Maybe the preformat should appear only when an IP address creates a page...
Except that IPs can't create pages in the main namespace. :p Don't recall how long ago that was disabled.
All in all, this seems like an interesting idea, but also like something that might be easier to work out on-wiki than off. Anybody care to suggest a particular sandbox to play around in?
On 11/30/06, dmehkeri@swi.com dmehkeri@swi.com wrote:
Plus it would slow down making redirects to cut boilerplate text. I
do a
lot of redirects ... I do mean thousands.
I was going to say, it should be possible to disable this feature for experienced users.
Maybe. OTOH, just have a look through [[Special:Newpages]] on a Sunday afternoon US time. You'll consider hitting Ctrl-A before typing #REDIRECT to be a small price to pay.
- d.
Maybe the preformat should appear only when an IP address creates a page...
- another d.
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