[WikiEN-l] Preloading template in new articles

[Gwern Branwen]

"Mets501" <mets501wiki at gmail.com> writes:

> Would anyone object to preloading a references section in every new article?
> For example, when a user searches for a topic and clicks the big "Create
> this article" link, the user will be shown a page like this:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Testing...testing...testing<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Testing...testing...testing&actio
> n=edit&preload=Template:Article+starter>
> &action=edit&preload=Template:Article+starter.  
>
>  
>
> The text of this template is at [[Template:Article starter]].
>
>  
>
> --Mets501

How would this work if you just wanted to make a redirect? Further,
would this get in the way of anything useful automated tools, like
bots or popups or...?

-- 
Gwern
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