User talk:DavidBailey
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Hi DavidBailey. Welcome to English Wikiquote.
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Enjoy! ~ Jeff Q (talk) 04:45, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Though additional quotes and a better image on the page are very welcome, it has long been policy here that the quotes on pages should be arranged chronologically, or sequentially within sections for works arranged chronologically, not into sections organized by editor created subject headings. ~ Kalki (talk · contributions) 23:04, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- Hmmm. I kept it ordered by date within the sections. It just seemed like it was getting too long. I'll check the policy (can you provide a link?) and see if there's a better way to split up the article. DavidBailey 23:07, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- After quite a bit of discussion at various places, it became generally agreed that sorting by editor-created subject headings on pages for people had far too many complications and potential abuses, and this was reflected in the recommended layouts provided at Wikiquote:Templates#Quotes_by_people where it is specified general quotes should be arranged chronologically (though these don't actually specify the arrangement for sections devoted to works should be chronological). I am not sure whether or not a general statement rejecting subject headings was ever actually ever formally declared on any policy pages, but it was clearly the majority decision on the matter, and has been the general practice ever since. ~ Kalki (talk · contributions) 23:21, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- Gotcha. I've looked at some other notable pages, and it looks like the convention is splitting it up by sections of their life. I'll try to put together a timeline and do this for the Mitt Romney article. Thanks for the heads up. DavidBailey 23:24, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- What do you think of this layout? DavidBailey 00:23, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
- It looks very good, and seems to conform to such formatting as has begun to be used on pages for various politicians. Thanks for the work! ~ Kalki (talk · contributions) 00:29, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
- What do you think of this layout? DavidBailey 00:23, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
- Gotcha. I've looked at some other notable pages, and it looks like the convention is splitting it up by sections of their life. I'll try to put together a timeline and do this for the Mitt Romney article. Thanks for the heads up. DavidBailey 23:24, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- After quite a bit of discussion at various places, it became generally agreed that sorting by editor-created subject headings on pages for people had far too many complications and potential abuses, and this was reflected in the recommended layouts provided at Wikiquote:Templates#Quotes_by_people where it is specified general quotes should be arranged chronologically (though these don't actually specify the arrangement for sections devoted to works should be chronological). I am not sure whether or not a general statement rejecting subject headings was ever actually ever formally declared on any policy pages, but it was clearly the majority decision on the matter, and has been the general practice ever since. ~ Kalki (talk · contributions) 23:21, 9 December 2009 (UTC)