On 7/20/06, ScottL <scott(a)mu.org> wrote:
My impression of the trivia sections is that
they serve a very
important purpose. They are the compromise that keeps the trivia out of
the rest of the article. Now I am not saying I like them, but if you
remove them then the contents of the section will work its way back into
the article. It will be spread out where readers will find it and it
will reflect poorly on us. Now if its keep in a trivia section the blow
to our image is less or possibly totally mitigated, and I admit
sometimes I am in the mood for a bit of trivia.
They should be flagged with a big TRIVIA WARNING template.
Steve
Probably though most the time I see them under there own level 2 or 3
heading of Trivia. I think an actual "OMG TRIVIA WATCH OUT!" kinda box
would disrupt the flow of the article. Heck I don't much care for the
spoiler warning templates though obviously they are necessary.
The best solution is to teach editors not to want to include trivia
to begin with.
SKL