Wikidata doesn't like redirect-pages, even though they often are necessary to link since different languages divide topics in different manners. Hence a temp-page is needed and proper links must be made before doing the actual redirect.
BP OMowe (
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20:54, 26 March 2015 (UTC)reply
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BP OMowe: Ay, thanks for the info. When looking at a page that just says "temp," I automatically assume that it's an unnecessary page that needs to be deleted. Maybe there should be a template for this kind of scenario, to avoid confusion? Pyrotle{T/
C}21:03, 26 March 2015 (UTC)reply
There is/was such a template, used for this and to avoid editing conflicts, but it fell out of favour since some editors planted it and then forgot all about it thus keeping the page locked for days. Main issue as I see it is that wikidata refuses links to redirection pages, which really complicate things.
BP OMowe (
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21:11, 26 March 2015 (UTC)reply
I do not know, this was least two-three years ago, and I'm not that familiar with the whole template thing. Just happened to stumble over it and got caught up in the debate around that particular one. What I can do personally is to be more specific "Temp, wikidata-links getting fixed" or the like.
BP OMowe (
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21:26, 26 March 2015 (UTC)reply
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BP OMowe: A reword of the template might be acceptable today. If we were to revive the template, either you or I should create a new, reworded template, or either of us can bring forth the idea of reviving the template to the Village Pump or something. Also, do you know the exact original template (at least a link to it)? Pyrotle{T/
C}21:31, 26 March 2015 (UTC)reply
Feel free if you find it useful. Alas, I don't recall the name at all... might have been {{[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]}}, or something similar.
BP OMowe (
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21:43, 26 March 2015 (UTC)reply
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BP OMowe: I unfortunately cannot find the original template. As I can not do that, nor do I really know how I would really word it, I can't go forward with requesting revival. Well, have a good rest of the day. Pyrotle{T/
C}22:01, 26 March 2015 (UTC)reply