On Mon, 15 May 2006 06:38:39 +1000, you wrote:
What exactly is it about the transclusion that disrupts wikipedia? I still don't understand what the significant difference between using what links here on templates and using what links here on articles which people are free to wikilink to from their user pages, after all, they are likely to state their opinion next to the link anyway.
Two points: first, transclusion takes up additional server resources, which should be avoided unless an encyclopaedic purpose is served (Babel being the obvious example); second, having them in template space implies a degree of "official" sanction which is absent in many cases.
Guy (JzG)