[Commons-l] Meta templates in other languages

[Fredrik Josefsson]

We have been requested not to use meta templates. But
they are used on the Commons a lot for other language.
In the template Copyvio there's even two meta
templates (
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Copyvio ) .


1. Question: Is this really detremental for the server
performance? To me it seems possible that the extra
server power it takes to invoke templates on Wikipedia
projects is an extra strain on server resources (as it
were an additional meta template). What do the
developers say?

Furthermore, I find it useless to have links to
translation of templates for all minor languages such
as Alemannisch, Asturianu, Brezhoneg, etc. To me, it
is sufficient to have translation in French, Spanish,
Italian, Chinese, etc (the larger languages). Isn't
this Alemannisch , etc, just some kind of vanity
thing? I mean, they would have to know at least one
other language anyways.

/ Fred-C.