[TheList] Wikitables

Fri Apr 30 15:56:15 AEST 2021

Hey there, cheers for bringing this up! I think a "how-to" is a great idea,
so please, put that together. It would be great to get a consistent look
throughout the site with the Wikitables.

I must admit, I have followed the existing trend on a page, so as not to
upset anyone. But again, a consistent look would look great.

I do share the sentiment that a bit of double-checking has to be done
before saving changes. But hey, a stitch in time saves nine! I'm happy to
do my bit and support the site by editing when I can.

James.

On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 at 17:32, Craig <cokekid at orcon.net.nz> wrote:

> Do we like the cleaner Wikitable formatting for some areas on the wiki
> over basic pre-formatted text?
>
> It has it's pros and cons. Pro is it's neater to find stuff, cons is the
> mobile phone formatting can be hit and miss if the column widths/auto
> scaling don't match going down the index pages. And pure amount of
> typing and checks needed to make sure your formatting has the right
> number of |s and !s
>
> Originally I took a leaf out of ZL3TMB playbook and made some effort to
> keep 'closer to home' area looking snazzy using Notepad++ find/replace
> rules and copy stuff back converting the majority of popular services.
> And added some comment notes to one the pages with instructions on
> wikiformatting and how to lay it out to get similar results - which
> seems to have vanished. Or I simply can't remember where again.
>
> Thought others might pick it up and follow suit. Looking at edit history
> some certainly have (and even know more tips/formatting to change
> things) but there are still the odd Preformatted changes.
>
> Rather than having a single fall-guy (nee sucker) to do it site wide or
> impose on others 'home areas' which may upset if they like one format
> over the other,
> What's the general consensus. Will a quick how-to set in this thread
> with links to the common formats hereac help regular editors out in each
> region?
>
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