Template talk:History of Russia

message: My format is clearly much cleaner than yours. --Cantus 22:46, Aug 1, 2004 (UTC)
:It is not my format; it is emerging as the standard series box format. Please compare with other article series. Thanks. 172 01:12, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: This is hardly emerging as the standard format. Please stop. --Cantus 02:49, Aug 21, 2004 (UTC)
I think the biggest reaction against the edits is that the bullets change the nature of the template entirely.  They add way to much clutter to all the templates they are in. Let me explain my reasoning.  In a list within in an article, bullets help direct the eye to the organization of topics, they scream "this is a list."  But the template with vertically aligned topics separated from the main article already makes it clear (to the scanning eye) that the user is reading a list, there is absolutely no reason for bullets, especially when horizontal space matters.  In addition the bullets just move the eye away from the text in this situation, detracting from the design.  If you don't want the text so close to the edge, padding would be fine, negative space can often help keep the eye less confused.  I'd suggest using  between each line instead of using bullets.  To keep organization and some spacing, ":" works fine (the indent character in wikitext).  —siroχo 04:38, Sep 4, 2004 (UTC)
My view of the situation is similar to siroχo's. The bullets are ugly, distracting and unnecessary, and it's obvious that this is a list. I've made a new format that I hope is reasonable. Guanaco 22:07, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: 172, please stop

message: The white, gray, white, gray, ... ping-pong is disastrous. We need a navigational element here, not distraction for the eyes. --Joy [shallot] 12:57, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  white/gray 

message: For the record, I asked Ghirlandajo a while ago to look into what seemed to be rather sweeping changes to the template. I personally really don't like it's current aspect, but can't comment on the content. What would you think if I reformatted it into a style similar to what it was before User:Kingfish changed it? Circeus 16:59, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was only concerned that Ghirlandajo's revert was a big one to have made without discussion, after two months and six unique editors.  I personally prefer the look of the post-Kingfish version.  If it looks like I'm in the minority, please feel free to reformat it. Dallyripple 15:31, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Circeus, I was not active in the project back then. I don't like Kingfish's revision. There is no need to list all those Russia-related topics here (e.g., "linguistics"). Italics are particularly off-putting. The old revision is not so cluttered. Furthermore, it occupies less space in the articles. --Ghirla-трёп- 12:33, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

text: I agree the new template is not as aethetically pleasing, and that the topical historis are inappropriate. Looking more into it, there are very little differences between them (kingfish's version uses "khazaria" instead of "khazars" and has a few more links). I do think, however, that the Timeline and subdivisions of soviet and post-soviet Russian history links should stay. Circeus 16:49, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll agree to some of that.  The inclusion of links to a timeline and to topical histories is pretty standard on history infoboxes. Dallyripple 20:01, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  2 versions 

message: On these two pages, published a letter from the Chief Heraldry Master of Russia. It is dated 2006. http://www.rus-deco.com/vp/JS-Lib/CustomerSites/Common/view_larger.htm?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rus-deco.com%2F510_500_csupload_20087015.jpg%3Fu%3D553230982
 
http://www.rus-deco.com/vp/JS-Lib/CustomerSites/Common/view_larger.htm?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rus-deco.com%2F514_500_csupload_20087025.jpg%3Fu%3D3016084680
:At the present moment is initiated his replacement to this picture without a single mistake and the author's portrayal: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greater_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Russian_Empire_1700x1767_pix_Igor_Barbe_2006.jpg Earlier, the authors insisted on the presence of yellow in the figure dies with his name. For VIKI author has made an exception. However, the file with a yellow bg can remain - it has more resolution. References to it are optional for connoisseurs. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_Russian_empire_IGOR_BARBE_1500x1650jpg.jpg All files are located here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Greater_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Russian_Empire 
THNKS!
Barbe Igor (talk) 09:45, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greater Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire 1882-1917 (mass replacement)

message: Hi,
Would that be possible if we can change the coat of arms to this one below? :
This here is the current Russian eagle in the Soviet era coat of arms in place of the Hammer and Sickle. It would be a nice fit to the template since the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union are part of Russian Federation's history. Any thoughts? 01:45, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: It's WP:OR, therefore inappropriate for this template.  --Iryna Harpy (talk) 01:59, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed change to the emblem in template