User:Technetium/Sandbox

Outline a consistent table format for "Recipes" sections

Recently on the wiki's Discord server, the user PalaceSwitcher brought out how inconsistent the recipe tables are for Paper Mario series item pages. They even went through every page and categorized how the tables on each differ, determining that 12 variations exist. 12! Dreadful. Where's the ~~lamb sauce~~ consistency?!

With that said, I think it would be best if we simply come up with a new table format altogether, and then implement it onto all these pages for both consistency and better readability. Many pages are also missing recipes, and this will make it easier for those to be completed. Another issue with how things are handled now is the fact that there is one big table per page, requiring another column to specify which game(s) the recipe is in. Not only does an extra game column make the table clunkier, but it's harder for a reader to spot the exact game they're looking for. Sure, there might be repeated recipes on a page, but I feel the benefits of having one table per game outweigh this negative (which I don't even consider to be one, necessarily). A few pages also incorporate item icons into their tables, which I think should be the case on every page because they really help with readability; by splitting by game, we can use game-specific icons (and names too, now that I think about it).

So, here's what I'm thinking the Recipes section of these pages could look like with the new table format. We'll use the Mushroom Steak as an example, considering it's a recipe found in all three games. Note that each game will be its own subsection on the actual pages, as doing so here would just mess up the formatting of the proposal.

Paper Mario

Recipe	Result
Ultra Shroom	Shroom Steak
Life Shroom + Dried Shroom
Life Shroom + Mushroom
Life Shroom + Ultra Shroom
Ultra Shroom + Mushroom
Ultra Shroom + Super Shroom
Ultra Shroom + Volt Shroom
Ultra Shroom + Dried Shroom
Life Shroom + Super Shroom
Shroom Steak + Potato Salad	Deluxe Feast

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Recipe	Result
Ultra Mushroom	Mushroom Steak
Life Mushroom + Dried Mushroom
Life Mushroom + Mushroom
Life Mushroom + Ultra Mushroom
Ultra Mushroom + Mushroom
Ultra Mushroom + Super Mushroom
Ultra Mushroom + Volt Mushroom
Ultra Mushroom + Dried Mushroom
Life Mushroom + Super Mushroom
Life Mushroom + Golden Leaf	Mushroom Steak (International) Life Mushroom (Japan)
Life Mushroom + Turtley Leaf
Ultra Mushroom + Golden Leaf
Ultra Mushroom + Turtley Leaf
Mushroom Steak + Healthy Salad	Zess Deluxe