Usage

{{Imagequote|{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}}}

1 = Size of left margin desired

2 = Text of blockquote

Purpose and example

This template creates proper blockquotes when a left-aligned image would otherwise eliminate the left margin of the quoted text. A standard blockquote (or a template such as {{bquote}}) next to a left-aligned image, as with this code:

[[Image:William Hogarth 017.jpg|thumb|left|180px]]
Paragraph above
<blockquote>Blockquote text</blockquote>
Paragraph below

Produces this result:

File:William Hogarth 017.jpg

180px

Paragraph above

Blockquote text

Paragraph below

Notice that the blockquote does not have a proper left margin. Notice also that this problem does not exist with right-aligned images. The reason for the vanishing left-side margin are somewhat technical and boring (it has to do with CSS and the defaults of the MediaWiki software). When we use the {{Imagequote}} template, however, the proper left margin is added to the left side of the blockquote. Thus, the code:

[[Image:William Hogarth 017.jpg|thumb|left|180px]]
Paragraph above
{{Imagequote|210|Blockquote text}}
Paragraph below

Produces:

File:William Hogarth 017.jpg

180px

Paragraph above

Blockquote text

Paragraph below

Images used with this template should be given a specific width (in the example above, 180 px). The {{{1}}} variable should be the width of the image +30 (in the example above, 210 px).