Wikipedia:Disinfoboxes can be useful

605
605
Overview
Operator	Metroline
Garage	Edgware
Vehicle	Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President; Alexander Dennis Enviro400
Peak vehicle requirement	1
Night-time	No night service
Route
Start	Edgware
Via	Burnt Oak
End	Mill Hill
Length	3 miles (5 km)
Service
Level	Schooldays only
Frequency	1 am journey and 1 pm journey
Journey time	27–29 minutes
Operates	7:45am until 8:12am; 3:35pm until 4:04pm
	"Performance" (PDF). tfl.gov.uk.

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"Disinfoboxes" are infoboxes that some editors are against using, on the grounds that disinfoboxes contain what they see as unnecessary repetitions of facts already presented in an article's lead or oversimplified dissemination of information that is devoid of necessary context and nuance. However, many infoboxes that are commonly nicknamed disinfoboxes can actually be very useful, albeit ones that should be used with care. It should also be remembered that, per MOS:INFOBOXUSE: "The use of infoboxes is neither required nor prohibited for any article. Whether to include an infobox, which infobox to include, and which parts of the infobox to use, is determined through discussion and consensus among the editors at each individual article".

Explanation

Disinfoboxes usually provide an easily readable, accessible summary of the article in hand. They make it easy to find out about the key facts in an article without having to locate them within its main body.

While there is repetition, these "disinfoboxes" make it easy for readers to find the key information.

Example

London Buses Route 605

The 605 is a Transport for London contracted bus.. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.

Route departing Edgware

•Edgware tube station Bus Station •Edgware Community Hospital •Burnt Oak Broadway •Burnt Oak tube station •Mill Hill Broadway railway station Forecourt •Mill Hill Circus •Mill Hill County School

Route departing Mill Hill

•Mill Hill County School •Mill Hill Circus •Mill Hill Broadway railway station Forecourt •Burnt Oak tube station •Burnt Oak Broadway •Edgware Community Hospital •Edgware tube station Bus Station

External links

Full timetable (PDF)

Analysis

The article above is an example of a stub article which has been merged into a larger article, London School Buses. The infobox is classed as a disinfobox because it is longer than 1/3 of the article. However, the infobox is clearly placed in the usual position. It provides many key details, such as bus route length, journey time, PVR and more which would all otherwise have to be incorporated into the text, which would result in an article which is:

unpleasant to read
does not meet or appear to meet the general standards of Wikipedia
of poor quality
difficult to read and comprehend

On the other hand, the box does not summarise the article, it supplements it.