Wikipedia:Table namespace
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This is a namespace to put tables in. That is, if you don't feel like using the already established template namespace or just adding the table to the page.
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The "Table:" namespace has been disabled again until the community makes up its mind if it really wants it or not. This page thus doesn't currently apply to anything.
| Namespaces | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject namespaces | Talk namespaces | ||
| 0 | (Main/Article) | Talk | 1 |
| 2 | User | User talk | 3 |
| 4 | Wikipedia | Wikipedia talk | 5 |
| 6 | File | File talk | 7 |
| 8 | MediaWiki | MediaWiki talk | 9 |
| 10 | Template | Template talk | 11 |
| 12 | Help | Help talk | 13 |
| 14 | Category | Category talk | 15 |
| 100 | Portal | Portal talk | 101 |
| 118 | Draft | Draft talk | 119 |
| 126 | MOS | MOS talk | 127 |
| 710 | TimedText | TimedText talk | 711 |
| 828 | Module | Module talk | 829 |
| 1728 | Event | Event talk | 1729 |
| Former namespaces | |||
| 108 | Book | Book talk | 109 |
| 442 | Course | Course talk | 443 |
| 444 | Institution | Institution talk | 445 |
| 446 | Education Program | Education Program talk | 447 |
| 2300 | Gadget | Gadget talk | 2301 |
| 2302 | Gadget definition | Gadget definition talk | 2303 |
| 2600 | Topic | 2601 | |
| Virtual namespaces | |||
| -1 | Special | ||
| -2 | Media | ||
| Current list | |||
All pages in this namespace (and its talk space)
This is another plan for a table namespace; however, it will probably require an extension or similar.
Purpose
The purpose of the table namespace is to:
- Hold verifiable data
- Be transcludable in articles as supplementary (not absolutely essential) information
- Simplify the wikitext of articles with complex tables by keeping it on a separate page
The table namespace should not be used when:
- The article itself is meant to be a list
- The data presented in the table is possibly subjective; for example, a plot summary.
Format
See Table:Example for a suggestion