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There is clear consensus that if placeholder images are retained, they should be modified in appearance. Discussion on those changes has begun under Question 8. The reasons given for wanting the placeholder images modified are: They are "ugly" and inherently distract from the article.
center If yes, then the image is centered. thumbtime thumbtime param, used for video clips. suppressplaceholder If no, then will not suppress certain placeholder images. See § Placeholder images which can be suppressed. link Page to go to when clicking on the image. class HTML classes to add to the image.
The difference between placeholder images and other photos in the infobox is WP:SELF and the suggestion of inadequacy.Northwesterner1 23:26, 15 April 2008 (UTC) In that case, it can be corrected with improved wording. Double Blue (Talk) 23:34, 15 April 2008 (UTC) Well unless the image placeholder is a lot smaller then I would rather have ...
When adding an image to an infobox, thumbnails should NOT be used. Infobox templates should implement the InfoboxImage module to help with formatting of images so simply supplying the file name will work. For example, to use File:Image PlaceHolder.png, you can simply use |image=Image PlaceHolder.png.
Recommended: Image placeholders should not be used on article pages. Recommended: Further discussions on systems to replace image placeholders for the purpose of soliciting images for articles are encouraged and should take place at Project Free images or another agreed location. 2. Garion96 (1) disagreed that the conclusion should be:
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1 Proposal 5: If image placeholder use is retained under proposal 1 above, then Wikipedia image placeholders should be listed at expansion requests. 2 Proposal 6: If image placeholder use is retained under proposal 1 above, then each Wikipedia image placeholder should be coded to warn of their misuse when used outside of an Infobox.
An image placeholder is a dummy image designed to draw attention to the need for an actual image. Wikipedia image placeholders were meant to be used on articles, especially those of living people, for the purpose of trying to obtain a freely-licensed image for them. In a Wikipedia Centralized Discussion this idea was found to be controversial ...