite a bit wider.
Looks like setting the "width_style" parameter to "person" brings the width in line with all the others, but by default, its width ends up being whatever the default forTemplate:WPMILHIST Infobox style.
Is there any functional reason why this infobox in particular should be a different width versus all the other infoboxes we have for people? If not, can we modify this infobox so that "width_style=person" is the default?RachelTensions (talk)22:22, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Infobox person has an RfC for possible consensus regarding the removal of color from person infoboxes. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments onthe discussion page. Thank you. —Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing)18:30, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]