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ShakespeareFan00/Archive3

“ I start with the layout template but then I move things around according to the ease at which my script can acquire the arg. So, while [ [Book title] ] might be the first thing in the markup, it is not clear how to get to the book title from the image without manually including it. And, it is not always used that often. So, in the args, book title moves toward the end of the list. ”
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ShakespeareFan00/Archive3

“ Broken templates is such a basic and overt error and should be captured by the contributor at the time of making it. That you have happen it over and over again has to be an indicator of some things, primarily that you don't do a sufficient visual check of a saved page, the big red wikilink for a template, and not the formatted text, should be a shouting indicator of a problem, an example Page:Plomer Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers 1907.djvu/224. Also, there is already a list of templates presented on every page when you edit, with non-existing templates being shown in red. ”
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ShakespeareFan00/Archive3

“ Template:USStatSection Hi. I've just noticed your edit comments on this template. It does indeed have only one very specific usage: it makes it easier to enter what is quite repetitive and fiddly formatting for the US Statutes at Large, certainly for Volume 33 - possibly for other volumes also. I wrote it because the ratio of section formatting to actual textual payload is pretty high, particularly in the Private Acts, which are mostly only 4-5 lines long! ”
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