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Nuclear Submarines

“Nuclear submarine redirects to the singular form Nuclear submarine. This article discusses specific Wikipedia guidelines regarding plural redirects and their...”

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Nuclear submarine

Nuclear submarine redirects to the singular form Nuclear submarine . This article discusses specific Wikipedia guidelines regarding plural redirects and their appropriate usage.

Redirect conventions for plural forms

This page serves as a redirect from the plural noun form (“nuclear submarines”) to its singular counterpart (“nuclear submarine”). Such redirects follow Wikipedia’s manual of style (MoS) and content policies for maintaining consistent nomenclature across articles.

Purpose of plural redirects

Plural redirects primarily exist for:

  1. Reader convenience when searching for article variants
  2. Maintaining internal link integrity when plural references appear in text
  3. Supporting proper cross-referencing between related articles

While editors may use the shortcut [[Nuclear submarine]]s when creating plural links in articles, the dedicated redirect ensures:

When to use plural redirects

Editors should implement plural redirects when:

  • The singular article covers both singular and plural concepts comprehensively
  • No separate plural-form article exists or is warranted
  • The subject matter naturally references multiple instances (e.g., technological comparisons between different classes of submarines )

Maintenance considerations

Do not automatically replace plural redirect links with simple pluralized links ([[article]]s) unless:

  • Making other substantive edits to the page
  • Addressing specific broken links
  • Implementing consensus changes from talk page discussions

The WP:NOTBROKEN policy explicitly discourages editing functional redirects without substantive reason.

Namespace restrictions

This redirect categorization only applies to mainspace articles. For plural forms appearing in:

Use the alternative categorization template: {{R from modification }} instead.

Technical implementation

When creating plural redirects:

  1. Use the standard redirect code: #REDIRECT [[Nuclear submarine]]
  2. Add appropriate maintenance tags:
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{{R from plural}}
{{R with possibilities}}
  1. Include relevant categorization: [[Category:Redirects from plurals]]

Editors should consult the Wikipedia:Redirect guideline and Help:Category documentation when maintaining these pages.

See also