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== Needed? ==
== Needed? ==
Is this really needed? Is it that hard to type the code of this page without a template? {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 03:11, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Is this really needed? Is it that hard to type the code of this page without a template? {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 03:11, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
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: It is useful for forcing MediaWiki to flush cached copies of pages, for instance when updating templates, just hitting reload in your browser might not be truly up to date.  This is because MediaWiki hasn't updated its own database, yet, so it will feed your browser old data. Can you identify a negative impact to having the template?  [[User:LobStoR|LobStoR]] 03:40, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

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Is this really needed? Is it that hard to type the code of this page without a template? MichaelXX2 mail_icon.gif link_icon.gif 03:11, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

It is useful for forcing MediaWiki to flush cached copies of pages, for instance when updating templates, just hitting reload in your browser might not be truly up to date. This is because MediaWiki hasn't updated its own database, yet, so it will feed your browser old data. Can you identify a negative impact to having the template? LobStoR 03:40, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
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