On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:19:46 -0800, Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
At ETech in San Francisco, I met with Ross Mayfield of Socialtext, and we discussed the idea that there should be a central core set of standard wiki syntax. Ross was quite keen on the concept.
Standard syntax is important for the entire wiki world so that as people become more accustomed to using wikis for all kinds of things, they can feel comfortable on a variety of platforms.
How about fixing our own first? That is, template syntax:
Use image: [[Image:Name.jpg]] Mention image: [[:Image:Name.jpg]] Use category: [[Category:People]] Mention category: [[:Category:People]] Use template: {{Box}} (not [[Template:Box]] or {{Template:Box}}) -> I can understand {{Box}} as a shorthand for {{Template:Box}} as people will rarely use namespace 0 stuff as templates, so why not {{Template:Box}} but {{:Template:Box}} ? Use template (substitution): {{subst:Box}} (no suggestions from me here, sorry) Mention template: [[Template:Box]]
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