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Please add __EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to the code. According to wikidata:Wikidata:Notability/Exclusion criteria, these categories should not be added to Wikidata, so there is no point in tracking them there. Solidest (talk) 00:32, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Solidest:  Done. If an enwiki category redirect is being used as a real category on another Wikimedia project, should the enwiki category redirect be removed from the Wikidata item? HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 00:46, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. If enwiki is the only sitelink, then yes — Qitem should either be merged with the target of the redirect (if the concepts are identical enough), or nominated for deletion (if merging isn't feasible). If the sitelink-redirect is not the only one, then technically and according to the policy, it should also be removed. But in practice, this is not enforced. Personally, I don't think they cause any harm — instead, they're often useful. I'm considering starting a discussion to allow them to be used as sitelinks in category items, while still keeping them ineligible for standalone notability as the only sitelink. But for that, it's probably necessary to first request a magic word for redirects on Phabricator, so that bots and gadgets on Wikidata can more easily recognize them. Solidest (talk) 00:58, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "Note: This category should be empty." to "Note: This category should be empty and WP:C1 does not apply." BodhiHarp (talk) 19:56, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Are people confused by the lack of this text? Please link to a discussion. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:38, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Template:Category Redirect" listed at Redirects for discussion

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"Template:Cat red" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Template:Cat red has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 September 20 § Template:Cat red until a consensus is reached. Estopedist1 (talk) 11:56, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Template:Category move" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Template:Category move has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 September 20 § Template:Category move until a consensus is reached. Estopedist1 (talk) 11:57, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]