I would suggest to move the detailed specification tables to a separate page and only present a compact specification here that is more in line with other pages on Tekwiki. The article otherwise seems overloaded with data. Gregor (talk) 20:17, 27 February 2021 (MST)
I agree. The detailed specification tables are great, but they make the page too long when they're inline. A couple of possible ideas:
- Move the detailed specs to a different page, as you suggested.
- Possible refinement: Create a new subpage, like the "Repairs" page, for "Specs".
I suspect that a lot of Tekwiki viewers aren't even aware of the subpages so, if we chose to go that route, we might need link from the instrument page to the Specs subpage to ensure the relevance of the Specs subpage. There are some clumsy/confusing aspects of the subpages, though, or at least how we are currently using them. Lots of pages have a "Repairs" subpage where it doesn't make sense, e.g., "Howard Vollum/Repairs". I'm sure we could employ/invent some sort of multiple inheritance class/templating scheme for the pages, but one of the goals is to keep the wiki editable by people who aren't Mediawiki experts. The similarity in look and the applicability of documentation from Wikipedia to Tekwiki is an asset. I'm in favor of having a Specs subpage and I'm not going to lose sleep over the fact that Howard Vollum will get a Specs page, as well. (But if we could fix that without burdening the casual user with extra complexity, it would be nice.) Kurt (talk) 05:35, 28 February 2021 (PST)