Venipedia:Article wizard/Redirect - Revision history

Lmccarthy at 21:35, 11 December 2012

2012-12-11T21:35:03Z

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	Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:		Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:
	* Common abbreviations ([[~~DSM-IV~~]] redirects to [[~~Diagnostic~~ and ~~Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders~~]])		* Common abbreviations ([[B&B]] redirects to [[Bed and Breakfasts]])
	* Alternate names ([[~~Linear operator~~]] redirects to [[~~Linear map~~]])		* Alternate names ([[Boatbuilders]] redirects to ‎[[Squerarioli]])
	* Accents ([[Arzana]] redirect to [[Arzanà]])		* Accents ([[Arzana]] redirect to [[Arzanà]])
			* Multiple spellings ([[Colonnina]] redirects to [[Colonnine]])
	<br>		<br>
	'''To complete a redirect:'''		'''To complete a redirect:'''

Lmccarthy at 19:03, 11 December 2012

2012-12-11T19:03:59Z

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	Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:		Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:
	* Common abbreviations ([[DSM-IV]] redirects to [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]])		* Common abbreviations ([[DSM-IV]] redirects to [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]])
	* Alternate capitalization ([[Mcdonald's]] redirects to [[McDonald's]]) (Note: when searching, the case is usually ignored. These redirects are useful when two articles share the same name but with different cases, for example the separate articles [[CAVA]] and [[cava]].)
	* Alternate names ([[Linear operator]] redirects to [[Linear map]])		* Alternate names ([[Linear operator]] redirects to [[Linear map]])
	* Accents ([[Arzana]] redirect to [[~~Kurt Gödel~~]])		* Accents ([[Arzana]] redirect to [[Arzanà]])
	<br>		<br>
	'''To complete a redirect:'''		'''To complete a redirect:'''

Lmccarthy at 18:58, 11 December 2012

2012-12-11T18:58:13Z

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	Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:		Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:
	* Common abbreviations ([[DSM-IV]] redirects to [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]])		* Common abbreviations ([[DSM-IV]] redirects to [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]])
	* Common misspellings ([[Condoleeza Rice]] redirects to [[Condoleezza Rice]])
	* Alternate spellings ([[Al-Jazeera]] redirects to [[Al Jazeera]])
	* Alternate capitalization ([[Mcdonald's]] redirects to [[McDonald's]]) (Note: when searching, the case is usually ignored. These redirects are useful when two articles share the same name but with different cases, for example the separate articles [[CAVA]] and [[cava]].)		* Alternate capitalization ([[Mcdonald's]] redirects to [[McDonald's]]) (Note: when searching, the case is usually ignored. These redirects are useful when two articles share the same name but with different cases, for example the separate articles [[CAVA]] and [[cava]].)
	* Alternate names ([[Linear operator]] redirects to [[Linear map]])		* Alternate names ([[Linear operator]] redirects to [[Linear map]])
	* Accents ([[~~Kurt Goedel]] and [[Kurt Godel~~]] redirect to [[Kurt Gödel]])		* Accents ([[Arzana]] redirect to [[Kurt Gödel]])
	<br>		<br>
	'''To complete a redirect:'''		'''To complete a redirect:'''

Lmccarthy at 08:03, 7 December 2012

2012-12-07T08:03:41Z

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	<p>3) Insert the code #REDIRECT followed by the title of the page you think should also be associated with the page		<p>3) Insert the code #REDIRECT followed by the title of the page you think should also be associated with the page
	<p>See an example below		<p>See an example below

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Lmccarthy: Created page with "Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include: * Common abbreviations (DSM-IV ..."

2012-12-07T08:02:43Z

Created page with "Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include: * Common abbreviations (DSM-IV ..."

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Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:
* Common abbreviations ([[DSM-IV]] redirects to [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]])
* Common misspellings ([[Condoleeza Rice]] redirects to [[Condoleezza Rice]])
* Alternate spellings ([[Al-Jazeera]] redirects to [[Al Jazeera]])
* Alternate capitalization ([[Mcdonald's]] redirects to [[McDonald's]]) (Note: when searching, the case is usually ignored. These redirects are useful when two articles share the same name but with different cases, for example the separate articles [[CAVA]] and [[cava]].)
* Alternate names ([[Linear operator]] redirects to [[Linear map]])
* Accents ([[Kurt Goedel]] and [[Kurt Godel]] redirect to [[Kurt Gödel]])
 
'''To complete a redirect:'''
1) Type the title of the page you want to redirect into the Search bar
2) If the page name does not exist, click to create the page
3) Insert the code #REDIRECT followed by the title of the page you think should also be associated with the page
See an example below