Template:R from merge

When used with the "Redirect category shell" (Rcat shell) template:

Template {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information, see the documentation page below.

When used by itself:

From a merge: This is a redirect from a page that was merged into another page. This redirect was kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the target page. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated) or delete this page.
- For redirects with substantive page histories that did not result from page merges use {{R with history}} instead.

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Shortcut

{{R merge}}

Usage

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:

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

Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used

Printworthiness

In main-article namespace, many redirects from merged pages are considered unprintworthy; however, there are many others that are printworthy, so there is no default sort for printworthiness.
In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Some rcats automatically populate either Category:Printworthy redirects or Category:Unprintworthy redirects by default. Others, like this rcat, do not, and that means it is up to editors to choose which of those categories, Printworthy or Unprintworthy, is appropriate and should be populated. The rcats that are used separately to populate those categories are:

{{R printworthy}} and
{{R unprintworthy}}

Please click on each one for more details and guidance.

Template {{Redirect category shell}} will accept these and any other rcats:

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from merge}}
{{R printworthy}}
}}

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from merge}}
{{R unprintworthy}}
}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:R from merge in articles based on its TemplateData.

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[Edit template data]
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

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Article page PAM notice	{{Afd-merge required}} (Post PAM merge needed; for source page but unclear destination consensus) {{Afd-merge to}} (Post PAM merge needed; for source page; use {{Afd-merge from}} on destination talk page) {{Merge}} (PAM; for source page) {{Merge portions from}} (PAM merge request; for destination page; use {{Split portions}} on source page) {{Split portions}} ((PAM merge request; for source page; use {{Merge portions from}} on destination page) {{R from merge}} (Redirect from a merge)
User talk page PAM discussion notifications	{{Mergenote}} (PAM notification to user talk page)
Discussion page PAM templates	{{Canvassed}} (participant clarification) {{Closing}} (closing in process) {{Duplicate vote}} (participation clarification) {{Not a ballot}} (discussion clarification) {{Page creator}} (participant clarification) {{Single-purpose account}} (participant clarification) {{Xfd-privacy}} (sensitive discussion close)
User talk page PAM process notifications	{{Uw-notvote}} (warning)
Article source talk page PAM notice	{{Merge done}} (Merge after discussion notice; for source talk page) {{Merge to}} (PAM merge request; for source page; use {{Merge from}} on destination talk page) {{Merged-to}} (Post PAM merge completed; for source talk page) {{Being merged}} (Source page merging in action notice) {{Mfd-merge to}} (Post MfD merge needed; for source talk page; use {{Mfd-merge to}} on destination page) {{Old merge}} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Article destination talk page PAM notice	{{Blank and redirect notice}} (Post WP:BLAR; for destination talk page) {{Afd-merge from}} (Post AfD merge needed; for destination talk page; use {{Afd-merge to}} on source page) {{Copied}} (Post PAM merge completed; for destination talk page with attribution remaining on source page) {{History merge}} (Post PAM history merge still needed; for destination talk page) {{Merge from}} (PAM merge request; for destination page; use {{Merge to}} on source talk page) {{Merged-from}} (Post PAM merge completed; for destination talk page) {{Mfd-merge from}} (Post MfD merge needed; for destination talk page; use {{Mfd-merge to}} on source page) {{Old merge}} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Miscellaneous PAM misc.	{{Merge progress}} (Merge progress counter for Category:Articles to be merged subpages)
Templates for proposed deletions Templates for speedy deletions

Usage

Aliases

Printworthiness

TemplateData

See also