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See, You say that like its obvious or I should know what you are talking about, heh. Besides, a few of the formal names aren't really proper themselves. How does the redirect thing work? [[User:VestDan|VestDan]] 16:40, 13 December 2005 (CST) | See, You say that like its obvious or I should know what you are talking about, heh. Besides, a few of the formal names aren't really proper themselves. How does the redirect thing work? [[User:VestDan|VestDan]] 16:40, 13 December 2005 (CST) | ||
:When I said "always", I ment as a rule of thumb, that is how it is done at Wikipedia and Britanicia ect...I should have worded that better, but I was rushing to get the stubs out of the way, plus I have had a 5 hour headache that is getting worse by the minute. | |||
Anyway, are you a sysop yet? I know I haven't been promoted yet. If you are, you will see a "Delete" tab and a "Protect" tab. We might have to wait, as only admins can delete articles.[[User:Voice of All(MTG)|Voice of All(MTG)]] 17:08, 13 December 2005 (CST) | |||
Revision as of 23:08, 13 December 2005
For long names, make the short one as a redirect to the formal one, which is what I have done somewhat :-).
Make the text of the redirect aticle:
#REDIRECT [[the name]]
Thanks.Voice of All(MTG) 16:37, 13 December 2005 (CST)
See, You say that like its obvious or I should know what you are talking about, heh. Besides, a few of the formal names aren't really proper themselves. How does the redirect thing work? VestDan 16:40, 13 December 2005 (CST)
- When I said "always", I ment as a rule of thumb, that is how it is done at Wikipedia and Britanicia ect...I should have worded that better, but I was rushing to get the stubs out of the way, plus I have had a 5 hour headache that is getting worse by the minute.
Anyway, are you a sysop yet? I know I haven't been promoted yet. If you are, you will see a "Delete" tab and a "Protect" tab. We might have to wait, as only admins can delete articles.Voice of All(MTG) 17:08, 13 December 2005 (CST)