Template talk:Infobox deity

Suggestion to remove repetitious "equivalent"

In the section in which equivalents are listed, would it be possible to set up the template so that the word "equivalent" appears only in the label and not in the list itself? Looking at Melqart, for example, the appearance of the list would be simplified to:

Greek Herakles

Roman Hercules

Repeating "equivalent" unnecessarily each time makes the box longer than it needs to be (a problem with infoboxes, which often intrude on the second section and displacing an image chose to illustrate that section) because every entry requires two lines rather than one, which also creates awkward blank space. Cynwolfe (talk) 18:53, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

I agree. The repetition of "equivalent" is redundant, and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE itself states that infoboxes are more effective the less information they contain, as this allow[s] readers to identify key facts at a glance, and that we should exclude unnecessary content. I also think it might be worth noting the dicussion at Talk:Zeus#Deity equivalencies, where (at the end) the idea of removing the "Equivalents" section altogether was suggested. – Michael Aurel (talk) 12:17, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Implemented the removal of the word "equivalent".--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:47, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Thoughts on removing "equivalents"?

What do others think of this comment, left at Talk:Zeus, and, more broadly, the suggestion of removing the "____ equivalent" fields from this template? – Michael Aurel (talk) 00:51, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

I would strongly support this. Paul August ☎ 04:12, 25 November 2024 (UTC)