Category talk:Redirects

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Hi, why not include the english redirects here directly for better maintenance (maybe Template:R)? It would make sense given we have the "Language redirects" subcategory Mgpt (talk) 05:11, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

I'm not sure that's necessary if Special:ListRedirects exists.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 00:43, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
Yes, it is useful, but it lists the language redirects, has a maximum limit of 10,000 redirects, and lacks a search function, using a template would adress all these issues Mgpt (talk) 19:28, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
Adding a template to all of these is such an insane amount of effort for something that you haven't really made clear yet that I just don't see any purpose for it. Even for categorisation sake, there are reports for issues with redirects and if any issues aren't tracked yet then a new report is the way to go.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 19:37, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
It wouldn't be much effort and it could be done gradually, as it's not that many compared to the 10,000+ language redirects that were missing the {{R lang}} template (I fixed them all :D). What I meant by maintenance was for categorization purposes, but also to assist editors. For example, someone might want to search for redirects starting with a specific letter or edit them to point to a more appropriate page, just like Category:Language redirects. This is just an idea I had while fixing the redirects from the reports, I might just create a user page for them, then Mgpt (talk) 21:10, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
"It's not much effort" and "I'm willing to do it" are two different things. I currently see not much use for this, redirects are probably the lowest priority type of page on the entire Wiki and if any are pointing in a wrong place it's not really a huge issue.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 22:34, 16 January 2025 (UTC)