Template talk:InfoBoxForLangProduct

Why do we need this?

Bluntly speaking, I am opposed to this template. Its marginal benefit is the single "original product" field, a niche application in what is already a narrow application field - there aren't too many German BT products to begin with, and those that are merely translations of US products (especially novels) arguably don't require an article of their own. Conversely, those original products that do warrant an article are not usually based off an "original product", rendering this subtype of Product Infobox self-defeating and redundant.

In my opinion, the drawback of having a second Product Infobox, and thus more administrative overhead, far outweights any benefit this template may have. Remember that templates are supposed to be helpful tools, and need to be simple and easy to use. Having to decide which of two largely identical infoboxes to use isn't helpful imho. Frabby (talk) 04:07, 5 June 2018 (EDT)

I am going to agree with Frabby on this one and vote that we do not really need it. On a quick glance the only additional info line I can see is the "Original Product" and if that is a qualifier I will have the urge to add it to really poor products like TRO: Succession Wars that had virtually no original writing and are a derivative product. Doing that would widen the scope of the infobox but not by much.--Dmon (talk) 04:41, 5 June 2018 (EDT)