Template talk:Infobox musical artist

Suggestion for new parameter: signature

This is already used in Infobox person, of which many musician's pages use already. I suggest this because I am trying to add a signature to a musician's infobox now but was unable to. I don't have much knowledge on infoboxes, so if this is possible without a new parameter, please let me know. Thank you. 333fortheain (talk) 03:08, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

@333fortheain I recently edited Toshiko Akiyoshi, and as you can see from the infobox, you can add signature by embedding infobox person into infobox musician. This is done by using the module parameter. Below is the relevant part as guideline

:{{infobox musical artist
:|name=Toshiko Akiyoshi
:|module={{infobox person
:|embed=yes
:|signature=Toshiko Akiyoshi Signature.png}}
:}}

Hope this helps. Lulusword (talk) 05:07, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! 333fortheain (talk) 15:28, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

@Lulusword I just ran into the same issue and this workaround is great - thanks much! WidgetKid (talk) 04:15, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Glad it help! Lulusword (talk) 15:11, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Sourcing genres

When filling out the genre field, should I use the genres that the artist claims or should I look for independent sources? Wojwesoly (talk) 23:41, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Definitely what independent sources say, its not relevant what the artist thinks their genre is --FMSky (talk) 11:35, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Generally I agree, though if there's actual contention between what the artist claims and what others claim (contention that sources have discussed), then that could merit a mention. DonIago (talk) 16:41, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Edit request 21 September 2024

Description of suggested change: Add "height" category for music artists

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit template-protected}} template. Height is usually not typically relevant to a musical artist's notability. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 00:09, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Counting reunions for years active

Is the current standard inclusion ofany performance during a time when the band is officially broken? That seems... rather uninformative, and prone to bloat, as seen in Simon & Garfunkel. We should have some standard to differentiate one-off (or some other threshold) reunions from time during which the band can be considered to "actually" exist. 2803:4600:1116:4C4:48F4:AEB9:8FCB:12AC (talk) 08:41, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 14 November 2024

Add signature information:

| header44   = {{#if:{{{signature|}}}|{{if empty|{{{signature_type|}}}|Signature}}}}
| data45     = {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image={{{signature|}}}|size={{{signature_size|}}}|class=infobox-signature skin-invert|sizedefault=150px|alt={{{signature alt|{{{signature_alt|}}}}}}}}

as in {{Infobox person}} for functionality of adding a singnature ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 12:20, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

I know this has been referenced in Template_talk:Infobox_musical_artist#Suggestion_for_new_parameter:_signature, but will help if integrated natively. ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 12:23, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit template-protected}} template. Embedding another infobox is very easily done as shown in the documentation, so editors will need to know your reasoning behind why you think that this edit "will help if integrated natively". P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 00:46, 18 November 2024 (UTC)