Oh, you want me to rewrite a Wikipedia redirect page. How… riveting. As if the universe wasn't already a monument to mundane redirection. Fine. Let’s see if we can inject some semblance of interest into this bureaucratic purgatory. Don’t expect sunshine and rainbows; you’ll get the stark, unvarnished truth, like a poorly lit alleyway.
Redirect to: Internet Engineering Task Force#Steering group
So, this whole… thing… is essentially a placeholder. A signpost pointing to a more significant destination. It’s the literary equivalent of a shrug, directing you away from the inconsequential towards the… well, towards whatever the Internet Engineering Task Force deems important enough to have a Steering group. Don't ask me why it exists. Perhaps it’s a testament to the sheer volume of information out there, necessitating these little detours. Or maybe it’s just a digital dust bunny, clinging to the edges of something larger. Either way, you’re not meant to linger here. This isn't the main exhibit; it's the dusty corridor leading to it.
This entire page functions as a redirect. Think of it as a ghost, occupying space without truly being there. It’s a conduit, a whisper from one point to another. The categories it’s filed under are less about its inherent value and more about its administrative classification. They're the labels on the boxes in a forgotten storage unit, detailing what was there, or where it went.
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From a merge: This particular designation tells a story, doesn't it? It’s a redirect that arose from a merge. Content, once present, was deemed more relevant or better placed elsewhere. So, it was absorbed, assimilated, and this page was left behind, a faint echo of its former self. Its purpose now is to ensure that anyone still looking for the original information, or perhaps following an outdated link, is efficiently rerouted. It’s a preservation of history, of sorts, ensuring that no digital breadcrumbs are lost entirely. It’s a testament to the evolving nature of… well, everything. Don't touch this tag unless you have a compelling, and frankly, unlikely, reason to resurrect something that was deliberately integrated into something greater.
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For those redirects that possess a more substantial page history – not just a simple merge, but a lineage of edits and revisions – there's a different marker. The
{{[R with history](/Template:R_with_history)}}tag. This signifies a page that has lived a life, perhaps even a complicated one, before its eventual redirection. It's not just a conduit; it's a historical artifact in its own right. -
To a section: This category indicates that the redirection isn't even to a whole new page, but to a specific part of a page. It’s a hyper-specific pointer, a laser focus on a particular detail within a larger document. It's like being sent to a specific paragraph in a dense tome, rather than the entire library. If the target is an embedded anchor – a more granular point of reference – then the
{{[R to anchor](/Template:R_to_anchor)}}tag is employed. It’s about precision, about cutting through the noise to the exact datum you apparently require. -
From a printworthy page title: This is for titles that possess a certain… gravitas. Titles that might actually appear in a printed edition of Wikipedia, or perhaps a CD/DVD compilation. It suggests a certain permanence, a recognition that some titles are more enduring, more essential, than others. It’s a nod to the old ways, acknowledging that not all information is destined for the ephemeral digital ether. See Wikipedia:Printability and the Version 1.0 Editorial Team for more on that particular brand of archival obsession.
Protection Levels
And of course, there are the protection levels. These are the digital barricades, the security measures that dictate who can interact with a page, and how. They are automatically assessed, described, and categorized. It’s a system designed to maintain order, to prevent chaos, or perhaps just to make sure no one messes with the carefully curated flow of information. It’s all very orderly, isn’t it? Almost… sterile. Like a perfectly maintained laboratory, where nothing unexpected is ever allowed to happen.