On 20.08.2011, 22:23 Martijn wrote:
> On wikimedia projects that are not Wikipedia (Wikia in specific comes
> to mind) I often find myself using templates that have not been
> defined on that installation. The English Wikipedia (which I am most
> familiar with) has many very usefull templates, especially the
> {{citeFoo}} templates, but numerous others as well. Trying to 'import'
> one is a bit of a pain though. Many templates depend on other
> templates, and it is not often very clear how (as a fun exercise for
> the reader, try to import the {{convert}} template to a new wiki, and
> see how easy it is!). I was wondering if it might be a good idea to
> include a standard template library to Wikimedia installations,
> containing a set of utility templates along with the Wikimedia
> distribution. I'm cross-posting foudation, for possible discussion if
> this is desirable, and wikitech, for possible discussion if this is
> feasable.
Don't forget, English is one of 300-something languages we support.
And users of other languages typically don't feel comfortable with
using English templates, because words like "cite book", "author" and
"link" are meaningless to them. So we're speaking about 300+ sets of
templates. This is both unmaintainable and burdensome. And don't
forget, not every MediaWiki (that's how our software is called, not
Wikimedia!) will want them. I would suppport a system that downloads
them on-demand, however shipping zillion templates out of the box is
simply out of the question.
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Best regards,
Max Semenik ([[User:MaxSem]])
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