Template:InfoBoxCharacter/doc

Usage instructions

Please mind that this template is meant only for fictional characters within the BattleTech universe. For articles about real persons who are relevant to BattleTech, use Template:InfoBoxRealPerson instead.

• Copy and paste the following code into the top of the article, filling the appropriate fields. If a field is unknown, leave it blank.
• For the image field, just the name of the image is sufficient. e.g., Example.jpg, Example.png, etc.

{{InfoBoxCharacter
| image               = 
| name                = 
| birthdate           = 
| died                = 
| othernames          = 
| affiliation         = 
| profession          = 
| battlemech          = 
| parents             = 
| spouse              = 
| children            = 

}}

Explanation

All entries except birth and death dates are optional, meaning that the respective row does not appear if the field is left blank (or, in the case of "name", the article name is inserted if no other information is given).

image =

Image file link of the person in question. Simply use the format filename.extension without any wikicode (e.g. "battletech.jpg").

name =

The real name of the person in question; in case of doubt, the true or correct civil name (e.g. "Anastasius Focht" was an assumed name of the man whose real name was Frederick Steiner; in this case, the "Name" would be Frederick Steiner and "othernames" would list his well-known alias). In some cases, a person may only be known under an assumed name; in this case, put "Unknown" into this field.

othernames =

Known aliases or appellations for the person in question (redirect links should be in place).

birthdate =

Date of birth (with reference if possible); preferably in day/month/year format the year will do if the exact date is not known.

died =

Date of death; same format as for birth date above.

affiliation =

The Great House(s), Clan(s) or faction(s) with whom the character is prominently associated.

profession =

The character's best-known profession or occupation (e.g. "General").

battlemech =

The character's signature BattleMech(s), if any.

parents =

The character's parents (separate with a <br />)

spouse =

The character's spouse(s), if any. (Separate with a <br /> is applicable)

children =

The character's offspring, if any. Trueborn, cloned or otherwise bio-engineered offspring should be noted in paranthesis, and explained in the article text.