Template:R from fictional species/doc

Purpose

This redirect category (rcat) template is used to categorize redirects from a fictional species to a related article to a list of species, a type of article that is a collection of brief descriptions and covers the subject more comprehensively. This could be a formal List article, or an article with a formal bulleted list of species, or an article to which the species is related and lists other species informally. Links to species should use this redirect and should not be piped with the target page name. This allows "what links here" to be used to identify the links to the individual sections. This redirect template populates Category:All fictional species redirects and when the first parameter is not used, Category:Redirects from fictional species is also populated.

Usage

Use this redirect category template on mainspace redirects only.

Use this template on any mainspace redirect from a fictional species to a related fictional article or to a list in which the species is an entry, either as a section or as non-section entries. If the redirect is to a section also use {{R to section}}; if it is to an anchor (other than a "section anchor") use {{R to anchor}}.

General usage

Add this redirect category to a redirect (not a talk-page redirect) in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species}}
}}

Template {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add as many appropriate redirect categories as needed. For more information see the documentation on its template documentation.

This redirect category may also tag a redirect individually:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

{{R from fictional species}}

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

Usage with creative work parameter

An optional unnamed parameter, |1=(name of work), may be used to supply the name of the creative work that includes the species. This will sort the redirect into a more specific category for that work. For example:

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species|1=Pokémon}}
}}

or

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species|Pokémon}}
}}

or

{{R from fictional species|Pokémon}}

All three of the above will populate Category:Pokémon species redirects to lists.

If the relevant category includes "(series)" or "(franchise)", this does not have to be specified as the template will add it, e.g.

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species|Kirby}}
}}

will populate Category:Kirby (series) species redirects to lists, and

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species|Dune}}
}}

will populate Category:Dune (franchise) species redirects to lists.

Usage with sort key parameter

A second optional unnamed parameter, |2=(sort key) may be used to provide a sort key for the fictional species that is redirected. For example:

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species|1=Doctor Who|2=Hath, the}}
}}

or

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species|Doctor Who|Hath, the}}
}}

or

{{R from fictional species|Doctor Who|Hath, the}}

In Category:Star Wars species redirects to lists, all three of the above sort the species redirect, "The Hath", in alphabetical order by "Hath" ("H") instead of by "The" ("T"). Without the second parameter, the template sort key is either the redirect page name or the DEFAULTSORT, if included.

TemplateData

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:R from fictional species in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for R from fictional species

A redirect category template which is used to categorize redirects from a fictional species to a related article to a list of species.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Series name	1	The series article name.	Page name	required
Sort key	2	A sort key for the redirect entry.	String	optional

Corresponding category

Important note: the very first time that a creative-work-specific subcategory is named in the first parameter, that category will appear as a red link (Category:Tiddlywinks species redirects to lists) at the bottom of the redirect page (if this is not seen or no categories can be seen at the bottom of the page, then be sure your preferences are set to see hidden categories). If the category link is red, it means that the category must be created to correctly sort the fictional species.

The category name should be similar to creative work article. So if the article uses disambiguation, the category should use it as well.

[[Category:(series name) species redirects to lists]]

When creating the new category, place {{Fiction-based redirects to list entries category handler}} at the top as follows:

{{Fiction-based redirects to list entries category handler|media=}}

|media= should be the type of media the fictional work is. For example: |media=Television, |media=Film. If in doubt, check Category:Redirects from fictional species and see what categories are available.

Printworthiness

• In main-article namespace, some redirects are considered unprintworthy and others 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 redirect category templates automatically populate either Category:Printworthy redirects or Category:Unprintworthy redirects by default. Others like this template, do not, and that means it is up to editors to choose which of those redirect categories, Printworthy or Unprintworthy, is appropriate and should be populated. The templates that are used separately to populate those categories are:

• {{R printworthy}}
• {{R unprintworthy}}

Click on each one for more details and guidance.

Usage with printworthy and unprintworthy templates

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species}}
{{R printworthy}}
}}

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from fictional species}}
{{R unprintworthy}}
}}

Aliases

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

See also

• {{R comics from alternative name}}
• {{R to anchor}}
• {{R to list entry}}
• {{R to section}}
• WikiProject Redirect/Style guide