User talk:Happy-melon/Templates

I have created this draft of a complete rewrite of Help:Template because I feel that the current version is horrifically cluttered, poorly laid out and structured, repetitive, out-of-date and overly technical, among many other faults. I don't honestly think I've left out anything that is both relevant and not an ad nauseam repetition. I would love to hear comments from other editors about how this draft could be improved and whether it represents an improvement on the current version. Happy ‑ melon 19:57, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

''Please be aware that I intend to license my work on this rewrite into the public domain, so it can be moved to http://www.mediawiki.org if desired. Please do not edit this draft unless you are similarly prepared to release your contributions into the public domain.'' Happy ‑ melon 19:57, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * It looks like you have left out relevant content, so it does not seem suitable for replacing the page Help:Template. However, your page can be used as a summary, and/or as a supply of material for merging in.--Patrick (talk) 10:35, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I fear that "as a supply of material for moving in" are the words which have caused Help:Template to fill up with poorly structured repetition for so long now. What features do you think I've left out?? I will be glad to include them in my revision.  Happy ‑ melon 11:39, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Merging in does not mean that the page gets even larger. Some parts of you may replace corresponding existing content, if they are an improvement. Some notes, to start with:
 * note the new preprocessor, see also my recent edits of Help:Template
 * in User:Happy-melon/Templates newlines are not shown at the left, and the result on the right is due to using out2 different from text2.
 * Patrick (talk) 14:26, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Also in the section Braces and brackets the right column contains errors.--Patrick (talk) 14:34, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I see that you have fixed one example. However, where possible it seems better to have "live" examples, demonstrating how something is rendered instead of just telling it.--Patrick (talk) 10:16, 29 January 2008 (UTC)