I've noticed a handful of object descriptions in the preliminary screenshots that do not mention the name of the object. They remind me of the little in-jokes in Katamari Damacy, a funny throw-away one-liner. Humor is important; just remember the purpose of a description is to mention the name of the thing being described.
The description appears on mouse-over, and the name of the item is listed above it in your inventory. EDIT: You should show an image of what you're talking about in the OP, maybe.
Hunting through old videos, trying to find an example. OK. Take the Starbound stream archived here. at 13:25 or so. The description for the object, I think it was "classicglass," couldn't quite see it, is merely "But why is the wine gone?" The table has the same problem. "For hosting ALL the feasts!" See what I mean? I'm not sure how many in-game objects have similar non-description descriptions, since we have limited information, but my suggestion would merely be to amend them properly. "A wine glass. But why is the wine gone?" "A classic table for hosting ALL the feasts!" (The descriptions for the chair and cider are fine, ditto for dirt, clay, etc.)
It's interesting to see how much they've changed it. In fact, I'm not even sure whether what I saw was newer or older than this, but I know this one is a bit old. Actually, in this video the name of the item doesn't even show up when you pick it up. I assume that will eventually be changed. Considering all this, it would be nice if the name of the item was mentioned in the description, even if it was a bit redundant. Gotta love the part when he shows off all the basic armors, though.
