Template talk:MilRanks

Layout / necessity / canonicity

 * 1) If this table must stay, it should be structured as one of this along-the-bottom-of-articles charts, arranged so the Army ranks go above Navy, which is above Marines, etc. It consumes too much real estate with this new skin in place over there on the right side.
 * 2) Regardless of its layout/position, I don't think this is necessary or illuminating in any way. A category for ranks is perfectly sufficient.
 * 3) Finally, there is a pretty flagrant canon issue here. Currently, horizontal bars take the place of where "real life" ranks would be if they had been mentioned in the show. However, since the show apparently has said nothing about such ranks or grades, it's not our duty to concern ourselves with them inside this project. Structured with those bars, it's a distraction at best and it dawdles uncomfortably in the realm of speculation.

Remember, I'm not trying to be ridiculous here. We all know that those missing grades exist in the show, but that doesn't matter. The policy is to reject any speculation about stuff not explicitly stated. A chart like this, which lays out iu content, is no different. The chart has to be deleted or restructured accordingly. 04:39, November 27, 2010 (UTC)