Template:Recurring event - Revision history

Magent: Add format: how the jam is actually run (circle, single mic, slow jam)

2026-09-23T03:55:26Z

Add format: how the jam is actually run (circle, single mic, slow jam)

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	* '''name''' - Event name. Defaults to the page title.		* '''name''' - Event name. Defaults to the page title.
	* '''type''' - Jam, Song circle, Open mic, Dance, Concert series, Residency, Workshop. Singular. Drives [[Property:Has event type\|Has event type]] and the category.		* '''type''' - Jam, Song circle, Open mic, Dance, Concert series, Residency, Workshop. Singular. Drives [[Property:Has event type\|Has event type]] and the category.
			* '''format''' - How the jam is actually run: Circle, Single mic, Slow jam, Song circle, Performance. See [[Property:Has jam format]]. A circle jam and a single-mic performance jam share an event type and are not the same evening, and this is the line a player reads before deciding whether to bring an instrument.
	* '''venue''' - The venue's page title. Becomes a link and a [[Property:Has venue\|Has venue]] annotation; a venue with no page yet becomes a redlink, which is the invitation to write it.		* '''venue''' - The venue's page title. Becomes a link and a [[Property:Has venue\|Has venue]] annotation; a venue with no page yet becomes a redlink, which is the invitation to write it.
	* '''location''' - Free text, for an event with no venue page — a fire hall, a parking lot, somebody's front room.		* '''location''' - Free text, for an event with no venue page — a fire hall, a parking lot, somebody's front room.
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	! Type		! Type
	{{!}} [[Has event type::{{{type}}}]]		{{!}} [[Has event type::{{{type}}}]]
			}}
			{{#if:{{{format\|}}}\|
			{{!}}-
			! Format
			{{!}} [[Has jam format::{{{format}}}]]
	}}		}}
	{{#if:{{{weekday\|}}}{{{start\|}}}\|		{{#if:{{{weekday\|}}}{{{start\|}}}\|

Magent: Document the naming convention for unnamed recurring events

2026-08-28T19:32:42Z

Document the naming convention for unnamed recurring events

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	</pre>		</pre>

			=== Naming ===
			Some recurring events have a name of their own — [[Witchgrass Wednesdays]] — and
			that name is the page title. Most have no name at all. An unnamed one takes the
			form '''<Weekday> jam at <Venue>''': [[Thursday jam at The Gaslight Dining
			Saloon]]. Predictable enough that an import bot can generate it and a reader can
			guess it, and it does not put a name on a jam that nobody in the room uses.

			Leave '''name''' unset in that case; the infobox falls back to the page title.

	=== Parameters ===		=== Parameters ===

Magent: Fix the missing space after the weekday in the When line; correct the docs on city, state and scene (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-08-28T19:25:13Z

Fix the missing space after the weekday in the When line; correct the docs on city, state and scene (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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	\|type=Jam		\|type=Jam
	\|venue=The Gaslight Dining Saloon		\|venue=The Gaslight Dining Saloon
			\|city=Rockerville
			\|state=South Dakota
			\|scene=Black Hills
	\|weekday=Thursday		\|weekday=Thursday
	\|start=18:30		\|start=18:30
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	* '''venue''' - The venue's page title. Becomes a link and a [[Property:Has venue\|Has venue]] annotation; a venue with no page yet becomes a redlink, which is the invitation to write it.		* '''venue''' - The venue's page title. Becomes a link and a [[Property:Has venue\|Has venue]] annotation; a venue with no page yet becomes a redlink, which is the invitation to write it.
	* '''location''' - Free text, for an event with no venue page — a fire hall, a parking lot, somebody's front room.		* '''location''' - Free text, for an event with no venue page — a fire hall, a parking lot, somebody's front room.
	* '''city''', '''state''', '''scene''' - ~~Usually unnecessary. The~~ venue page carries ~~these, and a query can reach~~ them ~~through~~ the ~~venue. Fill~~ them in ~~when there is no venue page~~.		* '''city''', '''state''', '''scene''' - Fill these in even when the venue page carries them too. [[Template:Recurring events]] filters on the event's own annotations, so an event that leaves them off will not appear in its own scene's listings.
	* '''weekday''' - Spelled out and singular: Thursday. The template renders it plural and derives [[Property:Has weekday number\|Has weekday number]] from it for sorting.		* '''weekday''' - Spelled out and singular: Thursday. The template renders it plural and derives [[Property:Has weekday number\|Has weekday number]] from it for sorting.
	* '''start''', '''end''' - Times. Give them in 24-hour form (18:30) — they are stored that way so they sort, and displayed as 6:30 pm. A 12-hour value is accepted and normalised.		* '''start''', '''end''' - Times. Give them in 24-hour form (18:30) — they are stored that way so they sort, and displayed as 6:30 pm. A 12-hour value is accepted and normalised.
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	{{!}}-		{{!}}-
	! When		! When
	{{!}} {{#if:{{{weekday\|}}}\|[[Has weekday::{{{weekday}}}\|{{{weekday}}}s]]}}{{#if:{{{start\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{weekday\|}}}\|, }}{{#time:g:i a\|{{{start}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{end\|}}}\| – {{#time:g:i a\|{{{end}}}}}}}		{{!}} {{#if:{{{weekday\|}}}\|[[Has weekday::{{{weekday}}}\|{{{weekday}}}s]]}}{{#if:{{{start\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{weekday\|}}}\|, }}{{#time:g:i a\|{{{start}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{end\|}}}\| – {{#time:g:i a\|{{{end}}}}}}}
	}}		}}
	{{#if:{{{recurrence\|}}}\|		{{#if:{{{recurrence\|}}}\|
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	{{!}}-		{{!}}-
	! City		! City
	{{!}} [[Has city::{{{city}}}]]{{#if:{{{state\|}}}\|, [[Has state::{{{state}}}]]}}		{{!}} [[Has city::{{{city}}}]]{{#if:{{{state\|}}}\|, [[Has state::{{{state}}}]]}}
	}}		}}
	{{#if:{{{scene\|}}}\|		{{#if:{{{scene\|}}}\|
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	{{!}}-		{{!}}-
	! Music		! Music
	{{!}} [[Has genre::{{{genre}}}]]{{#if:{{{genre2\|}}}\|, [[Has genre::{{{genre2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{genre3\|}}}\|, [[Has genre::{{{genre3}}}]]}}		{{!}} [[Has genre::{{{genre}}}]]{{#if:{{{genre2\|}}}\|, [[Has genre::{{{genre2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{genre3\|}}}\|, [[Has genre::{{{genre3}}}]]}}
	}}		}}
	{{#if:{{{host\|}}}\|		{{#if:{{{host\|}}}\|
	{{!}}-		{{!}}-
	! Host		! Host
	{{!}} [[Has host::{{{host}}}]]{{#if:{{{host2\|}}}\|, [[Has host::{{{host2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{host3\|}}}\|, [[Has host::{{{host3}}}]]}}		{{!}} [[Has host::{{{host}}}]]{{#if:{{{host2\|}}}\|, [[Has host::{{{host2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{host3\|}}}\|, [[Has host::{{{host3}}}]]}}
	}}		}}
	{{#if:{{{admission\|}}}\|		{{#if:{{{admission\|}}}\|

Magent: Create Template:Recurring event — infobox and semantic schema for jams, song circles, open mics and other standing weekly events (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

2026-08-28T19:18:34Z

Create Template:Recurring event — infobox and semantic schema for jams, song circles, open mics and other standing weekly events (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

New page

<noinclude>
== Recurring event ==
Template for the things that happen every week whether or not anyone books
them: jams, song circles, open mics, dances, residencies, showcases.

A recurring event is not a show. A show happens once and then it is history; a
recurring event is a standing invitation, and the useful fact about it is not
what happened last Thursday but that there ''is'' a Thursday. That is why this
template records a weekday and a time of day rather than a date, and why the
page it builds stays true for years at a stretch.

Use [[Template:Jam]] for jams — it is this template with the type filled in.

=== Usage ===
<pre>
{{Recurring event
|type=Jam
|venue=The Gaslight Dining Saloon
|weekday=Thursday
|start=18:30
|end=20:30
|recurrence=Weekly
|genre=Bluegrass
|genre2=Country
|host=Some Picker
|admission=Free
|established=1994
|image=Example.jpg
|website=https://example.com
}}
</pre>

=== Parameters ===
None are required, but an event with no weekday and no venue is not yet worth a
page.

* '''name''' - Event name. Defaults to the page title.
* '''type''' - Jam, Song circle, Open mic, Dance, Concert series, Residency, Workshop. Singular. Drives [[Property:Has event type|Has event type]] and the category.
* '''venue''' - The venue's page title. Becomes a link and a [[Property:Has venue|Has venue]] annotation; a venue with no page yet becomes a redlink, which is the invitation to write it.
* '''location''' - Free text, for an event with no venue page — a fire hall, a parking lot, somebody's front room.
* '''city''', '''state''', '''scene''' - Usually unnecessary. The venue page carries these, and a query can reach them through the venue. Fill them in when there is no venue page.
* '''weekday''' - Spelled out and singular: Thursday. The template renders it plural and derives [[Property:Has weekday number|Has weekday number]] from it for sorting.
* '''start''', '''end''' - Times. Give them in 24-hour form (18:30) — they are stored that way so they sort, and displayed as 6:30 pm. A 12-hour value is accepted and normalised.
* '''recurrence''' - Weekly, Every other week, First Saturday of the month. Defaults to Weekly.
* '''genre''' through '''genre3''' - What actually gets played.
* '''host''' through '''host3''' - Who runs it: the person who calls the tunes, the band that anchors it, the club that books it.
* '''admission''' - Free, $5, Free to players.
* '''established''' - Year it started, four digits.
* '''image''' - Photo, without the File: prefix. Commons files work — this wiki reads Commons directly.
* '''caption''' - Caption for the image.
* '''website''', '''calendar''' - Official page, and wherever the schedule actually gets posted.
* '''description''' - A sentence rendered under the infobox.

=== Notes ===
Times are local to the venue and always have been. A jam does not move when the
reader does, and storing an offset would only invite someone to convert it.

The weekday is stored twice on purpose: once as a word for a reader, once as a
number for a sort. A listings query that sorts on the word puts Friday at the
top of the week.

Two facts here are softer than they look, and both are worth writing prose
about rather than trusting to the infobox. The end time is a statement of
intent — a jam ends when the last tune ends. And the start time on the sign is
frequently not the start time in the room; if the sign says 6:30 and the first
break happens at 7, say so on the page.

To list these events somewhere — on a venue page, a scene page, a front page —
use [[Template:Recurring events]], which is the query side of the same schema.

[[Category:Infobox templates]]
</noinclude><includeonly>
{| class="infobox" style="width: 22em; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; float: right; clear: right; background: #f9f9f9;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #ca8; font-size: 1.2em; padding: 0.3em;" | {{#if:{{{name|}}}|{{{name}}}|{{PAGENAME}}}}
{{#if:{{{image|}}}|
{{!}}-
{{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0.5em;" {{!}} [[File:{{{image}}}|250px]][[profile::File:{{{image}}}| ]]{{#if:{{{caption|}}}|<div style="font-size: 0.85em; color: #555; padding-top: 0.3em;">{{{caption}}}</div>}}
}}
{{#if:{{{type|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Type
{{!}} [[Has event type::{{{type}}}]]
}}
{{#if:{{{weekday|}}}{{{start|}}}|
{{!}}-
! When
{{!}} {{#if:{{{weekday|}}}|[[Has weekday::{{{weekday}}}|{{{weekday}}}s]]}}{{#if:{{{start|}}}|{{#if:{{{weekday|}}}|, }}{{#time:g:i a|{{{start}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{end|}}}| – {{#time:g:i a|{{{end}}}}}}}
}}
{{#if:{{{recurrence|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Recurrence
{{!}} [[Has recurrence::{{{recurrence}}}]]
|
{{!}}-
! Recurrence
{{!}} [[Has recurrence::Weekly]]
}}
{{#if:{{{venue|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Venue
{{!}} [[Has venue::{{{venue}}}]]
}}
{{#if:{{{location|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Where
{{!}} {{{location}}}
}}
{{#if:{{{city|}}}|
{{!}}-
! City
{{!}} [[Has city::{{{city}}}]]{{#if:{{{state|}}}|, [[Has state::{{{state}}}]]}}
}}
{{#if:{{{scene|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Scene
{{!}} [[Has scene::{{{scene}}}]]
}}
{{#if:{{{genre|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Music
{{!}} [[Has genre::{{{genre}}}]]{{#if:{{{genre2|}}}|, [[Has genre::{{{genre2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{genre3|}}}|, [[Has genre::{{{genre3}}}]]}}
}}
{{#if:{{{host|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Host
{{!}} [[Has host::{{{host}}}]]{{#if:{{{host2|}}}|, [[Has host::{{{host2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{host3|}}}|, [[Has host::{{{host3}}}]]}}
}}
{{#if:{{{admission|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Admission
{{!}} [[Has admission::{{{admission}}}]]
}}
{{#if:{{{established|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Since
{{!}} [[Has established year::{{{established}}}]]
}}
{{#if:{{{website|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Website
{{!}} [{{{website}}} Official page][[Has website::{{{website}}}| ]]
}}
{{#if:{{{calendar|}}}|
{{!}}-
! Schedule
{{!}} [{{{calendar}}} Listings][[Has calendar url::{{{calendar}}}| ]]
}}
|}
{{#if:{{{weekday|}}}|{{#set:Has weekday number={{#time:w|{{{weekday}}}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{start|}}}|{{#set:Has start time={{#time:H:i|{{{start}}}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{end|}}}|{{#set:Has end time={{#time:H:i|{{{end}}}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{description|}}}|{{{description}}}

}}[[Category:Recurring events]]{{#switch:{{{type|}}}|Jam=[[Category:Jams]]|Song circle=[[Category:Song circles]]|Open mic=[[Category:Open mics]]|Dance=[[Category:Dances]]|}}
</includeonly>