On 6/27/06, mdd4696@gmail.com mdd4696@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
I'm curious to know exactly what the risk is from editing highly used templates. There are several archive header templates on enwiki which could potentially be used on many, many pages, and I want to ensure that if I make a modification to one of them that it doesn't have any ill effects.
If I make one edit to a template used on many infrequently visited pages, would that cause issues?
Depends how many times it's used. Basically, every page where it's used has to be regenerated. A few hundred pages is ok, probably a few thousand too. Above 10,000 you'll probably want to think carefully before doing it. Above 100,000 seek expert advice :)
Steve