Also sprach David Gerard:
It's useful and important in these markup
refactorings to take
note of which bits are
* the MediaWiki software and extensions
* [[MediaWiki:]] space messages
* template markup
The first is the software, the third is the local wiki, the second is
a mix of both (defaults in the software and local overrides).
All are worth refactoring, but you have to convince different people
it's a good idea :-)
Noted. So far, I've taken the "black box" approach to Wikipedia's
markup: an external perspective allows me to optimize code without
having to consider organizational constraints inside the black box.
Also, I don't really know how the internal systems work, and the
braces in the template code scare me. And what do you mean by "space
messages"?
In due course, I hope to find some internal collaborators who will
join me in the quest :-)
Cheers,
-h&kon
Håkon Wium Lie CTO °þe®ª
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