Locke Cole wrote:
On 4/5/06, Erik Moeller eloquence@gmail.com wrote:
On 4/6/06, Jakob Voss jakob.voss@nichtich.de wrote:
- Make it usable in the template namespace only
I think that could be a reasonable restriction. Template code already tends to be messy, and these new functions might actually make it cleaner in a few cases. But I'd rather not see calculation functions and such used in the article namespace.
This would be a bad idea, specifically, because it wouldn't allow people to make tests in their userspace sandbox(es). Better to allow it to be used anywhere, and let individual projects develop policies to limit or restrict it's use.
-L
Okay then: support its use in template, MediaWiki and user namespaces: just not in any other namespaces. Problem solved.
It _has_ to be a programmatic restriction, or people will inevitably ignore it, and present a fait accompli through usage.
-- Neil