Help:A Newbie's Guide to Naming Pages

Around the ROBLOX Wikia, pages are often divided into different categories (namespaces) to help assist viewers in finding the proper page. To a new user, this might become very confusing, and administrators are typically left to the task of redirecting pages to the proper namespace. This blog post will explain some of the more common namespaces, provide examples of each, and instruct new editors into properly naming and redirecting pages to the right namespace.

Key Terms of Understanding
Throughout this post, I will be using certain key phrases or words that will help simplify this post. It is recommended that these terms are understood before proceeding.


 * Viewer : Those viewing the ROBLOX Wikia. Typically, these are not registered accounts. For example, my sister visiting the ROBLOX Wikia to view the Egg Hunt 2014 page will be classified as a viewer.


 * Editor:  Those with an account on Wikia. These people are the ones making edits to the ROBLOX Wikia.


 * Namespaces : Different subcategories for pages. For example, a page explaining the newest hat will have a namespace of "Catalog", whereas a page discussing a famous ROBLOX user will have a namespace of "Community".


 * Non-Celebrity User (NCU) : This phrase classifies pages created that do not meet these notability qualifications:


 * The page is about a group with over 15,000 members or is the subject of an entire post in the ROBLOX blog
 * The page is about a user with over 750,000 place visits, is a well-known ROBLOX employee, or is the subject of an entire post in the ROBLOX blog
 * The page is about a place with over 750,000 place visits, has been used for an official ROBLOX event, or is the subject of an entire post in the ROBLOX blog
 * Typically, an NCU page will be redirected to a different namespace in order to meet these notability policies.


 * Redirection : The process of changing the name of a page. This can include renaming the page to give it a more accurate name and/or changing the namespace of the page.

Part One: The Namespaces
Using the correct namespace is vital on the ROBLOX Wikia. Many times, it assists both viewers and editors in understanding certain properties of the page, such as whether it is a page about a Wikia user or a ROBLOX user.

(Main)

 * Main is the default namespace of all newly-created pages. When you create a page, the page will automatically be placed in this namespace. Most often, these pages are very general, such as Egg Hunt 2014 and Criticism of ROBLOX, and talk about ROBLOX as a whole and not about a specific user/place/item. If the page is more specific, a redirection of the page is required (will be discussed later).

User

 * This namespace is dedicated for editors on Wikia. An example of this type of namespace will be me, Acebatonfan. The User namespace is where all NCU pages are redirected to, as it will then automatically link to the user who initially creates it.

QUICK TUTORIAL: Naming NCU Pages

 * Oftentimes, editors will want to create a page about themselves, their friends, their place, or another aspect that will not meet the notability policies. In order to not have their pages deleted, these pages will most often be redirected to the user namespace.


 * The format for renaming an NCU page is: User: EDITORNAME/PAGENAME


 * For example, I want to create a page about M Inc, an old ROBLOX group that only has 1,000 members. It will not meet the notability policies, so I will need to redirect it to the user namespace. My page will be renamed as User:Acebatonfan/M Inc instead of (Main):M Inc or Community:M Inc.

Project

 * This is typically the namespace for information regarding the ROBLOX Wikia. Examples will include the Policies and Proceedures and ROBLOX Wikia Administrators.

Template

 * This namespace is for templates used on the ROBLOX Wikia and will include templates such as Delete, Stub, NoFame, and Infobox Place.

Catalog

 * This namespace is for pages discussing items in the ROBLOX Catalog. This includes pages like the ROBLOX Classic Police Cap and Katana.

Community

 * This is for primarily ROBLOX users and ROBLOX places. Examples include Shedletsky and Sword Fight on the Heights IV.


 * Places are typically named as Community:PlaceCreatorName/PlaceName. An example will be Community:Shedletsky/Sword Fight on The Heights IV.

User Blog

 * Blog posts are always redirected here. Pages are typically redirect here if they contain opinions that will make a page extremely biased. This will include blogs like ROBLOX &amp; Minecraft: The Problem.


 * Like naming NCU pages, this also follows the User blog:EditorName/PostName format.

Top 10 List

 * Personally, I really do not like these and do not want to see many of them on the ROBLOX Wikia. If an editor wants to create a top 10 list, it will be best to put it in a user blog instead.

Redirecting Pages
Page redirects are very simple and easy.
 * 1) Go to the page you want to redirect.Redirect1Fixed.png
 * 2) Click on the down arrow next to the "edit" button. A pop-down menu will appear.
 * 3) Click "Rename"
 * 4) Click the down arrow next to the namespace box if you need to change the namespace.
 * 5) Type in the specifics of the page. For example, redirecting an NCU page will have text in that box similar to Redirect2.pngEditorName/PageName.
 * 6) Put in any reason for the redirection. Putting in a reason makes it easier for other editors to see why the page is being redirected.
 * 7) Uncheck the "Leave a redirect behind" button. Most often, redirects do not need a redirection on the previous page.
 * 8) Click on the "Rename Page" button.