Shortcuts are used to be able to easier link to certain pages in the "The Vault" namespace, typically policy and guideline pages. Shortcuts are simply redirects which all start with VA: followed by a number of letters in upper case. The letters should match what they link to to a certain degree; avoid completely random combinations.
All available shortcuts can be found in the list below or in Category:Shortcuts.
Setting up a shortcut[]
Create a new page with the proper name ("The Vault:<shortcut>") and then insert:
#REDIRECT [[name of target#VA:{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Shortcuts]]
{{shortcut}} should then be placed either at the top of the page or in the section you want the shortcut to point to. If the template is already present in the location where you wanted to put it, simply add your new shortcut to it.
List of shortcuts[]
Policy shortcuts[]
| Shortcut | Points to |
|---|---|
| VA:AP | The Vault:Administration policy |
| VA:C | The Vault:Content policy |
| VA:CONTENT | The Vault:Content policy |
| VA:CAT | The Vault:Content organization guideline#Categorization |
| VA:CONDUCT | The Vault:User conduct guideline |
| VA:DIS | The Vault:Content organization guideline#Disambiguation |
| VA:DISAMBIG | The Vault:Content organization guideline#Disambiguation |
| VA:EDIT | The Vault:Editing guideline |
| VA:IMAGE | The Vault:Image and video policy#Images |
| VA:IV | The Vault:Image and video policy |
| VA:G | The Vault:Policies and guidelines |
| VA:LAY | The Vault:Article layout guideline |
| VA:LAYC | The Vault:Article layout guideline/Character article |
| VA:LAYCR | The Vault:Article layout guideline/Creature article |
| VA:LAYI | The Vault:Article layout guideline/Item article |
| VA:LAYL | The Vault:Article layout guideline/Location article |
| VA:LAYOUT | The Vault:Article layout guideline |
| VA:LAYQ | The Vault:Article layout guideline/Quest article |
| VA:MAS | The Vault:Content organization guideline#Merging and splitting |
| VA:NAME | The Vault:Content organization guideline#Naming |
| VA:ORG | The Vault:Content organization guideline |
| VA:P | The Vault:Policies and guidelines |
| VA:POLICY | The Vault:Policies and guidelines |
| VA:UC | The Vault:User conduct guideline |
| VA:VIDEO | The Vault:Image and video policy#Videos |
Other shortcuts[]
| Shortcut | Points to |
|---|---|
| VA:AB | The Vault:About |
| VA:ABOUT | The Vault:About |
| VA:ADMIN | The Vault:Administrators |
| VA:AVT | The Vault:Anti-vandalism team |
| VA:CA | The Vault:Create article |
| VA:CAL | Category:Article creation templates |
| VA:CHAT | The Vault:Chat |
| VA:COPY | The Vault:Copyrights |
| VA:CREATE | The Vault:Create article |
| VA:DUP | The Vault:Duplicate files |
| VA:EXT | The Vault:Extensions |
| VA:IRC | The Vault:IRC channel |
| VA:F | Forum:Index |
| VA:FEAT | The Vault:Featured articles |
| VA:FORUM | Forum:Index |
| VA:MM | The Vault:Maintenance manual |
| VA:N | Blog:News |
| VA:NEWS | Blog:News |
| VA:PRO | The Vault:Projects |
| VA:RAW | The Vault:Raw game data |
| VA:RFA | The Vault:Administrators#Becoming an administrator |
| VA:SC | The Vault:Shortcuts |
| VA:SHORT | The Vault:Shortcuts |
| VA:SKINS | The Vault:Skins |
| VA:T | The Vault:Templates |
| VA:WD | The Vault:Wiki news digest |
Namespace shortcuts[]
In addition to shortcuts which link directly to certain pages, there are also a few abbreviations for namespaces. "VA:" can be used as a shorter version of "The Vault:" and "VAT:" translates to "The Vault talk:".