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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = Empress
| name               =  Barbara X. Page<!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->
| honorific_suffix   = (If I had an infobox this is what it would be)
| image              =  Oppression-458621 1280.jpg<!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| image_upright =
| image_size = <!-- DISCOURAGED per WP:IMGSIZE. Use image_upright. -->
| alt                = isn't she lovely
| caption            = everyone wants to be me
| native_name        = Barbie (before age 8)
| native_name_lang   = Michigan-ese
| pronunciation      = βa-βa-ɻa pʷeɪj
| birth_name         = Barbara PahTootey Falks<!-- only use if different from name above -->
| birth_date         =  {{birth date and age|1960|05|06}}<!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. -->
| birth_place        = Upper Schlabutkeeville, Michigan
| baptised           =  <!-- will not display if birth_date is entered -->
| disappeared_date   =  you wish<!-- {{disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) -->
| disappeared_place  = Linn Run State Park
| disappeared_status = lost in the woods
| death_date         =  <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place        = not established
| death_cause        = premeditated murder
| body_discovered    = envied by a top modelling agencies 
| resting_place      = there is no rest for the wicked
| resting_place_coordinates =  <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->
| burial_place       =  <!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) -->
| burial_coordinates =  <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} -->
| monuments          = <s>hundreds</s> thousands(planned)
| residence          = Wexford, Pennsylvania, US
| nationality        = French, Canadian, English, Polish
| other_names        = just expletives
| citizenship        = world and galaxy
| education          = self-taught
| alma_mater         = Spring Arbor University
| occupation         = Wikimedian
| years_active       = ten
| era                = common
| employer           = me and I have two library cards
| organization       = secret, there really is a cabal
| agent              =  <!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source -->
| known_for          = making other editors crazy
| notable_works      =  [[Empathy in chickens]], [[English two-letter words]], [[Monarch butterfly migration]]<!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works" -->
| style              = encyclopedic
| home_town          = Gaylord, Michigan
| salary             = 4000k
| net_worth          =  billions<!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->
| height             =  5'2"
<!-- "X cm", "X m"  or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) -->
| weight             =  I can't believe they put this in an infobox<!-- "X kg", "X lb" or "X st Y lb" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) -->
| television         = nope, too busy writing WP articles and voting on new administrators
| title              = "The magnificent..."
| term               = lifetime
| predecessor        = none
| successor          = none
| party              = there is always a party whereever I am
| movement           = smooth
| opponents          = read my talk page
| boards             = mahogany
| criminal_charge    = failure to disperse <!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources -->
| criminal_penalty   = 3 hour jail term
| criminal_status    = unconvicted
| spouse             =  wishes to remain anonymous<!-- Use article title or common name -->
| partner            =  <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) -->
| children           = six
| parents            =  Carol and David<!-- overrides mother and father parameters -->
| mother             =  <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->
| father             =  <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) -->
| relatives          = Many
| family             = Bros. and sisters
| callsign           = 
| awards             = Nobel prize for ridiculousness
| website            =  <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| module             = 
| module2            = 
| module3            = 
| module4            = 
| module5            = 
| module6            = 
| signature          = 
| signature_size     = 
| signature_alt      = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
}}

Ah yes, the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infobox]]. I am a big fan. These boxes come in handy when I only have seven seconds to read an article. My absolute favorite parts of the infobox are the amazing parameters that can be included. For once, I would like to see each parameter filled in with each tiny fragment of information. So I made one about myself.

You are probably familiar with the infoboxes for entertainers, gaming, movies, cities, et cetera et cetera. 

But '''DYK'''....that there are infoboxes for: 
* ''[[Template:Robert_Muchamore|CHERUB]]'', a series of young adult spy novels by author Robert Muchamore, about how the British Security Service employs children, predominantly orphans, under the age of 17, as secret agents? There are actually 14 different infoboxes for this one author.<sup>[attention spam hunters]</sup>
* [[:Category:Dungeons & Dragons templates|Four different]] ''Dungeons & Dragons'' infoboxes for the classes of characters? (But what template do you use if an entity is a deity ''and'' a creature?)<!--{{Template:Infobox D&D character}}, {{Template:Infobox D&D character class}}, {{Template:Infobox D&D deity}} and {{Template:Infobox D&D creature}}-->
* [[Template:Infobox_Hill_of_Rome|Hill of Rome]] used [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Infobox_Hill_of_Rome|15 times]], but I thought there were only [[Seven hills of Rome | seven hills of Rome]]...?
* [[Template:Infobox_hut|Huts]]?
* [[Template:Infobox_heteroisoform|Heteroisoform]]? Which probably needs an article so we all can know what it might be.
* [[Template:Infobox_bullfighting_career|Bullfighters]]?
* [[Template:Infobox_yoga_school|Yoga schools]]?
* [[Template:Infobox_water_buffalo_breed|Water buffalo breed]]?
* [[Template:Infobox_Venus_crater|Craters on Venus]]?
* [[Template:Infobox_volcanic_hotspot|Volcanic hotspot]]?
* [[Template:Infobox_pandemic|Pandemic]]?
* [[Template:Infobox_artificial_fly|Artificial fly]] (not a fake bug)?
* [[Template:Infobox_telephone_area_code|Telephone area code]]?

and DYK...
* ...that the baseball biography infobox is used over 22,000 times?
* ...that the football (soccer) biography infobox is used over 100,000 times?
* ...that the cricketter biography infobox is used over 16,000 times?

I think infoboxes have a firm future because of our ever decreasing attention span. And it would take little effort to commercialize infoboxes by transforming them into [[Trading card|trading card]]s. Instead of detailed arguments about [[pogs]], we will hear:
"I'll give you one [[Joe Negri]] for a [[Phil Ochs]], a [[Melissa Greener]] and [[Caroll Spinney]]". I already have mine in a binder and inserted into those dandy plastic sleeves. I anticipate forming a massive collection. I can see my children at the estate sale after my death trying to unload my infobox/biography trading cards off on some clueless investor who trades in infobox [[Futures contract|futures]].

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