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User pages should also avoid interfering with the main namespace. Therefore: | User pages should also avoid interfering with the main namespace. Therefore: | ||
*Do not put user pages into categories. | *Do not put user pages into categories. The exception are user pages being put into the [[:Category:SmashWiki essays|SmashWiki essays]] and [[:Category:Drafts|drafts]] categories when appropriate, which the [[Template:Essay|essay]] and [[Template:Draft|draft]] templates automatically do respectively. | ||
*Do not use maintenance templates such as {{t|Cleanup}} on user pages, as these automatically add | *Do not use maintenance templates such as {{t|Cleanup}} on user pages, as these automatically add tagged pages to the respective category and so will add noise to the list of pages using that template. The only exception is a user tagging their own user pages with the {{t|Speedy Delete}} tag when they wish for their page(s) to be deleted. | ||
*Do not link to pages/templates/categories/etc. that are not meant to exist (e.g. joke links); this makes it harder to use utilities such as [[Special:WantedPages]] correctly. Even if a page should exist that doesn't yet, you should still avoid linking it if you have no intention to create the page anytime soon, as it will serve to give the page artificial "clout" in Wanted Pages and may rank it above pages that have more "legitimate" links on mainspace pages. | *Do not link to pages/templates/categories/etc. that are not meant to exist (e.g. joke links); this makes it harder to use utilities such as [[Special:WantedPages]] correctly. Even if a page should exist that doesn't yet, you should still avoid linking it if you have no intention to create the page anytime soon, as it will serve to give the page artificial "clout" in Wanted Pages and may rank it above pages that have more "legitimate" links on mainspace pages. | ||
*User pages should not redirect to any other page, and vice versa. The only exceptions are one may redirect their user page to their user talk page, and if a user changed their username, all old user space content under the old username may redirect to their new location. If you are someone with a smasher page that you would rather other users go to in place of your user page, you are still not allowed to redirect your user page to it; besides the aforementioned interfering with the mainspace, doing such also makes it more inconvenient for other users to access your talk and contributions pages. If you truly only want people to see your smasher page, you should instead create a user page just containing the link to your smasher page, which allows users to still easily access your talk and contribution pages after clicking your account. | *User pages should not redirect to any other page, and vice versa. The only exceptions are one may redirect their user page to their user talk page, and if a user changed their username, all old user space content under the old username may redirect to their new location. If you are someone with a smasher page that you would rather other users go to in place of your user page, you are still not allowed to redirect your user page to it; besides the aforementioned interfering with the mainspace, doing such also makes it more inconvenient for other users to access your talk and contributions pages. If you truly only want people to see your smasher page, you should instead create a user page just containing the link to your smasher page, which allows users to still easily access your talk and contribution pages after clicking your account. | ||