Template:R to portal namespace/doc

Purpose
This redirect category (rcat) template sorts redirects into one of two categories: This rcat also populates the following:
 * 1)  – for PNRs and CNRs, or
 * 2)  – for portal redirects to other portal pages
 * – 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 portal namespace are not suitable for a printed version.  In other words they are unprintworthy.

Usage

 * Apply this rcat to a redirect in the following manner:


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


 * 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 REDCAT.


 * Use this rcat to tag any redirect in any namespace (including the portal namespace) that targets a page in the portal namespace. This rcat will automatically sort redirects as either inside or outside the portal namespace.

Aliases

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