User blog:JoshuaJSlone/More more more data

When it comes to data, I look at it like a buffalo, and want to use every part. With that in mind, there are a couple things I think could start being added to pages, but am looking for feedback on things like formatting, placement, or whether they're just too much and don't seem like a good idea.

#1: Catalog codes

There are a few of these hidden throughout the wiki, but as a rule it seems we don't list them. I like the catalog codes because they're both a short way to specify a particular edition of a particular release, and they're official so they're extremely widely used. If I'm looking to Google for information or a cover image, it's the catalog code I'm trying first. They're easy to find; discography pages almost always list them, and they're a standard part of the release info I display at DohBell.

My main concern was where to place this information without being too intrusive? We sometimes have things like multiple release dates showing on different lines, but considering how many editions are released for some singles having a code per line could get pretty crazy. Then I realized the obvious thing might be to just place each code with the appropriate cover, so most of them are tabber-ed away. At User:JoshuaJSlone/test/Tachiagirl I've got a copy of the regular Tachiagirl page but with the codes added in as example.

#2: Album credits

We add song credits where available already, but haven't gone this far. This is something that can't be added in as easily as it's not information that I think is easily available online, but for that reason it also makes it more valuable, even if it's not as immediately interesting as who composed and arranged a song. It's also more difficult to add because even if you've got a fair number of physical discs and the included booklets as I do, there's a chance they'll be in kanji and so way beyond what I could type up at this point. But I'm not suggesting this become a priority, just a possibility. Again my main worry was making this mass of information available without cluttering things up, but I think Template:ShowHide is a good answer for that--though there's always the issue that it doesn't work for mobile. Again I copied an existing page with the new information added in (above Oricon Chart Positions) at User:JoshuaJSlone/test/All of Tanpopo.