Forum:Proposal: use Infoboxes to supplement longer background sections

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Hb1290 Administrator 8 April 2021 Reply or edit Report post

There's a tendency on our larger pages for the Background section to become a wall of text, for example Viacom_(pre-2006). I think we could supplement these sections with an infobox to provide readers with the key facts at a glance. Below is a screenshot of how this would look on the aforementioned page. I've used PortableInfobox as it suits the look of the wiki more than the Wikipedia equivalent and template construction is simpler The template is at Template:Infobox company. At the moment it's got the essentials, but of course more parameters could be added as needed. What do you think?

Dreamcast99 User 9 April 2021 Reply or edit Report post

I like this idea.

CnowEnt User 9 April 2021 Reply or edit Report post

I don't think we need the image there because we already have image captures But other than that, I think it's a good idea

SubparMario63 User 9 April 2021 Reply or edit Report post

I think this'd make pages a lot easier to digest, I'm for it. I feel though that instead of listing subsidiaries, It'd just be easier to name the current parent company and link to its category page (like for this example, ViacomCBS/CBS)

Hb1290 Administrator 9 April 2021 Reply or edit Report post

I don't think we need the image there because we already have image captures — User:CnowEnt For that matter, I'd probably get rid of the top header too since the title kinda makes it redundant. I feel though that instead of listing subsidiaries, It'd just be easier to name the current parent company and link to its category page — User:SubparMario63 You make a good point. A more comprehensive list and better navigation around the wiki.