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::* <span class="plainlinks"> '''''[http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?action=edit&preload=Template%3ASubpages_name&title={{BASEPAGENAMEE}} Create the article page]''''' </span>;}}
::* <span class="plainlinks"> '''''[http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?action=edit&preload=Template%3ASubpages_name&title={{BASEPAGENAMEE}} Create the article page]''''' </span>;}}
 
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<big>'''If you found this page by following another link here then:'''</big>
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:You may have found an orphaned subpage or metadata page.
'''<big>However,</big> if you found this page by following another link here, you may have found an orphaned subpage or metadata page.
* The former article might have existed at "[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]" the basepage value.
* Or possibly at [[{{{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Metadata|info=pagename}}]],  taken from the pagename in the [[Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Metadata|metadata page]].
* Or it was created as a stand alone subpage and never had an associated article or metadata page.
* Or the title includes a backslash (/) which is not compatible with the CZ subpages format.  
* What next?
* What next?
::''If the subpage has content:
::'''If this is a subpage:'''
:::a) with content:
:::*Someone may have created subpage content without an article.
:::*Someone may have created subpage content without an article.
:::*A page may have been moved to a new location and this page may have been accidently left behind.
:::*A page may have been moved to a new location and this page may have been accidently left behind.
:::*Consider if there is [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/{{PAGENAMEE}} a home to merge] the data too or consider starting a cluster around this content.
:::*Consider if there is [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/{{PAGENAMEE}} a home to merge] the data too or consider starting a cluster around this content.
::''If the subpage has no content:
:::b) without content:
:::*As this page is not associate with any article it should probably be deleted.  
:::*As this page is not associate with any article it should probably be deleted.  
::''If it is a metadata page:
::'''If it is a metadata page:'''
:::*[http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}/Metadata See what links] to it to get an idea of what other pages got lost when the article was deleted:
:::*[http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}/Metadata See what links] to it to get an idea of what other pages got lost when the article was deleted:
:::*If there is significant content on the other subpages then preserve this page.
:::*If there is significant content on the other subpages then preserve this page.
:::*Probably OK to delete if no other content since any page move would have required a new metadata page.
:::*Probably OK to delete if no other content since any page move would have required a new metadata page.
::''If the article name includes a backslash:
::'''If the article name includes a backslash:'''
:::* Make this page into a redirect to a more appropriate name. For an example, see [[GNU/Linux]].
:::* Make this page into a redirect to a more appropriate name. For an example, see [[GNU/Linux]].
<div style="text-align: right;"><span class="plainlinks"><small>[[http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Template_talk:Orphan_subpage&action=edit Feel free to recommend improvements to the text or links in this template]]</small></span></div>
<div style="text-align: right;"><span class="plainlinks"><small>[[http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Template_talk:Orphan_subpage&action=edit Feel free to recommend improvements to the text or links in this template]]</small></span></div>
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* The former article might have existed at "[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]" the basepage value.
* Or possibly at [[{{{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Metadata|info=pagename}}]],  taken from the pagename in the [[Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Metadata|metadata page]].
* Or it was created as a stand alone subpage and never had an associated article or metadata page.
* Or the title includes a backslash (/) which is not compatible with the CZ subpages format.

Revision as of 21:17, 31 March 2008

If you are in the process of starting a new cluster then:

The following links will be useful:


However, if you found this page by following another link here, you may have found an orphaned subpage or metadata page.

  • What next?
If this is a subpage:
a) with content:
  • Someone may have created subpage content without an article.
  • A page may have been moved to a new location and this page may have been accidently left behind.
  • Consider if there is a home to merge the data too or consider starting a cluster around this content.
b) without content:
  • As this page is not associate with any article it should probably be deleted.
If it is a metadata page:
  • See what links to it to get an idea of what other pages got lost when the article was deleted:
  • If there is significant content on the other subpages then preserve this page.
  • Probably OK to delete if no other content since any page move would have required a new metadata page.
If the article name includes a backslash:
  • Make this page into a redirect to a more appropriate name. For an example, see GNU/Linux.
  • The former article might have existed at "Orphan subpage" the basepage value.
  • Or possibly at [[Template:Orphan subpage/Metadata]], taken from the pagename in the metadata page.
  • Or it was created as a stand alone subpage and never had an associated article or metadata page.
  • Or the title includes a backslash (/) which is not compatible with the CZ subpages format.