IDEA: Controller Extended by Default

That's not a bad idea. And, while I would structure my controllers pretty close to how InsiteFX showed, I also would turn off auto-routing. With AutoRouting enabled they could theoretically access methods in the Base controllers if they weren't careful. Putting it in a different location would make sense for that reason, I think. But i'm not sure off the top of my head what an ideal location is for that. I would definitely be interested in what everyone else thinks about this.

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