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===Tables=== | ===Tables=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|UniWiki:Manual of Style/Tables}} | ||
Tables are a way of presenting links, data or information in rows and columns. They are a complex form of list. Tables might be used for presenting mathematical data such as multiplication tables, comparative figures, or sporting results. They might also be used for presenting equivalent words in two or more languages; for awards by type and year; complex discographies; etc. Consideration may be given to [[Help:Collapsing|collapsing]] tables which [[ | Tables are a way of presenting links, data or information in rows and columns. They are a complex form of list. Tables might be used for presenting mathematical data such as multiplication tables, comparative figures, or sporting results. They might also be used for presenting equivalent words in two or more languages; for awards by type and year; complex discographies; etc. Consideration may be given to [[Wikipedia:Help:Collapsing|collapsing]] tables which [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Scrolling lists and collapsible content|consolidate information covered in the prose]]. | ||
=== Related topics (navigational lists)=== | === Related topics (navigational lists)=== | ||
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=== References and external links === | === References and external links === | ||
'''Reference lists''' show information sources outside of | '''Reference lists''' show information sources outside of the UniWiki. The two most common types are: | ||
* "Web hyperlinks" – lists of links to web addresses other than | * "Web hyperlinks" – lists of links to web addresses other than the UniWiki, under the heading "External links" | ||
* "References" – lists of academic journal articles or books, under the heading "References" | * "References" – lists of academic journal articles or books, under the heading "References" | ||
==Accessibility== | ==Accessibility== | ||
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==Size== | ==Size== | ||
{{ | {{hatnote|See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Article size#Lists, tables and summaries|Wikipedia:Article size#Lists, tables and summaries]]}} | ||
Consideration should be given to keeping embedded lists and tables as short as feasible for their purpose and scope: material within an embedded list should relate to the article topic without going into unnecessary detail; and statistical data kept to a minimum. | |||
Consideration should be given to keeping embedded lists and tables as short as feasible for their purpose and scope: material within an embedded list should relate to the article topic without going into unnecessary detail; and statistical data kept to a minimum | |||
Some material may [[Wikipedia: | Some material may [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Page size#Readability issues|not be appropriate]] for reducing or summarizing using the [[Wikipedia:WP:Summary style|summary style]] method. Consideration may be needed to either keep all the material embedded in the main article or split it off entirely into a sub-article. | ||
Some information, such as "Notable people" or "Alumni", which may be read for context or scanned for content, may be formatted with a section lead and a descriptive, bulleted list, or as prose, depending on size. If the list is long, is unable to be summarised, but is not appropriate for splitting out, then a section lead, with a descriptive, bulleted list may be more appropriate than a long prose section. | Some information, such as "Notable people" or "Alumni", which may be read for context or scanned for content, may be formatted with a section lead and a descriptive, bulleted list, or as prose, depending on size. If the list is long, is unable to be summarised, but is not appropriate for splitting out, then a section lead, with a descriptive, bulleted list may be more appropriate than a long prose section. | ||
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== Bulleted and numbered lists == | == Bulleted and numbered lists == | ||
* Do not use lists if a passage is read easily as plain paragraphs. | * Do not use lists if a passage is read easily as plain paragraphs. | ||
* Use proper wikimarkup- or template-based list code ''(see [[ | * Use proper wikimarkup- or template-based list code ''(see [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Lists]] and [[Wikipedia:Help:List]])''. | ||
* Do not leave blank lines between items in a bulleted or numbered list unless there is a reason to do so, since this causes the | * Do not leave blank lines between items in a bulleted or numbered list unless there is a reason to do so, since this causes the MediaWiki software to interpret each item as beginning a new list. | ||
* Use numbers rather than bullets only if: | * Use numbers rather than bullets only if: | ||
** a need to refer to the elements by number may arise; | ** a need to refer to the elements by number may arise; | ||