Template:R to user namespace/doc

Purpose
This redirect category (rcat) template sorts redirects into two categories:
 * 1)  – for cross-namespace redirects, and
 * 2)  – only redirects from the main-article namespace (mainspace)
 * In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in .  Mainspace redirects that target pages in the user namespace are not suitable for a printed version.  In other words they are unprintworthy.

This rcat is not for use on redirects that are in the user namespace. If placed on a redirect that is a user page, it will not populate the expected categories; it will instead be sorted to.

Usage

 * Apply this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:
 * 1) REDIRECT User:(target page name)


 * and when the redirect is in article mainspace, printworthiness should also be tagged:


 * 1) REDIRECT User:(target page name)


 * Template Rcat shell is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page.  This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:


 * 1) REDIRECT User:(target page name)


 * This is in accord with instructions found at REDCAT.


 * Use this rcat to tag any redirect from a page outside of user namespace to a page in user namespace. This rcat should never be used to tag a redirect in user namespace that targets any other page.
 * As noted, this rcat may be used to categorize a user talk-page redirect that targets a user page, however it should never be used to tag a redirect that targets a user talk page nor any talk page.

Aliases

 * [ Also known as...] – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used