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Template talk:Staff and contractors
== Template architecture ==
=== Pros ===
* Very easy to change positioning
* Easy to update all translations simultaneously
* May be easier for some to translate (clearer flow than all the wikitext)

=== Cons ===
* May be harder for ''some'' to translate
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If the Translate extension won't work, what level of localization would be desirable here? --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 03:51, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

:The Translate extension would work in such a case as far as I can see, but I doubt it has any meaningful use on a closed wiki. --[[User:Nemo_bis|Nemo]] 06:18, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
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== (Sidenotes) ==

Hi. Many years ago, Tim [https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Staff_and_contractors&diff=prev&oldid=34224 removed] the "(contractor)" label from a few entries here as he considered it offensive. Slowly over the years, this page has morphed from "Staff" to "Staff and contractors" and the number of "(contractor)" labels has dramatically increased. Now there's apparently a push to use "(international)" instead of "(contractor)" where applicable (cf. [https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Staff_and_contractors&diff=91401&oldid=91270 this edit]).

I tend to agree with Tim: I'm not sure any labels are necessary here. What problem are these (sidenotes) attempting to solve? Could it be solved in another way (e.g., but listing in which country the person is working)? Without objection, I'm inclined to remove all of the sidenotes. I think the current page title is fine ("Staff and contractors"), however. (Or at least I'm unable to come up with a better one.) --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 00:44, 13 April 2013 (UTC)