Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-03-24/Dispatches

See also: Wikipedia:Avoid template creep. 71.174.111.245 (talk) 21:23, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Is it a real improvement?

I see in the before picture a 1000 pixel-long template section before getting to the actual talk page, while in the "improved" version, it's only 860pixels (still longer than a screen length) before getting to the actual talk page. Granted, there's less clutter, but also quite a bit of information is hidden. I am definitely in favor of clearing up the top of talk pages, but it may need to be done more radically before we get any actual improvement. -- Myke Cuthbert (talk) 04:24, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

As explained in the Dispatch, editors who want more brevity use Banners instead of BannerShell. See Talk:Autism. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:23, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

It's the sort of situation where you've got a house full of clutter and then buy some extra containers. You stick your containers anywhere they fit, including under your bed. Now you've got more storage space so you can hide your junk a bit better for a while. But a better solution would be to throw it away. Those WikiProject templates are useless, misleading resource-draining junk. Haukur (talk) 09:21, 27 March 2008 (UTC)