Template:Infobox choir/doc

Purpose

This template may be used to summarize information about a choir.

Syntax

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article, typically at the top of an article above the lead section. All parameters are optional; any unused parameters should be left blank or omitted.

{{{name}}}
Choir
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Also known as	{{{alias}}}
Former name	{{{former_name}}}
Origin	{{{origin}}}
Founded	{{{founding}}}
Founder	{{{founder}}}
Disbanded	{{{disbanding}}}
Genre	{{{genre}}}
Members	{{{members}}}
Notable members	{{{notable_members}}}
President	{{{president}}}
Director	{{{director}}}
Music director	{{{music director}}}
Artistic Director	{{{artistic director}}}
Leadership	{{{leadership}}}
Choirmaster	{{{choirmaster}}}
Organist	{{{organist}}}
Chief conductor	{{{chief conductor}}}
Manager	{{{orchestra manager}}}
Choir admission	{{{choir admission}}}
Orchestra admission	{{{orchestra admission}}}
Headquarters	{{{headquarters}}}
Rehearsal space	{{{rehearsal space}}}
Concert hall	{{{concert_hall}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}}
Associated groups	{{{associated groups}}}
Influences	{{{influences}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
Label	{{{label}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

All parameters

{{Infobox choir
| name                = 
| image               = 
| image_size          = 
| alt                 = 
| caption             = 
| alias               =
| former_name         =
| origin              = 
| founding            = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| founder             = 
| disbanding          = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| genre               = 
| members             = 
| notable_members     = 
| president           = 
| director            =
| music director      =
| artistic director   =
| leadership          = 
| choirmaster         = 
| organist            = 
| chief conductor     = 
| orchestra manager   = 
| choir admission     = 
| orchestra admission = 
| headquarters        =
| rehearsal space     =
| concert_hall        =
| affiliation         = 
| associated groups   = 
| influences          = 
| awards              = 
| label               = 
| website             = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}

Basic parameters

{{Infobox choir
| name        = 
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| origin      = 
| founding    = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| genre       = 
| members     = 
| director    = 
| affiliation = 
| website     = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}

Example

Toronto Light Opera Association
Choir
Cast of the 1947 Toronto Light Opera Association production of The Mikado.
Origin	Toronto, Canada
Founded	1943 (81 years ago)
Disbanded	1955 (69 years ago)
Genre	Operetta
Notable members	Howard Mawson Elizabeth Mawson
Music director	Fred Mawson
Influences	Gilbert and Sullivan

{{Infobox choir
| name            = Toronto Light Opera Association
| image           = Mikado-1947-Dec-4-5-Toronto-Light-Opera-Association-Cast-Photo.jpg
| image_size      = 200px
| caption         = Cast of the 1947 Toronto Light Opera Association production of ''[[The Mikado]]''.
| origin          = [[Toronto]], Canada
| founding        = 1943 ({{years ago|1943}} years ago)
| disbanding      = 1955 ({{years ago|1955}} years ago)
| genre           = [[Operetta]]
| notable_members = {{unbulleted list|[[Howard Mawson]]|[[Elizabeth Mawson]]}}
| music director  = Fred Mawson
| influences      = [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]
}}

Parameters explained

Parameter	Explanation
name	Name (defaults to page name)
image	Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]]
image_size	This parameter should only be used if it is necessary to overrule viewers' default thumb size preferences.
caption	Insert a caption for the image. If known, try to include the location and date of photo.
origin	Home performance location of choir. For "United States" and "United Kingdom", it is preferred that they be abbreviated "U.S." and "UK", but political subdivisions should never be (never "MA" for "Massachusetts", "ON" for "Ontario", etc.). See Notes for location details.
founding	Date choir started performing; use {{Start date}} if after 1583.
disbanding	Date choir disbanded; use {{End date}} if after 1583.
genre	Music genre
members	Number of members in choir
music director	Name of music director
awards	Insert any other awards won. Use the same format as academyawards.
label	Insert the record labels the choir was signed to.
website	Insert the choir's official website.

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

• Use {{Start date and age}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
• Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• adr
• agent
• category
• country-name
• extended-address
• fn
• geo
• label
• latitude
• locality
• longitude
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.