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.


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