User:Monkbot/Task 9: Ship infobox lists

list comparison
unordered list plainlist ship infobox list
  • item 1
    • item 1a
  • item 2
    • item 2a
      • item 2a1
  • item 1
    • item 1a
  • item 2
    • item 2a
      • item 2a1
  • item 1
    • item 1a
  • item 2
    • item 2a
      • item 2a1

Monkbot task 9 was created to standardize lists in ship article infoboxen and operates primarily on the content of Category:WPSHIPS:Infobox list errors.

In the past, the WP:SHIPS infobox usage guide required unbulleted lists for reasons of limited available space and for aesthetics. Editors used a variety of other methods to create lists in infoboxes. These included <br /> line break HTML tags and the use of {{br}}, {{plainlist}} and {{unbulleted list}} templates. Problems with these methods are:

  • use of <br /> and {{br}} make visually 'correct' lists that are not correct for those who use screen readers. See MOS:ACCESS §Vertical lists.
  • limitations in Mediawiki:Common.css, prevent {{plainlist}} and {{unbulleted list}} from correctly rendering multi-level lists