  I'll just answer the initial question.  you are trusted to use your discretion to decide whether a particular edit has consensus or not, but should exercise extreme caution when it is your own edits are called into question. You are welcome to make a change to a template without discussion if you believe that it will be uncontroversial. But you should then self-revert if that change is opposed, and not make the edit again until it is clear that consensus supports it. I will now pop along to the template talk page, to see if I can offer any suggestions. Regards, — Martin ( ·  