When used inside the{{Redirect category shell}} template:
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When used by itself:
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This redirect category (rcat) template is used to categorizeredirects from a fictional character to a related article or to alist of characters, 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 characters, or an article to which the character is related and lists other characters informally. Links to characters should use this redirect and shouldnot bepiped with the target page name. This allows "what links here" to be used to identify the links to the individual sections. This redirect template populatesCategory:All fictional character redirects and when the first parameter is not used,Category:Redirects from fictional characters is also populated.
Use this template on any mainspace redirect from a fictional character to a related fictional article or to a list in which the character 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}}.
Add this redirect category to a redirect (not atalk-page redirect) in the following manner:
#REDIRECT[[(target article title)]]{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character}}}}
Template{{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add as many appropriate redirect categories as needed. For more information see the documentation on itstemplate documentation.
This redirect category may also tag a redirect individually:
#REDIRECT[[(target article title)]]{{R from fictional character}}
This is in accord with instructions found atWikipedia:REDCAT.
An optional unnamed parameter,|1=(name of work), may be used to supply the name of the creative work that includes the character. This will sort the redirect into a more specific category for that work. For example:
{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character|1=The Simpsons}}}}
or
{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character|The Simpsons}}}}
or
{{R from fictional character|The Simpsons}}
All three of the above will populateCategory:The Simpsons character redirects to lists.
If the relevant category includes "(TV series)", "(series)" or "(franchise)", this does not have to be specified as the template will add it, e.g.
{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character|Kirby}}}}
will populateCategory:Kirby (series) character redirects to lists, and
{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character|Dune}}}}
will populateCategory:Dune (franchise) character redirects to lists.
A second optional unnamed parameter,|2=(sort key) may be used to provide asort key for the fictional character that is redirected. For example:
{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character|1=Star Wars|2=Antilles, Raymus}}}}
or
{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character|Star Wars|Antilles, Raymus}}}}
or
{{R from fictional character|Star Wars|Antilles, Raymus}}
InCategory:Star Wars character redirects to lists, all three of the above sort the character redirect, "Raymus Antilles", in alphabetical order by "Antilles" ("A") instead of by "Raymus" ("R"). Without the second parameter, the template sort key is either the redirect page name or theDEFAULTSORT, if included.
TemplateData for R from fictional character
A redirect category template which is used to categorize redirects from a fictional character to a related article or to a list of characters.
| 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 |
Important note: the very first time that a creative-work-specific subcategory is named in the first parameter, that category will appear as ared link (Category:Tiddlywinks character 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 tosee hidden categories). If the category link is red, it means that the categorymust be created to correctly sort the fictional character.
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) character 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, checkCategory:Redirects from fictional characters and see what categories are available.
 | Please do not alter the printworthy settings of this rcat without first notifying theVersion 1.0 Editorial Team, who are responsible for any and all materials, including redirects, that go into a printed version ofWikipedia. |
{{R printworthy}}{{R unprintworthy}}Click on each one for more details and guidance.
{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character}}{{R printworthy}}}}{{Redirect category shell|{{R from fictional character}}{{R unprintworthy}}}}
