TechInfoDepot:WikiProject Redirect/Style guide

This is a style guide for redirects in the English TechInfoDepot. The ultimate goal of the guide is to have every redirect categorised in a standard format, as well as to have every main-namespace redirect categorised as either printworthy or unprintworthy. Printworthiness will become important when a printed edition of TechInfoDepot is published.

Redirect statements, which should start at the beginning of the first line of the redirect source, should follow the format:


 * 1) REDIRECT target article name

Replace "target article name" with the name of the article that is the desired target. The target should be the exact name of the target, including correct casing, otherwise it may create a double redirect, a broken link, or some other problem. Use the same casing for the first character of the target as the target page, although this will not affect the working of the redirect. Do not use underscores instead of spaces.

The redirect statement should appear all on one line or it will not work properly. Other elements such as redirect templates may appear after the redirect statement however.

Other common elements
In addition to the redirect statement itself, the source for a redirect may contain other elements such as redirect templates, the optional DEFAULTSORT tag, redirect categories, and interwiki links (and rfd if the redirect is nominated for discussion or db if speedy deletion is required).

Adding redirect templates
Redirect categories should be added with redirect templates and not as regular categories. The templates should be placed in alphabetical order to avoid disputes over the order. Do not substitute redirect templates. Redirect templates can be added in two ways:

Individually
Individual redirect templates can appear anywhere after the redirect statement itself. Generally however they are added before any categories, which are themselves generally added before the inter-language links. The old requirement that redirect templates should appear all on the same line as the redirect statement is no longer true.


 * 1) REDIRECT target article name

Foreign language name Another foreign language name

Multiply
Alternatively, redirect templates can be added with This is a redirect. If the redirect does not fit into any redirect categories, add This is a redirect without any parameters and the page will automatically be categorised into Category:Miscellaneous redirects.


 * 1) REDIRECT target article name

Foreign language name Another foreign language name