categorization templates (rcats) such as {{R with Wikidata item}}. Soft redirects usually should not be categorized by rcats. Use of {{Soft redirect with...

{{Multiple issues}}). Most of the categories populated by redirect category (rcat) templates are hidden categories. Hidden categories cannot be seen by viewers...

and the more difficult to decide and choose the best redirect category (rcat) templates, then the badder (worser) it may be for an editor to make the...

2018 with more Rcats. Archer – a user script forked from Sagittarius+ maintained as an alternative to Capricorn. It keeps the old rcat order, though....

pages Redirect pages Template messages/Redirect pages – a redirect category (rcat) template index – these templates may be placed on a redirect page to add...

already use the RCAT shell: This should be uncontroversial": Have you thought about the cases where the rcat shell only contains the Wikidata rcat?...

working for more than three years on redirects, their categorization, their rcat templates, template documentation and indexes. So becoming involved with...

templates (rcats), then these should be used. For clarity, all category links should be added at the end of the page, after the redirect statement and rcat(s)...

uncommon ASCII characters (example: ä, ö, å, etc.) Also add appropriate rcats: {{R from diacritic}}, {{R to diacritic}}, {{R from ligature}}, {{R to ligature}}...

redirect is practically useless. Not a single redirect uses this Rcat, and the subject of the Rcat is so narrow that even a correctly worded version of the redirect...

required). Redirect categories should be added with redirect templates (rcats) and not as regular (linked) categories. There is no specific order required...

name}}. However, the rcat we're discussing here is for people's "real names" who are known by a pseudonym. Therefore, the rcat should have the title...

(talk) 09:54, 6 November 2022 (UTC) @SD0001, a lot of redirects don't have rcat shell. The rest can probably be done via that template. — Qwerfjkltalk 15:04...

than nothing. Sdkb (talk) 23:45, 23 February 2020 (UTC) Keep per Sdkb with rcats {{R from synonym}}, {{R from misnomer}} (as suggested by Matthiaspaul in...

exist... RCATs can get awfully specific. –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 18:32, 24 January 2020 (UTC) MJL, Sorry about that. And thanks for clarifying that rcats go to CfD...

disambiguation page); It contains nothing but the redirect, at most one single rcat (from abbrev or from spelling) without parameters, and simple variations...

please be so kind as to explain why WP:RCAT doesn't list this as a reasonable use of a redirect. To boot, WP:RCAT does list "People known solely in the...

naming scheme of such redirects, and it specifies that they can be used as Rcats to place redirects into categories. Since the redirects listed above are...

name}} Rcat. So shouldn't there be a small-print notice for the Rcats instead of the full-fledged Delete notice that doesn't actually apply to the Rcat? similar...

ISO 639 codes that are presently used to categorize redirects using the rcat, {{R from alternative language}}. The two-, three- or four-letter codes are...

necessary, per the IP user but add the suggested {{R from non-neutral name}} Rcat (1st choice), though would support a weak retarget as a 2nd choice as well...

after the redirect target link and rcat(s). Use of a blank line between the redirect target link and all rcats and category links promotes readability...

at the functional index of rcat templates, we find under Navigation aids the subsection called To namespaces. Nine rcats are listed that collect redirects...

done by Pppery at 20:45 (UTC) a day later. Also I've added a draft rcat and rcat shell, although it'll be rendered useless and G8 deleted should this...

stats)     [ Closure: keep/retarget/delete ]  Proposing deletion as a potentially ambiguous rcat redirect. A redirect to a song is not necessarily a redirect from an album...

this category segregation? Incidentally, only one rcat is needed to accomplish this for all rcats; it can be combined with any of the others when appropriate...

these Rcats by many redirects, as Paine Ellsworth noted, is not a reason to keep their targets the same. It is very possible to change the Rcats used on...

wanting to RCAT from formula but is not aware that we have separate RCATs for mathematical formulae and chemical formulae. I envision the RCAT text to mention...

more reasons, but the one you provide is not listed on WP:RCAT. Please note that even WP:RCAT refers to WP:BLP1E for establishing notability in cases like...

 ed. put'r there  04:37, 23 August 2019 (UTC) If editors who use RCATs know which RCATs to use, they should have no problem using the correct shortcuts...

derives from the use of the pipe symbol (|) in some Rcats, e.g., {{Redirect from plural}}. This Rcat normally categorizes a redirect in the Redirects from...

invalidated by anyone who comes along to assess its merits. (Actually, the Rcat shell should probably always link to pageviews because they're quite hard...

redirects with "(anthroponymy)" as the disambiguator, let alone a dedicated rcat to them. See WP:APOTITLE for the disambiguators that the Anthroponymy project...

template}} is "This is a meta template for standardising redirect category (rcat) templates." On the other hand, (and I remember once making this exact same...

deprecate these templates, seeing as {{Rcat shell}} automatically detects protection and adds the appropriate rcat — User:Queen of Hearts 00:02, 24 September...

with redirect categories (rcats) as the first parameter, e.g., {{R cat| {{R to section}} {{printworthy}} }}, with each rcat on a separate line. To create...

Template:R with possibilities. Note: WP:TFD#NOT does not seem to apply to WP:RCAT templates for some reason. Does substantially the same thing but could easily...

Disambiguate between {{rcat}} and {{rcat shell}}. Rcat is the redirect under discussion. We can't say "{{rcat}} may refer to {{rcat}}". Also, you say that...

feature of redirects, not a defect. See WP:REDIR and WP:RCAT, in particular WP:RPURPOSE and WP:RCAT#Article categories: "Alternative names become a redirect...

one, and if this redirect will otherwise serve no purpose, tag it with {{rcat shell|{{R from statistical redirect|dabpage=Yourpage (disambiguation)}}}}...

hexadecimal codes as an example. (That may need to be clarified due to the target RCAT and Template:R from Unicode code, which are hexadecimal.) -- Tavix (talk)...

redirect (with the R with history line - although I'm not sure what the Rcat shell is)? Or just add it as a header? Please forgive the idiot questions :(...

WikiProject has overseen improvements of the template indexes, the {{Rcat shell}}, the rcat templates themselves and their documentation pages, as well as proving...

redirect stuff as well. (E.g. the conversion efforts from {{Redr}} to {{rcat shell}} when the former got deprecated.) Againme (talk · contribs) I've completed...

2017 (UTC) Keep Lots of rcat template redirects like this exist, to "funnel" various cases into a small set of generalized rcat templates. If they are...

(disambiguation) as {{R from ambiguous term}} {{R from verb}}: "Use this rcat to tag any mainspace redirect from an English-language verb or verb phrase...

redirecting as a categorized {{R to related topic}} (or do we have a better rcat template for this case?) is a valid solution per WP:WINNEROUTCOMES. Salting...

2014 (UTC) Your deletion rationale was based on the assumption that this Rcat is applicable to every redirect, and thus does not aid in cateforization...

of Pokémon video games#Pokémon Project Studio with an Rcat "to section," preferably in an Rcat shell, as "photo booth" is a likely synonym or intended...

article to Good article status! Review and clean up our categories Add RCATS to redirects (especially printworthy redirects) Clean up iOS version history...

will have a defaultsort of "[last], [first]". The redirect will have the rcat of Template:R from short name. As requester, this looks great to me; thanks...

thread) to build this feature also into {{Rcat shell}}. It's not practical to do this on an rcat-template by rcat-template basis with rather randomly configured...

(UTC) You keep saying this, but Wikipedia's own redirect policy page (WP:RCAT), which lists possible reasons for a redirect, does not list anythingf like...

(source) by User:Sam Sailor – a modified version of Keφr's script with more Rcats. reviewSourceCheck (source) by User:Lingzhi – displays 16 errors when using...

usernames. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 17:21, 25 June 2018 (UTC) Keep per WP:RCAT. As long as there are redirects of a certain kind/type/category, they should...

I think modifying {{category redirect}} so it can function like a mini-{{rcat shell}} makes the most sense, but would not oppose something like |navigation=yes...

Redirect, or delete and then redirect, nominated pages Apply specified rcats Unlink circular links from redirect target When there is more than one page...

official name}} template, which will automatically put it into the appropriate rcat. Wikipedia:Article titles § Use commonly recognizable names, the official...

history · transclusions · logs · subpages) Rarely used RCAT. Almost all of the redirects tagged with this RCAT are redirects to sections about particular countries...

described in the rcat, these are great search terms and precisely why the rcat was created. The alternative would be to create a new rcat, {{R from phonetic...

create two rcats, R yes print and R no print, neither of which use Redirect template, so there is no template loop. I decided to create this rcat and R yes...

These templates have no reason to exist, as they directly duplicate specific rcat templates; besides, redirects can already be monitored by WikiProjects using...

delete (and examine the ~20 transclusions case-by-case) or create as a new rcat. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 12:59, 16 March 2021 (UTC)...

to National Drug Law Enforcement Agency with an {{r with possibilities}} rcat or keep the stubification. The subject is notable, but it needs to pass the...

discussion was keep. Consensus was clear and unequivocal. {{R from plural}} rcat to be added post-close. (non-admin closure) Doug Mehus T·C 21:33, 22 February...

arguably, to the outcome. Rcat {{R from merge}}, proposed by Hog Farm, will be added post-close. Others may feel free to additional rcats as required post-close...

are cheap, and it could be still be categorized in song categories, per WP:RCAT. --Animalparty! (talk) 05:57, 8 December 2017 (UTC) @Animalparty: No, redirects...

November 2025 (UTC) Support: I've long felt there are too many near-duplicate rcats. I see no reason to have separate versions just for comics. Alas, I don't...

have added the rcats {{R from incomplete name}} {{R from incorrect name}} (redundant when used with the incomplete name sub-category rcat) and {{R for convenience}}...

"nowiki" code above. It's not just rcats – it's many other templates and many other shortcuts to pages other than rcats and templates in general. This shortcut...

template or to amend the parameters on all the pages concerned. Include the rcat template {{R from template-generated category}}. For example, Category:Washington...

List of Pokémon video games#Pokémon Playhouse with an Rcat "to section", preferably in an Rcat shell, as I added a mention, with two citations, to the...

move, the aformentioned redirect would be good in the meantime with the Rcat with possibilities used to point to the Draft. This article is actually less...

worked on. Then use the aforementioned redirect in its place with the proper Rcat with possibilities pointing to the draft. Deletion is not always the answer...

ISO 639 codes that are presently used to categorize redirects using the rcat, {{R from alternative language}}. The two-, three- or four-letter codes are...

discussion, unlinking any circular redirects, and tagging the page with WP:RCATS You will still need to manually check the history and incoming links for...

rcat template on these pages that explains why they exist. Thryduulf (talk) 19:19, 21 July 2016 (UTC) Please see {{R restricted}} – since that rcat has...

salted. I had originally visited the redirect with an intention to add such RCAT and was "astonished" to find out that its actual target was not an equivalent...

 keep/retarget/delete ]  Possibly confusing name for a redirect to an WP:RCAT template. Not sure if this redirect should target Template:R from long name...

These templates have no reason to exist, as they directly duplicate specific rcat templates; besides, redirects can already be monitored by WikiProjects using...

intend not to copy any content from source to target. (should be saved with rcat R with history). If the redirect requires a couple of original sentences...

it is mentioned, and added applicable rcats. Anyone may feel free to add additional, or alter any of the, rcats boldly post-close. (non-admin closure)...

Consensus was very clear that this redirect is useful. I will add some possible rcats post-close, which can be adjusted boldly as needed. (non-admin closure)...

the redirect is missing the first character, which is why it also has the rcat Template:R from misspelling. Imagine "Emirati national nthem". It's an unlikely...

These templates have no reason to exist, as they directly duplicate specific rcat templates; besides, redirects can already be monitored by WikiProjects using...

January 2020 (UTC) Weak keep but please add R to section or R to anchor Rcat. Thanks. --Doug Mehus T·C 19:01, 19 January 2020 (UTC) The above discussion...

Category:Awards and prizes of the Royal College, Colombo Nominator's rationale: WP:RCAT No conceptual problem with this category but we don't have any actual articles...

such info to editors. Just as with all the other rcat templates, the information provided by this rcat template can be very useful to editors. P.I. Ellsworth ...

Appropriate redirect category templates should also be used—some are listed at {{Rcats}}, e.g. include {{R to related topic}} by adding {{R to related topic}}...

redirect target, using {{R to related topic}} and {{R with history}} inside {{rcat shell}}, with a link back to this discussion in the page history in the {{Old...

the Spanish word, I would probably be arguing "keep" and add applicable Rcats for alternative spelling, transliteration, and/or diacritics. --Doug Mehus...

that Rcat shell could automatically detect and place rcats such as protection level etc. Implementing this would means removing them from the rcat shell...

targeted as close to the merged content as possible. You may wish to add {{rcats}} to the redirect. If information you merged gets removed, this should not...

signed, Rosguill talk 21:08, 22 February 2021 (UTC) Template:R rcatTemplate:R rcat → Template:Redirect template  (talk · links · history ·...

or narrow usage, nor about how few or how many are in the main index of Rcats (which is still much of a work in progress), nor about what you or anyone...

(Books on cryptography#Significant books), with applicable Rcat tag(s) preferably in an Rcat Shell, per administrator BDD and Shhhnotsoloud. --Doug Mehus...

2017 (UTC) @Tavix: Are you sure about the Rcat {{R from subtitle}}? Did you notice that it's a redirect to an Rcat which doesn't necessarily apply to this...

actually is, and you get a redirect to iCarly. Also doesn't fit according to WP:RCAT. Pinkgirl34 10:25, 19 July 2009 (UTC) Keep. The redirect target contains...

Nominator's rationale: Looks like the corresponding rcat templates are currently upmerged rcats, so these category pages do not seem useful. 1234qwer1234qwer4...

also birthnames should be tagged with both rcats. If we create a new rcat, such names should get all three rcats, unless we implement A smart kitten's suggestion...

net/?rcat=Kotimainen+proosa&rid=167 (1786, 57, 34, 1) www.aikakone.org/arvostelut/k00heraaminen.htm (1786, 218, 209, 1) www.kiiltomato.net/?rcat...

21 April 2022 (UTC) Question. What could be the intended use of such an rcat? {{R from ligature}} is for redirects like ÆonÆon –> Aeon. But what would...

rcat as it only will go up as identifiers are added to the CS1 templates, authority control, and the like. As this group is pretty small for a rcat,...

only 59,300 results for "Wipeout PS3" (cf. 732,000 for "Wipeout HD"). Do WP:RCAT and WP:NAME support your position? — Rankiri (talk) 18:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)...

is an uncommon misspelling of the word "redirect". (The correctly named Rcat already exists at {{Redirect from br}}.) — |J~Pæst|  02:35, 10 August 2013...

disambiguation}}. As I'm not sure that tag is necessary, don't expect me to go back and RCAT them all. More specific, less ambiguous internal links are better, and redirects...

article or a discography article are so common we even have a specific WP:RCAT for these cases: {{R from album}}. I can't see anything in the article history...

is considered useful to enclose one or more rcats within the Rcat shell, and to use the shell without rcats when unsure of the categorization needs....

rcats need a cleanup in general. Elliot321 (talk | contribs) 06:03, 13 February 2021 (UTC) That new template looks promising! Reforming the way rcats...

tagged automatically}} as a placeholder rcat. — Qwerfjkltalk 18:49, 21 June 2023 (UTC) Actually not sure if that rcat is finished. Might need some fixing...

redirects that don't match the target rcat - at which point, why not just have the other (non-ambiguous) rcats/rcat redirects for editors to choose between...

specific {{R from alternative spelling}}. Whichever editors decide, the Rcat shell should have an |h=See also {{R from alternative (or other) punctuation}}...

(UTC) Sure. Part of the difficulty (see "what venue?" RfC on talk page) of rcat XfDs is that they're usually categories and templates in pairs, so changes...

like this with red links than it is to rely on them being in the proper rcat (which these weren't) that a gnome is patrolling. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos)...

of various bots (whose creation I intend to propose in the future), the RCAT project will speedily become nearly complete and, at last, convenient for...

and this was clear misuse of the {{R to template}} Rcat. I think that I did that because the Rcats are actually a little vague, and it seems to me that...

the alt-name rcat template, because they do not clash with the alt-language categories. The alt-lang rcat template and the alt-name rcat template can...

corresponding "spelling" rcat templates ({{R from alternative spelling}}, {{R from misspelling}}) or to the corresponding "name" rcat templates ({{R from alternative...

chat somewhere around that time about this (and about whether various WP:RCAT templates were or weren't redundant on some of this set of shortcuts), and...

backlinks. Of those: Is of identityIs of identity: Not sure what the right rcat would be for this, because I'm not sure what the right target is. Hematopoeitic...

may be a common alternate spelling. Recommend adding appropriate Rcat(s) in an Rcat Shell, where applicable, and this is, of course, subject to the usual...

(links to redirect) URLs are not a valid reason for a redirect, as per WP:RCAT. EDIT (12 Aug 09) - Nominate for deletion, if I didn't make it clear before...

November 2025 (UTC) Support: I've long felt there are too many near-duplicate rcats. I see no reason to have separate versions just for comics. Alas, I don't...

That is so the {{R from alternative language}} redirect categorization (rcat) template will recognize and correctly categorize a redirect when the proper...

spelling‏‎}} {{R to scientific name}} etc. For a more complete list, see {{rcats}} Other details If you find an unpatrolled redirect that is at RFD, or you...

specific rcat besides {{R from alternative name}}, and possibly, both of the {{R to article without mention}} and {{R for convenience}} rcats. One could...

{{Rcat shell}}, {{RCAT shell}}, {{Redirect shell}}, {{Rcatsh}}, {{Rcatshell}}, {{R shell}}, {{R cat shell}}, {{Rshell}}, {{R category shell}}, {{Rcat Shell}}...

(UTC) Comment. Was going to ask the editor who created the category and the rcat back in 2013 to make a showing, but it seems they are more or less retired...

Middle-earth realms category, like Gondor and Rohan (Middle-earth). Per WP:RCAT, the redirects can be taken out of the article category and moved to Category:Middle-earth...

middle-earth redirects. Oculi (talk) 23:58, 31 December 2019 (UTC) Support per WP:RCAT: under normal circumstances, redirects do not belong in mainspace content...

renaming Category:Rcat template documentation pages to Category:Redirect template documentation pages Nominator's rationale: Template:Rcat redirects to Template:Redirect...

10:57, 22 November 2019 (UTC) Merge to Warg#J. R. R. Tolkien's wargs, with Rcats to section and with history on the Warg (Middle-earth) redirect page, per...

ever used. I am not aware of any others like them, and I did not find any Rcat template that is applicable, which itself suggests that there is no category...

one of the other disambiguation rcat templates would be more accurate. I propose deletion as a potentially confusing rcat redirect. All the best, user:A...

for Ron Jeremy in inverted name is helpful; however, the R from sortname rcat should be added to make its purpose crystal clear. (non-admin closure) Doug...

created this redirect back in 2003, there was no such thing as an rcat. If you want to add rcats, redirect to a section, and/or change the name of the section...

Note: I created the redirect. (Lol..To explain): I based the redirect on wp:RCAT, which says to add important subjects in their appropriate categories under...

2020 (UTC) Retarget to DAB page insecure as {{R from synonym}} ("Use this rcat to tag any redirect from a title that is a word that has the same or a similar...

to be undeleted ([5]). Optionally, the redirect could be tagged with an Rcat such as "R from misnomer" if this would be found necessary. Redirecting this...

while driving. If you do the redirect that's fine but I might add some Rcats etc or tweak to a redirect to section or anchor. Thankyou.Djm-leighpark...

which is what WP:RCAT seems to suggest. We can put the redirects into Category:Middle-earth redirects instead of the article category. RCAT states "Redirects...

that actually categorize redirects are likely to know and use the actual rcat templates and not redirects to them. But that probably points further toward...

shortcut listed on the essay. We could then, in turn, add a "not mentioned" rcat to WP:FORRED, to guide future editors considering re-renominating it for...

UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:42, 16 February 2020 (UTC) Retarget to Google Ads with rcat {{R from blog}}, {{R to related topic}}, and {{R without mention}} as the...

05:15, 4 November 2008 (UTC) Speedy Keep It is a useful redirect and per WP:RCAT a redirect from an unambiguous surname is the sort of redirect we want around...

18 November 2019 (UTC) Keep per Thryduulf. On a related note, I added Rcats to the nominated redirect. Steel1943 (talk) 19:06, 18 November 2019 (UTC)...

Using this for test purposes to eventually convert redirect categorization (rcat) templates to Lua. Got sidetracked and don't know when I will get back to...

targeted to a decent enough target. I support boldly or at consensus close the rcats of each redirect. Doug Mehus T·C 01:36, 11 February 2020 (UTC) Since my...

eep/retarget/delete ]  There's an WP:XY problem here. There's several WP:RCAT templates that deal with names, so it doesn't make sense why someone chose...

appropriate shorthand)... per the guideline for redirect categorization (wp:RCAT) because (1) Its target, a wp:Summarystyle parent article, is not the proper...

Keep as useful to Wikipedia:WikiProject Narnia. Tagged with appropriate Rcats. (non-admin closure) ―Matthew J. Long -Talk-☖ 18:01, 18 February 2019 (UTC)...

there are 74 Rcat templates that are in the navbox (which has 100 templates) but not in Twinkle, listed at User:AlanM1/Twinkle Missing Rcats. There are...

Relisted, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2022 May 8#Upmerged rcats The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more categories...

"Deogracias". Hariboneagle927 (talk) 02:28, 28 September 2021 (UTC) Keep and rcat as being from an error; the page was at this title for over 6 years, so deletion...

you could have also applied WP:BURDEN/WP:BOLD instead and redirected with Rcats Template:R from album and Template:R with history, but that's far less good)...

Oh yeah, missed that point. Then in that case, yes, it falls under both Rcats. Jalen D. Folf (talk) 18:00, 10 December 2018 (UTC) I would disagree with...

"Over To You Now" redirect with the {{R from incorrect capitalisation}} Rcat as suggested above by Thryduulf. That automatically tags it as "unprintworthy"...

one: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:R_from_external_link". This rcat was previously used for redirects who's ONLY justification for existing was...

with the special rcat {{r from misnomer|correct term}} (as we already do), so that it cannot be confused with a "proper" term. The rcat allows for automatic...

shortcuts to rcats several years ago, because newly registered editors who wanted to work on redirect categorization had a problem with them. Rcat shortcuts...

and makes me think that it could be beneficial to create a {{r from date}} rcat. - Eureka Lott 22:02, 25 November 2022 (UTC) Relisted to generate a more...

Aurora (album) is a redirect: #REDIRECT [[Aurora (disambiguation)#Albums]] {{Rcat shell| {{R from incomplete disambiguation}} {{R to section}} }} In some cases...

deprecate these templates, seeing as {{Rcat shell}} automatically detects protection and adds the appropriate rcat, but merge per nom. Charlotte (Queen...

redirect}} isn't meant for this use case though. It's more of a type of WP:RCAT than a soft redirect template. –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 03:57, 11 March 2021 (UTC) @MJL:...

miscapitalization}} to a proper noun. Such redirects are common. I have added this rcat. Mdewman6 (talk) 23:45, 11 December 2021 (UTC) Keep per EurekaLott, Shhhnotsoloud...

rationale: I'm planning on creating {{R from fictional species}} as a new rcat to compliment {{R from fictional character}} (mostly just to have a proper...

July 2015 (UTC) P.S. It should be noted here that the redirect category (rcat) templates that populate these categories are presently named {{R to ASCII-only}}...

pages have been reorganized, and this template is no longer part of the rcat system. If I am wrong, let me know where this template is used and I will...

suggested by Narky Blert will be added following the close, in addition to the rcats being reviewed and updated as needed. (non-admin closure) Doug Mehus T·C...

standards besides Exif used in file metadata links, so the redirect category (rcat) template that populates this category has been renamed to {{R from file...

stats)     [ Closure: keep/retarget/delete ]  Not a useful title for a WP:RCAT redirect. Plainly speaking, all redirects are alternate search methods. Steel1943...

notice of non-existant pages, where it would not be appropriate to use an RCAT template. --Ahecht (TALK PAGE) 16:16, 16 August 2019 (UTC) The above discussion...

capitalisations if its rcat were allowed to tag all such redirects instead of just the ones from mainspace. The R from other capitalisation rcat has always sorted...

the page to List of Japanese apple cultivars and applied the appropriate rcats to Japanese apple (ie. Page move, From a list topic, {{R with possibilities}}...

February 2020 (UTC) Comment (was Keep) but add {{R from alternative name}} rcat per this, which states that a section of this interstate was officially designated...

(talk) 21:21, 11 May 2021 (UTC) Delete. <creator> There are actually four rcat templates that are plausible targets for this ambiguously titled redirect...

bug in the last few weeks? (3) Do you make redirect pages? (2) Do you add rcats to redirects? (4) Do you think you're using a significant portion of Wikipedia's...

relevant anchor in the main document (which is more than a list). See WP:RCAT. Oculi (talk) 14:54, 7 December 2019 (UTC) Merge per Oculi. – Fayenatic London...

Rafting#Pins and clips, where it's mentioned verbatim, with an {{R to section}} rcat; or, Prefer retarget to Rafting (disambiguation), where we could add a See...

the {{Rcat shell}} template. UnitedStatesian (talk) 22:25, 31 January 2019 (UTC) The bot functioned exactly as intended, and the absence of a {{Rcat shell}}...

ending with (disambiguation), and depending on the result output the correct rcat. This makes the templates more user-friendly, because we don't have to explain...

Topic-specific rcats are created by project members for tracking purposes as noted above and should only be deleted by project members who know the rcats are no...

spelling‏‎}} {{R to scientific name}} etc. For a more complete list, see {{rcats}} Other details If you find an unpatrolled redirect that is at RFD, or you...

few years. --Trialpears (talk) 22:31, 19 April 2021 (UTC) I think for the Rcat template it can just be replaced with a template call of the target template...

redirecting to "shock site". Delete as I don't think that this is covered by WP:RCAT's mispelling policy (as "shok" is simply is not a spelling error for any English...

2019 (UTC) Keep It's a common alternative spelling, though I think the Rcats could be added per Steel1943 and others above. I see no reason for deletion;...

(talk) 17:01, 26 May 2025 (UTC) Edit-warring over rcats. Seriously? In any event, I still think this rcat should be deleted for the reasons josh stated....

matter, but is involved a little bit. I've detailed this below. PS: As for rcat redirs: It's standard operating procedure to have the "R to not-x" version...

WNBA team as the primary topic was successful. I believe the correct WP:RCAT would now be {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}. -- Tavix (talk) 16:23...

need to combine two rcats into one – just tag an appropriate redirect with {{Redr|caps|typo|up}}* and any other applicable rcats, then go on to the next...

Redirect per Czar. I feel this is a fair compromise. It could be marked with an Rcat that it has potential. I would say that it is fair enough to say there is...

Bucculatricidae (I retargeted the rest of them to the relevant section & rcat-templated them), but it's not mentioned in said article. It also probably...

2018 (UTC) Sounds good to me. And thanks, BDD, I hereby learnt about a new rcat {{R avoided double redirect}} - so far I tried to achieve the same with HTML...

with the special rcat {{r from misnomer|correct term}} (as we already do), so that it cannot be confused with a "proper" term. The rcat allows for automatic...

was able to stay civil. I also see that we even learned something about RCATs (thanks Uanfala!). Respectfully, -- Tavix (talk) 14:06, 4 May 2020 (UTC)...

correct rcat 🙏). The blanket statement was therefore premature because there were other dates that were, but were NOT tagged with the rcat. I did not...

(talk) 17:34, 28 January 2019 (UTC) Keep, pending the creation of a new WP:RCAT template for such redirects, probably titled {{R from CAS number}}, which...

19:49, 19 January 2020 (UTC) Keep and add an R from surname Rcat. Also, add a second Rcat "from misspelling", as needed. Doug Mehus T·C 18:16, 19 January...

editor created a redirect and a different editor tagged the redirect (using rcat templates) and added an incoming links in a related article. Sometime later...

discussion/Log/2022 October 31#Template:R from external link. I don't think that RCAT template should exist now that I know it does. Steel1943 (talk) 20:55, 31...

with a WP:RCAT template to reflect this, or possibly create a new category/template combination that could be used for this? The current RCAT template...

matter, changing them is a fairly simple matter of recoding a few (dozen?) rcat templates. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:25, 12 September 2017 (UTC) Oppose...

May 2015 (UTC) I agree that {{R from alternative spelling}} is the wrong rcat to use. If you want to include an existing template I would suggest {{R from...

(she/they) 17:12, 13 March 2022 (UTC) Keep as {{R from incorrect spacing}} (rcat that presently redirects to {{R from misspelling}}) per Tamzin's analysis...

modified to include the {{rcat shell}} "wrapper" around the {{R from move}} template, so that the resulting code would be: {{rcat shell | {{R from move}}...

2021 (UTC) Article categories aren't typically added to redirects per WP:RCAT. My google searching brings up both the Big Bend site, Grand Canyon, general...

is standard practice for songs which don't warrant a full article - see rcat {{r from song}}. The redirections by SummerPhDv2.0 and Rosguill should also...

UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:00, 22 April 2020 (UTC) Why did you decide not to create an rcat template? 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 15:03, 22 April 2020 (UTC) It's a little...

to the film is problematic, as I stated above. From what I have seen, the Rcat tag {{R from incorrect disambiguation}} is only used if the disambiguator...

November 2025 (UTC) Support: I've long felt there are too many near-duplicate rcats. I see no reason to have separate versions just for comics. Alas, I don't...

category that this Rcat lands its redirects in was created for a purpose. And that category uses this Rcat to populate it. Both the Rcat and the category...

17:18, 24 April 2019 (UTC) @Tavix: Admittedly I don't completely get this Rcat/rule, please check that this RFD is okay. –84.46.52.203 (talk) 13:54, 27...

I'm considering creating an rcat to explain these now. Elli (talk | contribs) 16:15, 8 June 2021 (UTC) I think an rcat would be a good idea. Someone...

actually closer to a borderline keep, per WP:R#K5/WP:R#D2, I think. Which rcats should we add to this, though, assuming it's kept? Doug Mehus T·C 12:48...

(edit conflict) Retarget Penis game to Waiting... (film)#penis game with rcat {{R to anchor}} (and others, as needed), where it is mentioned 1st choice...

(talk) 03:44, 11 October 2016 (UTC) Move Woolwich Boys (gang) over this, and rcat the resulting R as an {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}. Making User:Kleon3...

2019 (UTC) Comment: It should be a {{R to section}} and maybe some other Rcat, because the target isn't obvious. For the New York International Independent...

Seems like I'm always coming across REDIRECTs that need Rcats, and if I'm not certain which Rcat(s) is appropriate, I go directly to {{R from}}, which redirects...

finding nothing about the terms which they searched for. In fact, we have an RCAT category/template for such redirects: {{R to article without mention}}, which...

to a redirect (Steve)? Clarityfiend (talk) 03:42, 7 July 2016 (UTC) WP:RCAT seems to discourage it. But I won't tell anyone if you do. Unrelatedly, I...

along with the application of {{R with possibilities}} and {{R to section}} rcats. The history of what is now "Nintendo World Report" is described at Billy...

ought to exist or that the subject is notable. Otherwise, we wouldn't have Rcats like {{R from child}}. In response to Bearcat's point, the preferred ATD...

needs/wants, I think. I would recommend "not in target" and "fictional element" rcats, too. --Doug Mehus T·C 21:14, 24 January 2020 (UTC) The above discussion...

links). Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 17:07, 5 October 2019 (UTC) Speedy keep per the RCAT tag: "This redirect is intended for use in links from other articles that...

curation tool. If I want to add a Rcat (and its one Twinkle knows about), I click on the Tag/Twinkle tab. I add the Rcat and mark it reviewed at the same...

1 August 2009 (UTC) Alert to the community: see redirect policy See WP:RCAT entitled "What do we use redirects for?" which lists "People known solely...

and tagging {{R from antonym}}, though I have mixed feelings about that Rcat. --BDD (talk) 19:54, 5 February 2019 (UTC) Relisted to generate a more thorough...

really apply. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 00:28, 5 February 2017 (UTC) Keep. As the Rcat indicates, Zenti- is an alternative spelling for Centi-, an SI prefix. As...

BaMnO4 exists. It's not like we have a {{R from incorrect molecular formula}} rcat, and having such redirects can lead to confusion. Mdewman6 (talk) 01:15,...

There isn't even an accurate way to categorize and tag this; we have no rcat template for such a thing ({{R to talk}} not used in the talk namespace itself)...

"rm inappropriate Rcat" should be sufficient for most people, as WP:RCAT has documentation about what are the appropriate Rcats, and there is a talk...

quite a bit of people erroneously using R Without Mention's existence as an rcat as proof that Rs without mention are Okay in certain circumstances, akin...

and Olive-greyOlive-grey to Olive (color)#Olive drab, with the appropriate rcat tags. This is what the R Olive drabOlive drab targets. The only content at...

pre-determined rcat(s) Does this seem correct? Tol (talk | contribs) @ 01:52, 2 December 2021 (UTC) @Tol, yes, that sounds good! For rcats, I think {{R...

Harris Corporation, then redirect this title to Mobile device ensuring {{rcats}} {{R from alternative name}} and {{R from other capitalization}} are displayed...

characters#Ducky per 59.149.124.29's find, where it's mentioned explicitly, with rcats {{R to section}}, {{R from catchphrase}}, {{R from fictional element}},...

16:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC) Keep, but I would push back on changing the RCAT. I hear 'Bot-DoubleU' when I think of it, but then again I don't think I've...

(talk) 16:17, 13 January 2020 (UTC) Retarget to Husk per Tavix. Do we have an Rcat we can use for broader concepts, or would "related term" work? We could possibly...

links with trailing parentheses. I would also support creating Ivanvector's RCAT. ---- Patar knight - chat/contributions 16:58, 23 September 2018 (UTC) Can...

removed the categories with the edit summary "no cats for redirects." WP:RCAT isn't quite so sweeping, but I certainly can't find an exception in the guideline...

contain all redirects, although they are not overt redirect categories (Rcats). [2] For me any such work --diffusion from cats such as Mass murder victims...

(talk) 23:07, 19 September 2024 (UTC) Delete - I created the now-deleted rcat template and companion category several years ago because consensus at the...

name. MSJapan (talk) 22:50, 1 June 2016 (UTC) Keep. While that particular RCAT would be inappropriate, {{R from miscapitalisation}} would work. It's useful...

(UTC) Concur. My only comment is that the listings should agree with WP:RCAT when appropriate, (i.e. list entries should be for Foo Army Airfield, rather...

variant for Æ --Lenticel (talk) 13:50, 5 July 2022 (UTC) Keep I added the rcats of the above reasonings. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 01:03, 6 July 2022 (UTC)...

from subsidiary}}, {{R from subdivision}}, {{R from subreddit}}, and the rcat-redirect {{R to subsection}}. All the best, ‍—‍a smart kitten[meow] 10:11...

affinity to be keep. (withdrawn), even without being at the target. Will rcat as {{R from other language}}. SiTrew as IP 84.3.187.196 (talk) 16:43, 17...

mention that the naming of these categories is often used in the coding of the rcat templates that populate them. Care should be taken when attempting to rename...

with the special rcat {{r from misnomer|correct term}} (as we already do), so that it cannot be confused with a "proper" term. The rcat allows for automatic...

provides an easy simple list of highways, which is useful, and allowable by WP:RCAT. I realize this might be a violation WP:CLN, though, as we already have a...

more involved in is template editing/creation, as there are changes to WP:RCAT templates that I believe would be helpful. I would tread carefully and not...

(UTC) Thank you. The rcats I mentioned were a suggestion. I understand that this has been discussed, and do not contest using the rcats you've shown. Cheers...

plausible typo. The documentation at {{R from misspelling}} says: Use this rcat template in any namespace. It should be trivial for a bot to fix transclusions...

editor attribution, I'd support retargeting to Bulk foods#Retailers with an Rcat "to section" identified. Alternatively, I'd potentially support a retitle-ing...

at all), all because of Rcats. Heck, I'll stop even trying. Now, can anyone remind me for what purpose we invented the Rcat's for? Why should I care having...

being said, I will change my "delete" to "weak delete" due to the fact this rcat template exists.) Steel1943 (talk) 15:43, 30 January 2022 (UTC) Disregard...

Category:American sprinters for now while the draft is getting worked upon. Rcats should be {{R to category namespace}} and {{R unprintworthy}}. — J947 (user...

the following text: #REDIRECT [[Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)]] {{Rcat shell| {{A2r|Aguardiente y Limón}} {{R from stylization}} }} and "//Aguardiente...

— J947 ‡ message ⁓ edits 00:35, 29 April 2021 (UTC) Keep per Thryduulf. Best rcat would seem to be {{R from miscapitalization}}. Mdewman6 (talk) 01:54, 28...

2020 (UTC) @Narky Blert: If the latter, could that be a good use of the Rcat "from other capitalization"? --Doug Mehus T·C 07:16, 20 January 2020 (UTC)...

history · stats)     [ Closure: keep/retarget/delete ]  Potentially ambiguous rcat redirect, considering that {{R to project}} redirects to {{R to project namespace}}...

Mdewman6 (talk) 21:42, 16 November 2021 (UTC) I have added the proper rcats below the redirect so it's there if kept. Mdewman6 (talk) 02:28, 17 November...

not sure how feasible it's going to be to get that page to zero entries. rcats aren't this black-and-white thing, and I personally think you mistagged...

(Igny (talk)) I thought it was a requirement to categorise redirects per WP:RCAT. If I misread that guideline then please explain the guideline to me in plain...

multitude of very similar redirects into the same article categories. See WP:RCAT for details. older ≠ wiser 14:15, 24 July 2017 (UTC) Thanks, folks. To clarify...

haven't hesitated to use it. And by the way, I use TemplateScript to apply rcat templates, the {{Talk page of redirect}} template and a few other templates...

{{R to section}}, keep the existing categories on the redirect page per WP:RCAT. GregorB (talk) 13:32, 7 January 2013 (UTC) Comment - As there are no relaible...

(edit conflict) A topic ban would be unjustifiable, as the existence of an Rcat is a defense for this, indicating that there at least one point was a consensus...

(talk) 21:51, 26 March 2021 (UTC) Redirect: with history & possibilities Rcats to Jorge Lanata where it is mentioned, albeit lede-only (which is incorrect)...

redirected it to the German word for "Youth" while also putting a translation rcat. A lot of articles start with "Jugend", it should not just be focused to...

commonly argued by me, for one, sometimes "winning", sometimes not. We have an rcat, {{R from incorrect name}}, as we do for {{R from misspelling}} and so on...

scanning for rdrs and rcats for DAB fixing purposes and found this not fitting any of our rcats – not even the " R from alternative ..." rcats. I may be wrong...

2020 (UTC) Keep as is. At some point, editors may want to turn this into an rcat if and when there are a significant number of incorrect punctuations. For...

block)#pensive. For 😔, the rcats should be {{R from Unicode character}}, {{R to anchor}}, and {{R printworthy}}. For U+1F614, the rcats should be {{R from Unicode...

v t e Wikipedia:Template index/Redirect pages Rcat functional index Grammar, punctuation, and spelling Abbreviation {{R from abbreviation}} {{R to acronym}}...

create a redirect to Portal:Portals (really Portal:Contents/Portals with {{Rcat shell|{{R avoided double redirect|Portal:Portals}} {{R to plural}} {{R unprintworthy}}...

adding the appropriate, air-crash-related categories to the redirect, per WP:RCAT. Someone not using his real name (talk) 20:28, 2 August 2013 (UTC) It seems...

Category:Fictional character redirects to lists, actually generated by the Rcat template itself by using {{R from fictional character|Tiny Toon Adventures}}...

encyclopedia. He came to my attention when he was edit-warring to remove an rcat from a redirect with no other reason than "why wreck it will all that R for...

/r/shitniggerssay with #REDIRECT[[Controversial Reddit communities#FatPeopleHate]] {{Rcat shell| {{R to section}} {{R from subreddit}} }} and also append {{lowercase...

category link. Use this rcat to tag... and now it looks like this: ...For more information follow the category link. ** Use this rcat to tag... Does this...

categorised by topic, with the exception of Middle-Earth redirects, whose rcats, as of writing this, seem to be at TfD as well though. (Note that this is...

Category:Redirects from HTML entities Nominator's rationale: Consistency with other rcats e.g. Category:Redirects to anchors. Qwerfjkltalk 11:29, 13 November 2021...

at its finest. Steel1943 (talk) 15:03, 11 September 2020 (UTC) Keep and Rcat per above. Plausible search by someone who knows that caryall can mean more...

to do good job. Recommend closer salts the redirect (after appropriate Rcats added) but with no prejudice against replacement by article if can be demonstrated...

with the target, maybe using a bot. (I agree with 59.149.124.29 that the rcat should be applied simultaneously.) 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠)...

Production"; retarget this slightly to point to the Video Games section and rcat this one as {{r from incorrect}} and {{r to section}}. ~Hydronium~Hydroxide~(Talk)~...

contribs). --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 22:14, 8 July 2017 (UTC) Keep per WP:RCAT. Firstly, these are not "backward", they are just right. When one reads the...

guideline WP:REDIR there is no such requirement for redirects, and the given rcats {{R to related topic}} and {{R from filename}} are accurately describing...

category to something like Category:Redirects from CVE IDs, and create a rcat template, {{R from CVE}}, that uses it. Given the relatively small number...

free to refine the target to a section, if warranted, and add or update rcats as needed. (non-admin closure) Doug Mehus T·C 15:55, 24 February 2020 (UTC)...

Ivanvector (talk) 15:07, 23 June 2015 (UTC) I always feel silly arguing about Rcats, which are rarely of much consequence, but I think the current tag is correct...

this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 03:54, 1 September 2021 (UTC) Delete. This rcat template redirect is ambiguous in that it could apply to both short name...

that could have incoming links and has been around since 2001/2002. The Rcats take care of unprintworthy, so no problem at all to keep these around. ~...

to this section. The result of the discussion was keep. I'll update the RCAT to {{R from misspelling}}. -- Tavix (talk) 19:14, 29 April 2017 (UTC) Nue...

from misspelling/doc and Template:R from modification/doc say "Use this rcat template in any namespace", but since "modification" is more-general I'd...

taking this anywhere but the DAB; Retarget; I can't think of a suitable rcat ({{R from incomplete disambiguation}} is not quite right; throw on {{R from...

I've been adding rcats to a few templates and I'm wondering if there's a category for redirects with no rcats added. I know of Category:Miscellaneous redirects...

instructions the rcat template provides are incorrect then the template should be edited to fix that, not deleted. Also the reason the rcat is infrequently...

confusion is plausible. BD2412 T 17:00, 9 April 2020 (UTC) Keep and add the RCAT {{R from incorrect name}}. Plausible mistake. Hog Farm (talk) 17:39, 9 April...

miscategorized redirects and encourage use of the only slightly longer, specific rcat template names. There were only 3 uses in mainspace, which I have now bypassed...

which; this one comes up but I assume that's from the Rfd header. Is there an rcat that controls this behaviour, or could we do such a thing? Ivanvector 🍁 (talk)...

(Unmaintained) 52 12 Capricorn (source) A modified version of Sagittarius with more Rcats. 372 182 Archer (source) A modified version of Sagittarius. 18 7 redirect-helper...

you were editing Hypercallia uberrima (filter log) Description Diffusing rcats by adding the relevant parameter switch to templates already on said redirects...

discussion of Rcats, I'd give {{R avoided double redirect|Alan Ashby (guitarist)}}, followed by {{R from miscapitalization}}, the idea being that Rcats following...

Committee/Discretionary sanctions#Current areas of conflict with a to section Rcat per nom, with a reasonable nomination, and J947, with a reasonable retarget...

Vorbis (carbon • videos) 19:42, 25 February 2020 (UTC) @Deacon Vorbis: Our rcat system is not specific enough; this is the problem. I took a broad view of...

with other potential names and should stay. I even spent time to properly rcat them and move them in the proper subcategory. However, I also advised the...

from Snakes on a Plane, or any of the numerous ones here). We even have an rcat for such redirects: {{R from quotation}}. I guess they should all be assessed...

article. We can move the redirects to Category:Middle-earth redirects per WP:RCAT, and the subcat of castles and fortresses is already in the parent cat. Hog...

the redirects that actually go to lists (a lot) should be tagged with the rcat for redirects to lists after renaming. 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 11:42, 18...

while typing. Secondly, without a raison d'être, this just clutters up the rcats. Jason Quinn (talk) 14:09, 8 April 2022 (UTC) Delete per nom.— TAnthonyTalk...

section. The result of the discussion was keep. Will tag with the relevant rcats. Anarchyte (work | talk) 12:19, 30 April 2018 (UTC) Ministers of the Ghanaian...

Wikipedia talk:Redirects for discussion#What should be the venue for discussing Rcat templates?. At issue is whether WP:Redirect categorization category/template...

necessary since the target "R to plural" is short and descriptive. Unless WP:RCATs have a default convention of one of "from" or "to" if not mentioned. Jay...

was retarget to TS2. Consensus was very clear, so closing early, with the rcats recommended by Narky Blert, per WP:SNOW. (non-admin closure) Doug Mehus...

Deryck C. 23:08, 14 February 2016 (UTC) Regarget per 70.51.200.135 (with the rcat), in turn per Ivanvector. It isn't true this is a hoax, and it's encyclopedically...

a connection. -- Tavix (talk) 19:14, 22 February 2016 (UTC) As far as rcats go, would {{R from historic name}} be appropriate? -- Tavix (talk) 19:31...

actually the correct venue, just like CfD should be the correct venue for the rcats. Else, Keep and add to {{Wikibreak templates}} per J947. -- Doug Mehus T·C...

nomination and speedily retargeting to Ric Dalby, to which I'll add applicable rcats post-close, without prejudice, of course, to renomination in the future...

for the 'note' idea, both (or all) related redirects would need such an rcat/note. I can think of an algorithm where a bot couldauto-cat many redirects...

proposed target to the section as proposed by CoffeeWithMarkets. Add to the rcat(s) {{R to section}}. Doug Mehus T·C 14:56, 12 February 2020 (UTC) The above...

concurred in by BDD is very reasonable. Feel free to add any additional rcat(s) post-close. (non-admin closure) Doug Mehus T·C 19:20, 27 January 2020...

3 June 2020 (UTC) Retarget to {{R from modification}}, an earlier target rcat template. And thank you for the nod, Thryduulf! Don't know why an editor...

a "MoS:" version. B) If you make more, the onus is on you to properly WP:RCAT-tag them (i.e., use the same categorization templates for MoS:BIO or whatever...

usually have redirects for both of them and also have two differernt types of Rcats for them. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 00:49, 17 June 2018 (UTC) Pinyin doesn't...

or database reports, and the maintenance cost down the line if changes to rcat templates or MediaWiki itself require reworking something. To be clear, these...

to create, stick that one on as well as the properly-spelled redirect's rcats. And you're done. It's not like it wastes the bot's time. And even if the...

Pokémon knowledge, I defer to the editors above and nom. Would prefer an Rcat "to section", preferably in a "shell," though. Nom, do you have prior Pokémon...

I really can't believe the discussion is turning out like this. See WP:RCAT for reasons why redirects exist: one of them is a misspelling or typographical...

are usually at noise level, but it's pretty ancient (26 May 2007) and I'll rcat it as {{R with history}}: the target seems to have moved a couple of times...

suggest that a "Redirect rationale" template be created and added below RCATs to the various redirects, with reference, if appropriate, so that the redirect...

ocherpurple ocher in your recommendation not to use the "other spelling" rcat, and I wondered why? – Paine Ellsworth CLIMAX! 22:21, 24 November 2014 (UTC)...

February 2020 (UTC) Retarget to Tommy (1975 film) per Narky Blert, with Rcats {{R from fictional character}}, {{R to related topic}}, and any others....

Regards, kashmiri TALK 22:09, 30 October 2015 (UTC) Okay, perhaps we should rcat as {{R from non-neutral name}} then? Si Trew (talk) 04:23, 1 November 2015...

It's a harmless {{r from miscapitalisation}}. (Note: I just updated the rcat.) - Eureka Lott 00:09, 15 December 2020 (UTC) Keep per Hog Farm and Eureka...

section. The result of the discussion was retarget to Latinx. Any hatnotes, Rcats, etc. are free to be added ~ Amory (u • t • c) 09:50, 14 March 2020 (UTC)...

These templates have no reason to exist, as they directly duplicate specific rcat templates; besides, redirects can already be monitored by WikiProjects using...

{{em|Only}} those editors who intend to return to the redirect to learn which rcats to use should apply this template without parameters, or with an empty first...

does it choose from the candidate set? I doubt it bases its choice on the rcat. In any case, as a reader I should not have to guess the filtering algorithm...

a duke, tag with {{R from incorrect name}} (is this the the appropriate rcat?). Redirects don't need to be factually correct, as long as they are are...

study, as I've found several items on the What links here pages of the rcats that don't appear to fall into the instructions found on the /Explanation...

be made to this section. The result of the discussion was keep. Leaving rcat tagging of the redirect to editor discretion. (non-admin closure) – Uanfala...

related word}}. However, I think none of the redirects included here fit that rcat and other ones should be used instead. 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 22:13, 2...

first nom, {{R from slang term}}, may have possibilities of becoming an rcat template; however, I see no need for two such similar redirects. P.I. Ellsworth  ed...

me) 04:05, 10 July 2015 (UTC). Its not irrelevant, it's exactly what the rcat says: "This is a redirect from a person's given name. It is used because...

Retarget to Nimitz Hill and add the {{R from incomplete disambiguation}} rcat. I fixed the blue link for the entry about the hill on the dab page to directly...

is pushing it, in my opinion, into making an WP:RFD#D5 nonsense of that rcat. I can perfectly understand that people will search just for "MenieresMenieres"...

such as vandalism reverts, typo fixes, warnings, reports, and most recently rcat additions. --Leonidlednev (T, C, L) 15:11, 22 October 2024 (UTC) Optional...

WanderingWanda (talk) 06:52, 25 January 2020 (UTC) Keep per above, with an rcat added {{r from real name}}, possibly {{R from birth name}}? There is some...

template has been replaced by all of its more specific cross-namespace rcats. I still monitor its old Category:Cross-namespace redirects, which is now...

2021 (UTC) Eh. Thanks about that. There are really way too many of these rcat templates to keep track of. --Paul_012 (talk) 12:35, 14 August 2021 (UTC)...

that? Si Trew (talk) 16:21, 3 August 2015 (UTC) In my humble opinion, both rcats would apply in this case – it's essentially the same title without diacritics...

Sunasuttuq 12:32, 9 August 2019 (UTC) Hi, rcats don't provide afromentioned maitenance category. Please make rcats use category if target is different than...

marking as RfD would be to avoid a mixup and simply take out the RfD and rcat it as {{R from other name}} and {{R from other language|en}} rather than...

Category:Númenóreans to Category:Middle-earth redirects Nominator's rationale: Merge per WP:RCAT. This category is exclusively redirects, so the redirects should be in a...

Retarget to List of administrative divisions by country per Thryduulf, with rcats {{R to related topic}} and {{R unprintworthy}}. — J947 (user | cont | ess)...

January 2020 (UTC) Retarget to HDMI#Version 1.3 per IP user, but add an Rcat "to section" in a shell. --Doug Mehus T·C 03:07, 13 January 2020 (UTC) The...

September 2016 (UTC) Keep both, refine the first to section "User account" and rcat as {{R to section}}, {{R from other capitalization}}. There's 39 links for...

as nom and I originally thought, this is a clear keep per WP:R#K5. Add rcats {{R from incorrect disambiguation}} and {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}...

Redirecting one person to another isn't inherently wrong, and there are even Rcats for it, like {{R from relative}}. Whoever this person is, though, they aren't...

December 2017 (UTC) No one's disputing that this is a Boeing product, but the Rcat fitting doesn't really tell us whether this redirect in particular would...

retargeted ויקיפעדיע to Yiddish Wikipedia instead of Hebrew, based on its Rcat. Please let me know if you had something else in mind. --BDD (talk) 21:23...

protection rcats are worded that way, so I'll look into changing them because there are many cases like the Myley cyrus redirect. The miscatorization rcat tells...

December 2019 (UTC) Retarget to Sting operation#Examples with an "R to section" Rcat added, per SMcCandlish above. Comment I'd be supportive of another, better...

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) →Bots fixing double redirects should tag them with rcat: disagree with the original proposal, but the modified one seems reasonable...

one of these has been nominated, I'm of the opinion that a dedicated WP:RCAT needs to be implemented. Paine Ellsworth, are you still working on these...

2015 and '16 a lot of time, mine and other editors, was spent on testing rcat templates to make sure they worked as they should both within and outside...

Comics as a trailing redirect with {{R from other capitalization}} as an rcat, on Manual of Style grounds, though I haven't looked into that further yet...

links abound. — J947 (user | cont | ess), at 20:04, 3 April 2020 (UTC) The rcats for this redirect should be {{R from page move}}, (as it has already got)...

not end with "(disambiguation)", but those redirects use a more precise WP:RCAT template instead: {{R to disambiguation page}}. Steel1943 (talk) 17:53, 29...

Steel1943 (talk) 01:12, 6 February 2022 (UTC) Retarget and add appropriate rcat tags per Steel1943. UnitedStatesian (talk) 17:40, 8 February 2022 (UTC) The...

usually used for WikiProjects, this one is not. If this is supposed to be an rcat (like Category:Redirects from emoji), it should be named "Redirects from...

may have wide-ranging impacts, particularly as MJL, the creator of this rcat, would like to have the CfD folks notified. This seemed the best way to do...

correct. I've worked long hours on documentation, to include these two rcat templates, in an attempt to ensure that other editors would also be just...

at this point, I'd be fine with withdrawing / keep close. I just added Rcats to Osama that should help. --BDD (talk) 13:50, 23 July 2020 (UTC) Keep per...

nearly-deleted article which also involves an Rcat of the pre-merged title deserves creation of a new Rcat with auto-categorization, essentially, "Category:Redirect...

Thryduulf (talk) 23:06, 11 July 2019 (UTC) Keep per EurekaLott. The appropriate Rcats are already there to mark it as incorrect disambiguation and an avoided...

redirect with a page move logged on its history page should be tagged with this rcat template." But I want it move, so that my sandbox will be empty. Can someone...

2020 (UTC) Pinging Thryduulf, who I remember had mentioned something about rcats and search suggestions. – Uanfala (talk) 14:54, 26 April 2020 (UTC) I believe...

categorization of redirects? Which may or may not change depending on if a template Rcat is changed, shifted around or even deleted? This seems like lots of unnecessary...

looks like anything in the 500-800 range will likely have categories and/or rcats involved, but the top of the list definitely needs looking at. Primefac...

categorized under both their real name and their pseudonym (see Wikipedia:Rcat#Alternative_names_for_articles), but it may not be obvious whether a particular...

always to direct the readers, and that's why this redirect is important. The rcats should be {{R with possibilities}}, {{R to section}}, {{R from subltopic}}...

--Neve–selbert 22:29, 22 February 2016 (UTC) You'd be wanting to modify one of the {{rcat}} templates, probably adding a flag to {{R to section}} and {{R to anchor}}...

January 2013 (UTC) bugzilla:14323 links to bugzilla:42642: "Redirect category (Rcat) templates on redirect pages no longer render text on Diff pages of redirect"...

this behaviour (potentially inserting some magic categorisation into the rcat templates to reduce search precedence?) Thanks, ~Hydronium~Hydroxide~(Talk)~...

removed from infobox person?", "What should be the venue for discussing Rcat templates?", "Should drug prices be listed on articles about medications...

used. sst✈ 18:07, 15 January 2016 (UTC) Oh, wow. I didn't know about that Rcat. Its corresponding category should really be treated as a maintenance category...

everything need to be on one line, or should we add the magic word to the rcat? —Kusma (t·c) 14:54, 4 May 2021 (UTC) This is weird. It appears to not depend...

discussion was Retarget as {{R from other capitalization}}, to which I shall Rcat, and no-brainer. (non-admin closure) Si Trew (talk) 10:06, 4 September 2015...

a bot will eventually divert them, and it's an opportunity to review the Rcat templates. Certes (talk) 11:02, 21 May 2022 (UTC) I just looked and I see...

BD2412's post. The moves will be done shortly. I was planning on adding the rcat and category too, but someone else can to handle that if they like. — JJMC89 (T·C)...

"(given name)" are {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}}, leaving this WP:RCAT template rather unnecessary. Steel1943 (talk) 19:40, 10 February 2019 (UTC)...

been presented. Thryduulf (talk) 19:22, 6 January 2022 (UTC) When is an Rcat coming to hide a redirect's placement in search suggestions? Because I hope...

clear set of rules to predict or influence this behaviour (i.e. through rcats or something)? Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 21:51, 10 February 2016 (UTC) Howdy...

8/5; I've added an entry there for Working time#Workweek structure. The rcats should be {{R from modification}}, {{R from ambiguous term}}, and {{R unprintworthy}}...

what the association is. (Beforehand, I attempted to see if there was an WP:RCAT Template I could put in this redirect to rationalize it, but I could not...

redirect with a page move logged on its history page should be tagged with this rcat template." I and my helper do not know how get back to my original sandbox...

(talk) 20:35, 17 March 2019 (UTC) Keep redirect, as targeted. I've added 3 rcats to the redirect: {{R to anchor}}, {{R with possibilities}}, and {{R with...

{{wikiquote redirect}}); {{wikidata redirect}} already exists as a special rcat). @Steel1943 and Tavix: If one or both of you would keep an eye on CAT:MSSR...

June 9#Template:R from slang term resulted in a retarget of two similar rcats to {{R from colloquial name}}; these two should be retargeted there, too...

can't be withdrawn, but if it's kept we should definitely add the above RCAT tags. ---- Patar knight - chat/contributions 03:49, 6 April 2017 (UTC) Which...

this primary redirect here, so I'd weak support retargeting there with rcats {{R from incorrect name}}, {{R to related topic}}, and {{R without mention}}...

category title. This is also to be consistent with the recent correction to the rcat that populates this category, {{R from Exif}}. Category titles should be...

to be categorised, and in many (most?) cases shouldn't be (exceptions: {{Rcats}}, and sometimes it's appropriate to categorize a redirect in one of its...

tiloka and dhatu. He also said arupa needn't be the opposite of rupa, so a RCAT of anytonym will not be preferred if retargeted to the Rupa page, and not...

Nominator's rationale: Only one non-redirect in here (Mount Doom). Per WP:RCAT, it's preferrable to have redirects in redirect categories. Thankfully,...

do something like: append target to link (maybe as a pipe?, maybe also rcats?), then isolate the links and wrap in ifexists. Then, that JWB idea sounds...

made to this section. The result of the discussion was keep and replace the rcat to {{R from ASCII-only}}. -- Tavix (talk) 00:41, 20 April 2017 (UTC)...

--BDD (talk) 20:23, 3 January 2017 (UTC) @BDD: What do you think is a good rcat for redirects like e.g. Artoo-DetooArtoo-Detoo? At first {{r from alternative...

but that template seems kind of odd since it seems the equivalent of an WP:RCAT template, though it is an editnotice. Steel1943 (talk) 18:49, 23 March 2015...

Village pump Policy Technical Proposals Idea lab WMF Miscellaneous Village pump (technical) archive   This page contains discussions that have been archived...

using this. J947 (c), at 23:40, 2 February 2020 (UTC) Keep But check the rcats we've used. There's got to be a more specific one we can use under "alternative...

recommend? I ask because I often do gnomish work in the redirect categories (Rcats) and eliminating the extra step of going back to the redirect page would...

categorised by topic, with the exception of Middle-Earth redirects, whose rcats, as of writing this, seem to be at TfD as well though. (Note that this is...

on the Internet to the WP search field. And BDD has provided the correct rcat for categorization, {{R from non-neutral name}} (and of course {{R unprintworthy}}...

best we have to offer about Joshua SinghJoshua Singh to the readership. Rcats should be {{R from relative}}, {{R to anchor}}, and {{R unprintworthy}}...

Sagittarius+ maintained as an alternative to Capricorn. It keeps the old rcat order, though. It's also more lightweight which is a fancy way of saying...

was, that's not a reason for deletion of redirects. There is even a whole RCAT for these redirects, see {{R from misspelling}}. As for the definite article...

of, for example, the project page itself, talk pages of redirect category rcat templates, redirect-index talk pages, and perhaps only a few actual redirect...

category up. Move the redirects into Category:Middle-earth redirects per WP:RCAT, move Ent into Category:Middle-earth races, Treebeard is already in Category:The...

and is it reasonable (considering it should be an {{R to section}}) to rcat as {{R from alternate spelling}} too? We don't have Scedenige. Si Trew (talk)...

retarget to Ido (disambiguation). Very clear consensus. Adding Narky's rcats to the redirect. (non-admin closure) Hog Farm (talk) 21:11, 22 June 2020...

(talk) 22:07, 18 February 2022 (UTC) Keep per above reasoning. Misplaced RCATs aren't a valid reason for a redirect to be deleted. Also, WP:Redirects are...

the entries I added to this list and included categories (allowed by WP:RCAT to my understanding) on the redirects, such as the PlayStation 5-only category...

(UTC) Redirect names do not have to be fully accurate. We even have the rcat Template:R from incorrect name. Redirects need to be plausible search terms...

Category talk:Toyota platforms, can I redirect it to Talk:Toyota and adding {{Rcat shell|{{R from remote page}}}} to the category talk page since it's more...

problem with retargeting is that the "topic" rcat template is only used in mainspace, and the "word" rcat template is used in any namespace. So if "word"...

Weak delete. This is an {{R from unnecessary disambiguation}} (and I'll rcat it thus) but to me it lays false scent: by having the title "House (architecture)"...

CorbieVreccan did it right, but I think it's preferable to place the singular rcats when there is only one. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 13:03, 9 October 2015 (UTC)...

deletion? — J947 [cont] 20:36, 23 May 2020 (UTC) Strong meh - It could be {{Rcat shell|{{R from typo}}{{R from former name}}}}, but I find it hard to care...

February 2017 (UTC) Keep, per Tazerdadog. I've updated the categories to Rcats. — Gorthian (talk) 04:32, 23 February 2017 (UTC) Comment - I couldn't find...

by the looks of things, but created as a variant of Söder Airlines. I'll rcat that as {{R from incorrect spelling}} (it was used in one article, Flying...

you are a kinda "keeper". I do actually keep a lot of Neelix redirects and rcat them so only send them to CSD when I am kinda 99% sure they are nonsense...

redirects are ambiguous between the R to and the R from versions of the rcat templates: {{R from subtopic}} & {{R to subtopic}} {{R from subpage}} & {{R...

here) before being redirected in 2004(!) by Michael Snow in this edit. Rcats added in 2017 by Steel1943; notice that in this case, the redirect has history...

as a person's full name or the unbroken title of a written work. Use this rcat (not {{R from initialism}} nor {{R from abbreviation}}) to tag redirects...

so on. I think somewhere else, a long time ago, I said I should like the rcats to be subdivided into "wrong" and "good" redirects. Things like {{R from...

fall under {{R from modification}}, perhaps the most versatile of those Rcats. --BDD (talk) 14:33, 8 January 2016 (UTC) It's not a modification, though...

a list of unknown people. I can't see how it would aid navigation per WP:RCAT. - RevelationDirect (talk) 01:35, 4 March 2021 (UTC) Delete per nom. Cats...

as a person's full name or the unbroken title of a written work. Use this rcat (not {{R from initialism}} nor {{R from abbreviation}}) to tag redirects...

the keyboard). The documentation at {{R from misspelling}} says: Use this rcat template in any namespace. The template is orphaned because at least one...

sufficiently reliable. I came across this redirect by noticing that the RCAT used was somewhat questionable, and on further investigation, I realized...

"America-Freedom" may make this a bit WP:RFD#D2 confusing. Probably all right, with the rcat, but I wonder if America-Freedom may mean something different than a book...

don't. --Doug Mehus T·C 23:45, 23 January 2020 (UTC) That is right, see WP:RCAT. I would personally stress that redirects should certainly not be in the...

much utility, when nothing it classifies will be notable, and it's not an rcat. Hog Farm Bacon 22:52, 9 October 2020 (UTC) Merge to Category:Fictional railways...

Payment card and Loyalty program; Disambiguate to Card#Other uses with an {{Rcat to section}} (2nd choice) per 185.62.130.234, though, post-close, XfD closer...

redirect: Baudouin of Belgium Reason: The first one is the non-rcat shell, the second one is the rcat shell. {{R from alternative language}} {{R from alternative...

the subject is discussed broadly. I think that's best Hog Farm. Add any rcats that are applicable. Doug Mehus T·C 19:34, 16 February 2020 (UTC) @Dmehus:...

very unusual to create a category just to hold redirects like this; see WP:RCAT for the standard way in which redirects tend to be categorized. If you still...

it. Target of redirect: Emma Blackery#l1442133 Reason: Suggestions for {{Rcat shell}} and d:Q7024244 {{R to anchor}} – #l1442133, where l1442133 is the...

completely different, and votes should be based on what is at issue here. Good Rcat, by the way; thanks. Mathglot (talk) 22:12, 13 May 2019 (UTC) Comment – I...

trivial to wikilink just the first two words, I think this should be flagged {{Rcat shell|{{R with possibilities}}}}, as it's a subject that could easily support...

February 2020 (UTC) Retarget all to List of highly toxic gases with potential rcat(s) {{R from ambiguous term}} and/or {{R to related topic}} per CoffeeWithMarkets...

visited the redirect prior to its deletion, I didn't know if there were any rcats, or any relevant edits made by someone other than the sockmaster, both of...

Marcocapelle (talk) 18:37, 29 October 2020 (UTC) @Gonnym: do we need new Rcat templates for TV redirects where the target pages are not lists? Cf. Wikipedia:Categories...

(contributions) (logs) 00:50, 9 December 2016 (UTC) I see no diacritics (except in the rcat). You mean digraphs, Champ? I imagine delete as WP:RFD#D8. Si Trew (talk)...

flood either RfD or CSD. I take the obvious ones to CSD or speedily keep and rcat but the ones I have any doubt on I bring here. Si Trew (talk) 01:02, 10 May...

more reasons, but the one you provide is not listed on WP:RCAT. Please note that even WP:RCAT refers to WP:BLP1E for establishing notability in cases like...

-- Tavix (talk) 15:41, 8 October 2015 (UTC) Keep all unless somehow the Rcat template {{R from sort name}} is declared unhelpful and probably deleted...

discussion was keep. I'm not sure I see consensus for either of the two proposed rcats, so I'm leaving that to editor discretion. (non-admin closure) – Uanfala...

(UTC) Keep per 70.31. I've gone ahead and tagged it with the two suggested rcats, plus {{R from incorrect name}}. -- Tamzin (she/they) | o toki tawa mi....

geo template, and I tend to use a rule of thumb that if I can't sensibly rcat something then it's a bit dodgy. (Redirects to place names where it's an...

movements to Modern art § Art movements and artist groups (with appropriate rcats); Retarget Modernist art to Modernism Rationale given in the above discussion...

Hydroxide (talk • contribs) 13:53, 13 November 2015 (UTC) Perhaps a dedicated Rcat; compare to {{R from postal code}}. {{R from census code}}? --BDD (talk)...

think of a scenario where this helps navigation and this falls outside WP:RCAT. - RevelationDirect (talk) 03:58, 6 December 2020 (UTC) Delete per nom. --Just...

properly categorized {{R to article without mention}}, that's what we have that RCAT for. "Not mentioned on target page" is not a reason for deletion. Both titles...

out of the scope of RFD. mwwv converse∫edits 16:24, 26 July 2024 (UTC) The rcat is {{R with old history}}. 1234qwer1234qwer4 18:30, 26 July 2024 (UTC) Remedy...

and if there was not, then the rcat could be detected automatically (I am planning on introducing this for many other rcats soon). Elli (talk | contribs)...

February 2020 (UTC) Keep per Tavix, plausible error. It already has the right Rcats to show that it's not a proper form. --BDD (talk) 14:47, 5 February 2020...

colon ( : ) rather than a pipe ( | ) to access the magic word directly. This rcat can also be used on redirects to sections and anchors to indicate the diacritics...

looking for, but it might already exist. For the second one, certainly. See WP:RCAT. There are categories just for redirects, and there are even cases where...

as a person's full name or the unbroken title of a written work. Use this rcat (not {{R from initialism}} nor {{R from abbreviation}}) to tag redirects...

maintenance burden described in WP:COSTLY. In any case, Eubot didn't preserve the rcats/templates in the redirect from which it cast the shadows, so I'd still need...

just marked Heinz prüferHeinz prüfer thus, but Eubot paid no attention to rcats anyway: it was tagged as {{R from other capitalization}} already, which...

use together with this rcat when appropriate. If the topic of the redirect is not susceptible to expansion, then use other rcats such as {{R to section}}...

{{R to article without mention}}. I suppose if there was a reason for that RCAT, this would be it. –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 20:00, 22 June 2019 (UTC) Frankly, I think...

as a person's full name or the unbroken title of a written work. Use this rcat (not {{R from initialism}} nor {{R from abbreviation}}) to tag redirects...

long I agree with Steely, Keep. It has done no harm in fifteen years. I'll rcat as {{R from incorrect name}} if not already done, without prejudice of course...

These would all be redirects, so the only categorization would be an WP:RCAT. You should see if there's support for such at WT:RE first, which would also...

are to template namespace, but isn't this already done somewhere, using an rcat template? I don't see any point, though, in trying to categorize "shortcuts"...

culture with a {{R from alternative name}} + {{R printworthy}} for the Rcats—unless there is a clearer "R from zoo" or "R from royal mess". Source (if...

WP:RFD#D5 nonsense. Essentially a Neelix redirect, but it has one edit to rcat it as {{R from ambiguous page}} so I hesitate to take it to CSD. Si Trew...

please be so kind as to explain why WP:RCAT doesn't list this as a reasonable use of a redirect. To boot, WP:RCAT does list "People known solely in the...

discussion#Redirecting categories, as "redirect categories" (abbreviated "rcats" or less commonly "redcats") is generally the name used for redirect categories...

proud. I updated all the redirect category (rcat) templates and their documentation, and I brought both rcat indices completely up to date. Again, this...

result of the discussion was Retarget to Heartbeat bill. Per This move. Rcats changed as well. (non-admin closure) –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 16:16, 20 May 2019 (UTC)...

redirects. There are plenty of redirects that are verbs, and we even have an WP:RCAT dedicated to it, {{R from verb}}. -- Tavix (talk) 22:59, 21 September 2016...

very recent page move and a plausible misspelling. I added the appropriate rcats. - Eureka Lott 17:06, 12 July 2019 (UTC) Keep per EurekaLott. Even if it...

-- tariqabjotu 03:14, 4 May 2020 (UTC) If implemented, can appropriate rcats please be added via the bot, as outlined as User:J947/sandbox/16. — J947...

report Auto-generated every hour. Obsessed with profanity pages; adding RCats to profanity redirects, changing disambiguation pages to redirects, changing...

WP:CRYSTAL to assume that Wikipedia, as a collective, will be viably printed. WP:RCAT and all of its components allow for a much better editorial determination...

name, but almost. In short, it's widely used. Thus, I recommend using the rcats {{R from alternative name}} and {{R from miscapitalization}}. Doug Mehus...

discussion/Log/2026 May 9 § Template:Rcat which closed as retarget to Template:Redirect category shell. It would make sense that if {{Rcat}} should target Template:Redirect...

tagging these sorts of redirects with {{R unprintworthy}}, or creating an rcat like {{R from frequently asked question}} that would tag unprintworthy within...

as La Liga Santander. I want to argue that to me the "alternative name" rcat template is not heping in that regard - which might skyrocket abusive editing...

doesn't seem as simple as having a bot search for parentheses and replace the rcat, nor to require that all {{R from incomplete disambiguation}} redirects contain...

example) as {{R from person}} but I would think there was a more-specific Rcat even if itself a redirect, like {{R from professional}}? Si Trew (talk) 06:18...

WP:SEPARATE editing guideline though and you may also want to take a glance at WP:RCAT.) If the sport grows as you expect, we can definitely revisit! RevelationDirect...