Template:R from fictional character/doc
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Purpose
This redirect category (rcat) template is used to categorize redirects from a fictional character to a related article or to a list of characters, a type of article that is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively. This could be a formal List article, or an article with a formal bulleted list of characters, or an article to which the character is related and lists other characters informally. Links to characters should use this redirect and should not be piped with the target page name. This allows "what links here" to be used to identify the links to the individual sections. This redirect template populates Category:All fictional character redirects and when the first parameter is not used, Category:Redirects from fictional characters is also populated.
Usage
Use this template on any mainspace redirect from a fictional character to a related fictional article or to a list in which the character is an entry, either as a section or as non-section entries. If the redirect is to a section also use {{R to section}}; if it is to an anchor (other than a "section anchor") use {{R to anchor}}.
General usage
Add this redirect category to a redirect (not a talk-page redirect) in the following manner:
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- REDIRECT (target article title)
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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Template {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add as many appropriate redirect categories as needed. For more information see the documentation on its template documentation.
This redirect category may also tag a redirect individually: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
- REDIRECT (target article title)
- From a fictional character: This is a redirect from a fictional character to a related fictional work or list of characters. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this character, a standalone list of characters, or a subsection of an article or list.
- For redirects named for fictional places use {{R from fictional location}}, and for those named for fictional elements (objects or concepts), use {{R from fictional element}}.
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This is in accord with instructions found at Wikipedia:REDCAT.
Usage with creative work parameter
An optional unnamed parameter, |1=(name of work), may be used to supply the name of the creative work that includes the character. This will sort the redirect into a more specific category for that work. For example:
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This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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or
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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or
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
- From a fictional character: This is a redirect from a fictional character to a related fictional work or list of characters. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this character, a standalone list of characters, or a subsection of an article or list.
- For redirects named for fictional places use {{R from fictional location}}, and for those named for fictional elements (objects or concepts), use {{R from fictional element}}.
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All three of the above will populate Category:The Simpsons character redirects to lists.
If the relevant category includes "(TV series)", "(series)" or "(franchise)", this does not have to be specified as the template will add it, e.g. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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</syntaxhighlight> will populate Category:Kirby (series) character redirects to lists, and <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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</syntaxhighlight> will populate Category:Dune (franchise) character redirects to lists.
Usage with sort key parameter
A second optional unnamed parameter, |2=(sort key) may be used to provide a sort key for the fictional character that is redirected. For example:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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</syntaxhighlight>
or
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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</syntaxhighlight>
or
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
- From a fictional character: This is a redirect from a fictional character to a related fictional work or list of characters. The destination may be an article about a related fictional work that mentions this character, a standalone list of characters, or a subsection of an article or list.
- For redirects named for fictional places use {{R from fictional location}}, and for those named for fictional elements (objects or concepts), use {{R from fictional element}}.
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In Category:Star Wars character redirects to lists, all three of the above sort the character redirect, "Raymus Antilles", in alphabetical order by "Antilles" ("A") instead of by "Raymus" ("R"). Without the second parameter, the template sort key is either the redirect page name or the DEFAULTSORT, if included.
TemplateData
TemplateData for R from fictional character
A redirect category template which is used to categorize redirects from a fictional character to a related article or to a list of characters.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series name | 1 | The series article name. | Page name | required |
| Sort key | 2 | A sort key for the redirect entry. | String | optional |
Corresponding category
Important note: the very first time that a creative-work-specific subcategory is named in the first parameter, that category will appear as a red link (Category:Tiddlywinks character redirects to lists) at the bottom of the redirect page (if this is not seen or no categories can be seen at the bottom of the page, then be sure your preferences are set to see hidden categories). If the category link is red, it means that the category must be created to correctly sort the fictional character.
The category name should be similar to creative work article. So if the article uses disambiguation, the category should use it as well.
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When creating the new category, place {{Fiction-based redirects to list entries category handler}} at the top as follows: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
 | The pages in this category are redirects from Series name episodes. To add a redirect to this category, place {{Television episode redirect handler|series_name=Series name}} on the second new line (skip a line) after #REDIRECT [[Target page name]]. |
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|media= should be the type of media the fictional work is. For example: |media=Television, |media=Film. If in doubt, check Category:Redirects from fictional characters and see what categories are available.
Printworthiness
 | Please do not alter the printworthy settings of this rcat without first notifying the Version 1.0 Editorial Team, who are responsible for any and all materials, including redirects, that go into a printed version of Wikipedia. |
- In main-article namespace, some redirects are considered unprintworthy and others printworthy, so there is no default sort for printworthiness. In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Some redirect category templates automatically populate either Category:Printworthy redirects or Category:Unprintworthy redirects by default. Others like this template, do not, and that means it is up to editors to choose which of those redirect categories, Printworthy or Unprintworthy, is appropriate and should be populated. The templates that are used separately to populate those categories are:
{{R printworthy}}{{R unprintworthy}}
Click on each one for more details and guidance.
Usage with printworthy and unprintworthy templates
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
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Aliases
- Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used
See also
- {{Fictional character redirect}}
- {{R comics from alternative name}}
- {{R to anchor}}
- {{R to list entry}}
- {{R to section}}
- WikiProject Redirect/Style guide
