Template talk:See also cats

Please do not substitute in other shortcuts or the full template name
This template shortcut should not be speedily deleted because I and others use it. It is easy to remember. It is also the same shortcut name as on the Commons. So this is a template that is used.

OK, I see what is happening. To those who are doing this please do not substitute see also cat for see also cats, nor make any other shortcut substitution on pages where this template shortcut is used. It is unnecessary. All shortcut names are automatically redirected to the full template name.

People use the template name or shortcut that is easy for them to remember. Multiple redirects to a template from various shortcuts are not a problem. They actually are an aid to editing. It helps people use the templates. When you go around changing the name of one shortcut to another, it makes it seem as if the shortcut is not being used, and then the shortcut gets speedy deleted. This causes the template to be used less.

Some people then can't figure out why the shortcut they are used to using does not work, and they may stop using the template for awhile, or forever. Shortcuts make template use easy for more people. --Timeshifter (talk) 14:14, 20 October 2011 (UTC)