Talk:Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui
Latest comment: 6 years ago by Vicedomino in topic Parishes section: importance of detailed list challenged
Flag removed from Infobox
editI removed the Italian Republic flag (of 1946) icon from the Infobox, in accordance with several sections of WP:ICON; specifically (quoting),
- Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country", "nationality" or equivalent field: they are unnecessarily distracting and give undue prominence to one field among many....
- Flags make simple, blunt statements about nationality, while words can express the facts with more complexity. [Acqui was for many centuries part of the Lombard Kingdom, of the German Empire, of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Cisalpine Republic, and under the domination of the French and the Spanish. The Italian flag used was that of the Republic of Italy, not created until 1946]....
- Do not rewrite history. Flags should not be used to misrepresent the nationality of a historical figure [including some bishops], event, object, etc. Political boundaries change, often over the span of a biographical article subject's lifetime. Where ambiguity or confusion could result, it is better not to use a flag at all, and where one is genuinely needed, use the historically accurate flag.
Parishes section: importance of detailed list challenged
editProblems with this section:
- (1) Individual items are not referenced; the general reference offered for the list leads to a web page which says "Indirizzo errato", 'erroneous link'; at the moment, then, the Section is unreferenced.
- (2) Wiki-links are to Italian communes, not to parishes, and the communes do not mention parishes; the article is not supposed to be a directory to communes in the Piedmont;
- (3) doubtful purpose for the list, which section does not make clear. Is the list notable? Simply because it exists and can be cut-and-pasted, does not make it notable.
The list should probably be deleted, unless the issues mentioned can be addressed.
I have added a link to the Diocese's list of parishes, which has the benefit of local addresses. The list in the article is of doubtful importance, and is of inferior value in terms of content.