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This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on December 25, 2009

Will Mistrot

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 21:10, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Will Mistrot → Santa Claus (links to redirect • history • stats)

Nonsense. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:50, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I can't find any usage anywhere. Probably vandalism, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 18:13, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Wintumber

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 16:28, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wintumber → Christmas (links to redirect • history • stats)

Nonsense / hoax. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:47, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per a Google search. I don't really know the origin of the word, but it looks like it is used frequently. Tavix | Talk 21:06, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"Wintumber" appears to be a term solely connected with RuneScape. Also, a closer examination of Google search shows that there are only 185 valid results. — The Man in Question (in question) 00:23, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Switching vote per Black Falcon. Tavix | Talk 18:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: According to the article Calendar on RuneScape Wiki, "Wintumber" is the last month in the RuneScape calendar. While RuneScape would be a better target for the redirect, targeting the redirect there would direct readers searching the term to an article that has no information about the term. –BLACK FALCON ^(TALK) 00:46, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Crimmuh

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 21:10, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Crimmuh → Christmas (links to redirect • history • stats)

Nonsensical bastardization. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:46, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete - I see some very limited usage on Google, but I don't think it's really common enough for a redirect when combined with the low amount of traffic, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 16:04, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as nominator. Juh Wuzhtun was the first president of Umcuh, too, you know. — the Man in Question (in question) 22:46, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Dianhua

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 21:10, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dianhua → Telephone (links to redirect • history • stats)

Nonsense. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:43, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Diànhuà appears to be the Mandarin translation of "telephone", but there is no special connection between the language of the redirect and the topic of the target article. Delete, then, per precedent based in Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary. –BLACK FALCON ^(TALK) 07:35, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, then, as unhelpful foreign language redirect. — the Man in Question (in question) 22:48, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Mexichaun

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 16:28, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mexichaun → Mexico (links to redirect • history • stats)

Nonsense. For some reason it resembles Leprechaun—perhaps disparaging. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:29, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - It is, in fact, a combination of 'Mexican' and 'leprechaun',[1] and probably intended to be disparaging, but it does not appear to be a widely-used phrase. The redirect has no significant incoming links, no significant page history, and very little traffic. –BLACK FALCON ^(TALK) 07:32, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Mexicans can't be leprechauns! Tavix | Talk 17:39, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Beao

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 16:28, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Beao → Bear (links to redirect • history • stats)

Implausible typo. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:27, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - No significant incoming links, no significant page history, very little traffic, and not a plausible typo, at least on any common keyboard layout. –BLACK FALCON ^(TALK) 07:29, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Godless killing machines

The result of the discussion was Retarget to Stephen Colbert (character)#Characteristics. Non-admin closure. — The Man in Question (in question) 19:21, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Godless killing machines → Bear (links to redirect • history • stats)

Nonsense / hoax. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:26, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See Stephen Colbert (character)#Characteristics. However, we should retarget to Stephen Colbert (character) in order to direct readers to the place where the phrase is actually mentioned. –BLACK FALCON ^(TALK) 06:57, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Agree, since it's mentioned in the article. — The Man in Question (in question) 19:21, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Africay

The result of the discussion was Keep/Withdrawn by nominator. Non-admin closure. — the Man in Question (in question) 22:53, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Africay → Africa (links to redirect • history • stats)

Nonsense. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:23, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I had added it since I know people who pronounce it like that (albeit not "officially"), and a Google search does reveal some isolated incidents of spelling it that way, albeit more in novels or poems rather than as an actual spelling. --Mrdie (talk) 14:18, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - It appears to be used enough times.[2] –BLACK FALCON ^(TALK) 07:23, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I have never heard of it being pronounced or spelled this way. But apparently it has, albeit mostly in the 19th century, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 18:08, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I suppose it's like the pronunciation Califor-ni-ay. All right, I withdraw. — the Man in Question (in question) 22:53, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Afr'an

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 21:10, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Afr'an → Africa (links to redirect • history • stats)
Afran → Africa (links to redirect • history • stats)

Nonsense or novel synonym. — The Man in Question (in question) 07:16, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - AFRAN is the acronym used by the African Association of Nephrology and the African Research on Ageing Network, neither of which have Wikipedia articles, but there seems to be little reason to point the redirect to the article about the continent. I see that the creator of the redirect has been notified of this discussion, and I would be interested in his thoughts on the matter. –BLACK FALCON ^(TALK) 07:20, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Potentially misleading, as stated above. It looks as if Afr'an might be some sort of alternative pronounciation, given the apostraphe. I'm not sure. I would also be interested in the creator's opinion, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 18:00, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Fukuoka Junior High

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 21:10, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fukuoka Junior High → Fukuoka University of Education (links to redirect • history • stats)

Redirect too vague -- there are dozens of junior high schools in Fukuoka City and Fukuoka Prefecture with this name in whole or in part. armagebedar (talk) 06:01, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Fukuoka junior high is an "associated primary school", according to the article. But to be honest, I don't think it has close enough ties with the university for a redirect. The school probably has enough individual notability to have an article of its own at some point, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 18:06, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Barton's Constant

The result of the discussion was Delete as unopposed nomination. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 21:10, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Barton's Constant → 999 (number) (links to redirect • history • stats)

Delete. There is no such thing as Barton's Constant (see the old prod for −999 (number), currently a redirect.Protactinium-231 (talk) 04:57, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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WKPL (disambiguation)

The result of the discussion was Keep ~ Amory (u • t • c) 21:18, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WKPL (disambiguation) → WKPL (links to redirect • history • stats)

dab page moved to primary name because no article is naturally at the primary name (and to end an small edit war). Redir not useful, and should be deleted. DES ^(talk) 04:52, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. There are a lot of disambiguation redirects that have (disambiguation) postfixed. If this nomination has any tenability, deleting this redirect has the potential to set precedent. — The Man in Question (in question) 18:44, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I can't speak for thsoe others, but this one has no useful edit history or inciomming internal links, and does not seem to be very likely in ading a user's search. It deos no particular harm, however. DES ^(talk) 22:51, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Oh and I thought wikipedia deletion processes, at least in theory, did not recognize precedent anyway, hence WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS. DES ^(talk) 22:52, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Unfortunately, actions speak louder than words. Many, many Wikipedia editors vote based on the results of former deletion discussions, regardless of policy. — The Man in Question (in question) 05:21, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Redirects from Foo (disambiguation) to the disambiguation page for "Foo" are generally useful. They allow searching explicitly for the disambguation page without having to guess whether it is at a disambiguated title, they improve the search autosuggestion in particular, and they allow easily linking to a disambiguation page explicitly, among other benefits. Deleting such redirects is harmful to the encyclopedia. — Gavia immer (talk) 01:37, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, potentially useful for deliberate links to disambiguation pages (per WP:R), no harm demonstrated. —Кузьма^討論 08:44, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Gavia immer. -- allen四names 18:19, 28 December 2009 (UTC)The above is preserved as the archive of an RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.[reply]

Hidefumi Kimura

The result of the discussion was Keep (Withdrawn by nominator). Non-admin closure. Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 15:44, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hidefumi Kimura → Kiddy Grade (links to redirect • history • stats)

This redirect could be targeted at any of several articles including Gemini Knives, Uta Kata, and Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula. allen四names 03:20, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stubify with what's mentioned here. 70.29.211.9 (talk) 03:52, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If notability can be shown I would be willing to withdraw this nomination. The Japanese article (きむらひでふみ) has a source but I can not read Japanese. -- allen四names 18:15, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stubify - Article is on the Japanese WP, so there's likely some notability (though we will have to find sources at some point. Perhaps this or the IMDb page could be of some use (probably not, but it's all I can find so far)? Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 17:54, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am withdrawing this nomination based on the news articles ([3] and [4]) at the Anime News Network. -- allen四names 05:32, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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