Template:Contact Overview/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Contact Overview (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

This template is used to generate the Overview text for a contact. Using it will also supply all relevant categories.

Parameters

aka

Provides a common alias for the Contact. (For example, Tyrant might use aka=Emperor Marcus Cole.)

City

Indicates which "alignment" the contact is for. Legal values:

• h: hero
• v: villain
• hv or vh: hero and villain
• p: Praetorian
• hvp or vhp: hero, villain, and Praetorian

Hood

Specifies which neighborhood the contact is in within their zone. Example: High Park.

Hood2

Specifies which neighborhood the contact is in within their second zone. Example: High Park.

Level

Specifies the level range of the contact. If this is provided, then Pronoun must also be provided. Example: 5-9.

Origin

Specifies the origin of the contact. This is only used when OriginYN is either "y" or "origin". Legal values:

• Magic
• Mutation
• Natural
• Science
• Technology

OriginYN

Specifies the type of contact. (The parameter is named as thus for historical reasons.) Legal values:

• n: Contact will be categorized as an "Unspecified Origin Contact"
• none: Contact will be categorized as an "Unspecified Origin Contact"
• origin: Origin-specific, makes use of the Origin parameter
• police band: Police Band
• policeband: Police Band
• pb: Police Band
• r: Respecification
• respec: Respecification
• s: Store
• store: Store
• t: Tailor
• tailor: Tailor
• task force: Task Force
• taskforce: Task Force
• tf: Task Force
• y: Origin-specific, makes use of the Origin parameter

If not supplied, the default is to use "none".

Pronoun

Specifies the possessive pronoun to use when referring to the contact. This will usually be "his" or "her". It is only used in conjunction with Level.

x

Specifies the x coordinate of the contact within the zone. In order to display, all of x, y, and z must be provided.

x2

Specifies the x coordinate of the contact within the second zone. In order to display, all of x, y, and z must be provided.

y

Specifies the y coordinate of the contact within the zone. In order to display, all of x, y, and z must be provided.

y2

Specifies the y coordinate of the contact within the second zone. In order to display, all of x, y, and z must be provided.

z

Specifies the z coordinate of the contact within the zone. In order to display, all of x, y, and z must be provided.

z2

Specifies the z coordinate of the contact within the second zone. In order to display, all of x, y, and z must be provided.

Zone

Specifies which zone the contact is in. Examples: Kings Row, Mercy Island.

Zone2

Specifies the second zone the contact is in. Examples: Kings Row, Mercy Island.

Deprecated Parameters

This template has undergone extensive changes during its lifetime. As such, many pages still use parameters that are no longer in use. This section documents those parameters, just so there's less confusion. These parameters should not be used in the future, as they do not do anything.

HoodYN

Deprecated. This used to specify whether or not the neighborhood should be displayed. This is now determined based on the presence of the Hood parameter.

LevelYN

Deprecated. This used to specify whether or not level information should be displayed. This is now determined based on the presence of the Level parameter.

Name

Deprecated. This used to be used to specify the contact's name. It is now obtained via {{PAGENAME}}.

Template

The following can be copied and pasted into new contact articles to more easily make use of this template.

{{Contact Overview
|aka=
|City=
|Zone=
|x=
|y=
|z=
|Hood=
|OriginYN=
|Origin=
|Level=
|Pronoun=
}}

See also

• Template:Infobox Contact