Template:R from person/doc

Usage

 * This redirect category (rcat) template populates both and . In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of  Wikipedia articles in . Mainspace redirects from a person or persons are usually suitable for a printed version. In other words they are printworthy. See below for those instances when a redirect from a person is unprintworthy.


 * Add this rcat to a redirect page (not a talk-page redirect) in the following manner:
 * Use the DEFAULTSORT magic word to ensure that person redirects are sorted by surname rather than given 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:


 * This is in accord with instructions found at WP:REDCAT.


 * Use this rcat to tag any mainspace redirect from a person or persons to a related article that includes the person(s). This applies when that redirect is a topic more specific than currently provided on the target page or section of that page, and so is a subject that may be suitable for expansion in accordance with Wikipedia's policy on biographies of notable people.
 * Most of these redirects are considered printworthy, so this rcat also populates by default. There are some redirects from persons that are not considered notable and printworthy, so when you add this rcat to a redirect that you decide is unprintworthy, then use the unnamed parameter to subdue the Printworthy redirects category in the following manner:
 * or the may be omitted:


 * and when used individually:


 * That will subdue the category and will add the redirect to.

Aliases and variants

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

More-specific redirects: several redirects are more specific and should be used when applicable, as they may eventually become maintenance subcategories if Category:Redirects from people becomes too unwieldy: There are also a few that have already split into separate template/category pairs: There are few occupational-relationship splits more specific than this. One is: A few family-relationship variants also exist:
 * R from founder
 * R from co-founder
 * R from executive
 * R from boardmember
 * R from employee
 * R from victim
 * (for bands, military units, etc.)
 * a.k.a.