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doc:template_for_topics [2026/04/25 09:50] – [Divergent curator commentary (h3)] Simon Grantdoc:template_for_topics [2026/08/18 18:49] (current) – [Subsections of the main content sections (h3)] Simon Grant
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 ===== Introduction (h2) ===== ===== Introduction (h2) =====
  
-Templates are a useful way in which the managers of a wiki can provide scaffolding. The point of a wiki is to allow several contributors, and without this scaffolding they might be unsure what to do, or they might just do what they imagine, which may conflict with what others imagine.+Templates are a useful way in which the managers of a wiki can provide scaffolding for contributors or curators. The point of a wiki is to allow several contributors, and without this scaffolding they might be unsure what to do, or they might just do what they imagine, which may conflict with what others imagine.
  
 //(This is the "What is …" section of the page. It aims to explain, in understandable terms, what the topic is about, as generally agreed, at least by those of us collaborating on Growing the Commons. You can add subsections (h3-level) to this if desired. Leave the "why" and the "what to do about it" for the following sections. )// //(This is the "What is …" section of the page. It aims to explain, in understandable terms, what the topic is about, as generally agreed, at least by those of us collaborating on Growing the Commons. You can add subsections (h3-level) to this if desired. Leave the "why" and the "what to do about it" for the following sections. )//
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   * if it's detailing what people can do about it, then in the "What can …" section   * if it's detailing what people can do about it, then in the "What can …" section
  
 +8-) If this main topic page feels as if it could be a bit long, consider seriously breaking out any standalone sub-topics into their own page, but still in the same namespace. Always link to them here, and always link back from them to this main topic page. The same goes if a subsection is growing beyond a short, basic explanation. Move it to its own page!
 ==== Why templates are complicated (h3) ==== ==== Why templates are complicated (h3) ====
  
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