Memory Alpha talk:DR

Several user pages, including Zsingaya, Rcog, and myself, already link here because people either can't remember the full link or don't want to type it all out (both in my case most of the time). This is something they do on Wikipedia, Wookieepedia, Uncyclopedia, etc, and even if you don't like the idea, having it doesn't do any harm. Weyoun 02:12, 14 Dec 2005 (UTC)


 * So typing  isn't easy?
 * Just for the record, this would be creating a completely new namespace called "MA:" -- which might require discussion -- especially since redirecting from one namespace to another is forbidden by . I'd recommend moving this to Memory Alpha:DR and using that as a shortcut (just type ). -- Captain Mike K. Barteltalk


 * You can argue one way or another about the MA:DR shortcut link, but as far as cross-namespace redirects, I think that was meant to keep people from redirecting their userpage to articles or something like that. The fact is we're gonna have to leave User:Vedek Dukat/Episodes as a redirect to Memory Alpha:Duty Roster for a while. --Vedek Dukat Talk 03:48, 14 Dec 2005 (UTC)


 * Understandable. Still, i think that using a template (like ) could be a preferable redirect (without adding any more characters to be typed, i might add, so its pretty much as easy to use). -- Captain Mike K. Barteltalk


 * Regarding these shortcuts in general, I agree with Mike's suggestion to create them in "Memory Alpha:" namespace and use them via the ma template. Regarding this shortcut specifically, please see Memory Alpha talk:User projects, where I explained why I moved the "DR" page back to the "User:" namespace it came from. If this still needs discussion, please comment there. In that case, this shortcut might be obsolete. -- Cid Highwind 10:04, 14 Dec 2005 (UTC)

It apparently does need discussion, as there was some confusion about the fact that this is not a user project but an official one. Weyoun 18:28, 14 Dec 2005 (UTC)