Template talk:Infobox magazine

Sample usage

Here's an example of how to use the Infobox Magazine template (note these example values are fictitious, please replace all of the values to the right of the equal signs with the proper content!):

{{Infobox Magazine|
  title          = Name of Magazine |
  image          = [[Image:This_mag_image.zzz|thumb|center|200px|''Name of Magazine'' #1, cover dated [[31 November]] [[1909]]]] |
  editor         = Alan Smithee |
  frequency      = 8 weekly |
  circulation    = 25,000 / month |
  category       = [[Imaginary magazine]]|
  company        = [[Enron]] |
  firstdate      = [[30 February]] [[1909]] |
  country        = [[Duchy of Grand Fenwick]] |
  language       = [[English]] |
  website        = [http://www.bogus-web-address.int/ This Website] |
  issn           = 0000-0000 |
}}

If the magazine is defunct, include these final date/number parameters. Otherwise, using these for magazines that still publish will create a pessimistic "tombstone" effect:

  finaldate      = [[31 April]] [[1999]] |
  finalnumber    = Vol 77 No 88 |

Dl2000 19:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New ISSN field; comment on Final issue fields

Note that a new field, ISSN, was added since most periodicals have this identification. Default value will read "unknown" until an "issn=####-####" type parameter is filled in.

Dl2000 19:04, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with ISSN field

Theorbtwo 00:11, 24 April 2006 (UTC) - Note that (some?) periodicals will have a new ISSN field for each "volume", this is often one per year. Also, some? periodicals seem to have an EAN+2 or UPC+2 barcode on the front, and the ISSN buried within. It may be more useful to list this EAN or UPC rather then the ISSN.[reply]

added

I added a language and circulation options. Im also going to put and outline of how to use this the main template page as people often don't check here and miss things! --Errant Tmorton166^(Talk)(Review me) 13:52, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]