Board Thread:Wiki discussion/@comment-18014300-20190429201344/@comment-18014300-20190430000007
Wow those tables on Persian Shamshir and Syrian Sabre are so incredibly ugly. The one on pages like Sword and Mace is 1000 times better imho.
Just to get this straight, so the table on Agamemnon's Helmet is now correct and Master Assassin's Hood isn't right?
I don't think I actually understand what you mean with the lead sentences part, it's probably the language barrier. What I understand is that in case of for example the Pilos Helmet the whole sentence about Kassandra should be removed? Or...?
Yes, the table at Agamemnon's Helmet is correct while the table at Master Assassin's Hood is incorrect. I'm sorry that you find it extremely ugly. I wonder if you can describe in more detail what is it about it that's ugly to you. Personally, I think it looks cleaner and easier on the eyes.
I also want to clarify that I wasn't the one who decided on the table style for these articles, which was decided by older editors years before I became a contributor here myself. It's just that it stands to reason to be consistent across all our articles. I suppose if you guys really have problems with the older table styles, we can all discuss changing it, but only if many of you guys really hate it.
The sentence about Kassandra at Pilos Helmet... it maybe should be removed or maybe can stay. Because it's in the second paragraph, I think it might be okay. The main point is that it shouldn't be describing it in relation to Kassandra in the first sentence or paragraph.
The first sentence should define the term. For example, the first sentence of Florentine Falchion reads "The Florentine Falchion was a sword obtainable by Ezio Auditore da Firenze during the 15th and 16th centuries". This is wrong because the Florentine Falchion isn't defined as a sword which could be acquired by Ezio. It is defined as a falchion of Florentine origin.
Another example is Herakles' Mace. The first sentence reads "Herakles' Mace was a legendary club obtained by the misthios Kassandra during the Peloponnesian War". This is incorrect again because the defining detail about Herakles' Mace is that it is alleged to be the legendary club of Herakles, not that it is a club that Kassandra gets. That Kassandra gets it later is an important detail that should be stated afterwards, like in the second or third sentence, but not in the first.
I hope this is clearer. I apologize for the language barrier. What is your native or dominant language?