Forum:Crafting pages format.

A discussion cropped up about the format of pages that contain crafting information, specifically ammunition pages.

Other pages have had crafting tables added to them to tidy things up, like this.

With ammunition crafting, there are several possibilities:
 * 1) A separate table for each ammo type (i.e. AP, HP, etc.) in each section.
 * 2) A comprehensive table as part of the Characteristics section.
 * 3) A transcluded section from the main crafting page.

Examples of the tables are here.

Note that a transcluded table might be altered by long infoboxes, causing layout problems.

Any opinions on the matter are appreciated. -- FourWayDiablo (talk) 16:52, October 21, 2011 (UTC)

I've already voiced my opinion on FourWayDiablo's talk page, but though I should bring it here for others to see. A compressive table with all ammo type on it would be much better than the separate tables for each ammo type, since it would reduce the amount of white space on the page (basically wasted space).

As for transclusion, I don't think it's necessary to transclude from the crafting page to the ammo page, since (as GhostAvatar said on FourWayDiablo's talk page), transclusion makes changing information easier after an add-on or patch comes out, but since Fallout: New Vegas has shut off the lights, no more add-ons or patches are coming out, hence transclusion being irrelevant. --Kastera (talk) 19:57, October 21, 2011 (UTC)


 * But has it shut off, I know there are no more DLC's planned, but is there to be no more patches for the game? Additionally, are you sure all the data in the tables currently is 100% correct? And if a mistake is found by another editor, can you be sure they will update all the pages and not just the one page? Personally I am always in favour of transcluding, where it is possible to fit in the current lay out, for these very reasons. Data doesn't need to be cross checked and manually updated on every page. All it takes is one edit on one page to correct the issue across the board. User avatar tag.gif Avatar talk.png 18:32, October 22, 2011 (UTC)


 * According to this, Obsidian turned off the lights three weeks ago and didn't plan on making another patch. My only problem with transclusion is that I don't like working with markup language that often :P. --Kastera (talk) 20:58, October 22, 2011 (UTC)