Changes: PvXwiki:Redirect

Revision as of 22:27, 15 August 2007

This policy is only a proposal. If consensus is reached on the talk page, this proposal will become an official policy.

A redirect is a page that automatically brings the viewer to another article. Redirects are most commonly used with abbreviations, or when a page has been moved from one name to another.

How to Use Redirects

To create a redirect, type the command #REDIRECT onto the article, followed by the link the article should redirect to. For example, the redirect Admin has the following text:

#REDIRECT [[PvXwiki:Administrators]]

This brings the viewer to the article PvXwiki:Administrators instead, while a short message at the top of the page informs them that they have been redirected from the article Admin.

If a redirect article needs to be in a category, you can put the category links on lines after the redirect link. For example, to put the article Example 1 into the cateogry Category:Examples, follow the example below. Take note that the user will still be directed to the article that Example 1 would be redirecting them to.

#REDIRECT [[Example 1]]

[[Category:Examples]]

You may list as many categories as needed (depending on the type of article).

When to Use Redirects

Redirects are commonly used for:

Abbreviations.
Common misnomers and typos.
Colloquialisms.
User space pages.
User signature images.
Taking an article's place once it has been moved to a new name. See the section below for mopre details.

When NOT to Use Redirects

Redirects are unnecessary for:

Unverifiable or uncommon colloquialisms.
Redirects into the user namespace.
Redirects from the user namespace.
Redirecting to articles that have been moved to a new name.

Note that in the majority of cases, the redirect will be deleted. However, if the page were previously very popular, or it is reasonable to assume that a number of users may be watching that page, the redirect may stay.

Redirecting to build articles, especially those that have been altered to accommodate new professions.

In some instances, redirects to builds may exist for builds that are extremely popular, and could be argued to be colloquialisms. For example, the page Touchie could redirect to Build:R/N Touch Ranger.

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+{{proposed policy}}
-PvXwiki does not have its own article on this policy at the moment.
-We follow the corresponding [[gw:GuildWiki:Redirect|policy]] used on GuildWiki.
+A redirect is a page that automatically brings the viewer to another article. Redirects are most commonly used with abbreviations, or when a page has been moved from one name to another.
-A list of our own policies is [[:Category:Policy|here]].
-[[Category:Policy]]
+==How to Use Redirects==
+To create a redirect, type the command <nowiki>#REDIRECT</nowiki> onto the article, followed by the link the article should redirect to. For example, the redirect [[Admin]] has the following text:
+ <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[PvXwiki:Administrators]]</nowiki>
+This brings the viewer to the article [[PvXwiki:Administrators]] instead, while a short message at the top of the page informs them that they have been redirected from the article [[Admin]].
+If a redirect article needs to be in a category, you can put the category links on lines after the redirect link. For example, to put the article  [[Example 1]] into the cateogry [[:Category:Examples]], follow the example below. Take note that the user will still be directed to the article that [[Example 1]] would be redirecting them to.
+ <nowiki>
+#REDIRECT [[Example 1]]
+[[Category:Examples]]</nowiki>
+You may list as many categories as needed (depending on the type of article).
+==When to Use Redirects==
+Redirects are commonly used for:
+*Abbreviations.
+*Common misnomers and typos.
+*Colloquialisms.
+*User space pages.
+*User signature images.
+*Taking an article's place once it has been moved to a new name. See the section below for mopre details.
+==When '''NOT''' to Use Redirects==
+Redirects are unnecessary for:
+*Unverifiable or uncommon colloquialisms.
+*Redirects ''into'' the user namespace.
+*Redirects ''from'' the user namespace.
+*Redirecting to articles that have been moved to a new name.
+:*Note that in the majority of cases, the redirect will be deleted. However, if the page were previously very popular, or it is reasonable to assume that a number of users may be watching that page, the redirect may stay.
+*Redirecting to build articles, especially those that have been altered to accommodate new professions.
+:*In some instances, redirects to builds may exist for builds that are extremely popular, and could be argued to be colloquialisms. For example, the page [[Touchie]] could redirect to [[Build:R/N Touch Ranger]].