Template talk:Infobox political party

RfC: Key positions parameter

I have noticed that a new convention has formed regarding the ideology parameter, which is to only put one or two all-encompassing ideologies (see Labour Party (UK)). It used to be the case that the ideology parameter had five or so more specific entries that gave the reader a good impression of the party at a glance (see Bharatiya Janata Party).

In light of this, I think a 'Key positions' parameter would be a good addition which has, say maximum five entries which editors agree on, including regarding their order, and they would be based on citations from recent academia. The policy on this could distinguish between social, economic, national, and international positions to ensure a wide coverage. A national one could be say Unionism for a UK party, and an international one could be Euroscepticism for a European party.

The name 'Key positions' is problematic as there are political jobs also called positions, however I can't think of a better term. Maybe 'Political positions'? Alexanderkowal (talk) 18:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

I've mentioned this on the wiki project politics page Alexanderkowal (talk) 13:28, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

I have deactivated the edit request template until there is consensus about what should be added and how, preferably by making changes to the sandbox version of the template. I have no opinion on the merits of the proposal except that "key positions" is a confusing name, because "position" can mean both "ideological stance on an issue" and "job held by a person within an organization". Use different wording. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:31, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Agreed but I couldn’t think of better wording Alexanderkowal (talk) 18:53, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

There hasn’t been any engagement w this and it’s been archived on the WP talk page so I’m not sure what to do. Would “Key policy positions” work? Alexanderkowal (talk) 15:32, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi. I hope it's not too late to drop it, but I simply wanted to comment that this could be a valuable parameter for policies, particularly for parties that have been in office. The name can be further discussed, but it's a good opportunity to improve the infobox. --NoonIcarus (talk) 23:15, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

"Chair" needed as synonym

Please allow "Chair" to be used as an alternative for "Chairman" or "Chairperson". See Labour Women's Network (Yes, I agree, it isn't really a party so it's the wrong infobox...) where the Chair is listed as such on their own website at https://www.lwn.org.uk/your_committee but can't be given that title in the infobox. See Chair (officer) to support this usage. Thanks. PamD 07:00, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

I've found the workround of using "leader1", but it shouldn't be necessary to involve this complication. PamD 07:03, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Would it be better to just have 'Chair' or 'Chairperson' as the default rather than having a gendered term as the default? Number 57 20:50, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Need Leader6 or more

Specifically for Hamas ,Marwan Issa is listed as leader6 AlexBobCharles (talk) 18:36, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 25 August 2024

Need "| country3 =" parameter after "| country2 =" Mehedi Abedin 19:26, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:28, 5 September 2024 (UTC)