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*'''CASE ONE: The underwritten page'''. In these cases, the page has no, or inadequately short, leads and synopses. If a picture is placed right at the start of the "Plot" section on such an underwritten page, the infobox will push it down. This can cause it to appear at a place other than where the editor intended. An example of such a page is ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''. The solution here is easy: give the article a good and meaningful lead and a reasonable synopsis. | *'''CASE ONE: The underwritten page'''. In these cases, the page has no, or inadequately short, leads and synopses. If a picture is placed right at the start of the "Plot" section on such an underwritten page, the infobox will push it down. This can cause it to appear at a place other than where the editor intended. An example of such a page is ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''. The solution here is easy: give the article a good and meaningful lead and a reasonable synopsis. | ||
*'''CASE TWO: Weird whitespace.''' Because the TOC/infobox forms a long block on the right side of the page, any extra whitespace within the first few paragraphs of the article will be exaggerated. Two cases in point are ''[[The Aztecs]]'' and ''[[Something Borrowed]]''. The TOC shift isn't '''making''' that whitespace. It was already there. It's merely highlighting it. The whitespace shouldn't be there, so the solution is to edit it out. | *'''CASE TWO: Weird whitespace.''' Because the TOC/infobox forms a long block on the right side of the page, any extra whitespace within the first few paragraphs of the article will be exaggerated. Two cases in point are ''[[The Aztecs]]'' and ''[[Something Borrowed]]''. The TOC shift isn't '''making''' that whitespace. It was already there. It's merely highlighting it. The whitespace shouldn't be there, so the solution is to edit it out. | ||
*'''CASE THREE: When the first picture is put on the right.''' If the first picture is placed at the right, and it is on an underwritten page, this can force that first picture to appear all the way at the bottom of the TOC. Just to keep us in Hartnell territory, such an example is at ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''. The simple solution is merely to edit the picture so that it's on the '''left'''. The effects of this can be seen at ''[[The Daleks]]'' or ''[[Fragments]]''. In terms of standard design theory, the first picture in the body should never have been placed at the right, anyway, because it should be "balancing out" the infobox. | *'''CASE THREE: When the first picture is put on the right.''' If the first picture is placed at the right, and it is on an underwritten page, this can force that first picture to appear all the way at the bottom of the TOC. Just to keep us in Hartnell territory, such an example is at ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''. The simple solution is merely to edit the picture so that it's on the '''left'''. The effects of this can be seen at ''[[The Daleks]]'' or ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]''. In terms of standard design theory, the first picture in the body should never have been placed at the right, anyway, because it should be "balancing out" the infobox. | ||
All of these problems are easily corrected by '''improving the article'''. Thus they are not, in my view, reasonable objections barring the permanent implementation of the TOC-at-right. | All of these problems are easily corrected by '''improving the article'''. Thus they are not, in my view, reasonable objections barring the permanent implementation of the TOC-at-right. | ||
