Thread:Bagwis/@comment-12719-20171028081346/@comment-12719-20171028110434

Bagwis wrote: Isn't this is more complex and is more prone for template mess up than the current setting? First of all, I would say the risk profiles are different. With the existing system, an accidental corruption (or intentional vandalism) of Template:Report/Name will break every single report article with just one edit. That type of risk is something I consider worth protecting the template for, except Template:Report/Name contains data that I think regular editors should be able to update/fix.

With my proposed system, a single bad edit might break multiple articles if they all use, say, Template:ProofOfConceptReport 202. This is a less disruptive breackage.

As for using in the template in the actual article, the hurdle of setting up a new report article is slightly higher, whereas editing existing report article is pretty much as safe as editing the current info boxes.