Talk:Road Trips Volume 4 Number 5

Should a placeholder be created for the "Length" field in the infobox?

Since this article was written before the actual release of the CD, some of the information typically present in the article (such as track lengths and total time) are not yet available. I was wondering if it would be prudent to enter a placeholder value for the infobox "Length" field so it doesn't get overlooked as a field to be populated when the data is available. I admit that "???" is probably somewhat undesirable, but perhaps "TBD" would be an acceptable alternative? I'm open to thoughts/suggestions, especially from those with more experience than I have. — PAIRdoc ^•talk• 13:09, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

For infobox values that are not known yet, such as the length of the album, I think it's best to leave them blank. There's an good chance that someone will come back later and fill them in, even if we don't do it ourselves. I think question marks or "TBD" are kind of distracting, and don't help the average reader. This would also apply to the text of the article, in my opinion. — Mudwater ^(Talk) 13:33, 12 October 2011 (UTC)