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Nkhan at 02:08, 14 September 2005

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	A: It seems like there should be, but I haven't found it yet. As soon as I do, I'll post it here.		A: It seems like there should be, but I haven't found it yet. As soon as I do, I'll post it here.

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Nkhan at 18:33, 2 September 2005

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	Q: What's a redirect?		Q: What's a redirect?

	A: A redirect is an alternate name for an existing page. Redirects allow a link to [[Nicho]] to essentially be the same as a link to [[Psicosis]] - you'll just see the redirect note on those links. Instead of having an extra Nicho page to fill out, users are directed to the existing Psicosis page.		A: A redirect is an alternate name for an existing page. Redirects allow a link to [[Nicho]] to essentially be the same as a link to [[Psicosis]] - you'll just see the redirect note on those links. Instead of having an extra Nicho page to fill out, users are directed to the existing Psicosis page.

	Q: How do I do a redirect?		Q: How do I do a redirect?

	A: This is pretty easy. Go to the page you want to be a redirect, and enter just this text:		A: This is pretty easy. Go to the page you want to be a redirect, and enter just this text:

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	Q: What do I do if there's no link to the page I want to use as a redirect?		Q: What do I do if there's no link to the page I want to use as a redirect?

	A: You can edit any page to make changes and create the link that you need. It'd make most sense to do it in the [[Sandbox]] page, because it exists for that sort of purpose.		A: You can edit any page to make changes and create the link that you need. It'd make most sense to do it in the [[Sandbox]] page, because it exists for that sort of purpose.

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	Q: What kind of redirects are you looking for?		Q: What kind of redirects are you looking for?

	A: in order or priorty		A: in order or priorty
	# <B>unaccented versions of accented names</b>. If someone's name is [[Máscara Año 2000]], their main page should be listed that way, but we still need to make it work when people link to it as [[Mascara Ano 2000]]		# <B>unaccented versions of accented names</b>. If someone's name is [[Máscara Año 2000]], their main page should be listed that way, but we still need to make it work when people link to it as [[Mascara Ano 2000]]
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	Q: Is there a way to know which redirects have been done?		Q: Is there a way to know which redirects have been done?

	A: It seems like there should be, but I haven't found it yet. As soon as I do, I'll post it here.		A: It seems like there should be, but I haven't found it yet. As soon as I do, I'll post it here.

Nkhan at 18:31, 2 September 2005

2005-09-02T18:31:39Z

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Q: What's a redirect?
A: A redirect is an alternate name for an existing page. Redirects allow a link to [[Nicho]] to essentially be the same as a link to [[Psicosis]] - you'll just see the redirect note on those links. Instead of having an extra Nicho page to fill out, users are directed to the existing Psicosis page.

Q: How do I do a redirect?
A: This is pretty easy. Go to the page you want to be a redirect, and enter just this text:

<nowiki>
#REDIRECT [[Psicosis]]
</nowiki>

Instead of Psicosis, you'll put the name of whatever page you're redirect too.

Q: What do I do if there's no link to the page I want to use as a redirect?
A: You can edit any page to make changes and create the link that you need. It'd make most sense to do it in the [[Sandbox]] page, because it exists for that sort of purpose.

This isn't a long process.

Q: What kind of redirects are you looking for?
A: in order or priorty
# unaccented versions of accented names. If someone's name is [[Máscara Año 2000]], their main page should be listed that way, but we still need to make it work when people link to it as [[Mascara Ano 2000]]
# Name varations. It doesn't take much effort to make a link labeled [[Santo]] point to [[El Santo]], but the redirect should still be there just in case people forget. Shortened/longer versions of names and even misspelling redirects would be neat.
# Gimmick varations. Same thing; it's not hard to make a link labeled as [[Essa Rios]] point to [[Mr. Aguila]], but we can save them the effort by creating the redirect.

Q: Is there a way to know which redirects have been done?
A: It seems like there should be, but I haven't found it yet. As soon as I do, I'll post it here.