Steve Bennett wrote:
The contents box seems to cause endless problems with article layout, particularly when combined with an infobox[1], or when the intro section is short compared to the number of sections in the article.[2] The result always seems to be a huge white space between the intro and the rest of the article.
I don't really see a problem with that. Whitespace can often make something easier to read, especially where the alternative is to confuse the eye with lots of clutter.
Then again, maybe the TOC should be slightly smaller font and layed-out in two columns (like some References/Footnotes sections are)?