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===How to make a redirect=== | ===How to make a redirect=== | ||
Making a redirect is very simple, and here's how it's done: | Making a redirect is very simple, and here's how it's done: | ||
#Create a new article with the name of the redirect as the title | #Create a new article with the name of the redirect as the title. | ||
#For the content of the article, put <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[articlename]]</nowiki>, where you put the name of the article you want to redirect to in place of "articlename" | #For the content of the article, put <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[articlename]]</nowiki>, where you put the name of the article you want to redirect to in place of "articlename". | ||
#Save the | #Save the page. | ||
If you do this correctly, the redirect link in Recent Changes should link to the desired article for the redirect. | If you do this correctly, the redirect link in Recent Changes should link to the desired article for the redirect. | ||
===Guidelines=== | ===Guidelines=== | ||
Like a regular article, there are guidelines to follow when making a redirect. | Like a regular article, there are guidelines to follow when making a redirect. | ||
*'''Make sure the name of the redirect is used often'''. A redirect named "Jumpman" for [[Mario]] would be acceptable, because it was his name before it was changed. A redirect named "Bruh Bot" for [[Pichu]] would '''not''' be acceptable, because no one called Pichu that. | *'''Make sure the name of the redirect is used often or otherwise was a previous name'''. A redirect named "Jumpman" for [[Mario]] would be acceptable, because it was his name before it was changed. A redirect named "Bruh Bot" for [[Pichu]] would '''not''' be acceptable, because no one called Pichu that. | ||
*'''Make sure the name of the redirect isn't just a capitalization change'''. A redirect named "mario" for [[Mario]] would '''not''' be acceptable; both results will bring you to the same article if you search for it (in fact, searching "mAriO" will still bring you to [[Mario]]). | *'''Make sure the name of the redirect isn't just a capitalization change'''. A redirect named "mario" for [[Mario]] would '''not''' be acceptable; both results will bring you to the same article if you search for it (in fact, searching "mAriO" will still bring you to [[Mario]]). | ||
*'''Make sure that it's not a talk page or image redirect'''. Talk pages and images do '''not''' get redirects, as it is very unlikely for someone to search for the talk page/image redirect. | *'''Make sure that it's not a talk page or image redirect'''. Talk pages and images do '''not''' get redirects, as it is very unlikely for someone to search for the talk page/image redirect. | ||
**'''Note''': When moving an image or article with a talk page, | **'''Note''': When moving an image or article with a talk page, a redirect for the moved image or talk page is automatically created. You '''must''' put the speedy delete tag (<nowiki>which is {{d}}</nowiki>) on the redirect manually so it can be deleted later. | ||
**'''Exception''': If an image redirect is linked to multiple pages, it can stay, as changing the links would be useless and take too long, even for a bot to do. | **'''Exception''': If an image redirect is linked to multiple pages, it can stay, as changing the links would be useless and take too long, even for a bot to do. | ||
Note that there's no limit on how many redirects an article may have, but the redirects | Note that there's no limit on how many redirects an article may have, but the redirects created must follow the guidelines above. | ||
==Why can't I create a new article?== | ==Why can't I create a new article?== | ||