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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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== 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; | ||