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::::: As MM is saying go specific, go succinct. To reiterate a point I made earlier on the page: | ::::: As MM is saying go specific, go succinct. To reiterate a point I made earlier on the page: | ||
::::I guess what I'm saying is that an infobox should be about ''economy''. Find the fewest amount of words to indicate the truest sense of the episode, and you've solved the riddle. | :::::I guess what I'm saying is that an infobox should be about ''economy''. Find the fewest amount of words to indicate the truest sense of the episode, and you've solved the riddle. | ||
:::So: "[[London]]", not "[[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]], [[Europe]], [[Earth]]". Or "[[Paris]]", not "[[Paris]], [[France]]" (''but'' [[Paris, New Mexico]], because that won't be expected). Or [[New York City]] or [[New York (state)|State of New York]], because [[New York]] is too vague. Equally, I understand the distinction some people make when they link to things like Kingdom of France instead of just France, or the Colony of Virginia instead of just Virginia, but it's really not necessary for the infobox. Remember, we're trying to limit the vertical size of the infobox. I mean, I love Wookieepedia, but some of their infoboxes are ''truly'' out of control, and they make mobile viewing a sheer misery. A big part of this exercise is not just achieving a standard look to infoboxes but also to make them ''consumable'' in a matter of seconds. So, choose the right word or two, remember that our users can click on links so they don't need to be spoonfed every bit of detail, and all will be well. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} <span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">22:56: Sun 11 Mar 2012 </span> | :::::So: "[[London]]", not "[[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]], [[Europe]], [[Earth]]". Or "[[Paris]]", not "[[Paris]], [[France]]" (''but'' [[Paris, New Mexico]], because that won't be expected). Or [[New York City]] or [[New York (state)|State of New York]], because [[New York]] is too vague. Equally, I understand the distinction some people make when they link to things like Kingdom of France instead of just France, or the Colony of Virginia instead of just Virginia, but it's really not necessary for the infobox. Remember, we're trying to limit the vertical size of the infobox. I mean, I love Wookieepedia, but some of their infoboxes are ''truly'' out of control, and they make mobile viewing a sheer misery. A big part of this exercise is not just achieving a standard look to infoboxes but also to make them ''consumable'' in a matter of seconds. So, choose the right word or two, remember that our users can click on links so they don't need to be spoonfed every bit of detail, and all will be well. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} <span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">22:56: Sun 11 Mar 2012 </span> | ||
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