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+== Discussion ==
 Currently, a number of pages use of {{tlx|docpic}} and [[:category:Infobox image templates|similar templates]] to produce rotating slideshows of images in the infobox. This is better than just having a single image in the infobox as it allows us to better represent the subject matter when they have multiple incarnations. However, it leads to some very annoying issues.
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 And, is this a good time to talk about relaxing the ridiculous "in-universe" rules to allow promo photos? Wiki infoboxes are exactly the kind of use that promo photos are created for - they're official, high-quality shots, specifically designed to show off a character clearly in good lighting. Virtually any article could be improved immediately by replacing its infobox screenshot with a promo photo where available. [[User:PintlessMan|PintlessMan]] [[User talk:PintlessMan|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:11, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
-Eh, keeping infobox images strictly in-universe makes more sense. It’s weird to have the images follow a different set of rules that the text. On Stranger Things Wiki, we have a loose protocol, in which promo pics/concept art may be occasionally used in some cases, but the default should be in-universe. [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:30, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
+Eh, keeping infobox images strictly in-universe makes more sense. It’s weird to have the images follow a different set of rules than the text. On Stranger Things Wiki, we have a loose protocol, in which promo pics/concept art may be used in some cases, but the default should be in-universe. [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:30, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
-What about promotional pictures that are borderline? Like the oft-seen [https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1595416918453673984 image of Tennant as 14]. It's not from an in-universe story, but it's him the very place he's just regenerated from 13, and he's arguably "in character".
+What about promotional pictures that are borderline? Like the oft-seen [https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1595416918453673984 image of Tennant as 14]. It's not from an in-universe story, but it's him the very place he's just regenerated from 13, and he's arguably "in character". I have a feeling, for the most part, there will be good enough quality "in universe" images/stills available anyway, but I feel there should be some wiggle room in case it's ever needed or better suited. One thing I am against is the idea of using artwork, even officially licensed artwork, like those [[:File:Jeremy Enecio 4th Doctor.jpg|Jeremy Enecio]] portraits. [[User:FractalDoctor|FractalDoctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:14, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
-I have a feeling, for the most part, there will be good enough quality "in universe" images/stills available anyway, but I feel there should be some wiggle room in case it's ever needed or better suited.
+:: Apologies - just realised there's [[Tardis:Temporary forums|a proposed thread]] which suggests debating this policy. But it sort of fits in here too. Will call it a day on this part of the discussion for now though if admins wish to wait until a thread is created for it later down the line. [[User:FractalDoctor|FractalDoctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:19, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
-One thing I am against is the idea of using artwork, even officially licensed artwork, like those Jeremy Enecio portraits. [[User:FractalDoctor|FractalDoctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:14, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
+::I do like those portraits, but it's not worth bending a rule to an extreme degree, just to use them on the Doctor infobox. Though, perhaps they could work as a main page template? [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:31, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
+Further to the discussion of replacing {docpic} [where I think there's a good consensus of agreement], I'd just like to point out the [[Timeless Child]] page as being a great example of what it would look like for the Doctor and the Master (and a handful of others). The infobox seems to be able to have 8 numbers visible before it would scroll across, meaning it'd be very efficient to scroll through and see each incarnation at a glance. [[User:FractalDoctor|FractalDoctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:24, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
+== Conclusion ==
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+This was always one of the straighforward ones; I think we have a pretty clear consensus for the basic policy change, and don't need to keep taking up a slot. '''Moving forward, slideshow infobox images will be replaced with tabbed galleries'''. Furthermore, as the consensus seems to lean in that direction, '''chronological order will be used instead of reverse chronological order''', at least as a baseline. If this is felt to be too much of a hindrance for [[The Doctor]] and [[The Master]], specific exceptions may be worked out at [[Talk:The Doctor]] and [[Talk:The Master]] — one avenue might be to make use of the "image2=" variable, putting a static image of the current incarnation at the top and the tabbed gallery of past incarnations underneath; but this is simply a suggestion. (EDIT: See [[Talk:The_Doctor#Defaulting_to_the_most_recent_incarnation_with_the_tabbed_infobox_images|here]] for an attractive proposal from fellow admin [[User:Bongolium500]]!)
+Other points of note:
+* Where available and practical, '''incarnation numbers should be used for the tab names''' (as with the Doctor). When incarnation numbering is uncertain (as with the Master, but also e.g. [[Borusa]]), the default should be "A, B, C" onward instead of numbers, to prevent any misconception that those are incarnation numbers; for example, [[Roger Delgado]] is "A", but he is ''not'' "the 1st Master". On a case-by-case basis, other nomenclatures such as short titles may be used if they don't exceed the width requirements of the infobox.
+* As with {{tlx|docpic}} and its brethren, '''there is no requirement for ''every'' incarnation of a given character to be featured'''. Exact cut-offs can be figured out on a case-by-case basis; for example, "The Doctor" should straightforwardly stick with the "mainline" TV incarnations without wading into Timeless Children, Curators, or alternative incarnations, but different criteria may apply with characters whose BTS history is not so oversignified, and/or who have fewer incarnations overall, such that including all their forms is less of an imposition.
+* As illustrated by [[Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde]], the tabbed system can be used for many more situations than just Time Lords with multiple known incarnations. However, pending another discussion, '''this should only be used for characters — or objects! — with genuinely different "forms" of some sort'''; don't go using it to try and represent e.g. outfit variants, or both the child and adult version of [[Amy Pond]]. (I believe that the system ''could'' usefully be used to handle recasts like [[Kate Stewart]] or indeed the [[First Doctor]], but I believe this falls outside the scope of this discussion and I will suggest it separately at a later stage.)
+* At first implementation, '''the image files currently used in the slideshow templates may be employed''', but this is suboptimal as, for technical reasons, they are narrower than regular images on the Wiki should be according to [[T:GTI]]. Discussions to replace them with more fitting images are actively encouraged, and where practical, it should not require discussion to replace a narrow slideshow-image with whatever image is currently used as a given incarnation's bespoke infobox image.
+* '''The templates should not be deleted, even though they will no longer be used in the main namespace,''' so as to prevent the experience of browsing past revisions of these major pages from being marred by a broken link.
+Thank you, everyone!
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