Template talk:Hammer

I think the current version of the hammer () makes the curlingbox look very busy and confusing. I think the revisions should be undone. -- MrBeijingles (talk • contribs) 01:38, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The previous version provides no context, and is essentially unnecessary decoration. It should certainly not be restored. Alternative layouts which provide the same information in a textual format would be great. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 09:30, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The previous version doesn't need to provide context as it is part of how the World Curling Federation and all national federations and curling clubs display match results. Often these organizations simply use a circle or dot to indicate which team had the opening end hammer, without giving an explanation about what it means because it is assumed that most viewers know what that means. Therefore, the icon itself with the "hammer" label is not "decorative", but informative. Adding "hammer" after the icon, is redundant. Perhaps a better solution would be including a link to the explanation of the hammer as part of the hammer template. -- MrBeijingles (talk • contribs) 18:38, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]