Thanks to Wikidata and Module:Wikidata [1], it is now possible [2] to include a basic infobox in an article using a single line, rather than the usual lengthy piece of wikicode (which new users could find off-putting). For a live example, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole_Telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole_Telescope
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:Wikidata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:Wikidata [2] for an example of how to enable this for your favourite infobox, see the source code of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_telescope
Thanks, Mike