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[Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx>]

> The main design question for me is whether we should use a normal namespace
> for this, or there a need to create "special" namespaces? I run into the
> same question trying to implement a "move to garbage" feature - again the
> garbage bin can be a regular namespace, but it could also be a special
> namespace.
>

Special namespace, definitely. Those are special purpose pages, and
should not be mixed in with the "regular" pages. Otherwise, the
"regular" pages become the special case.

> ( By having a special namespace for templates I mean that you would still be
> able to use the namespace "templates" for any other purpose. The templates
> would e.g. be in a folder "_templates" (normal page names can not start with
> '_') and show up e.g. at the top of the index tree. )
>
> Implementing special namespaces would need some more thinking, but may be
> the Right Thing To Do because it keeps notes and "meta" information
> separate.
>

Yes!


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