, 10 August 2010 (UTC) 
 :::::::We could build the functionality into the infobox infobox, but it would require separate parameters for minutes and seconds (and perhaps hours); and each instance of the infobox would still require editing, to make use of those new parameters. Editors don't seem to have a problem using  or , which work in similar fashion, but if they don't want to use , they can still enter plain text and another editor, or bot, will make the conversion later.  (User:Pigsonthewing); ;   
 :::::::It's not at all "silly to format the track duration to fit a template when you can write it out in plain text"; the plain text cannot be understood by computers; the template ensures that each comment is wrapped with pre-defined HTML classes so that they can. Nobody is saying that  should be madatory - just as  or  are not.  (User:Pigsonthewing); ;  13:41