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- Main: Special:Random
- User: Special:Random/User
- Project: Special:Random/Project
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Template example
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Content namespaces
- Main: Special:Random
- User: Special:Random/User
- Meta: Special:Random/Meta
- File: Special:Random/File
- MediaWiki: Special:Random/MediaWiki
- Template: Special:Random/Template
- Help: Special:Random/Help
- Category: Special:Random/Category
- Archive: Special:Random/Archive
- RecoveredNS112: Special:Random/RecoveredNS112
- Beta: Special:Random/Beta
- Alpha: Special:Random/Alpha
- Scratch: Special:Random/Scratch
Talk namespaces
- Talk: Special:Random/Talk
- User talk: Special:Random/User talk
- Meta talk: Special:Random/Meta talk
- File talk: Special:Random/File talk
- MediaWiki talk: Special:Random/MediaWiki talk
- Template talk: Special:Random/Template talk
- Help talk: Special:Random/Help talk
- Category talk: Special:Random/Category talk
- RecoveredNS101: Special:Random/RecoveredNS101
- RecoveredNS105: Special:Random/RecoveredNS105
- Portal talk: Special:Random/Portal talk
- Archive talk: Special:Random/Archive talk
- RecoveredNS113: Special:Random/RecoveredNS113
- Beta talk: Special:Random/Beta talk
- Alpha talk: Special:Random/Alpha talk
- Scratch talk: Special:Random/Scratch talk
Redirect-only namespaces
These namespaces currently contain pages, but every page is a redirect.
- RecoveredNS100: 216 redirects — Random redirect
- RecoveredNS104: 49 redirects — Random redirect
- Portal: 17 redirects — Random redirect
- RecoveredNS108: 18 redirects — Random redirect
- RecoveredNS109: 17 redirects — Random redirect
- RecoveredNS114: 21 redirects — Random redirect
- RecoveredNS115: 19 redirects — Random redirect
- RecoveredNS124: 2 redirects — Random redirect
Empty namespaces
- RecoveredNS125: 0 pages
Namespace notes
- Archive: Keep. It has a clear long-term purpose for historical, obsolete, superseded, or preserved material.
- Beta / Alpha: Probably retire. Page maturity changes over time, so these may be better handled with templates or categories.
- Scratch: Probably retire. Sandboxes or Draft may serve the same purpose more cleanly.
- Draft: Worth considering. It gives unfinished or not-yet-ready material a clear temporary home.
- Portal: Optional. Could be useful for broad curated entry points, but may not be necessary if Main-space pages and categories are sufficient.
- School: Worth considering for large educational subject areas.
- Department: Possibly useful, but may be unnecessary if pages such as "School of Engineering" can simply exist in Main.
- Topic: Probably unnecessary. Main-space pages already work naturally as topics.
- RecoveredNS*: Clean up over time and retire after useful material is moved elsewhere.
Possible simplified structures
Minimal
- Main
- Meta
- Archive
With drafts
- Main
- Meta
- Archive
- Draft
Educational structure
- Main
- Meta
- Archive
- Draft
- School
Expanded educational structure
- Main
- Meta
- Archive
- Draft
- School
- Portal
Current leaning
A fairly simple structure may be best:
- Main for most educational, research, and project content
- Meta for site coordination, policies, development, and governance
- Archive for preserved historical material
- Draft for material not yet ready for Main
- Possibly School for broad educational areas
Portal may not be necessary unless there is a clear need for curated subject landing pages.
Department may not need its own namespace. Pages such as School of Engineering or Department of Biology could simply exist in Main.
The main goal should be to keep the namespace structure useful without creating unnecessary layers.