I remember a warning that was in massive red letters above an edit box. I also remember the AFC preload template.
Both are still effectively ignored.
I don't think it BITEs people. It helps them become familiar with requirements so they don't get bitten for not citing their sources later.
Mgm
On 1/23/07, Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com wrote:
On 1/23/07, Mets501 mets501wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Would anyone object to preloading a references section in every new
article?
For example, when a user searches for a topic and clicks the big "Create this article" link, the user will be shown a page like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Testing...testing...testing <
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Testing...testing...testing&ac...
n=edit&preload=Template:Article+starter> &action=edit&preload=Template:Article+starter.
The text of this template is at [[Template:Article starter]].
--Mets501
I'd much prefer it if we didn't do this, it seems kinda....I don't know....assholeish. You know, shoving things down peoples throats. It has an element of WP:BITE in it, I think. Also, I think it will be fairly ineffective (people will simply ignore it, or be confused since the comment tag is fairly obscure for the average user), and it will mess with the "purity" of the edit box (not much of an argument, but still ;)
Why not simply include it in the text that's above the edit box more prominently? Like, bold it and make it 2 points bigger than the rest.
--Oskar
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