[WikiEN-l] Template for new pages

[Steve Bennett]

Hi all,
  This has probably been debated millions of times before, but could
someone tell me the basic results of the debate, even if that's the
case?

Proposition: When you create a blank page, instead of having an empty
page, have a basic template like:

<!-- Lead, including '''article name''' in triple quotes. -->

<!-- Sources - please include at least one verifiable source under a
==Sources== heading -->

<!-- Stub template. If the article is less than two complete
paragraphs, please insert {{stub}} or something more specific (see the
stub page [[can't remember it]]) -->

<!-- Categories: Every article should belong to at least one non-stub
category. Add these like [[Category:Wikipedia articles]] -->


Etc. If nothing else, it would help us avoid forgetting some of these
basic things, and would help newbies not get bitten, create peace on
earth, free beer, etc...

I assume this is technically possible. So what's the social reason for
not doing it?

Steve