Forum:Logbook Templates

This forum will be for the discussion of the Logbook Templates. It is strongly recommended that you view these pages before joining the dicussion: Template:Infobox Logbook and Template:Infobox Multiple Logbooks.

As some of you are aware, I have created these infoboxes for the purpose of replacing the current Logbook entry headings. My reasoning behind this is that the templates will create a uniform style for the headings, as at the moment there are some variations around the wiki. I hope that these templates will create an official method and be easy to implement. Another reason for their use is to generally streamline the wiki, having templates will the wiki be more proffessional and streamlined. Below is the format I wish to use the infoboxes in articles, compared to the current method:

Current method
Under the heading "Logbook entry/entries", the information is presented in this manner: (the creature Miniroid is used as an example) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: "Miniroids, tiny and weak, will travel in a flock for protection. They float and fly about in search of sustenance. Those that survive will grow quickly, becoming the feared parasites known throughout the cosmos as Phazon Metroids."

This method uses italics and speech marks. It is potentially difficult for a new user to implement these, either from lack of wikitroid style knowledge or otherwise. Also itallics do not work if the text is segmented into different lines. Quite a few of these style headings are lacking in itallics or do not use the correct punctuation (i.e. Logbook Entry when it should be Logbook entries etc)

Proposed method
With this method, the user must scroll down to below the summary bar. Here they can find the "Insert Template" field. From here they can select Infobox Logbook, which will insert the infobox where the user's cursor is positioned in the editing box. Now they can add the text of the Logbook entry into the "text" field and the game name into the "game" field. It's basically self-explanitary. Here is the entry as it will appear in wiki code:

And here is the infobox as it will display in the article:

Discussion
Here you may vote to decide whether the new Logbook style should be implemented or not. Use Agree to agree that the template should be used in articles over the current method, Disagree if you do not agree to the idea of the new implementation of the templates, and Neutral if you are not sure. You may also include a Comment to reply to a vote and/or suggest ideas to modify the new template. Hell Kaiser ryo12 [ ADMIN ] (Talk&bull;Contribs) 15:29, May 3, 2010 (UTC)


 * Agree - as creator. I am open to ideas for changing the template's colour, shape as well. Hell Kaiser ryo12 [ ADMIN ] (Talk&bull;Contribs) 15:29, May 3, 2010 (UTC)