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Investigation: Some wikis want {{Now Commons}} to be placed with subst:
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Some wikis want the {{Now Commons}} template to be placed with subst:.

This ticket is not to implement anything, but to investigate:

  • What exactly happens when the English Now Commons is used with subst:? In other words: What's the benefit? (Required for some cost-benefit calculation.)
  • What happens if {{Now Commons}} is placed without subst:? For example, are there bots that clean it up? Or does it create manual labor?
  • How many wikis want {{subst:Now Commons}}?

Requested here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Vi37lnts9buyrhbi

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subst: isn't necessary to fix the reported issue. Adding |date=<current date> would also resolve the issue.