Template talk:Item infobox
Remove "descriptions"
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Current time: Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 13:08 GMT
This parameter has always confused me. At first I believed it was meant for visually impaired readers, but that's certainly not it since this is the only infobox to feature this option. The guide in the template page is very vague about what it's for ("description: describe the item / for various items" What does that mean?). It has come to be interpreted as "visual description", which reminds me of those "eye color"/"hair color"/etc. parameters in fandom wiki character infoboxes, which just describe the image that's right above them. It also has an obvious limitation, since items can have different visual appearances in different games, and these are described in the body of the article anyway, so it just ends up being either useless or inconvenient.
This option at the moment feels like a worse version of alternative text, and I cannot see a better purpose for it, so I suggest removing it from this template.
Proposer: Shiny K-Troopa (talk)
Deadline: January 13, 2021, 23:59 GMT
Remove "description" from the template
- Shiny K-Troopa (talk): Per proposal.
- Waluigi Time (talk) No matter which way it's used, it's redundant and handled better by the article content or images.
- DarkNight (talk) Per all.
Keep "description" as part of the template
- 1JUST1: Against proposal. They are not simply a visual sight but are used to quickly explain their function so you can directly see their purpose in the game (see Super Note Block).
Comments
@1JUST1: I think you're referring to the "Effect on player" line of the template (which, to be fair, I have similar problems with, but that's not the proposal). The description in that infobox is "A multicolored block with white ♩ quarter notes on its sides." Shiny K-Troopa (talk) 16:08, December 30, 2020 (EST)
Couldn't the description just be repurposed as an image caption? Kinda looks nicer that way even in spite of pointing out the obvious. 
It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 17:04, January 1, 2021 (EST)
- Personally, I feel like a banner labeled "description" looks a little too flashy for an image caption. I like how captions are used (to say which game the art is from) and formatted currently, simple as it is, and it's consistent with other infoboxes. Shiny K-Troopa (talk) 23:34, January 1, 2021 (EST)
