Template:Infobox WorldScouting

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Organizational data
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Scouting Scouting portal
[edit] Template documentation
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Infobox WorldScouting is to be used for all Scouting organizations- groups, troops, sites, etc.

Contents

[edit] Usage

This infobox may be added by copy-pasting the template as shown below into an article.

{{Infobox WorldScouting
| name =
| image =
| image-size =
| caption =
| type = 
| owner =
| age =
| headquarters =
| location =
| country =
| coords =
| f-date = 
| defunct =
| founder =
| award-for =
| members =
| chiefscouttitle =
| chiefscout =
| chiefscouttitle2 =
| chiefscout2 =
| chiefscouttitle3 =
| chiefscout3 =
| website =
| affiliation =
| next =
| prev =
}}

[edit] Parameters

Parameter Explanation
name
mandatory		 Name of the Scout organization, event, campsite or award in original language.
image Image name
Image:Scout logo2.svg may be used for generic articles, but should not be used for organizations where there is a proper logo
image-size Image size; default is 140px.
caption Image caption.
type Organization (default), event, campsite, award, emblem, section, program, council, county, area. region
owner Name of owner.
age Age Range; generally used with Program type
headquarters Headquarters name or location.
location City or place.
country Name of the country.
coords Coordinates of the location, normally the entrance, the main building or the geographic center. Enter using {{coord}}.
coordinates:
deprecated		 Coordinates of the location, normally the entrance, the main building or the geographic center.
  • The latitude and longitude are entered in DMS units.
  • If a different coordinate template is currently being used that uses the decimal format, simply click on the coordinate link and the DMS coordinates will be shown.
  • Multiple coordinate templates that display in the same manner should not be used.
 lat_degrees
  lat_minutes
  lat_seconds
  lat_direction
  long_degrees
  long_minutes
  long_seconds
  long_direction
f-date Date of foundation; wikilink when a specific date. Shows "Dates(s)" for event, "Created" for award and emblem and "Founded" for all others
defunct Date of dissolution; wikilink when a specific date.
founder Name of the founder.
award-for Award criteria.
members Number of members, recipients, or attendants.
chiefscouttitle
chiefscouttitle2
chiefscouttitle3		 Formal title of organizational head; up to three entries can be made.
chiefscout
chiefscout2
chiefscout3		 Name of chief Scout, chief Guide or organizational head; up to three entries can be made.
website Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under External links in the body of the article. May be formatted in standard external link format by placing it in brackets.
affiliation Name of affiliated Scouting association:

Or, the name of the superior Scouting section
prev Previous Scouting section
next Next Scouting section

[edit] Portal

This template adds the Scouting portal to the end of the infobox. Do not include {{portal|Scouting}} in articles that use this template.

[edit] Issues

When a number of infoboxes are stacked up, the section [edit] links may get bunched up. See WP:BUNCH for a resolution.

[edit] Change log

29 May 2008
  • Added Council, County, Area and Region types
13 February 2008
  • Fix image-size if parameter is included but blank
9 February 2008
  • Added Section type
  • Added Previous section and Next section
9 January 2008
  • Changed the width from 18em to 215px; The em is the width of the current font, thus it can be variable—this can be an issue when trying to make infoboxes match up in width.
  • Added Affiliation for WOSM, WAGGS, etc.
  • Added Defunct for historical organizations, etc.
  • Added types for Emblem and Program
  • Added Age Range
  • F-date is now optional
  • Extended chiefscout and chiefscouttitle fields for up to three entries
  • Moved Country below Location
  • Moved Owner up
  • Changed colors to a lighter green
  • With type = campsite, members now shows as Attendance
18 November 2007
  • Removed default image
  • Added coordinates
4 September 2007
  • Added website