Article issues

Article Issues
Users see this a lot of Wikipedia Articles with templates such as

These templates provide a core set of criteria using which the article can be improved. The templates are actually very useful for editors who want to improve this article.

This also nicely dovetails into a new editor requesting help based on templates they left.

Can templates be a pivot for collaboration.

Issues
Article which have these templates don't serve their purpose very well. They look intimidating, they dont talk to specific aspects of the article and they dont provide the best education.