Template:R to user namespace/doc

Purpose

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

1. Category:Redirects to user namespace – for 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 user namespace are not suitable for a printed version. In other words they are unprintworthy.

This rcat is not for use on redirects that are in the user namespace. If placed on a redirect that is a user page, it will not populate the expected categories; it will instead be sorted to Category:Pages with templates in the wrong namespace.

Usage

Use this rcat template in any namespace except user namespace.

• Apply this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[User:(target page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R to user namespace}}
}}

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

#REDIRECT [[User:(target page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R to user namespace}}
{{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 [[User:(target page name)]]

{{R to user namespace}}

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

• Use this rcat to tag any redirect from a page outside of user namespace to a page in user namespace. This rcat should never be used to tag a redirect in user namespace that targets any other page.

As noted, this rcat may be used to categorize a user talk-page redirect that targets a user page, however it should never be used to tag a redirect that targets a user talk page nor any talk page.

Aliases

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

See also

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