Template talk:R from plural

message: There's been some discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Bots#Creating_a_Wikipedia_Bot about adding the new Template:R from plural to all applicable plural redirects. However, it was mentioned in that discussion by the Wikipedia database admins, that in large numbers that categories have big performance issues, whereas lists don't seem to. Is there some way that Template:R from plural can be modified to use lists instead of categories? -- All the best, Nickj (t) 08:29, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: --William Allen Simpson 12:34, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bot discussion 

message: Please add text to document the alternative  (aliased by redirect)
;replace the line:
This is a redirect from a plural word to the singular equivalent.
 
with:
This is a redirect from a plural word to the singular equivalent. You may use the aliased template  to accomplish the same end.
Sorry, but then you'll have to check the two wikipedia help pages, Wikipedia:Template messages/Redirect pages and IIRC Wikipedia:Redirects (or subpages of those! Check whatlinks here) and make sure they new text displays okay within the help tables...
#  Handled left column, Wikipedia:Template messages/Redirect pages already, just check right pane display after your (my requested) edit.
#  Handled right column, [], check center after yours!
Thanks // FrankB 22:35, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editprotect request 

message: Please add the following to the bottom in between the  and  tags. Thanks. Lightsup55 ( T | C ) 11:06, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, thanks. – Luna Santin (talk) 11:49, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editprotect request 

message: I'm not sure sure this template should be adding this category, I'm sure there's many plural article titles that would be useful in a print encyclopedia, assuming that's what this category is for. -- œ™ 02:11, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I tend to agree with this.  I just tried to add  and  to the Mucosae REDIRECT that targets Mucous membrane.  The first Rcat calls the Printworthy cat and the second Rcat calls the Unprintworthy cat.  Plurals are not always unprintworthy.  Therefore... 
Please remove the :Category:Unprintworthy redirects from this Redirect category template per the above discussion. 
OR... 
add some markup that will allow editors to omit the Unprintworthy cat, as in 
  or simply 
Thank you!  —  PaineEllsworth ( CLIMAX )  21:50, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

text: I went with your second suggestion. Could you check that it works as intended? Also if you wouldn't mind documentating this new feature in the doc page. Thanks — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:53, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It works great, Martin!  See the Mucosae REDIRECT, where I tested it both ways.  The /doc has been updated.  On another Rcat (unprotected), I rm'd the unprintworthy cat many moons ago.  I think I'll go back and dig that one up and add this code to it.  Thank you so much!  —  PaineEllsworth ( CLIMAX )  17:48, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

text: I just noticed that the markup you added shows up on the diff pages, such as here and here.  It's not a big deal to me, because your edit is perfectly functional.  Just out of curiosity, is there a way to hide that "ifeq" text on the diff pages?  —  PaineEllsworth ( CLIMAX )  17:48, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: You were quite right about the # sign. I had missed it off. So I don't see how the code could have been functional! Hopefully working now? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:42, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It was functional because someone did create an  template.  It seems to have all the functionality of the Mediawiki #ifeq parser function, except that it does leave the text visible.  Excellent job, Martin, your edit still works great!  —  PaineEllsworth ( CLIMAX )  08:54, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

text: Or even the following? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:51, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes!  I tested that on my personal pages, Sandbox3 & Sandbox4, and this modification works perfectly.  Magnificent, Martin!  —  PaineEllsworth ( CLIMAX )  21:01, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

text: *PS.  I recently tried my solution on the related Rcat, , and now I will go back and convert it to your more elegant code.
Okay, I made the change. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:21, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

text: Excellent.  Thank you!  —  PaineEllsworth ( CLIMAX )  04:10, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category:Unprintworthy redirects 

message: Please add the following interwiki:
ar:قالب:تحويلة من جمع
Thanks -- أحمد مصطفى السيد (talk) 09:53, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: -- œ™ 14:13, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interwiki 

message: The still somewhat new redirect, R from plural, needs Rcats as follows: 
 #REDIRECT Template:Redirect from plural
Thank you! – Paine Ellsworth ( CLIMAX )  21:32, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you very much, Feezo! – Paine Ellsworth ( CLIMAX )  02:16, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Gentle reminder

message: The recently created redirect, Template:R from plural, needs a slight change to put it in the correct shortcut category, as follows:
Present state...
 #REDIRECT Template:Redirect from plural
Please modify to...
 #REDIRECT Template:Redirect from plural(PLEASE LEAVE THIS LINE BLANK)
Note:  is just a new "shortcut" way to add redirect templates to redirects, so the only visible change that this modification makes is to remove the R from plural REDIRECT from the inappropriate Redirects from shortcuts category and place it in the appropriate Redirects from template shortcuts category. – Paine Ellsworth ( CLIMAX )  22:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: . I guess these templates were considered "highly transcluded". This one had 5000+ transclusions which is quite substantial, but I've reduced the protection to semi. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:17, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you, Martin!  That would explain why some of them (the more highly transcluded) are fully protected and others (the less highly transcluded) are not protected.  So if you feel it prudent to add the full protection back in, that would be understandable.  These are all templates for admin use, so it follows that admin would want to stay on top of edits to the more highly transcluded Rcats.  If I remember correctly, on other types of templates I've seen the reason (highly transcluded) usually included as a separate explanation box, either on the edit page or the source page.  As a matter of fact, I just looked at another Rcat's "protection log" and found the reason. – Paine Ellsworth ( CLIMAX )  22:07, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  From "template" shortcut 

message: Why does this template enforce a restriction to article namespace? (See Wikipedia:Not editing because of Wikipedia restrictions for an example of supposed misuse.) Why does it refuse to apply its usual :Category:Redirects from plurals category when a namespace error is detected - is that standard procedure? --SoledadKabocha (talk) 23:36, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Namespace restriction 

message: Please remove .  Either  or  may be used to tag plural redirects. This isn't needed, as  is simply a redirect to this template. ~ Eejit43 (talk) 02:16, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Izno (talk) 21:57, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 18 May 2023 

message: The redirect Template:R plural has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  ‍—‍a smart kitten[meow] 12:45, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Template:R plural]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]