Forum:CT:Infobox threshold

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The result of the debate was Oppose. JangFett (Talk) 14:37, August 31, 2013 (UTC)

I have seen quite a few infoboxes being added to articles where there is only information for the name and one other field. Given that this is basically an empty infobox, I think that the addition of an infobox in such circumstances is unnecessary and looks pretty clunky. Given that the information in the one field will already be in the main text of the article, I propose adding a note to the Infobox section of the Layout Guide that infoboxes should only be used where there is information for two or more fields. An example would be Barrckli. --Eyrezer (talk) 03:08, August 24, 2013 (UTC)

  • Infoboxes should only be used where there is information for two or more fields (in addition to the article's name).

Support

  1. --Eyrezer (talk) 03:08, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  2. Menkooroo (talk) 05:30, August 24, 2013 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. No. If there's information that can go in the infobox—any information—then it should go in the infobox, even if it's the only thing. This is regardless of whether it's the era, the gender, species, etc. Cade GalacticRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit Calrayn 03:09, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
    • Presumably this is any information in addition to the name? --Eyrezer (talk) 09:28, August 26, 2013 (UTC)
  2. Exiled Jedi Oldrepublic crest (Greetings) 03:17, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  3. I find infoboxes make the article look neater, even if it's only 2 fields filled. Supreme Emperor (talk) 03:19, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  4. Per Cade. —MJ— Council Chambers 05:06, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  5. lolnope IFYLOFD (Enter the Floydome) 05:33, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  6. Bleh. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 05:46, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  7. Trip391 (talk) 05:49, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  8. It makes it easier to add new info later. LOST-Malachi (talk) 05:53, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  9. MasterFredCommerce Guild(Whatever) 12:11, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  10. 1358 (Talk) 15:09, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  11. Green Tentacle (Talk) 15:28, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  12. no no no no no no no no no. Per Cade and Floyd.—Cal JediInfinite Empire (Personal Comm Channel) 18:45, August 24, 2013 (UTC)
  13. Ayrehead02 (talk) 15:27, August 25, 2013 (UTC)
  14. meh JangFett (Talk) 16:42, August 25, 2013 (UTC)
  15. Even a very short infobox is better than no infobox at all.--Dionne Jinn (Something to say?) 18:24, August 25, 2013 (UTC)
  16. <-Omicron(Leave a message at the BEEP!) 18:31, August 25, 2013 (UTC)
  17. Yeah, gonna bandwagon here. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 22:58, August 25, 2013 (UTC)
  18. I always thought single-line infoboxes looked silly, but then I thought I should echo Dionne Jinn here. Plus consistency, yay team. Corellian PremierJedi symbolThe Force will be with you always 23:46, August 25, 2013 (UTC)
  19. I think pages just don't look quite right to me without infoboxes. Commander Code-8 You lost the game! 08:16, August 29, 2013 (UTC)

Discussion

  • I'm happy enough to see a snowball, but I should clarify: should those opposing be interpreted as supporting a "one field" minimum? I.e., name plus one piece of information? (Or are people happy to see an infobox with only the name...!) --Eyrezer (talk) 09:28, August 26, 2013 (UTC)
    • I think that there should be at least one field in the infobox to have one; just having an empty infobox with the name seems like overkill to me.--Exiled Jedi Oldrepublic crest (Greetings) 14:20, August 26, 2013 (UTC)
      • Yeah, I think the informal CAN page consensus on this one has traditionally been that no fields (beyond name) = no infobox. Menkooroo (talk) 14:22, August 26, 2013 (UTC)
  • I have a question about Barrckli. Why is the "Organization" infobox being used for him instead of the "Species" infobox?--Richterbelmont10 (come in R2!) 16:19, August 26, 2013 (UTC)
    • Because we don't know whether it's a species. I believe Barrckli was mentioned only once in passing, so the editor chose an organization infobox to be safe. Cade GalacticRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit Calrayn
  • While we're on the subject of infoboxes, I would like to request that more infoboxes in Wookieepedia:Template messages/Infoboxes have an explanation of what goes into the Data Fields. For example, the Ship template has a wonderful guide that explains what goes into each field. However, most of the other infoboxes do not have such helpful guides. For example, in Template:Event, what goes into the "Key" field? A guide would be very helpful in this instance.--Richterbelmont10 (come in R2!) 17:11, August 26, 2013 (UTC)
    • In this case, |key= corresponds to Key participants. While you're right that a guide would be helpful, you can check articles that are using the infobox to see examples of each field. Cade GalacticRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit Calrayn 17:13, August 26, 2013 (UTC)