The AFC template is great. As far as IP users go, it's a surefire way
to tell if they're serious about making an article, not serious, or
just confused.
Ryan
On 11/29/06, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
We should probably still kill a lot of unsourced
edits. Such a preload
template is already in use at AFC and it is routinely ignored, but better to
try and convince some people to follow it. It didn't solve the problem, but
it cut back on problem cases slightly.
Mgm
On 11/30/06, Ryan Wetherell <renardius(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This would need at least some more planning that what Wikinews offers,
> since the range of article types is vastly different on Wikipedia.
> But not at all a bad idea if it can be done well.
>
> Ryan
>
> On 11/29/06, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Rather than going on a campaign to kill all new articles without
> > sufficient sourcing, would it be time to introduce article prefilling,
> > using the <inputbox> extension?
> >
> > For an example, go to
en.wikinews.org, type something into the "Start
> > a new article" box and hit "Create article". This example is
created
> > using the wikitext:
> >
> > <inputbox>
> > type=create
> > preload=Template:New_page
> > editintro=Template:New_article_intro
> > width=25
> > bgcolor=#f0f0ff
> > </inputbox>
> >
> > Presumably we'd need this switched on for en:wp if it isn't already.
> >
> >
> > - d.