Template talk:LM portrait infobox
Merge into the LM ghost infobox template[edit]
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Current time: September 6, 2026, 14:39 (UTC)
In my quest to streamline our old infoboxes I came across this template, and I believe it can easily be merged into {{LM ghost infobox}}. Here is a comparison of both of their parameters:
| LM ghost infobox | LM portrait infobox | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| title | title | Standard parameter |
| image | image width |
Standard parameter[a] |
| mansion floor |
Unique to LM ghost | |
| room | room | Shared between both |
| hp | hp | Shared between both |
| full_name | Standard parameter for other infoboxes | |
| gallery_number biography quote |
Unique to LM portrait |
- ^ Ignore that the portrait infobox uses an outdated system that would be updated anyway
There are a number of parameters shared between infoboxes to start with, but many of the ones that aren't shared should be removed. Specifically, the biography and heart quote parameters have in-game descriptions and quotes which are usually kept to a Profiles section or a Quotes section. Rather than being constrained to a cramped infobox, they would have room to breath, and we could go into further detail about them. For example, as someone unfamiliar with Luigi's Mansion, I was unaware of where these biographies came from, or what even is a "heart quote". This move would improve the articles.
That leaves us with "mansion" and "floor" as LM ghost exclusives and "full_name" and "gallery_number" as LM portrait exclusives. I believe it is an acceptable compromise to merge the infoboxes in that state and leave these fields empty for the games they aren't used for. Even as is, the "mansion" and "floor" parameters are exclusives between Luigi's Mansion 2 and Luigi's Mansion 3 anyway (and {{course infobox}} gets away with a lot worse). Merging the two would also standardize the style between them, which is a nice bonus.
To summarize, my proposal is to merge the two infoboxes into one "LM ghost infobox" featuring the following parameters: title, full_name, image, hp, mansion, floor, room, and gallery_number. Information left out of the infoboxes would instead be added to the articles themselves.
Proposer: LadySophie17 (talk)
Deadline: September 18, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)
Support (Merge them)[edit]
- LadySophie17 (talk) Per proposal.
- Iand255's portrait (talk) Per proposal.
- Brett (talk) Per proposal.
- Mariuigi Khed (talk) Per proposal.
