Template talk:Information
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[edit] Description of template on talk page
I moved the description of the template from the template itself to the talk page. A template such as this has the potential to be used on many, many pages, and any modifications to it could possibly slow down the entire site. Having the usage description here on the talk page allows us to update the documentation without modifying the template itself. ~MDD4696 00:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
- Moved to /doc Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 20:26, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Date & time-stamp
Please see discussion on Commons for a proposal to upgrade Commons' version of this template, to include an hCalendar date-time-stamp and location information in an hCard microformat. Any such changes should be mirrored in this template. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 20:23, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Permission
Shouldn't the permission field read "Copyright status" or "Licence": we don't use images with Wikipedia-specific permission any more. Physchim62 (talk) 16:54, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] location field
What happened to the location field? For example, see Image:Hammarlund Comet Pro.JPG which used to show "Location" in the template.--mikeu (talk) 15:16, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
- The location parameter is still asked for on the file/image upload page. It is useful in that context. Is there a good reason it's not actually used by the template? --J Clear (talk) 13:46, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Add lowercase parameters
{{editprotected}}
Please can the template be updated to the following:
{| summary="A standardized table providing complete information about the file, including description of what it shows and how it was made, copyright status and source." class="toccolours" style="width: 100%" cellpadding="2"
! style="background: #ccf; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.4em; width: 15%" id="fileinfotpl_desc" |Description
|
{{ #if: {{{Description|{{{description|}}}}}} | {{{Description|{{{description}}}}}} | {{Description missing}} }}
|- valign="top"
! style="background: #ccf; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.4em" id="fileinfotpl_src" | Source
|
{{#if:{{{Source|{{{source|}}}}}}|{{{Source{{{source|}}}}}}|[[Category:Images without source|{{PAGENAME}}]] No source specified. Please edit this image description and provide a source.}}
|- valign="top"
! style="background: #ccf; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.4em; white-space: nowrap" id="fileinfotpl_date" | Date
|
{{{Date|{{{date}}}}}}
|- valign="top"
! style="background: #ccf; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.4em" id="fileinfotpl_aut" | Author
|
{{ #if: {{{Author|{{{author|}}}}}} | {{{Author|{{{author}}}}}} | {{Description missing|author information}} }}
|- valign="top"
! style="background: #ccf; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.4em" id="fileinfotpl_perm" | Permission<br /><small>([[Commons:Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia|Reusing this image]])</small>
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{{#if:{{{Permission|{{{permission|}}}}}}|{{{Permission|{{{permission}}}}}}|See below.}}
{{#switch: {{{other_versions|}}}
| =
| - =
| none =
| #default = <tr valign="top"><td style="background: #ccf; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.4em; font-weight: bold" id="fileinfotpl_ver">Other versions</td><td>
{{{other_versions}}}</td></tr>}}
|}<noinclude>
{{Documentation, template}}</noinclude>
This will permit redirection of Template:Image information, make the template more userfriendly, and generally help out. Happy‑melon 21:25, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Done - Nihiltres{t.l} 17:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
- {{editprotected}}There was a misprint:
{{{Source{{{source|}}}}}}should be{{{Source|{{{source|}}}}}}. Check the effect on Image:Devanagari INSCRIPT.png.--Imz (talk) 21:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)- Done. --- RockMFR 03:52, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
- {{editprotected}}There was a misprint:
[edit] Minor tweak
{{editprotected}} I'd like to suggest that the equal signs in the template be lined up for aesthetic reasons, like this:
{{Information
| Description =
| Source =
| Date =
| Author =
| Permission =
| other_versions =
}}
Also, why is the last parameter "other_versons" rather than capitalized "Other_versions" like the others? — Cheers, JackLee –talk– 12:14, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Not done - in the template itself, it's impractical - there's so much else there (if this then that) that it wouldn't be noticed. If you're talking about the documentation - feel free to do it yourself. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 16:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Category:Images lacking a description
Does anyone know why images like Image:Yu gi oh ver1.jpg are being placed in Category:Images lacking a description? The description parameter seems to be completed. -- 05:41, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
- Ok, I see that it requires the author parameter to be filled in. Question, would anyone object if I removed the following line:
{{ #if: {{{Author|{{{author|}}}}}} | {{{Author|{{{author}}}}}} | {{Description missing|author information}} }}
making it so that images without the author field filled in are now ignored? If not, I would suggest moving to another category like Category:Images lacking an author or something. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 07:04, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
{{editprotected}} Can something do the edit requested above? -- Ricky81682 (talk) 02:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- Done Created Category:Images lacking an author. Do with it as you will :D. Happy‑melon 08:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Edit request
{{editprotected}} In the template, please change Category:Images without source to Category:Images with unknown source. "Images without source" is the name of the equivalent category on Commons, while English Wikipedia uses the latter category. Also, in the "please provide a source" message that shows if a source isn't given, please wikilink back to WP:CITE#IMAGE so the uploader knows what we're looking for. Kelly hi! 21:49, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
- Done. Thanks for the recommendations.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:34, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Edit request
{{editprotected}} I'm so sorry I didn't notice this yesterday - the "Category:Images with unknown source" found in the template needs to have "includeonly" tags placed around it so that the template itself isn't included in the category. And while in there, please change {{documentation, template}} to just {{documentation}}. Thank you! Kelly hi! 13:56, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- Also done. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:35, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
