On 6/27/06, mdd4696(a)gmail.com <mdd4696(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm curious to know exactly what the risk is from editing highly used
templates. There are several archive header templates on enwiki which
could potentially be used on many, many pages, and I want to ensure
that if I make a modification to one of them that it doesn't have any
ill effects.
If I make one edit to a template used on many infrequently visited
pages, would that cause issues?
Depends how many times it's used. Basically, every page where it's
used has to be regenerated. A few hundred pages is ok, probably a few
thousand too. Above 10,000 you'll probably want to think carefully
before doing it. Above 100,000 seek expert advice :)
Steve