I can do this.

-Robert



On 12/20/07, Larry Sanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I would like to ask for a brave volunteer to take the bull by the
> horns...and ''begin'' to document our many templates on a new
> [[CZ:Templates]] page, which are often very different (and intentionally
> so)
> from Wikipedia templates.  You might start here:
>
> http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10
>
> Obviously, ignore all the metadata and credit templates.  It's frankly
> getting ridiculous that we do not have a central location explaining the
> various templates we have available.
>
> As you go through the templates, delete any that aren't being used.  You
> can
> check whether they're being used by clicking the "What links here" link,
> in
> the left-hand links (the toolbox).  A list of "questionable" or "puzzling"
> templates, also on [[CZ:Templates]], would also be handy.
>
> I would also like to introduce two operational rules (which might also go
> on
> [[CZ:Templates]]):
>
> (1) If you introduce any template that would introduce some new feature
> across many articles, let other people know, e.g., in the forums.  Don't
> presume to start new practices solo.  Others will probably not follow you,
> and if they do, an unexamined practice might end up being more trouble
> than
> it's worth.
>
> (2) Whenever you create a new template, document what it does on
> [[CZ:Templates]].
>
> (Yes, yes, this is something we should have been doing from the start.
> Better late than never!)
>
> I think we might also need a [[CZ:Categories]] page as well.  Our
> categories
> are better-documented, but there are still several "special" categories
> that
> only some people use, which I'm sure you can agree is sometimes
> problematic.
>
> Just taking a stand against cruft,
> Larry
>
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