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== WHy is this article so manipulative? ==

WIth headings such as "Why not try out the editor right now?". This is very counterproductive because you actively interfere with people's established learning methods. [[User:Hallelujahknowledge|Hallelujahknowledge]] ([[User talk:Hallelujahknowledge|talk]]) 06:51, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

:Agree.

:I imagine? Endless tension between wiki purists and usability editors.

:Suggestion alert:

:An option for wiki-help pages might be to side-list "Alternatives", given the "help" purview. [[User:Jasonbrown1965|Jasonbrown1965]] ([[User talk:Jasonbrown1965|talk]]) 11:12, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

::Good point, @[[User:Hallelujahknowledge|Hallelujahknowledge]]. I changed the heading to just "Try editing". <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> ^{[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]} 23:09, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

== Why is there no "template" sub-topic? ==

As I moved down the category tree, I could not see any topic named "templates". [[User:Uralunlucayakli|Uralunlucayakli]] ([[User talk:Uralunlucayakli|talk]]) 11:03, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

:@[[User:Uralunlucayakli|Uralunlucayakli]], there's some brief description at [[Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/3]], but on the whole, this tutorial is about giving you the bare minimum needed to get started, whereas templates are a bit more advanced. I could see us reworking things to add more about them, though — I'm not sure it totally makes sense to talk about tables right now but not templates. Do others have thoughts? <span style="color:#AAA"><small>&#123;{u&#124;</small><span style="border-radius:9em;padding:0 5px;background:#088">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF">'''Sdkb'''</span>]]</span><small>}&#125;</small></span> ^{[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]} 14:29, 2 November 2023 (UTC)