Forum:The future

At this point, I propose we retire the old layouts, such as Genealogy:People Template and Genealogy:Person Template. I mean taking them off of Help:Alternative types of page for individual. I believe that an infobox should at least now became the minimum requirement on a person page. I also propose that we include on the sidebar "Add a person" or "Add an individual," which I believe is more inviting than "create a page."
 * This wiki has grown extensively, especially over the past year and a half, espcially with the introduction of info pages. We have standardized page names and such, but not page formats. We have recommended the use of an infobox and have stressed the usefulness of info pages. When info pages were introduced, there was approximentally 15,000 articles, probably abotu 12,000 of them being person pages. Now, we are approaching 30,000 articles, and perhaps and I estiamted that there could be as many as 23,000 person pages; over 4,300 of which (about 17%) are info pages. Several users have found the usefulness of info pages. I still see that there is much to be done abotu the info pages, especially with categorization. I believe we should standardize further. I do understand that not all understand the workings of the info pages. That is what the Person tempalte is for, to create a person page that resembles an info page. I do see in the future of this wiki that all person articles will have info pages. However, a quick transition may be harmful; so I have observed a gradual trend that has effectively improved the wiki without confusion:
 * 2004/2005/2006/2007 - layouts in the form of many headings (Genealogy:People Template)
 * Summer 2007 - beginning of the infobox - a neater way to display information.
 * Late 2007 - introduction of info pages - uses a page to store a person's information that can be attained in neater forms of templates.
 * 2008 - growth of Infobox pages and info pages/decline of the old layout
 * Late 2008/Early 2009 - extensive increase in the use of info pages.

I have another proposal. Take a look at Special:AncientPages. That page lists the articles that have nto been edited in a long time. Which means, the original compiler has either not edited the article in a while or has stopped editing. Thus, hesitantion of a transition of format of these articles would be easier. My proposal? Info pages, to those who would be willing to help.

I am goign to go through the info page system and make it as easy to understand as possible, so that sometime the info pages will became the recommended format. - AMK152 (talk • contribs) 20:22, 2 April 2009 (UTC)