> 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.
Yes, a good basis for a fork, a version which is Wikipedia ready, in so far as possible, including all extensions, basic templates and stylesheets, and items that a standard Wikipedia installation is dependent on. Fred _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l