Template talk:Infobox roller coaster

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Contents 1 closed parameter 2 Auto categorisation 3 Two locations 4 Now accepting metric

[edit] closed parameter

"It should only be used if the coaster is permanently closed, if there is any chance that the coaster will operate again, leave this parameter blank." Not sure I agree with this. It seems SNBO coasters (other than known, short closures) should go ahead and use a closed date. Any SNBO coaster has some chance of being operated again, but the closed date could still be valuable information. If the coaster started up again, the closed date could certainly be removed... --Rehcsif 21:21, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to revisit this again (since I didn't get any commentary last time... ) I agree that we shouldn't be using the 'closed' parameter for things like routine maintenance or other cases where we *know* that it will reopen. But if a coaster has closed, the future of a coaster is in doubt, even if there's a chance of it reopening, I feel this parameter should be filled out. An example from the past would be Drachen Fire. --Rehcsif 20:17, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Auto categorisation

I just came across an article with this template on it in my travels and noticed that the location link pointed to a disambiguation page La Ronde. However, fixing it to point to the proper page, La Ronde (amusement park) messes up the auto categorisation and puts the article in a redlinked category. Might be worth looking into fixing this. Stevecudmore 22:53, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Two locations

Can someone add a parameter called "other locations" or something for non-portable roller coasters that are located in two places simultaneously eg: Rock 'n' Roller Coaster 81.107.100.187 18:43, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

As per the guidelines at WP:ROCO#Templates, if the roller coasters are identical, you can use Template:Infobox roller coaster simplified. If they are not identical, then two separate pages/infoboxes should be used. --Rehcsif 21:52, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Now accepting metric

The template now accepts values given in metric. Jɪmp 03:21, 4 March 2008 (UTC)