Difference between revisions of "Category:Templates"
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This initial interest drops rapidly, however, and drops off into the "long tail" period where a few core members do all the work, for many years. This is where templates come into their own, and if pages have been created using them, allow these few members to make sweeping improvements across many articles in a fraction of the time. | This initial interest drops rapidly, however, and drops off into the "long tail" period where a few core members do all the work, for many years. This is where templates come into their own, and if pages have been created using them, allow these few members to make sweeping improvements across many articles in a fraction of the time. | ||
The rationale was discussed on the [[http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Template_talk:Function Geck Wiki]], for those interested in history. | |||
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If making edits to a template, please click the "what links here" link to the left to find which pages use the template, and make sure they are not broken by your changes. | If making edits to a template, please click the "what links here" link to the left to find which pages use the template, and make sure they are not broken by your changes. | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 17 February 2012
Templates are helpful tools for consistently formatting or tagging articles.
Rationale
Historically, game-editor wikis go through a phase of having many edits by interested players when they are first released: during this phase, templates do cause a greater learning curve and more work for all editors.
This initial interest drops rapidly, however, and drops off into the "long tail" period where a few core members do all the work, for many years. This is where templates come into their own, and if pages have been created using them, allow these few members to make sweeping improvements across many articles in a fraction of the time.
The rationale was discussed on the [Geck Wiki], for those interested in history.
Notes
If making edits to a template, please click the "what links here" link to the left to find which pages use the template, and make sure they are not broken by your changes.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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Pages in category "Templates"
The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.