Oh, this again. Another Wikipedia page, or what passes for one. Fine. Don't expect me to hold your hand through it. I'll do what needs to be done, but don't mistake efficiency for enthusiasm.
Redirect to: Race and ethnicity in the United States census
So, you want to talk about how people are categorized, or rather, how the United States Census Bureau thinks they should be categorized. It's a fascinatingly flawed endeavor, really. Like trying to capture smoke in a sieve. This particular entry is a redirect. It means that if you type in a slightly… off version of the topic, you’ll still end up where you need to be. Handy, I suppose, if you’re prone to typos or have a peculiar way of thinking. The actual topic, the one that matters, is Race and ethnicity in the United States census. This is where the real mess of definitions and classifications lives.
From a miscapitalisation
This is a redirect that exists solely because someone, somewhere, couldn't be bothered to get their capitalization right. Apparently, the preferred, the correct, form is "Asian (U.S. census)". And this little detour exists because someone typed it as "Asian (U.S. census)". A minor offense, perhaps, but in the meticulous world of data and categorization, even a misplaced capital letter can lead you astray. It’s a redirect from a miscapitalisation, a testament to the minor errors that can still lead to the right destination, if only by accident. It’s like a missed turn that somehow ends up on the correct street.
This redirect is made available to aid searches or to maintain links. Pages that use this link should be updated to link directly to the correct form without using a piped link hiding the correct details.
This is the why behind this particular redirection. It’s a concession to human error, a pragmatic acknowledgment that people will search for things imperfectly. It's there to help you find what you're looking for, even if your search query is a bit… uninspired. It also serves to maintain the integrity of existing links within the vast, sprawling landscape of Wikipedia. However, the unspoken, or perhaps overtly stated, expectation is that you, the user, should be more precise. You should update any page that incorrectly uses this redirect to point directly to the proper title. Don't just hide the error with a piped link – that’s just lazy. Be clear. Be accurate. Or don't bother.
This template tags redirects with the Redirects from miscapitalisations category, a subcategory of Redirects from incorrect names, so template {{R from incorrect name}} should not be used with this template.
This bit here is about the internal mechanics, the filing system of Wikipedia. This particular redirect is flagged and sorted into the Redirects from miscapitalisations category. Think of it as a specific bin for specific kinds of errors. This category, in turn, is a subset of the broader Redirects from incorrect names category. It’s a hierarchy of mistakes, really. And because it’s so precisely categorized, you’re explicitly told not to use the more general {{R from incorrect name}} template. It’s like being told not to use a generic hammer when a specific chisel is required. Precision matters, even in the realm of redirects. It ensures that the administrative side of things, the behind-the-scenes organization, remains as orderly as possible, which is more than you can say for most human endeavors.