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.
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.
Paper Mario
| Recipe | Result
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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