Applying Derived Templates

[srdiamond]

When I create a derived template as a child of a template in the Templates Folder, one consequence is that the basic template that underlies it becomes harder to apply. When you later select the basic template to be created as a child, the derived template comes with it as a grand-child.

This is only a minor inconvenience: I simply delete the template's children in the new item. But I think having to do it means there's something faulty in the way I'm creating children or creating derived templates.

Is there a preferred way to do this that avoids the inelegance?