NetHackWiki:Redirects - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Article redirects */ tweak

2026-02-05T15:50:44Z

‎Article redirects: tweak

Umbire the Phantom: /* Article redirects */ clarify

2025-03-13T14:39:47Z

‎Article redirects: clarify

Umbire the Phantom: /* Message redirects */ redundant with lede

2024-07-17T14:39:20Z

‎Message redirects: redundant with lede

Umbire the Phantom: update regarding plurals and tenses

2024-07-17T14:37:20Z

update regarding plurals and tenses

Umbire the Phantom: /* How many message redirections do we need? */ tense

2024-07-12T09:30:29Z

‎How many message redirections do we need?: tense

ScienceBall: /* How many message redirections do we need? */ Missing end quote

2024-06-29T10:53:07Z

‎How many message redirections do we need?: Missing end quote

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

2024-06-28T21:03:15Z

word choice

Umbire the Phantom: cap off

2024-06-28T17:00:23Z

cap off

Umbire the Phantom: fill this out with segment from Style Guide

2024-06-28T16:57:11Z

fill this out with segment from Style Guide

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

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 ** Plurals and tenses with "irregular" spelling (e.g. [[dwarves]], [[foocubi]] or [[forcing]])
 ** Multi-word article titles that change specific words when applying plurals or changing tenses (e.g. [[amulets of life saving]] or [[potions of gain level]]), even if the article describes an item that does not [[stack]]
-** Note that plurals and tenses that ''NetHack'' uses may not match every possible plural and tense applied to a word or term in other contexts, e.g. there is a redirect for "dwarves" but not "dwarfs", since ''NetHack'' only uses the former.
+* Note that plurals and tenses used in ''NetHack'' may not match every possible plural and tense applied to a word or term in other contexts, e.g. there is a redirect for "dwarves" but not "dwarfs", since ''NetHack'' only uses the former.
 ==Message redirects==

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 * Redirect acronyms for community terms like to the articles with the fully spelled-out named pages, e.g. [[YAFM]] => [[Yet Another Funny Message]].
-* Redirect actions performed via [[extended command]]s - such as [[sitting]], [[wiping]] or [[looting]] - to the extended command that they are performed with, i.e. #[[sit]], #[[wipe]] or #[[loot]].
+* Redirect actions performed by the hero to the command that they are performed with if possible, e.g. [[extended command]]s such as [[sitting]], [[wiping]] or [[looting]] should redirect to #[[sit]], #[[wipe]] or #[[loot]].
 * Redirects ideally ''should not'' include misspellings that the game does not acknowledge in some way, and will not necessarily reflect every possible community permutation used in place of a word or term besides ones that are reasonably commonplace.
 * While a link to an article can be easily made plural or tense-appropriate by appending to a singular link (e.g. [[unicorn]]s or [[wear]]ing) or by editing the displayed text for that link (e.g. [[Foocubus|succubi]]), these also exist redirects that reflect what plurals and tenses are used in the game's code. These redirects include (but are not limited to):
 ** Plurals and tenses with "irregular" spelling (e.g. [[dwarves]], [[foocubi]] or [[forcing]])
-** Multi-word article titles that change specific words when applying plurals or changing tenses (e.g. [[amulets of life saving]] or [[potions of gain level]], though only the latter actually [[stack]])
+** Multi-word article titles that change specific words when applying plurals or changing tenses (e.g. [[amulets of life saving]] or [[potions of gain level]]), even if the article describes an item that does not [[stack]]
 ** Note that plurals and tenses that ''NetHack'' uses may not match every possible plural and tense applied to a word or term in other contexts, e.g. there is a redirect for "dwarves" but not "dwarfs", since ''NetHack'' only uses the former.

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 A user should be able to copy certain messages straight from NetHack, paste it into the NetHackWiki search box, and find a result. This is done by creating [[Help:Redirect|redirect pages]] for many NetHack messages, e.g. "[[You feel a strange mental acuity]]" redirects to [[telepathy]].
-To view an existing redirect page, you can either search it, or else click the redirect (like in the example above) and then click the hyperlink in the small note near the top, which will read ''(Redirected from You feel a strange mental acuity)'' - this link will take you directly to the redirect page itself. A redirect is simply created using the following text:
+To view an existing redirect page, you can either search it, or else click the redirect (like in the example above) and then click the hyperlink in the small note near the top, which will read ''(Redirected from You feel a strange mental acuity)'' - this link will take you directly to the redirect page itself.
 ===Messages with multiple causes===

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 See [[metawikimedia:Help:Redirect]] for more help creating redirects.
-Below is a general guideline with regards to creating redirects and when to employ them:
+Below are the general guidelines for creating redirects and when to employ them.
 ==Article redirects==
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 * Redirect acronyms for community terms like to the articles with the fully spelled-out named pages, e.g. [[YAFM]] => [[Yet Another Funny Message]].
-* Redirects ideally should ''not'' include misspellings that the game does not acknowledge in some way, and will not necessarily reflect every possible community permutation used in place of a word or term besides ones that are reasonably commonplace.
+* Redirect actions performed via [[extended command]]s - such as [[sitting]], [[wiping]] or [[looting]] - to the extended command that they are performed with, i.e. #[[sit]], #[[wipe]] or #[[loot]].
-* While a plural link to an article can be easily created by appending to a singular link (e.g. [[unicorn]]s) or by editing the displayed text for that link (e.g. [[Foocubus|succubi]]), these also exist plural redirects that reflect how certain terms are pluralized in the game's code. These redirects include "irregular" plurals (e.g. [[dwarves]] or [[foocubi]]) as well as multi-word article titles that have specific words made plural (e.g. [[amulets of life saving]] or [[potions of gain level]], though only the latter stack). The plurals ''NetHack'' uses may not match every possible plural applied to a word or term in other contexts (e.g., there is a redirect for "dwarves" but not "dwarfs", since ''NetHack'' uses the former).
+* Redirects ideally ''should not'' include misspellings that the game does not acknowledge in some way, and will not necessarily reflect every possible community permutation used in place of a word or term besides ones that are reasonably commonplace.
 ==Message redirects==
-In ''[[NetHack]]'', the game often gives messages with subtle meanings and implications: Asking what a message means is a very common question in [[RGRN]] and a common use for [[Rodney (bot)]].
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', the game often gives messages with subtle meanings and implications: Asking what a message means is a very common question in [[RGRN]] and a common use for [[Rodney (bot)|the Rodney bot]].
 A user should be able to copy certain messages straight from NetHack, paste it into the NetHackWiki search box, and find a result. This is done by creating [[Help:Redirect|redirect pages]] for many NetHack messages, e.g. "[[You feel a strange mental acuity]]" redirects to [[telepathy]].

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 ===How many message redirections do we need?===
-While there was previously a goal of creating a redirection page for every message in ''NetHack'', following discussion on the project in June 2024 it is concluded that this is unnecessary: Editors can add messages and message redirects whenever they think it will be useful, just as they can edit other information about ''NetHack'', but should ideally avoid messages that are self-explanatory or tied to dynamic content (e.g. "<nowiki><monster></nowiki> opens a door.") in order to avoid cluttering up search results.
+While there was previously a goal of creating a redirection page for every message in ''NetHack'', following discussion on the project in June 2024 it was concluded that this is unnecessary: Editors can add messages and message redirects whenever they think it will be useful, just as they can edit other information about ''NetHack'', but should ideally avoid messages that are self-explanatory or tied to dynamic content (e.g. "<nowiki><monster></nowiki> opens a door.") in order to avoid cluttering up search results.
 [[Category:NetHackWiki]]

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 <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[spellbook of protection]]</nowiki>
-See [[metawikimedia:Help:Redirect]] for help creating redirects.
+See [[metawikimedia:Help:Redirect]] for more help creating redirects.
 Below is a general guideline with regards to creating redirects and when to employ them:

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 In ''[[NetHack]]'', the game often gives messages with subtle meanings and implications: Asking what a message means is a very common question in [[RGRN]] and a common use for [[Rodney (bot)]].
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 <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Name of target page]]</nowiki>
-==Messages with multiple causes==
+===Messages with multiple causes===
-For messages with a singular object or situation as its source, there should be a single obvious page to redirect to. When a message has multiple causes, such as "[[You feel guilty]]", create a [[NetHackWiki:Disambiguation|disambiguation page]] instead of a redirect.
+For messages with a singular object, dungeon feature or situation as its source, there should be a single obvious page to redirect to. When a message has multiple causes, such as "[[You feel guilty]]", create a [[NetHackWiki:Disambiguation|disambiguation page]] instead of a redirect.
-==How many redirection pages do we need?==
+===How many message redirections do we need?===
 While there was previously a goal of creating a redirection page for every message in ''NetHack'', following discussion on the project in June 2024 it is concluded that this is unnecessary: Editors can add messages and message redirects whenever they think it will be useful, just as they can edit other information about ''NetHack'', but should ideally avoid messages that are self-explanatory or tied to dynamic content (e.g. "<nowiki><monster></nowiki> opens a door.)
 [[Category:NetHackWiki]]