Template talk:Infobox dam/Archive 2

Parameter scan
I just had a bot run through all the transclusions, and check the parameter usage
 * The first table is for parameters not found in the template, with a truncated list of articles using the missing parameters.  Note that this only parameters which are nowhere in the template, so missing and not tracked.  The second table is a list of parameter usage counts.  I will fix some of the obvious typos if I have some time, and will regenerate the lists if there has been any progress made on cleaning them up.  Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ (talk)  01:49, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * This is very helpful. Thanks! I will start manually updating those articles in the first table with the full updated infobox, as it isn't much IMO (most are repeated articles). Reh  man  02:41, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Now updated. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 01:07, 24 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi Plastikspork. Much of the articles in the above table is now updated. Would you be able to update the table again please? Articles using any parameters not on the doc page should be listed as "Articles using missing parameters". Thanks! Reh  man  15:09, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Done, the parameters which are in the template, but not in the documentation, are marked as "D", and included in the more detailed list. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ (talk)  00:39, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Many thanks! As for the parameter, wow, just wow...  Reh  man  13:29, 7 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi Plastikspork. Can you update the table once more please? :) Reh  man  07:20, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Updated. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 19:38, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Updated per request. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 02:57, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

I fixed some parameters. We're now left with only "max_capacity", "max_planned_cap", "plant_owner", and "pumped_storage". I think there should be no issue with ignoring the first two completely, as it isn't in the skeleton in the first place anyway. For plant owner, can we simply move the data to the existing "plant_operator" field? And for "pumped_storage", I think we need to change all infoboxes of articles using these to Infobox power station... Any comments? We're close to finally finishing this forever-dragged project I believe... Reh man  15:05, 10 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I'd gone thru Category:Pages using infobox dam with deprecated parameters and cleaned it out. I know other similar deprecated parameter cats keep track of unknown parameters, Football category and Broadcast infobox category for example.  How about adding the four params left and any unknown parameters to the tracking category?  That way there's always an upto date list.  Bgwhite (talk) 09:34, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi Plastikspork. If you don't mind, could you please assist with this final step, so that we can permanently close this case as well? The following needs to be done, in order to finish the maintenance for this template: Thanks in advance! -- Reh man  16:02, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Move   and   to , if   is blank, else remove field and content completely. It hasn't been supported in the template for months, and wont be added in the foreseeable future.
 * 2) Move   to existing  . Same as above.
 * 3) Update list again, and leave   as it is, for manual action.
 * Rehman, I updated the list again. Given the low number of articles left in the first table, I would think you could probably just fix them by hand.  This would take less time than it would for me to add (and test) the regular expressions to my bot script. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ (talk)  03:14, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all the help (in the past two years), Plastikspork! Case closed. The rest can be done by hand without further changes to the template. Cheers! Reh  man  12:31, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

Revert of TemplateData addition to doc page
Apparently you don't understand the purpose of TemplateData. --Bamyers99 (talk) 15:34, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for staring this thread. Well frankly said, I didn't. Either way, that was way too cluttered in my opinion. On the other hand, that was not something that's needed, as it is only for visual editor, whereas the template doc page is not a place one would expect high number of edits nor much visual editor users. The existing table is much neater. I oppose adding this, unless at least one other editor from this area supports adding it. Ping User:NortyNort, User:Beagel. This discussion is regarding this. Thanks, Reh  man  23:42, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
 * TemplateData is not for visual editor editing of the doc page or the template page. It is for visual editor editing of pages that transclude this template. ie. Hoover Dam --Bamyers99 (talk) 23:50, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I like the idea of quick infobox editing but is there a way to hide the TemplateData in the documentation?--NortyNort (Holla) 11:58, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I have restored my edit and collapsed the TemplateData section. In addition to the visual editor, other tools can use this machine-readable data, such as this template parameter tool that I created. The Valid name? column is derived from the TemplateData. --Bamyers99 (talk) 20:02, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks User:Bamyers99. Reh  man  00:21, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

Lock and dam infobox
info box that has the lock length and width
 * Lock length   =  1,200 feet
 * Lock width    = 110 feet
 * Wikideas1 (talk) 03:37, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

infobox coordinates
per Coordinates in infoboxes, the syntax has been updated and all transclusions have been updated. any new ones will show up in the tracking category. Frietjes (talk) 20:18, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Contractor
should this be in here too ? or builder - fabricator ... Dave Rave (talk) 02:29, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Dave Rave, added. Frietjes (talk) 13:23, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Moving Infobox power station Pumped-Storage Power and Tidal Power sections to Infobox_Dam
There is a discussion at power station infobox talk page about moving a section or two to the dam infobox. --Robertiki (talk) 04:15, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Wikidata/2018 Infobox RfC
Hi. Your opinion at the above RFC is deeply valued. The RFC decides if Wikipedia would support data from Wikidata for use in infoboxes (Example - notice the infobox in edit mode). Thank you, Reh  man  17:27, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

No point offering display=title
If the infobox is not smart enough to leave the Coordinates line out of the infobox if the inline option is not selected. Rhadow (talk) 17:56, 24 December 2018 (UTC)