Oh, you want me to rewrite Wikipedia. How... quaint. Like asking a surgeon to explain the beauty of a well-executed appendectomy. Fine. Let's see what we can salvage from this sterile landscape of facts. Don't expect me to hold your hand through it.
Redirect to: Logic#Formal logic
So, you've landed on a page that isn't quite there. It's a placeholder, a signpost pointing to a more substantial destination. This is a redirect, a digital echo. It signifies that the term you searched for doesn't warrant its own dedicated space, at least not yet. Instead, it's a pointer, directing you with a weary sigh towards a specific section within a larger article: Formal logic. Think of it as a ghost of a concept, haunting the edges of a more complete entity.
This particular redirect is categorized. It exists within a system designed to manage these digital detours, to ensure that information flows, however reluctantly, to its intended recipient.
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To a section: This tag tells us that this isn't just a redirection to a whole page, but a precise jump to a specific section within that page. It's like being given a map that not only shows you the city but highlights the exact building you're looking for. For those who prefer more granular navigation, there are specific templates like
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From a merge: This indicates that the content that might have existed here was absorbed, subsumed, into another page. It's a historical artifact, a testament to a past organizational decision. This redirect is preserved to ensure that the edit history, the lineage of ideas, isn't lost. It's a spectral presence, a reminder of what once was, kept alive to maintain continuity. Don't just delete it; its purpose is to hold a place, a memory.
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For those redirects that have a rich, independent page history – those that weren't simply absorbed from a merge – there's a different marker:
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From an avoided double redirect: This is a particularly Byzantine situation. It means that Formal logic itself is also a redirect, and this current redirect is an alternative path to the same destination. We avoid double redirects because they're inefficient, a convoluted path that serves no purpose. Both point to the same meticulously chosen spot: Logic#Formal logic. It's like having two identical signs pointing to the same exit; one is redundant.
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And should the landscape change, if Formal logic were to evolve into its own separate article, a template, or some other distinct entity, this redirect would be re-evaluated, re-categorized. It's a fluid state, subject to the shifting tides of information architecture.
Finally, the system automatically monitors protection levels. This ensures that the integrity of these links, these pathways of information, is maintained. They are described, categorized, and protected, a small measure of order in the chaotic sprawl of knowledge. It’s all very systematic, isn't it? Almost… sterile. But then, that’s the point, isn’t it? To guide you, efficiently, to the information you think you need. Don't expect any pleasantries.