https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23853
Summary: unnamed template parameters should not overwrite
explicitly numbered parameters
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: Templates
AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
ReportedBy: wal...@email.com
[[meta:Help:Template#Mix of named and unnamed parameters]] explains this
problem. The last sentence is particularly relevant: "the direct assignment of
the value '1' to parameter 3 is later overwritten by the third unnamed
parameter."
For instance, if you write {{example template|3=A|B|1=C|D|E}}, and the template
consists simply of {{{1}}}-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}}, the result would be C-D-E rather
than the more logical C-B-A (where the "first" unnamed parameter, B, takes the
place of the first unassigned numbered parameter) or C-D-A (where simply
explicitly numbered parameters take precedence over the implicit numbering).
I think the first alternative, C-B-A, makes most sense, but either approach
would be better than the current behavior.
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