Happy-melon wrote: > Eeewwwwww.... > > What's any different between this and a {{#author: }} parser function apart > from the inability to access it from the wikitext? As noted, it's perfectly > possible for the data to be in a separate field on the upload form, either > by default or by per-wiki hackery. This is likely to result in as many "why > can't I edit the bits of wikitext which diff, history, transclusion (let's > not forget the enormous can of worms mucking around with the wikitext will > open up there), etc assure me is there??" questions as it solves "what does > this brace structure do?" ones. > > --HM
Good point about transclusion. That question wouldn't be asked since they would be editable above, just in a different input box than the main content. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l