Talk:Elf commands

Proposing deletion because all of this info is documented on each command page (I verified), and all commands with special racial versions are being included on the individual racial command category pages (which ties into the command form).

Nomination to delete seconded

In addition to confirming that information was documented, I updated the main Elf page to remove the link to this page and instead reference the individual relevant pages.

Deletion Requests

• We actually do not want to delete this page. Yes, I'm in agreement that the the content shouldn't be here, but outright deletion is not the answer. There are existing pages that link to this one.
• Instead, what we want to do is set up redirects. If someone types Elf commands into the search box it needs to go somewhere. Just deleting the page breaks all that stuff. Otherwise, somebody will (eventually) just recreate this page and we're right back where we started. So, for these racial- and guild-base command pages: change the page to #REDIRECT [[:Category:Elf commands]]. The content on the existing page can get nuked, provided it ends up somewhere else. During the transition period just copy it over to the category page.

• Substituting "Elf" for the real target, obviously.
• Also note the leading colon -- #REDIRECT [[:Category: ... ]]. This prevents the redirect from being a member of the category.

• Similarly, on the various race pages (e.g. Concept:Elves), let's avoid hardcoded lists of the commands for the relevant races. We're going to miss stuff, and things are going to change over time. The trick is using dynamic #ask queries, which will automatically build the command list once everything is tagged correctly.

Let me know if you have questions/concerns. --TK-421 (talk) 13:49, 3 April 2021 (CDT)