Template talk:MarineTraffic

Suggest an alt= parameter
I proposed adding a "ship position" link at the top of ship articles, analogous to "Coordinates" on place (and shipwreck!) articles. Initially I proposed this in the context of Infobox ship, but ultimately have been using MarineTraffic. There are details and discussion at Template talk:Infobox ship begin. The wording "Ship information and current position at MarineTraffic.com" is a bit lengthy for this purpose; something like "Ship position & info" is perhaps preferable. (Examples of use of the full template and a direct link to the MarineTraffic Web site are in Template talk:Infobox ship begin.) To facilitate this, I'd suggest adding a parameter to MarineTraffic to allow the text to be altered, something like. Or maybe it's better to use the full "Ship information and current position at MarineTraffic.com"? Or simply not to add position information at the top of ship articles? Pol098 (talk) 11:26, 13 May 2016 (UTC) PAGE''' ]]) 16:02, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Ephemeral data from an external primary source belongs in the "External links" section of the article, not at the top or in the infobox. --Ahecht ([[User_talk:Ahecht|'''TALK