Template:Infobox JPBA Bowler/doc

This template has a very specific use: for individuals who are members of a professional league, such as the JPBA, LBO, etc. Other non-professional bowlers should not use this template - as it contains fields that normally do not pertain to a non-professional.

Usage
It is best to add the template at the very beginning of an article.

Required parameters

 * bowlername: This should be the romanized name of the bowler. Use the Wikipedia naming conventions (ex: for Japanese names, it should be first name followed by the surname.)
 * birthdate: The date the bowler was born. Enter it as . The month should be in numerical format (ex: January=1, February=2, etc.) Click here for more information.
 * hometown: The location the bowler currently resides. It isn't the place he was born.
 * height: The height of the bowler. Apply in centimeters using weight in cm cm.
 * affiliation: The association in which the bowler is a member. This could be the JPBA, LBO, etc.
 * license: The professional license number assigned to the bowler. All professionals and associates have this number.
 * classno: The graduating class number of the association. The JPBA and LBO uses this number instead of the year the bowler "passed" and was accepted.
 * rookieyear: The year the bowler joined the association.
 * hand: The bowler's dominant hand, i.e. the hand used to throw the bowling ball the most. Although one can actually use both hands when bowling, this is the hand that has its fingers go into the bowling ball.
 * gender: The bowler's gender (Male or Female). The template will not display the gender, but it may use the information in the future. Doesn't hurt to put the information in now.

Optional paraemeters

 * image: The name of the image file on Wikipedia or other MediaWiki project. All other parameters for the image (pixel size, framing, etc.) are already fixed into the infobox.
 * deathdate: The date the bowler died. Use dyear . Click here for more information.
 * logogram: The type of logogram used for the bowler's name. Examples: kanji, hangul, hanja, simplified/traditional Chinese, etc.
 * logogramname: The name of the bowler written using the logogram format mentioned in logogram.
 * spacedtype: The furigana method used the spaced parameter. It would be either "Spaced hiragana" or "Spaced katakana".
 * spaced: Meant to be used more for Japanese names. A more simplified logogram method of writing the bowler's name. Can be written using hiragana or katakana.
 * championships: Also known as simply "wins", this is the total number of tournament wins credited to the bowler. Report only the total wins published by the JPBA.
 * 300games: The number of 300 games rolled by the bowler. This number should be what the JPBA publishes. If the bowler has never rolled a 300 game, leave this field blank, and instead use the highgame parameter.
 * highgame: The highest score rolled by the bowler, other than 300. If the bowler rolled a 300 game, this parameter should be left blank, as the 300games field indicates that he has rolled at least one 300 game.
 * highseries: The highest 3-game series rolled by the bowler.
 * videourl: The full URL pointing to either a video file, or a page containing a sample video, of the bowler's form. It should not be a complete game; just one or two shots is enough.
 * sponsors: A list of one or more of the bowler's sponsors.
 * blogurl: The full URL pointing to the bowler's official blog page.

Examples


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Porting to other MediaWikis
The infobox template requires the tidy extension to be installed, and may not work with other MediaWikis the WP:TRAN has a version of Infobox that has been modified to work on other MediaWikis.