Template talk:Infobox Military Structure

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Contents 1 New parameters 2 additional related infobox 3 microformat 4 Open to public

[edit] New parameters

Perhaps a field for noting if a structure was captured, and by whom? --Loopy ^e 03:58, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

I've added a "Notable battles" field (as in the unit infobox); presumably any notable sieges/captures can be indicated there. —Kirill Lokshin 16:17, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

I think primary construction materials would be a good one considering could cover things like wooden forts.

There are some additional parameters I'd like to have, but they're fairly specific. For defensive lines I'd like to see # of emplacements/bunkers and length, but that wouldn't make much sense on a castle. Oberiko 05:13, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

I've added a "materials" field; I'm not sure if we'd want to have any extensive breakdown of emplacements in the infobox, given how complex that could get. —Kirill Lokshin 14:24, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] additional related infobox

What about an infobox relating just to a base or facility? This infobox seems more geared to a building or structure - something that could be part of a base, but not all of a base. Thoughts, comments? - NDCompuGeek 06:55, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

It's been used quite well for an entire base, too; it's just that a lot of parameters don't get used, in that scenario. Are there additional fields that you'd like to see added? Kirill Lokshin 10:13, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

What about the PIN (Permanent Installation Number), ILC (Installation Location Code), Installation Location Kind (ILK), or other types of facility identification? (See http://www.airforcebase.net/inst_101.html for further information.) Just a suggestion.... - NDCompuGeek 00:16, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

It's not a problem to add a field for them, but is there a generic term we could used for the various types here? Kirill Lokshin 02:34, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Geez, making me think! :-) I was thinking of something like "locationcode" or "facilitycode" or the like. I believe that the ILC nomenclature is U.S. military-wide, not just for the Air Force, so it would be applicable to all US military branches. Not too sure about the military nomenclature for other countries.... Another item that I would find useful is map coordinates, in addition to geographic location (possibly using {{coor dms}} as a basis). - NDCompuGeek 07:04, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I've added a |code= field to the box; does that work? Kirill Lokshin 13:32, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

←←(unindent conversation)←← That should - thanks. I've made a few calls to Minot AFB for further information about this location code. Hopefully they can point me to the AFI that has more information about it. They only other thing I can think to add is the map coordinates thingy - maybe either inline with the rest of the information or put it up to like it is now (as a separate function instead of being built into this template though). Just a suggestion.... And, again, thanks for incorporating the "code" into the infobox! - NDCompuGeek 19:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, given the lack of objections, I've gone ahead and added a |coordinates= field. Kirill Lokshin 23:25, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] microformat

I'd like to add the hCard microformat (see WP:UF for background) to this template, To do this, I need to add class="vcard" to the top level container; but in this case, that's in another template, which also applies to other infoboxes, where it wouldn't be relevant. How can I add that class to this infobox only? Andy Mabbett 13:28, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

See {{Infobox Military Person}}. ;-)

(I've added the vcard class, but I have no idea what others may be necessary; so you'll need to figure that out.) Kirill Lokshin 17:52, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. I've added the rest. Andy Mabbett 18:30, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Open to public

Added an "open to the public" field following a discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish castles. Thanks, Edward Waverley 12:15, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Looks good. I've changed the parameter name to use underscores rather than dashes, as that's the more common convention for such things; hopefully that didn't break anything. Kirill Lokshin 14:15, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Kirill, I'm always nervous about editing templates but it seems to work OK. Edward Waverley