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Maintaining Wikipedia compatibility

The wikipedia Infobox templates use 'Scribunto' to both parse and display template parameters. They are stuctured heirarchically with Template:Infobox using the parameters passed to it by Template:Infobox person. The call to Template:Infobox is the first item in the calling template. Infobox passes the Infobox personsubsidiary template parameters to the Scribunto Module:Infobox as a series of numbered pairs. The allowable parameters are copy/pasteable from the Infobox xxxx/doc.

There are 72 parameter pairs available in the current iteration of the Template and module - ie more than Wikispooks is ever likely to wish to use. Scribunto identifies them by number so any new parameter names can probably replace existing pairs that are unlikely ever to be used by WS.

The templates seem to be working fine with the basic information currently being passed by the few pages that have been imported from Wikipedia and the Infobox specs left unchanged. It seems therefore that the simplest way forward will be to construct new templates for inclusion in the Infobox xxxx templates and containing just the required SMW property assignments. minor adjustments to the existing parameter names will also be required (Noteably "known for" to replace "description" for persons - also probably birth and death date names and locations). The property assignments in the existing Template:Person, with some parameter name adjustments can be used as the Infobox Person include.

Comments, observations etc. please --Peter P (talk) 13:43, 18 February 2014 (GMT)

I like the idea of maintaining compatability, but indeed quite a lot of the 72 pairs are not currently relevant to WikiSpooks and unlikely ever to be so. Meaning they can be replaced without loss, freeing up some slots for some custom Wikispooks parameters, such as WP page. Robin (talk) 13:53, 18 February 2014 (GMT)

known issues

This list is incomplete. Please Add to it:

1. Missing parameters
   1.  ?
2. Poorly displayed parameters
   1. Website
   2. Wikipedia
3. It would be good to display SMW-derived information, such as
   1. Founded: (from Has founder) e.g. Robin Ramsay, Lobster Magazine