Template talk:Infobox Lighthouse
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To use the template, paste the following code into the page and enter variables. The template is written so that if an option is left empty, the row is not created. If no link is entered, no caption will be presented, even if one is entered.
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{{Infobox_Lighthouse
| image_name =
| caption =
| location =
| coordinates = {{coor dms|38|55|59|N|74|57|37|W|type:landmark}} or {{coor d|38.9|N|-74.9|E|type:landmark}}
| yearbuilt =
| yearlit =
| automated =
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation =
| construction =
| shape =
| marking =
| height =
| elevation =
| lens =
| currentlens =
| intensity =
| range =
| characteristic =
}}
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[edit] Merged
This template's history was merged with a very similar one. Edits from 8 January 2006 by Rport are from that duplicate, and I've encorporated those elements into the older one. -- Netoholic @ 07:40, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible Modification
I modified the template to include thumb instead of 250px. I also included Template:Geolinks-US-streetscale. See the example code here:User:Dual Freq/Template:Infobox Lighthouse. See sample implementation here:User:Dual Freq/Cape May Lighthouse, compare with Cape May Lighthouse and let me know what you think. I'd like to incorporate the changes to this infobox. If the thumb portion doesn't look right, then how about the Geolink section? --Dual Freq 04:07, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
- Looks good to me. KillerChihuahua?!? 04:09, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
Using a "template within a template" is a practice that should be avoided aggressively. Copy the code from the Geolinks template directly into this template, if that is desirable. Personally, I think you should have just one link, to the kvaleberg.com site, because it looks too cluttered. As for the image, I don't like the thumb fram around the image. Are you using that just to limit the vertical size of the image? -- Netoholic @ 04:55, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
- OK, I was unaware of the template within a template rule, I've updated my version with the code from the Geolinks template. I was inspired by the Template:Infobox Bridge and I thought that since this infobox already has lat and long info in the infobox, why not add a link to some images like topos and aerial photos. As for the number of links, some times an area doesn't have all types of imagery available so having only one line might exclude some areas. I thought it would save the effort of adding the geolinks template to the external links section of each lighthouse. As for the thumb issue, yes I was trying to limit the height. I'm open to other suggestions. --Dual Freq 05:37, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
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- I made another attempt, using Template:Infobox U.S. City as inspiration. I replaced Lat and long with Coordinates and a single link to the kvaleberg.com site. I still don't know what to do about the image height, but I would like to implement the coordinate part of it. --Dual Freq 15:02, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
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- I'd like to maintain the usage of latitude and longitude so that all the other pages that use this template will not be greatly affected. I thought of the hemisphere issue, but I wasn't sure what percentage of lighthouses linking this template would be west hem vs east hem. I assumed, probably incorrectly, that most of the lighthouses linking the template would be in the west hem. I was planning to add lat and longs from USCG light lists, so the ones I enter will all be west hem. Is it better to keep the lat long or change all the rest linking here to 'coor d' or 'coor dms'? --Dual Freq 19:57, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
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Since there were no negative comments, I decided to implement the changes to the template. I've added the coordinante and characteristic elements. I think those are important for the lighthouse infobox. I also added a sample coor dms to the top of the talk page. I hope I'm not stepping on any toes here, we're supposed to 'Be Bold' right?. --Dual Freq 02:45, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
Why is there no field for the engineer responsible?--JBellis 19:30, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] USCG Light lists number
To uniquely identify lighthouses in the United States, would it make sense to add another row with the USCG light lists number? --- Skapur 15:16, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Year Built and Current lens
Quite often, especially for older lighthouses, the year it was first lit may be quite different from when it was first built. Also, the current lens may be very different from the original lens. I have added both the fields to the template. --- Skapur 00:40, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Markings
I have added a field for markings/pattern --- Skapur 23:51, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
