Template:R from merge/doc

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Usage

Use this rcat template in any namespace.

• This redirect category (rcat) template is used to tag any redirect page in any namespace that results when a page is merged into another page. This rcat populates Category:Redirects from merges, which is used to track all page merges that might result in the breakage of links, both internal and external, if a redirect is not installed properly.
• For any redirect found that was left behind from a page merge and has not been so sorted, add this rcat in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(target page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R from merge}}
}}

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 merge}}

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

• If this page was merged into a page that is different from the target page, then the unnamed parameter may be used to note the name of the other page in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(target page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R from merge|1=(title of page into which this former content page was merged)}}
}}

or the 1= may be omitted:

#REDIRECT [[(target page name)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R from merge|(title of page into which this former content page was merged)}}
}}

and when used individually:

{{R from merge|(title of page into which this former content page was merged)}}

• If the content of the redirect page has been merged to a specific section, list entry or anchor, then also use one of the following to categorize the redirect as appropriate:

• {{R to section}}
• {{R to list entry}}
• {{R to anchor}}

• If the merged page had the same or very similar content as the target page, then instead apply:

• {{R from duplicated article}} to the redirect that was left behind after the merge.
• Category:Redirects from duplicated articles is a subcategory of Category:Redirects from merges, so applying {{R from merge}} should not be done in this case.

• Any redirect in any namespace that has a substantive page history that was not the result of a page merge may be tagged with the {{R with history}} rcat instead.

Aliases

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TemplateData

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TemplateData for R from merge

This redirect category (rcat) template is used to tag any redirect page in any namespace that results when a page is merged into another page.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page content was merged into	1	Title of page into which this former content page was merged, if different from the redirect target page.	Page name	optional

See also

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• {{R comics from merge}}
• {{R scouting from merge}}
• {{R from move}}
• {{R from duplicated article}}
• {{R ME from duplicated article}}
• Wikipedia:Merging
• Category:Merge templates
• WikiProject Redirect/Style guide