Difference between revisions of "RedirectCategory"
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*Plural/Singular (i.e. {{cat|Website}} and {{cat|Websites}}) | *Plural/Singular (i.e. {{cat|Website}} and {{cat|Websites}}) | ||
| − | **The main category names should always be singular<sup>1</sup> | + | **The main category names should always be singular<sup><small>1</small></sup> |
*Synonymous/related word/other name (i.e. {{cat|Authors}} and {{cat|Writers}})<!--see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Authors for example--> | *Synonymous/related word/other name (i.e. {{cat|Authors}} and {{cat|Writers}})<!--see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Authors for example--> | ||
*Abbreviation (i.e. {{cat|UK}} and {{cat|United Kingdom}}) | *Abbreviation (i.e. {{cat|UK}} and {{cat|United Kingdom}}) | ||
| − | **The main category names should not be abbreviated, and if it does, it should be in all caps (e.g. CPR not Cpr)< | + | **The main category names should not be abbreviated, and if it does, it should be in all caps (e.g. CPR not Cpr)<sup><small>1</small></sup> |
*Other languages (Category names will be in English language, like Wikimedia Commons. See {{tl|TranslationTable}}) | *Other languages (Category names will be in English language, like Wikimedia Commons. See {{tl|TranslationTable}}) | ||
*Other spelling ({{cat|US}}, or {{cat|USA}}) | *Other spelling ({{cat|US}}, or {{cat|USA}}) | ||
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*[[CamelCase]]/not (i.e. {{cat|WebSites}} and {{cat|Web Sites}})* | *[[CamelCase]]/not (i.e. {{cat|WebSites}} and {{cat|Web Sites}})* | ||
| − | <small><nowiki>*Currently is auto-redirected by the engine. In the future it should not.</nowiki> | + | <small><nowiki>*Currently is auto-redirected by the engine. In the future it should not.</nowiki>{{br}} |
<sup>1</sup>Subject to change. Exceptions may exist</small> | <sup>1</sup>Subject to change. Exceptions may exist</small> | ||
[[Category:AboutUs Help]] | [[Category:AboutUs Help]] | ||
[[Category:AboutUs:Glossary]] | [[Category:AboutUs:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 14 July 2008
Categories that have the same meaning should be combined through a soft-redirect (put the {{RedirectCategory}} template in that category that says all the content should be moved). Several reasons for category redirects:
- Plural/Singular (i.e. Category:Website and Category:Websites)
- The main category names should always be singular1
- Synonymous/related word/other name (i.e. Category:Authors and Category:Writers)
- Abbreviation (i.e. Category:UK and Category:United Kingdom)
- The main category names should not be abbreviated, and if it does, it should be in all caps (e.g. CPR not Cpr)1
- Other languages (Category names will be in English language, like Wikimedia Commons. See Template:tl)
- Other spelling (Category:US, or Category:USA)
- Other capitalization (i.e. Category:Wiki and Category:WIKI)*
- Rule of thumb: if it's not an entity's name, don't capitalize other than the first word.
- CamelCase/not (i.e. Category:WebSites and Category:Web Sites)*
*Currently is auto-redirected by the engine. In the future it should not.
1Subject to change. Exceptions may exist
