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 |
Super Paper Mario
Recipe | Result |
---|---|
Ultra Shroom Shake | Shroom Steak |
Shroom Steak + Gorgeous Steak | Dyllis Deluxe |
Shroom Steak + Roast Shroom Dish |
Feel free to leave any ideas you have for the new table outline in the comments!
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