Template talk:Please don't change this page
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[edit] What is this template
What is this template? And if it is a template why is it only used on one page?
This template contains the text of Wikipedia:Introduction 2 part of a three page introduction Introduction, Introduction 2 and Introduction 3. New editors are encouraged to edit the first page to practice editing, but not Introduction 2. However, they often do click edit and the name of this template and the wikilink is all they see:
- {{Please don't change this page}}
This encourages them to not practice on this page but to move on to a sandbox. as directed in the text of the page.
However, people often edit this page anyway (usually some kind of mistake or vandalism). This template makes it easy to restore the page to its preferred state because the new users don't know how to find the template page. The User:Sandbot enforces the introduction every 30 minutes so that if editors do not notice the vandalism right away it gets fixed automatically.
If you have questions about this page please see any of the Cleaning team listed here: Cleaning Department - Dust Removal on Introduction. Or if you want to help, sign up to be a team member! Trödel|talk 17:05, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Width 100%
This works on my firefox browser - but obviously not for everyone. I think we shoudl go to tables like User:MarSch did on Template:Please leave this line alone a while back, but not have the border (if possible) on the cells that do not have the focus - there have been some recent changes to that template because IE is rendering it improperly and mayb going to wikitables will fix that issue as well. - Jim
- perhaps I should upgrade my firefox :) --MarSch 18:45, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Idea
{{editprotected}} The following might be more interesting that a bunch of links to long articles I don’t feel like reading when I want to read the tutorial:
- All articles must follow our no original research policy, and editors must strive for verifiable accuracy: unreferenced material may be removed, so please provide references. Wikipedia is not the place to insert personal opinions, arguments or experiences.
- We strive for articles that advocate no single point of view. Sometimes this requires representing multiple points of view, presenting each point of view accurately, providing context for any given point of view, and presenting no one point of view as "the truth" or "the best view."
- All text is available under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and may be distributed or linked accordingly. Do not infringe on copyright or submit work licensed in a way incompatible with the GFDL.
- Be civil. The articles on the English Wikipedia are to work on and discuss. Act in good faith, never disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point, and assume good faith on the part of others.
- Although it should be aimed for, perfection is not required. Do not worry about messing up. All prior versions of articles are kept, so there is no way that you can accidentally damage Wikipedia or irretrievably destroy content. Remember — whatever you write here will be preserved for posterity.--Chuck (talk) 08:51, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
