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Edit request 6 June 2023[edit]

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Description of suggested change: In the Achievements and titles section, move Olympic finals & Paralympic finals above World finals to reflect their higher status.

Diff:

I've Added a vertical diff, for an easier read:

Current version

| label56   = {{#if:{{{worlds_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{worlds_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}World finals}}
|  data56   = {{{worlds|}}}
| label57   = {{#if:{{{regionals_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{regionals_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}Regional finals}}
|  data57   = {{{regionals|}}}
| label58   = {{#if:{{{nationals_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{nationals_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}National finals}}
|  data58   = {{{nationals|}}}
| label59   = {{#if:{{{olympics_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{olympics_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}[[Olympic Games{{!}}Olympic finals]]}}
|  data59   = {{{olympics|}}}
| label60   = {{#if:{{{paralympics_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{paralympics_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}[[Paralympic Games{{!}}Paralympic finals]]}}
|  data60   = {{{paralympics|}}}

Suggested version

| label56   = {{#if:{{{olympics_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{olympics_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}[[Olympic Games{{!}}Olympic finals]]}}
|  data56   = {{{olympics|}}}
| label57   = {{#if:{{{paralympics_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{paralympics_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}[[Paralympic Games{{!}}Paralympic finals]]}}
|  data57   = {{{paralympics|}}}
| label58   = {{#if:{{{worlds_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{worlds_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}World finals}}
|  data58   = {{{worlds|}}}
| label59   = {{#if:{{{regionals_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{regionals_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}Regional finals}}
|  data59   = {{{regionals|}}}
| label60   = {{#if:{{{nationals_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}{{{nationals_type{{!}}}}}{{!}}National finals}}
|  data60   = {{{nationals|}}}

CLalgo (talk) 12:45, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit template-protected}} template. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:30, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Where should such a discussion be held if not here? This response was very unconstructive. CLalgo (talk) 14:47, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonesey95: A discussion was held where the broad consensus (with a single dissenter) was in favor of the suggestion above, placing Olympic finals & Paralympic finals above World finals to reflect their higher status. CLalgo (talk) 11:04, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:47, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cropped image alignment on mobile[edit]

I've cropped an infobox image in this article. The image is centered on the regular Wikipedia site, but it is aligned left on the mobile website, despite using the value "center" for the Location parameter of Template:CSS image crop. I don't know whether the problem is caused by this infobox, but this is where I first noticed the issue. – Editør (talk) 21:28, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Retaining colours while embedding?[edit]

Is there any way to keep the header header colour for the sportsperson infobox sections when embedding as a module in a more broad infobox? For example, compare the single infobox of this article to the two infoboxes on this one. I am aware that you can include a module with embed = no, but this causes the module to be smaller than the overall infobox, which appears awkward. Jokojis (talk) 03:32, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]