Misplaced Pages

Template talk:Infobox orchestra

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kleinzach (talk | contribs) at 14:31, 18 March 2013 (→Changes made without discussion/'Native name' field: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 14:31, 18 March 2013 by Kleinzach (talk | contribs) (→Changes made without discussion/'Native name' field: new section)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

This template

This template has been set up as a result if the discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Classical music starting 16 March 2013. It is intended for symphony orchestras but may also be used for smaller ensembles if necessary. --Kleinzach 03:38, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

If it's to be used for other ensembles, then a |type= parameter would be needed. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:37, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

more parameters

I see many orchestras which switched names in history, orchestras which existed only for a certain time, orchestras merged. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

I've added a |disbanded= parameter. Perhaps a |merged_into)) or ((para=successor would be useful; with a corresponding |constituents= or |predecessor=? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:35, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

This new infobox looks promising, but should not replace infoboxes with additional, useful, parameters, such as those in City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, until it can handle similar detail (with better labels, of course). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:35, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Later name

The purpose of |later_name= is unclear. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:38, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

If different names for one orchestra, earliers names might be of interest, the current (later) name would be the article title, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:47, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Changes made without discussion/'Native name' field

I am opposed to any changes to the template made without discussion. These shouldn't be happening — as I have said here.

I'm also against using a 'native name' field. There was no support for this in the discussion leading up to the creation of the box. --Kleinzach 14:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC)