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diff --git a/doc/todo/allow_TMPL__95__LOOP_in_template_directives.mdwn b/doc/todo/allow_TMPL__95__LOOP_in_template_directives.mdwn
index 1d324e2a6..890c4cf4b 100644
--- a/doc/todo/allow_TMPL__95__LOOP_in_template_directives.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/allow_TMPL__95__LOOP_in_template_directives.mdwn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[[!tag patch]]
+[[!tag patch todo]]
 
 [[!template id="note" text="""
 Simply copied this from my website
@@ -6,10 +6,28 @@ Simply copied this from my website
 feel free to reformat / delete"""]]
 
 The following re-write allows for multiple definitions of the
-same tag value in a template definition.  This, in turn, allows
-us to use TMPL_LOOPS in our template directives; all-be-it in a
+same tag value in a [[plugins/template]] definition.  This, in turn, allows
+us to use TMPL_LOOPS in our [[ikiwiki/directive/template]] directives; all-be-it in a
 rather limited way.
 
+> I'm willing to consider such a feature, but it needs to be presented in
+> the form of a patch that is reviewable, not a gratuitous rewrite.
+> --[[Joey]] 
+
+>> Yes, my apologies for that.  The two worker functions `mktmpl_hash`
+and `proc_tmpl_hash` are new.  The `preprocess` function then starts
+by arranging the parameters into an array.  This array is passed to the
+`mktmpl_hash` and it creates a hash, suitable for passing into the
+HTML::Template directly.  The `proc_tmpl_hash` then walks the hash
+structure and processes the parameters.
+
+>> I know ... you weren't looking for an explanation, just a patch
+... totally understand.  Point I'm trying to make, it's a 90% re-write
+anyway (and my `style(8)` will probably piss most people off).
+
+>> Anyway, would love to contribute so will try to get to doing this
+"correctly" and post as a patch.
+
 I would, personally, only use this feature for very basic loops
 and, although nested loops *might* be possible (with a little
 more tinkering) it think any attempt would be better served by
@@ -27,6 +45,8 @@ head-aches.  Anyway it didn't make sense to post the patch since
 everything's changed now.
 """]]
 
+NB: this *should* be 100% backwards compatible.
+
 # `lib/perl5/IkiWiki/Plugin/template.pm`
 
 [[!format perl """
@@ -190,7 +210,7 @@ everything's changed now.
 		my $page = $params{page}->[$#{$params{page}}] ;
 		my $destpage = $params{destpage}->[$#{$params{destpage}}] ;
 	# ... and an essential one for the production pass
-		$params{basename} = IkiWiki::basename($page) ;
+		$params{basename} = [ IkiWiki::basename($page) ] ;
 
 	# load the template
 		my $template ;
@@ -254,5 +274,5 @@ everything's changed now.
 	data0="cell0:0"
 	data1="cell0:1"
 	data0="cell1:0"
-	data0="cell1:1"
+	data1="cell1:1"
 	]]