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== relief map as default? ==

I've seen several of these with normal political maps, but the nature of the ancient sites is largely unrelated to modern-day political subdivisions. Shouldn't we make the relief maps the default? --[[User:Joy|Joy]] ([[User talk:Joy|talk]]) 09:16, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

== Pushpin label default value ==

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sandboxed [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AInfobox_ancient_site%2Fsandbox&diff=1316587824&oldid=1315094968 here], for default label paremter. For example see pushpin map label of [[Giza pyramid complex]]. Thanks, [[User:Hooman Mallahzadeh|Hooman Mallahzadeh]] ([[User talk:Hooman Mallahzadeh|talk]]) 09:59, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

== Precolumbian ==

So I was getting ready to clean out {{clc|Category:Pages using infobox ancient site with unknown parameters}} and there are [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/TemplateParam.php?wiki=enwiki&template=Infobox+ancient+site 238] pages still using {{para|precolumbian}}. There is a comment in the code saying ''{{tq|precolumbian {{=}} yes  - non-functional tracking parameter, do not remove/change}}''. However that value, {{code|precolumbian}} is NOT used for any tracking category nor is it listed as a valid parameter in the [[Module:Check for unknown parameters|Check for unknown parameters]]. Is it serving some purpose I'm not seeing? '''[[User:Zackmann08|<span style="color:#00ced1">Zack</span><span style="color:#007F94">mann</span>]]''' (<sup>[[User_talk:Zackmann08|Talk to me]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Zackmann08|<span style="color:orange;">What I been doing</span>]]</sub>) 05:34, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
: I think it is a legacy of the merging of {{TLX|Infobox Pre-Columbian site}} into {{TLX|Infobox ancient site}} on 2016-03-27. See [[Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2014_April_21#Template:Infobox_dava|this TFD]]. I assume that all uses of the template were converted and the parameter added as a record of the change. See {{diff||712119696||this diff}}. I think it is safe to simply remove the parameter. Nine years is a long time... — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 11:06, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
:: I have done a few, but many of the infoboxes need other fixes, so it is not an easy AWB task — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 11:25, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
:::{{Ping|GhostInTheMachine}} thanks for the info. Not having looked at transclusions yet, what {{tq|other fixes}} have you found that are required? '''[[User:Zackmann08|<span style="color:#00ced1">Zack</span><span style="color:#007F94">mann</span>]]''' (<sup>[[User_talk:Zackmann08|Talk to me]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Zackmann08|<span style="color:orange;">What I been doing</span>]]</sub>) 17:51, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
::::Technically, none are required, but many of the articles seem to be quite old and created either by the same editor, by an old data import or from a common template. The infobox often includes a flag (see [[MOS:INFOBOXFLAGS]]) and the US ones often have USA (see [[MOS:USA]]). Some seem to use a child {{TLX|infobox nrhp}} for the designation, when there are specific infobox parameters for that (see {{diff||1316945938||this edit}}). I have also seen some odd text "thrown in" under {{param|architectural_details}} — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 18:16, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::{{facepalm}} so in other words, there are ''issues''... Well when I'm done with my current project, I'm happy to help tackle those that you haven't gotten to. '''[[User:Zackmann08|<span style="color:#00ced1">Zack</span><span style="color:#007F94">mann</span>]]''' (<sup>[[User_talk:Zackmann08|Talk to me]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Zackmann08|<span style="color:orange;">What I been doing</span>]]</sub>) 18:22, 15 October 2025 (UTC)