Template talk:Infobox marching band

Uniform infobox field
Currently the Uniform field expects an image, apparently a well-executed illustration of the band uniform. This is great in theory, but it seems few bands actually have this. By comparison, the infobox for "Drum Corps" also has a "Uniform" field, but that is a text field, which allows for a text description of the uniform -- something any band could include.

I propose we have two fields, one for "Uniform image" and one for "Uniform description" or similar. -Kzirkel (talk) 19:42, 26 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I attempted an statement to switch between image or text, but unfortunately many B1G uniform images are hosted on Commons and ifexist does not work with interwiki links. But do we really need a uniform description field?  MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE: "The less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance."  Uniform descriptions can be messy, overly-detailed, and inconsistent between different bands.  I say either the infobox should have a uniform image, or nothing.Nosaj544 (talk) 06:03, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

RfC on naming countries in infoboxes
A RfC which may affect this infobox's location parameter has been opened at WT:WikiProject Music. Please add your comments there. —