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Hi, would it be possible to turn all the references on the subpages (the lists) to proper references with <ref></ref>. I find it confusing that these pages have a different system and use other symbols. Including other information about the url such as name and archive url also helps the verifiability long term. See also Wikipedia:Bare URLs. Dajasj (talk) 05:56, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I think having the partial lists classified as |class=list from inception is the best option (as opposed to |class=redirector|class=<blank>), whether or not they are currently a redirect, or have already been turned into a proper list. 2 reasons for this:
the category output of {{WikiProject banner shell}} is the same for both #Rs and for proper lists (easily tested on non-#R & currently-#R examples) due to its redirect-detection
One of the goals, I think, is to minimize the steps necessary to bring a page out of dormancy as a redirect to a proper list, which |class=list does, with no real downside.
Ping to Praemonitus who has done some recent rating here. ~Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)14:30, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, a redirect will automatically override the class setting, so there's no harm in setting it to 'list'. However, the way WP:AST importance ratings are assigned, a redirect has a 'na' importance while a 'list' will have a normal low/med/high/top importance. Praemonitus (talk) 05:00, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Praemonitus: I think it's ok if the temporary #Rs are misclassified as lists for the time they remain #Rs, even if that time is lengthy, since their intended purpose and eventual destination is to be a list. Otherwise it just seems like a distinction without much of a difference. But, if you want to keep track of that, go for it. ~Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)17:24, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]