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Hi Tom thanks for the feedback.
Agreement about the icons - 4 types is enough. I'll make some adjustments this weekend. I'm thinking of beefing up the way we do attributions- self-note look at the Cite extension properly. Was previously using the Template:Star icon for that.
Regarding number of icons - I want to use them as bullet points. Partly because there shouldn't really be a 'flow' to the article - when it comes to fixes, there shouldn't be a point that is more than 2 sentences long. Using a bullet format forces people to be as concise as possible (people tend to waste precious space by saying 'an advantage is that.. a disadvantage however, is..' etc.) I think by forcing icon/bullet point usage it makes finding a fix a lot easier (especially as the content is nested).
Issues - I initially wanted Issues and Fixes and Unresolved Issues because I wanted to include points like 'there is no FOV slider', 'no option for mouse acceleration'. However we've put these at the top of the article with the new templates which present 'missing' essential features very quickly. With the rest of the issues, I don't think there needs to be a distinction between resolved and unresolved issues - it just creates an unnecessary 2nd level header. People tend to just want to know succinct info on an issue in my opinion. What do you think?
I can see your point regarding using icons as bullet points and it does make sense. I still feel that we need to have distinct resolved and unresolved issues however - not only does it separate issues which have been dealt with from those outstanding, therefore offering a rough guide as to how good the PC port/version is, it also makes it easier for people to contribute - they can quickly see which issues don't have fixes and therefore if they decide they have a fix for an unresolved issue they can spot this more quickly and add their fix to the article.
Also, I think if you're searching for a fix for your problem, its nice to know quickly and definitively if there is currently no fix, and the "Unresolved Issues" header serves this purpose.
Finally, I think it just plain looks nicer xD
-Tom
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