Template:R from alternative punctuation
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- Template {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation page below.
When used by itself:
- From an alternative punctuation: This is a redirect from a title with an alternative punctuation of the target name. Pages that link to this redirect may be updated to link directly to the target page if that results in an improvement of the text. Do not "fix" such links if they are not broken. Also, these links should not be replaced with piped links.
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Usage
Use this rcat template in any namespace.
- This redirect category (rcat) template populates Category:Redirects from alternative punctuations. Add this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:
#REDIRECT [[(target page name)]]
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative punctuation}}
}}
- 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 [[(target page name)]]
{{R from alternative punctuation}}
- This is in accord with instructions found at Project:REDCAT.
- Use this rcat to tag any redirect in any namespace from a title with a different correct spelling of the target.
- Pages that link to these redirects may be updated to link directly to the target pages if that results in an improvement of the text. Do not "fix" such links if they are not broken. In addition, these links should not be replaced with piped links.
Parameters
One of two parameters, either |1=
or |of=
, may be used to alter the text when the other punctuation is of a name that is different from the target's title. They are used as follows:
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative punctuation|1=(other punctuation)}}
}}
- or the
1=
may be omitted:
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative punctuation|(other punctuation)}}
}}
- and when the
|of=
parameter is used:
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from alternative punctuation|of=(other punctuation)}}
}}
The text will be changed from ...a different punctuation of the target name to ...a different punctuation of (other punctuation).
TemplateData
This redirect category (rcat) template populates the category 'Redirects from alternative punctuations'
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
other punctuation | 1 of | For punctuations that are different from redirect target's | Page | optional |
Aliases
- Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used
Printworthiness
Template:Redirect category printworthiness
See also
- {{R from alternative spelling}}
- {{R from alternative punctuation}}
- {{R from alternative spacing}}
- WikiProject Redirect/Style guide
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:R from alternative punctuation/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |