User:Pdebee/My sandbox2
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Introduction
The purpose of this page is for my use as a personal sandbox, to develop article content without running the risk of either interfering with main space articles in any way, or of causing edit conflicts.
At the moment, I am using it solely to develop a new infobox (no prose) for the article on the Thirteen Colonies, initially by merging selected fields from two existing infoboxes: British America and British North America, and perhaps other infoboxes if necessary.
== Current infobox from the 'British America' article ==
{{Infobox former country
|native_name=
|conventional_long_name = British America and the British West Indies
|common_name=British America
|ag d|continent = North America
|region =
|country = Canada, United States
|status = Colonies
|status_text= Colonies of England (1607–1707)
Colonies of Great Britain (1707–1783)
|empire = Britain
||life_span = 1607–1783
|government_type = Constitutional monarchy
||event_start = Roanoke Colony
|year_start = 1585
|date_start =
|event_end = Treaty of Paris
|year_end = 1783
|date_end =
|event1 = Virginia Colony
|date_event1 = 1607
|event2 = New England
|date_event2 = 1620
|event3 = King Charles II charter for Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
|date_event3 = 1663
|event4 = Rupert's Land
|date_event4 = 1670
|event5 = Treaty of Utrecht
|date_event5 = 1713
|event6 = Treaty of Paris
|date_event6 = 1763
|p1 = New Netherland
|flag_p1 = Prinsenvlag.svg
|p2 = New France
|flag_p2 = Royal Standard of King Louis XIV.svg
|p3 = Spanish Florida
|flag_p3 = Flag of New Spain.svg
|s1 = British North America
|flag_s1 = Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg
|s2 = British West Indies
|flag_s2 = Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg
|s3 = United States
|flag_s3 = US flag 13 stars – Betsy Ross.svg
|s4 = Spanish Florida
|flag_s4 = Flag of New Spain.svg
|flag = Flag of Great Britain
|flag_type =
|image_flag = Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg
|symbol =
|symbol_type =
|image_coat =
|image_map = British America.png
|image_map_caption = British colonies in North America which were part of British America (red) at its peak, and other dependencies held by the British Crown at the time (pink)
|capital = Administered from London, England
| LargestCity = Philadelphia (1776)
|national_motto =
|national_anthem =
|common_languages = English, French, many indigenous languages
|religion = Anglicanism, Protestantism, Judaism, Roman Catholic, Native American religion
|currency = Pound sterling, Spanish dollar, colonial money, bills of credit, commodity money and many local currencies
||
|leader1 = James I & VI (first)
|year_leader1 = 1607–1625
|leader2 = George III (last)
|year_leader2 = 1760–1783
|title_leader = Monarch
||legislature =
||
|stat_year1 =
|stat_area1 =
|stat_pop1 =
|stat_year2 =
|stat_pop2 =
|political_subdiv =
|today = {{flag|Anguilla}}
{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
{{flag|Bahamas}}
{{flag|Barbados}}
{{flag|Belize}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}
{{flag|British Virgin Islands}}
{{flag|Canada}}
{{flag|Cayman Islands}}
{{flag|Dominica}}
{{flag|Grenada}}
{{flag|Guyana}}
{{flag|Honduras}}
{{flag|Jamaica}}
{{flag|Mexico}}
{{flag|Montserrat}}
{{flag|Nicaragua}}
{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
{{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands|name=Turks and Caicos}}
{{flag|United States}}
|footnotes =
}}
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== Current infobox from the 'British North America' article ==
{{Infobox Former Country
|conventional_long_name = British North America
|common_name=British North America
|ag d|continent = North America
|region =
|country = Canada, United States
|status = Affiliated British territories
|status_text= Colonies of Great Britain (1783–1800)
Colonies of the United Kingdom {{nowrap|(1801–1907)}}
|empire = Britain
|life_span = 1783–1907
|government_type =
|event_start = Treaty of Paris
|year_start = 1783
|date_start =
|event_end = 1907 Colonial Conference
|year_end = 1907
|date_end =
|event1 = Treaty of 1818
|date_event1 = 1818
|event2 = British North America Act
|date_event2 = 1867
|event3 = Rupert's Land Act
|date_event3 = 1868
|event4 = British Columbia Terms of Union[http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/bctu.html British Columbia Terms of Union] The Solon Law Archive
|date_event4 = 1871
|event5 = Prince Edward Island Terms of Union{{cite web|url=http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/peitu.html |title=Prince Edward Island Terms of Union |publisher=Solon.org |date=8 December 1995 |accessdate=18 April 2013}}
|date_event5 = 1873
|p1 = British America
|flag_p1 = Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg
|s1 = Canada
|flag_s1 = Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg
|s2 = Dominion of Newfoundland
|flag_s2 = Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg
|flag = Flag of the United Kingdom
|flag_type =
|image_flag = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
|symbol =
|symbol_type =
|image_coat =
|image_map =
|image_map_caption =
|capital = Administered from London, England
|national_motto =
|national_anthem =
|common_languages = English, French
|religion = Anglicanism
|currency = Pound sterling, Canadian pound, Canadian dollar
||
|leader1 = George III
|year_leader1 = 1783–1820
|leader2 = George IV
|year_leader2 = 1820–1830
|leader3 = William IV
|year_leader3 = 1830–1837
|leader4 = Victoria
|year_leader4 = 1837–1901
|leader5 = Edward VII
|year_leader5 = 1901–1907
|title_leader = Monarch
|legislature =
|stat_year1 =
|stat_area1 =
|stat_pop1 =
|stat_year2 =
|stat_pop2 =
|political_subdiv=
|today = {{flag|Canada}}
{{flag|United States}}
|footnotes =
}}
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Draft infobox to add to the 'Thirteen Colonies' article
This section is for the development of the new infobox, during the next few days.
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 00:15, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
:{{done}} ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 12:01, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
{{Infobox former country
|native_name =
|conventional_long_name = Thirteen Colonies
|common_name=Thirteen Colonies
|ag d|continent = North America
|region =
|country = United States
|status = Colonies
|status_text = Colonies of England (1607–1707)
Colonies of Great Britain (1707–1783)
|empire = Britain
||life_span = 1607–1783
|government_type = Constitutional monarchy
||event_start = Roanoke Colony
|year_start = 1585
|date_start =
|event_end = Treaty of Paris
|year_end = 1783
|date_end =
|event1 = Virginia Colony
|date_event1 = 1607
|event2 = New England
|date_event2 = 1620
|event3 = King Charles II charter for Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
|date_event3 = 1663
|event4 = Rupert's Land
|date_event4 = 1670
|event5 = Treaty of Utrecht
|date_event5 = 1713
|event6 = Treaty of Paris
|date_event6 = 1763
|p1 = New Netherland
|flag_p1 = Prinsenvlag.svg
|s3 = United States
|flag_s3 = US flag 13 stars – Betsy Ross.svg
|flag = Flag of Great Britain
|flag_type =
|image_flag = Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg
|symbol =
|symbol_type =
|image_coat =
|image_map = Thirteen Colonies Original Highlighted.svg
|image_map_caption = Map of present-day USA with the thirteen original colonies highlighted.
|capital = Administered from London, England
| LargestCity = Philadelphia (1776)
|national_motto =
|national_anthem =
|common_languages = English, French, many indigenous languages
|religion = Anglicanism, Protestantism, Judaism, Roman Catholic, Native American religion
|currency = Pound sterling,
colonial money,
bills of credit,
commodity money.
||
|leader1 = James I & VI (first)
|year_leader1 = 1607–1625
|leader2 = George III (last)
|year_leader2 = 1760–1783
|title_leader = Monarch
||legislature =
||
|stat_year1 =
|stat_area1 =
|stat_pop1 =
|stat_year2 =
|stat_pop2 =
|political_subdiv =
|today = {{flag|United States}}
|footnotes =
}}
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References
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Experiment: Telling a story with userboxes ツ
Yesterday, I wondered whether it might be possible to use various userbox features as a basic form of storyboard, to tell a short story. Both sideboxes could be used for setting the scene and background, including picture files, while the 'info' tags can be used for the script.
The little story (below, right) shows an experimental example, which was quite fun to do and came together very quickly.
(guestbook) 11:04, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
Tag:
Note: See Help:Collapsing for a different solution, for subtitling.
{{Userbox top|A Visit in Wikiland... ツ}}
| (Tea for Two {{wink}}) |
|---|
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