Forum:CT Archive/Empty infoboxes

A dispute has come up on Comprehensive article nominations/Ryan Kaufman regarding whether articles should contain empty infoboxes. Examples can currently be seen on Unidentified smuggler (Level 2142), Roberts, and Ryan Kaufman. My opinion of this type of infobox is that it looks ugly and serves no purpose, therefore it should be removed until such time as one or more fields can be filled out. Others disagree. A decision needs to be made here.

I propose two options for voting. Option 1 would require an appropriate infobox even if empty. Option 2 would prohibit empty infoboxes. Exact wording is under the voting headers below, and would be added to both Layout_Guide and Layout_Guide/Out-of-universe. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Jedi Council Chambers 07:34, February 23, 2015 (UTC)

Option 1: Require infobox even if empty
Proposed policy: "Each article must contain an appropriate infobox, even if no information can be placed in it other than the name of the subject. Exceptions can be made for generic subjects for which no appropriate infobox exists."

Option 2: Prohibit empty infoboxes
Proposed policy: "Articles should not contain empty infoboxes. An empty infobox is defined as one in which no fields can be filled out other than the name of the subject due to limited information. Such infoboxes should be removed from the article until such time as more information can be added."


 * 1) As proposer. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Jedi Council Chambers 07:34, February 23, 2015 (UTC)

Discussion
A "no consensus" outcome here would be problematic, since it does not appear that there is a policy or a clear status quo to revert to. While I will leave it to the discretion of other admins, particularly the closing admin, I do suggest that this be a simple plurality vote for the sake of establishing consistency. &mdash;MJ&mdash; Jedi Council Chambers 07:34, February 23, 2015 (UTC)