[Wikipedia-l] Avoid tables -- keep it simple!

[Jimmy Wales]

I tend to agree.  But then, I like my web pages ugly and functional.

Karl Eichwalder wrote:

> The English Wikipedia often is overdesigned; example:
> http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait (and probably many a lot other
> countries).
> 
> 1. It's hard to edit tables
> 
> 2. Cut-and-paste does not work that good
> 
> 3. It isn't browser friendly; in lynx it comes out this way:
> 
>                                         CAPTION: Dawlat al Kuwayt   
>                                                                     
>                              Kuwait flag medium.png KUW-coat.gif    
>                                    (In Detail)                      
>                                                                     
>                                              National motto: None   
>                                          Official language Arabic   
>                                                    Capital Kuwait   
>                                                        Emir Jabir   
>                                               Prime minister Saad   
>                                                              Area   
>                                                           - Total   
>                                            - % water Ranked 153rd   
>                                                        17,820 km²   
>                                                        Negligible   
>                                                        Population   
>                                                    - Total (2001)   
>                                            - Density Ranked 141st   
>                                                         2,041,961   
>                                                           115/km²   
>                                        Independence June 19, 1961   
>                                                    Currency Dinar   
>                                                  Time zone UTC +3   
>                              National anthem Al-Nasheed Al-Watani   
>                                                  Internet TLD .KW   
>                                                  Calling Code 965   
> 
> Yes, it's right aligned :-(  I'm not sure whether you will rate it as a
> lynx bug, though...
> 
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