Template:R to talk page/doc

Purpose

This redirect category (rcat) template sorts redirects into the following categories:

1. Category:Redirects to talk pages – for pseudo-namespace and cross-namespace redirects, and
2. Category:Unprintworthy redirects – only redirects from the main-article namespace (mainspace)

In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Mainspace redirects that target pages in the talk namespace are not suitable for a printed version. In other words they are unprintworthy.

This rcat is should not be used to tag redirects that are in any talk namespace. If placed on a talk-page redirect, it will not populate the expected category(ies); the redirect will instead be sorted to Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace.

Usage

Use this rcat template in any namespace except on any talk page.

• Apply this rcat to a redirect page (not a talk-page redirect) in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(full target talk page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R to talk page}}
}}

and when the redirect is in article mainspace, printworthiness should also be tagged:

#REDIRECT [[(full target talk page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R to talk page}}
{{R unprintworthy}}
}}

Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:

#REDIRECT [[(full target talk page name)]]

{{R to talk page}}

This is in accord with instructions found at Wikipedia:REDCAT.

• Use this rcat to tag any redirect from a page outside of the talk namespaces to any page in any of the talk namespaces. This rcat should never be used on any redirect that is itself in any talk namespace. Examples of talk pages are:
  • Talk:Thomas Paine
  • User talk:Jimbo Wales
  • Wikipedia talk:Editing policy

Aliases

• Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used

See also

• From a remote talk page: This is a redirect from a talk page in any talk namespace to a corresponding centralized talk page that is more heavily watched, and thus more likely to be answered or acted on. Please start discussions there.

– for redirects from one talk page to another

• Wikipedia:Namespace – for a list of all talkspaces

Redirects to other namespaces family:

• {{R to category namespace}}
• {{R to draft namespace}}
• {{R to help namespace}}
• {{R to main namespace}}
• {{R to portal namespace}}
• {{R to project namespace}}
• {{R to talk page}}
• {{R to template namespace}}
• {{R to user namespace}}

Note: three rcat templates in italics also sort redirects from within their namespaces.

• Parent category:Cross-namespace redirects
• WikiProject Redirect/Style guide