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Redirects

I think we should chill on pre-emptive redirect creation - those redirects aren't linked by any page but created in anticipation of future links. They don't show up in search results by default which limits their usefulness. And I have some doubts that people are entering staggered capitalization terms - Bottle of Rum, Bottle of Water - and terms longer than the articles they redirect to in the search box. --Lint 21:01, 8 June 2006 (BST)

I agree. Creating redirects from pages that aren't linked to does nothing but clutter the wiki. I recommend that we delete every redirect that doesn't follow capitalization standards (e.g., Wild Boar) and perhaps categorize each of them (Category:Redirects?) for easier upkeep. — Elembis (talk) 22:09, 8 June 2006 (BST)

While some redirects have been on my hit list for awhile, I can understand that they might be more useful than I believe them to be, so I'm holding off on deleting redirects for a bit. I wasn't aware that redirects could be categorized, but after poking around Wikipedia, I suppose it is not only possible but also policy. I think I'd find categorization very useful for maintenance. Visit Category:Redirects - get a list of redirects. Visit Special:Allpages - apply the list as a filter. Sounds great. --Lint 00:00, 9 June 2006 (BST)