Template talk:IMDb title

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A protected redirect, Template:Imdb title, needs

• from this:

#REDIRECT [[Template:IMDb title]]

• to this:

#REDIRECT [[Template:IMDb title]]

{{Redirect category shell|
{{R from move}}
{{R from modification}}
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• WHEN YOU COPY & PASTE, PLEASE LEAVE THE SKIPPED LINE BLANK FOR READABILITY.

The {{

 Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 22:08, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much,

ed. ^{put'er there} 06:26, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply

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What makes this warning/error stop? Preview warning: Template:IMDb episodes should be used for list of episodes. The case in question has nothing to do with episodes or TV, and is a stand-alone movie.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  11:05, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Which article are you referring to? Assume it has a Wikidata ID that's listed in the template meaning it's being recongised as something like a TV episode, that would need to be changed to reflect what it is. Indagate (talk) 11:16, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please give the exact page as an example. Gonnym (talk) 11:23, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Glossary of cue sports terms  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  20:43, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's not an appropriate use of this template. It should be used as an external link, not as a reference. Indagate (talk) 20:51, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What Indagate said. Not only should IMDb not be used as a source per

WP:RS, this template's only valid use is as an external link template. So while the preview error did not give the correct error message, not a lot we can do when editors completely misuse a template. That said, it did at least inform you something was wrong. Gonnym (talk) 21:47, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Looks was link was changed here by @MJL: so pinging them. Thanks, Indagate (talk) 08:48, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Okay, I see where you're coming from, but what I don't understand is how de-cluttering a special IMDb redirect page a grounds for the inclusion of a disambiguated redirect target in the template? Is there a precedent that you're trying to follow? — Paper Luigi ^{T • C} 07:29, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've thought it over, and, yes, I can see how the special namespace page with inclusion of every article with an IMDb title entry using this template would clutter it quite tremendously. That would be a very, very large increase in links pointed that way. I would just like to be familiar with a policy or guideline that supports this reasoning. — Paper Luigi ^{T • C} 05:54, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]