Talk:Known Site Issues & Fixes
SMW Silently Ignores #set on Template: Namespace Pages
Symptom: Admin Page Status fields display correctly and store correctly in Cargo, but never appear in Special:Browse or SMW queries — specifically and only on pages in the Template: namespace (e.g. Template:Admin Page Status/doc, Template:GameModule/doc).
Cause: SMW's `$smwgNamespacesWithSemanticLinks` configuration excludes the Template namespace by default. `#set` calls are silently no-ops there — no error, no warning, just nothing stored.
Fix: Set `$smwgNamespacesWithSemanticLinks[NS_TEMPLATE] = true;` in LocalSettings.php, then purge affected pages.
How it was found: Bisection — confirmed the template itself worked (fresh test page, main namespace, succeeded), then narrowed by testing the identical block across pages in different namespaces until the pattern (Template: fails, everywhere else works) became visible. Content length, field names, and phrasing were all red herrings ruled out along the way. Sovereign (talk) 05:10, 16 July 2026 (EDT)
Calibration Report - 2026-07-14
Reviewer: Sovereign Review Type: Self-Assessment
Summary of Changes
- Changed `Known Site Issues & Fixes` to `Talk:Known Site Issues & Fixes` in both links, attempting to fix a known failure on `Template:` namespace pages (where `PAGENAME` strips the namespace prefix, causing links to resolve incorrectly).
- This fix did not work. Root cause remains unidentified after this attempt.
- Added an explicit, permanent warning: this template must not be used on pages in the `Template:` namespace.
- Added a breadcrumb pointing to Known Site Issues & Fixes for tracking and future investigation.
instrument_grade / validation
No change to overall page rating from this pass — this is a known, disclosed limitation, not a hidden defect. Rated per standing Admin Page Status block; this specific issue is tracked separately as an open technical item, not folded into content confidence.
Open Items
- Root cause of `Template:` namespace failure remains unknown. See Known Site Issues & Fixes for the tracked entry.
- Do not attempt further fixes without first checking whether this is related to the earlier-resolved SMW namespace issue, or something distinct.
See the Game. Refuse the Game. Build Better.
Sovereign (talk) 05:11, 16 July 2026 (EDT)
Standalone Transparency Fails on Template: Namespace Pages
Status: Open — unresolved
Symptom: Template:Standalone Transparency's Talk-page links do not resolve correctly when the template is used on a page in the `Template:` namespace.
Root cause: Not yet identified. May or may not be related to the earlier-resolved SMW namespace exclusion bug (`$smwgNamespacesWithSemanticLinks` not including `NS_TEMPLATE`) — that fix addressed semantic data storage, not link resolution, so the underlying mechanisms are likely different even though both manifest on the same namespace.
Fix (or attempted fix): Replaced `Known Site Issues & Fixes` with `Talk:Known Site Issues & Fixes` in both link targets, on the theory that the failure matched the known pattern where `PAGENAME` silently strips the namespace prefix. This did not resolve the issue.
Current mitigation: `
Page Transparency & Calibration
- Calibration Log & Decision Records (via Talk Page) — This page uses Talk-only calibration tracking. Full history of reviews, version changes, calibration decisions, and any governance reasoning behind structural decisions all live on the same Talk page, per Calibration Log: When to Create One and Decision Records: Governance Memory. Not every Calibration Log entry is a Decision Record — scan the Talk page's headings for entries specifically marked as decisions; the link itself being active only confirms this page has calibration history, not that a formal decision was ever recorded.
- View Current Page History — Complete edit history.
This page is under continuous calibration in line with the Permanent Beta principle.
Public Discussion Welcome
Questions, suggestions, feedback, disagreement, and proposed improvements are welcome on the Talk page.
Light rules:
- Prefer evidence and concrete examples over slogans.
- Apply Diagnostic Inversion Test when criticizing — the same standard to this page that you would apply elsewhere.
- Distinguish observation from conclusion.
- Calibration entries and Decision Records are maintenance records; public discussion belongs in ordinary Talk threads.
- This framework remains in Permanent Beta. Better calibration is always in scope.
` is marked "do not use on `Template:` pages." No workaround currently exists for templates needing a transparency footer in that namespace. Template:Doc Page Transparency may be a safe alternative but has not been separately verified against this same failure mode.
Found by: Sovereign, 2026-07-14, during general template cleanup pass.
Next steps: Not yet investigated further. Worth checking whether Template:Doc Page Transparency has the identical bug before assuming it's a safe alternative. Sovereign (talk) 05:23, 16 July 2026 (EDT)