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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>However,</big>''' if you found this page by following another link here, 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.
:'''What next?'''
* What next?
::'''If this is a subpage:'''
::'''If this is a subpage:'''
:::a) with content:
:::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.
:::** The former article might have existed at "[[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]".
:::** 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.
:::*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.
:::b) without content:
:::b) without content:
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:::*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:'''
:::* A backslash (/) in a title is not compatible with the CZ subpages format.
:::* 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]].
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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 21:25, 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:
  • A backslash (/) in a title is not compatible with the CZ subpages format.
  • Make this page into a redirect to a more appropriate name. For an example, see GNU/Linux.
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