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Why is the infobox short? Where is the information about belligerents and other information commonly seen in an infobox?
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The Syrian civil war is an ongoing multi-sided conflict in Syria involving various state-sponsored and non-state actors.
[From the opening sentence of the lead]
Previously, this article had a very long infobox, which attempted to capture the complex relationships between the many belligerent parties in this civil war and present other information such as strengths and casualties.
An RfC was held proposing a substantially shorter version as we now see ( Talk:Syrian civil war/Archive 51#RfC on infobox).
To summarise some key points, an infobox is a simple, at-a-glance summary of key points from the article. It is unsuited to capturing nuance and complex information. Quoting from MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE:
The less information that an infobox contains, the more effectively it serves its purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance.
The consensus of the RfC was for the substantially shorter version of the infobox.
The whole article needs a rewrite, it for example lists allied forces as bellingerents. And it's locked so that nobody can actually do anything to deal with its problems.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.78.207.102 ( talk) 07:02, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
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A Wikipedia article on an HTS offensive says that HTS main significant gains in 2022, but I don’t see any of those gains features in the map. Should this be updated?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/?title=Northern_Aleppo_clashes_(October_2022)&diffonly=true LordOfWalruses ( talk) 14:53, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
Is there any reason for it to be removed, shouldn’t it be there like almost every single article Imnotarealhumanhehe ( talk) 22:30, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
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Question
Why is the infobox short? Where is the information about belligerents and other information commonly seen in an infobox?
Answer
The Syrian civil war is an ongoing multi-sided conflict in Syria involving various state-sponsored and non-state actors.
[From the opening sentence of the lead]
Previously, this article had a very long infobox, which attempted to capture the complex relationships between the many belligerent parties in this civil war and present other information such as strengths and casualties.
An RfC was held proposing a substantially shorter version as we now see ( Talk:Syrian civil war/Archive 51#RfC on infobox).
To summarise some key points, an infobox is a simple, at-a-glance summary of key points from the article. It is unsuited to capturing nuance and complex information. Quoting from MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE:
The less information that an infobox contains, the more effectively it serves its purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance.
The consensus of the RfC was for the substantially shorter version of the infobox.
The whole article needs a rewrite, it for example lists allied forces as bellingerents. And it's locked so that nobody can actually do anything to deal with its problems.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.78.207.102 ( talk) 07:02, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
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A Wikipedia article on an HTS offensive says that HTS main significant gains in 2022, but I don’t see any of those gains features in the map. Should this be updated?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/?title=Northern_Aleppo_clashes_(October_2022)&diffonly=true LordOfWalruses ( talk) 14:53, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
Is there any reason for it to be removed, shouldn’t it be there like almost every single article Imnotarealhumanhehe ( talk) 22:30, 30 July 2024 (UTC)