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Template-protected edit request on 7 June 2021
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Not done: please make your requested changes to the template's sandbox first; see WP:TESTCASES. The proposed code does not look like it will work. What happened to |charge=? Are you proposing to remove it? What happened to the if statement and the "Penalty" label? – Jonesey95 (talk) 20:15, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Jonesey95: I'm sorry—I just copied and pasted the code from Template:Infobox person, where the fields are: | label51 = Criminal charge(s) and | data51 = {{{criminal_charges|{{{criminal charge|{{{criminal_charge|}}}}}}}}}. If I was familiar with how the markup worked, I wouldn't be making the request. :-/ How else can I help you make this change? —DocWatson42 (talk) 07:31, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I think you want to change {{{criminal_charge|{{{criminal charge|}}}}}}{{{charge|}}} to {{{criminal_charges|{{{criminal_charge|{{{criminal charge|}}}}}}}}}{{{charge|}}} in two places in the sandbox, and then test the new parameter on the testcases page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:15, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Is this parameter intended to show the location of current imprisonment or previous imprisonment? Should it be used after the person has been released? 76.14.122.5 (talk) 18:04, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Lawyer/Attorney Parameter
Where a substantial percentage of criminals will have had a lawyer appear for them, it would make sense for the infobox to have a spot to list the prominent lawyer who defended them, etc. Virginia Courtsesan (talk) 02:06, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The guideline currently states that the "criminal_charges" parameter is "What the criminal is accused of (note that this is different from what the criminal is -- later -- convicted of)". Obviously the person can't be a criminal if they've only been accused of a crime, or even charged with one. However this Infobox seems to be restricted to use with notable convicted criminals. So this would imply that "criminal_charges" in this case relates solely to crimes they are currently wanted for (ie. which they have not been tried for yet).
I think there's a chance this parameter could be used to list charges that did not lead to convictions after being processed in the legal system (either because they were dropped, dismissed or otherwise found not-guilty). A short note could help clarify the correct use cases:
"What the criminal is currently wanted to be tried for. Do not list charges that were dropped, dismissed or which went to trial and did not lead to conviction."
Partly done: Renamed to motive; not sure about removing it entirely. Feel free to reopen if you think it should be removed. SWinxy (talk) 20:57, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Template-protected edit request on 16 November 2024
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The "Partner(s)" parameter should be changed to "Partner(s) in crime" to avoid ambiguity about romantic partnership. "Accomplice" could also work, per @Loriendrew. ꧁Zanahary꧂19:38, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]