| This is thetalk page of aredirect that targets the page: • Template:Talk page of redirect Because this page is not frequentlywatched, present and future discussions,edit requests andrequested moves should take place at: • Template talk:Talk page of redirect |
| This template is used onapproximately 34,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's/sandbox or/testcases subpages, or in your ownuser subpage. Consider discussing changes on thetalk page before implementing them. |
| This template should only be used for actualtalk pages of actualredirects. It shouldnot be used to tag talk pages ofsoft redirects nor talk pages that are redirects themselves. Talk-page redirects should not be arbitrarily changed into talk pages with this template. Project banners, discussions, or deletion-discussion notices should already be in placebefore this template is used. |
| This template usesLua: |
Place this template on thetalk page of aredirect when the content and history of the talk page and/or the history of the redirect page are to be preserved. The names of both the target page of the redirect andits talk page are automatically displayed.
This template populatesCategory:Talk pages of redirects and, if thesubject page is not a redirect or if the talk page itself is a redirect, thenCategory:Pages with incorrectly transcluded templates is also populated by default and should be kept empty.
If no talk page exists for the redirect or if that talk page redirects to another page, then there is no need to use this template. If a talk page already exists, does not redirect to another page, and it has content, then position this template at the top of thetalk page (not the redirect page) as follows:
{{Talk page of redirect}}
This goes above project banners and other such notices; it is the first thing someone at this erstwhile talk page should see.
|1= is used to change the wording that follows "This is the talk page of a (or an)...". So instead of "article", "template", "project page" and such, another choice can be made, such as "shortcut", as in "This is the talk page of a shortcut...":{{Talk page of redirect|1=shortcut}}|2= is an alternative for|othertalk= as detailed below.{{Talk page of redirect|othertalk=(alternative talk page)}}|merge=yes parameter may also be included:{{Talk page of redirect|merge=yes}}|othertalk= or|2= can be used for an alternative talk page where future discussions should take place. Use this parameter when you want to suppress the talk page of the redirect's target in the following manner:{{Talk page of redirect|othertalk=Wikipedia talk:Citing sources}}
| This is thetalk page of aredirect that targets: • Wikipedia:Manual of Style Because this page is not frequentlywatched, present and future discussions,edit requests andrequested moves should take place at: • Wikipedia talk:Citing sources |
|merge=yes to show that the redirect was the result of apage merge as follows:{{Talk page of redirect|merge=yes}}
| This is thetalk page of aredirect that has beenmerged and now targets • Wikipedia:Protection policy Because this page is not frequentlywatched, present and future discussions,edit requests andrequested moves should take place at: • Wikipedia talk:Protection policy Merged pageedit history is maintained in order to preserveattributions. |
Converted from redirect to article or other page:
| This is the "Talk page of redirect" template.ERROR: This template is only for use ontalk pages ofredirects. If this message is visible, then thesubject page is not a redirect nor atRfD, and this template should be removed from this page. |
Nominated at RfD:
| This is thetalk page of aredirect. This page is currently atRfD which has disabled the redirect. Discussion about this redirect should occur at the RfD subject page linked to at (SUBJECTPAGENAME). |
If the talk page itself redirects to another page, then the following will be displayed:
| This is the "Talk page of redirect" template.ERROR: This template is only for use ontalk pages that are not themselvesredirects. If this message is visible, then this page might be a redirect, and this template might need to be removed. This template is sometimes used to synchronize talk page redirects to the target of their subject pages. If a recent edit applied this template, and you see this error, please try anull edit or trypurging your cache, or both,before you revert the edit. |
If the redirected talk page is saved with this template, then it will be sorted to amaintenance category. Editors who monitor that category may watch for incorrect usage and remove this template when necessary.
Note: If for any reason this template is added to a talk-page redirect, which will change the page from a redirect to an actual talk page, this template will still sense the page as a redirect when you preview the edit. In a case like that, this template will show this error and not appear normal until the edit is actually saved.
Please remember not to use this template to change an existing talk-page redirect into a talk page. This template should only be used on talk pages that have already been created with at least one project banner, one discussion, or one deletion-discussion notice. Also, editors mustnever create new talk pages just to tag them with this template;MfD regularly deletes useless talk pages, empty ones are subject tospeedy deletion, and mass-creating useless pages in a robotic fashion isagainst policy.