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One user [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_feature_films_with_gay_characters&type=revision&diff=1097087409&oldid=1097084298 reverted this], saying "Do not add rows just for countries. Don't muck up the list and its formatting. Don't make the table more complicated for editors to edit" while [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_feature_films_with_gay_characters&type=revision&diff=1097096971&oldid=1097087409 I said] that "putting all the countries into one row makes the chart inaccessible... and I'd argue it violates [[WP:ACCESSIBILITY]]. And it doesn't add too much complexity and it can be easily followed". Instead of changing anymore of the page, I decided to post here. If this isn't the right place, then I'd be glad to post this somewhere else instead. Is the change I did in line with MOS for a table such as this? Should it be used? [[User:Historyday01|Historyday01]] ([[User talk:Historyday01|talk]]) 19:50, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
:{{re|talk:Historyday01}} Both are accessible, but the second one is more complex for the screen reader to read making it more difficult to understand, so simpler table structures are always preferred. In addition, the simpler comma delimited list better follows [[MOS:NO-TABLES]] recommendations when comparing a comma list to cells. [[User:Jroberson108|Jroberson108]] ([[User talk:Jroberson108|talk]]) 20:29, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
::Hmm. That makes sense. I will admit that I've done the second option more than the first as I believed that using the commas would mess up the "country" category. But, I'm totally ok with a simpler table anyhow, as it makes it easier to edit. [[User:Historyday01|Historyday01]] ([[User talk:Historyday01|talk]]) 21:38, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
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