Template:Officeholder table/doc

The following templates,, and  can be used to create a uniform lists in a table format across different types of executives (e.g. politicians, military officers, government officials and others).

Disadvantages
Our policy at WP:IMGSIZE states unequivocally
 * "Except with very good reason, do not use ... which forces a fixed image width. In most cases  should be used, thereby respecting the user's base preference (which may have been selected for that user's particular devices)."

However, this template can not utilize relative sizing.

Also, our policy at WP:MOSALT says "Alternative text is text associated with an image that serves the same purpose and conveys the same essential information as the image. In situations where the image is not available to the reader, perhaps because they have turned off images in their web browser or are using a screen reader due to a visual impairment, the alternative text ensures that no information or functionality is lost. Absent or unhelpful alternative text can be a source of frustration for visually impaired users."

"On Wikipedia, alternative text is typically supplied through a combination of the image caption and the text supplied for the image parameter in the MediaWiki markup."

However, this template can not utilize the image  parameter.

Consequently, before using this template, serious consideration should be given to whether using this template offers any significant advantages that override the two policies outlined above.

Usage
The template create table headers and is added into the top of the table. Then put in a for each new officeholders in chronological order, with the first one in the top. The template completes the table and are placed at the bottom of the table.

Minister
The following example show a people, who has served as the Minister of Justice of Sweden. One shows a how the regular table looks like, while the other shows how it looks like when the person served as an acting minister.

Prime Minister
An other example of a political list is the use of the template Officeholder table coalition, and the parameter  with political party. The following list show persons, who has served as Prime Minister of Denmark.

Supporting template

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