Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26185947-20150319084629/@comment-15636815-20150319182815

I just spent 40 minutes writing and editing some ideas here. When I clicked "Preview", everything locked up. The only way to get the page back was to kill everything I wrote. Enormously frustrating.

Now, you'll get just a summary, instead. If you have questions or need clarification about anything, please ask.

It's probably a good idea for this to be a category page and for Infobox train to assign appropriate locomotives to it automatically. We're working on redesigning all the major infobox templates, anyway, so I'll make sure we add this capability to the template.

"Electric locomotives usually require U-235..."

This statement and three similar statements are inaccurate. Electric locos always pay dispatch tax in U-235. It just so happens that a few of them pay a tax of zero units of U-235. Some people will interpret "usually require U-235" to mean, "Sometimes they require U-235, and sometimes they require something else that the author didn't mention." Readers will know they're on a page about tax-free locos, so they already realize these locos are exceptions to the rule. That means that the word "usually" adds no benefit to the statement. It does add the potential for confusion, though. I recommend removing it.

Likewise, "right now" tells the reader nothing. Right when? How does he find out? And how old was the author's information when he wrote "right now"? Use a date instead (with Template:Date, of course). Then, if Pixel does create a tax-free steamer, readers understand that the page isn't wrong; it just needs to be updated.

Finally, grab a cup of coffee and take your time reading through the Emperor page. I have a feeling you'll find something there that will surprise you. :P