Why are you changing the episode table?
There are 3600 articles that use the Episode list template inside a standard wikitable, instead of inside its sister template, Episode table. This has a number of issues, all of which impact readers and especially readers with a visual impairment.
There's a lack of consistency. e.g column titles The first column in an episode table usually shows the overall number of a particular episode in the life of a series. All the headings below are for just a single column overall number of episodes. Although some look the same, behind the scenes they all have different table code.
| No. overall |
No. overall |
No. overall | Overall | No. | Nº | Nº | No. in Series |
Number in series |
Series # |
Nº | # | Nº | Total no. |
Episode no. | No. in series |
Nº | No. | # |
|---|
Tables that contain colour info that isn't actually working
The complexity and interaction between fixes gets more and more complex, because of the vast number of table code combinations. Something that worked yesterday, now causes errors on the next page you try to modify. Only about 30 articles into this, but already the amount of AWB code is huge. Have to cater for every little difference in the many different styles of table code.
Average speed, 1 per day (until I hit Kingdom Hospital)
Inconsistencies: Headings changing between tables on the same page
Misuse: Bending episode list to fit, when it should have been book list and book table doing the job properly.
Colour
Bad examples
All the below are genuine examples of table header colours that were in active use on Wikipedia.
Police Squad!
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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Mighty Orbots
| Nº | Title | Written by: | Original air date |
|---|
Tijuana Toads
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Story by: | Release date |
|---|
Messiah (British TV series)
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions) |
Original airdate |
|---|
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions) |
Original airdate |
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| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions) |
Original airdate |
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| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions) |
Original airdate |
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Horrendous 'What the hell were you thinking' examples
My Favorite Martian
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|
| No. series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|
Scenes from a Marriage
| # | Title | Original airdate |
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Sea Hunt
| Nº | Title | Original air date | PC |
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Longstreet (TV series)
Two for the price of one with this one
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | PC |
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| Nº | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | PC |
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Bug Juice
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
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Dates
3499 - 2024-08-09
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