Template talk:Olympics infobox

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This template is made for adding information on the Olympics.

Here's how you use it.

{{Olympics infobox |
  Name                   = Games of the XXVII Olympiad |
  Logo                   = 2000summerolympicslogo.jpg |
  Size                   = 250 |
  Optional caption       =  |
  Host city              = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] |
  Nations participating  = 199 |
  Athletes participating = 10,651<br>(6,582 men, 4,069 women)|
  Events                 = 300 in 28 [[sport]]s |
  Opening ceremony       = [[September 15]], [[2000]] |
  Closing ceremony       = [[October 1]], [[2000]] |
  Officially opened by   = [[William Deane]] |
  Athlete's Oath         = [[Rechelle Hawkes]] |
  Judge's Oath           = [[Peter Kerr]] |
  Olympic Torch          = [[Cathy Freeman]] |
  Stadium                = [[Telstra Stadium|Stadium Australia]] |
}}

or the empty box version:

{{Olympics infobox |
  Name                   =  |
  Logo                   =  |
  Size                   =  |
  Optional caption       =  |
  Host city              =  |
  Nations participating  =  |
  Athletes participating =  |
  Events                 =  |
  Opening ceremony       =  |
  Closing ceremony       =  |
  Officially opened by   =  |
  Athlete's Oath         =  |
  Judge's Oath           =  |
  Olympic Torch          =  |
  Stadium                =  |
}}

Here's what it looks like:

Olympic Winter Games

Host city
Nations participating 199
Athletes participating 10,651
(6,582 men, 4,069 women)
Events
Opening ceremony
Closing ceremony
Officially opened by William Deane
Athlete's Oath Rechelle Hawkes
Judge's Oath Peter Kerr
Olympic Torch Cathy Freeman
Stadium


[edit] Discussion

[edit] Parameters

In our enthusiasm for all things infoboxed I think we went overboard in this case. I would suggest the following parameters are truly trivial and should be dropped from the template:

  • Officially opened by
  • Athlete's Oath
  • Judge's Oath
  • Olympic Torch

Who was chosen to be the final torch bearer can be more than trivial in some cases, but I would think those cases are best served with a paragraph in the article itself, explaining the significance of the choice.

Missing from the infobox, and significant enough to warrant inclusion, is how much it cost to host the Olympics.

66.167.139.210 20:15, 14 February 2006 (UTC).