[WikiEN-l] Preloading template in new articles

[Brian Salter-Duke]

On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 10:51:22AM -0500, Mets501 wrote:
> 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.  
> 
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> 
> The text of this template is at [[Template:Article starter]].

Why not add <references/> as well. I'm always forgetting to check
whether it is there before editing a section and adding refs.
 
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