Template talk:Unique items nav box

Lozenge or em-dash?
I reverted the "&mdash;" back to "&loz;" to be consistent with other recently created navboxes involving weapons and/or professions. If folks think em-dashes look better, let's change them all (after, I hope, a bit of discussion). &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 18:34, December 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * I used the mdash because it's the only other symbol that's been used (other than the dot and the arrow for the minis). And, based on previously accepted nav boxes, they should all be on the same line and separated by a dot. --JonTheMon 19:49, December 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * The one-line template you mention is used in . I prefer the two line option used in this box (plus, , & ).
 * If the list is not alphabetical, then there's no particular reason to use a single line.
 * Two lines visually distinguishes core from non-core professions.
 * The &loz; visually separates factions from nf profs and fits better with the dot (as vaguely discussed here).
 * I confess, had I found the Professions Nav Box when I was looking for a template to duplicate, I would have copied its code instead of boldly asserting my preference. Now that we have two styles, maybe we can ask for other opinions and standardize based on whatever people would like to see.  &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 22:29, December 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * To be frank, the lozenge looks silly. It's supposed to be making a more important distinction than the dot, yet it is less significant visually - it takes up the same width but is hollow instead of solid.  The increased width of the mdash would work much better.  &mdash;Dr Ishmael Diablo_the_chicken.gif 22:47, December 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * Rats. I had the opposite impression: the em-dash (who lives to separate phrases) looked out-of-place to me. If we go this route (two lines, visually distinguish NF/Factions), would it work better to use hollows in between the profs and a solid dot else where? e.g.


 * Or am I just trying to hold onto an idea whose time will never come? (Maybe because I had a sore-throat when I was looking for an alternate, I still like the lozenge.)  &mdash; Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 22:59, December 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * You know, with a lot of them, they don't really have much impact at all; like, you could just omit them and put a nbsp in there, and it wouldn't look much different. aka, I still don't like it. --JonTheMon 01:35, December 15, 2009 (UTC)