Forum:Platform 'bug' icons placement

Discussion
I've noticed an inconsistency in where the platform icons are placed in the 'bugs' section. Are there guidelines on whether they should go either at the end of the sentence (like on this page) or at the beginning (like this one)? Just for the sake of the pages being uniform, I think someone should make a guideline about where the icons should go. I apologize if this has been discussed before, but I haven't seen anything concerning this issue yet. 06:49, April 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * I notice this, too. I prefer them at the end of the entry, and I move them there when I find them. The issue, I think, is that they sit slightly below the line, and so they look odd at the beginning of a line.--Gothemasticator 07:06, April 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * Are you still using Chrome, Goth? If the icons are below the line, it's likely browser-specific; they're supposed to be on line level. Regarding the placement, there are no guidelines yet. I originally added them to the beginning of the line when I created the template, and the ones at the end of the line are likely the result of phoenix' bot replacing the existing "confirmed on" texts. -- Porter21 (talk) 08:04, April 24, 2010 (UTC)

I have been primarily placing any manual icon insertions at the beginning, as this was how Porter had initially done it on the Broken Steel bugs page. In this regard, I think it provides a visual index for the reader to quickly scan to check for pertinent bugs that may be applicable to their platform.

Since that time, I have noticed a number of editors placing them at the end of the reports, and have to say I've warmed to this form of presentation, in that it doesn't affect the natural-flow readability of the notes, with consistent text start points.

As regards to the bot, I have at this stage focussed on making an initial step towards improving the current extremely wide variety of haphazard and inconsistent confirmation notes with standardized in-place edits.

In summing up, I would say I hold a neutral view, not holding one particular style as inherently preferable as they both have their merits, so in that regard I would have to leave any decision to other contributors.

Well that's my thoughts for now :) 08:54, April 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, I think they look a bit more consistent at the beginning of the sentence. That way, they're all even. At the end of the sentence, they're all over the place because not every sentence is the same length. I dunno, maybe I'm OCD :P

18:00, April 24, 2010 (UTC)

Conclusions
The general informal consensus seems to be placement at the beginning of the applicable note. As a result, I currently have H4rkn355 moving existing and converted platform tags to this standardized formatting. 03:37, April 29, 2010 (UTC)