Template talk:R from

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not sure what need you're trying to fill with this, John. Looks like you're trying to condense the "R from" rcats into one rcat? As you should know, " " has been a shortcut to the  navbar for a long time and is still used on several pages in that capacity. Perhaps you might rename this rcat and return " " to its previous function as a shortcut to the functional index? In its present form, it seems very complicated to me what with all its parameters, and when I think of what it would mean for R to and R with, I'm not sure how newer, inexperienced editors will be able to handle it. In any case, if you want to pursue this and eventually cover the "R to..." and "R with..." rcats as well, I suggest you first test it in your user space, and then find a different name(s) for it. And this "R from" rcat really should be returned to being a shortcut to the functional index, just like "R to" and "R with" still are.  Paine Ellsworth  put'r there  13:42, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, thank you for discussing this with me. In short, this is somewhat of a failed attempt that should, as you say, return to its former function. My endeavors with this Rcat began as a technical question at the village pump where I had asked about a way for an Rcat's alias to categorize a redirect differently than the main Rcat if used. While I was having success overcoming the technical inability that now exists, it did prove itself more difficult than I had hoped and I've since abandoned the effort. I'll restore it to its prior condition right away. Thank you again.--John Cline (talk) 14:58, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, John! You probably also know about the several redirects that  need their transclusions of this template fixed . Best to you!  Paine Ellsworth   put'r there  08:15, 15 October 2018 (UTC)