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October 23[edit]

This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on October 23, 2013.

Danger Zone (Miley Cyrus album)[edit]

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The result of the discussion was delete. WJBscribe (talk) 10:54, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: This isn't an actual record; it appears to have simply been created out of speculation when Bangerz was first buzzed about and untitled. WikiRedactor (talk) 23:00, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete - misleading to the reader. The Whispering Wind (talk) 18:22, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete, not mentioned at target or anywhere else. Siuenti (talk) 19:43, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. All sources I could find state that Miley Cyrus' 2013 album was rumored to be named "Danger Zone", but there is neither any hard evidence that it was ever going to be officially named "Danger Zone", nor any references that link the "Danger Zone" title directly to the Bangerz album. Steel1943 (talk) 16:40, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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HotCat[edit]

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The result of the discussion was retarget IPA for English to International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects and no consensus for HotCat. (The discussion regarding HotCat seemed to not really happen, probably due to most of the discussion centering on IPA for English. If HotCat needs to be discussed further, feel free to open another RfD for a clearer consensus, preferably not bundled with another redirect so that it can get proper attention for discussion.) (non-admin closure). Steel1943 (talk) 04:13, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Two redirects from mainspace into Wikipedia space, the only ones I could find. Consensus in the past seems to have been to delete such redirects because they obscure the distinction between mainspace and project space and muck up search results. Cathfolant (talk) 21:24, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the links to IPA for English from article space. There are still some from talk, archive, etc. space. — kwami (talk) 22:33, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Cathfolant: - Could you please provide a link to the consensus discussion? I see hundreds of redirects from mainspace into Wikipedia space that use {{R to project namespace}}, a template which contains special logic to categorize redirects from mainspace? Could you please elaborate on how these redirects "obscure the distinction between mainspace and project space and muck up search results"? Thanks for your help! GoingBatty (talk) 01:52, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The guideline on cross-namespace redirects is here, and says that 'the general consensus seems to be that newly created cross-namespace redirects from the main (article) namespace to the Wikipedia (project) namespace should be deleted, that very old ones might be retained value for extra-Wikipedia links, and that pseudo-namespace redirects (CAT:, P:, MOS:, etc.) may be used freely'. I suppose these few main to Wikipedia redirects that do not begin with MOS: or something (there are actually very few) aren't newly created, which might mean that we should keep them as is. This page also says 'It is a cross-namespace redirect out of article space, such as one pointing into the User or Wikipedia namespace. The major exception to this rule are the pseudo-namespace shortcut redirects, which technically are in the main article space. Some long-standing cross-namespace redirects are also kept because of their long-standing history and potential usefulness. "MOS:" redirects, for example, are an exception to this rule.' as a reason to delete a redirect but doesn't make clear if redirects such as HotCat, which don't begin with anything like a prefix, should be kept or not.
From what I've read, the rationale for deleting these cross namespace redirects is that it's important for users to learn the distinction between the various namespaces and that such redirects obscure them, and that if someone searches for a search term that is matched by a main to Wikipedia redirect they will get search results in Wikipedia space when, possibly, they were actually looking for something in mainspace. This is not really my opinion though. Cathfolant (talk) 22:28, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It's just been undone so we need to do this formally. The Whispering Wind (talk) 15:32, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Retargeting is fine once the existing links are fixed. I did the ones in mainspace, but many of the archived and talk links refer specifically to the IPA key now in help space. The intended link should be maintained if we're not to corrupt what others intended to say. — kwami (talk) 05:46, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Right. Cathfolant (talk) 14:15, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
And that's why maybe these should just stay as is, because they're old redirects and linked from talk pages and things and changing or deleting them would break links, even if we did change all the ones in non-talk spaces. I think I didn't really know what I was doing when I nominated them for discussion; but we shall see how this turns out, I suppose. Cathfolant (talk) 14:19, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep HotCat. Well established so deletion would break external and some internal links. Though CNRs are undesirable, the harm would depend on whether the term is one that the general reader is likely to use for other purposes and, failing a good retarget, then 'keep' is the least harmful action. The Whispering Wind (talk) 22:25, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Ignorance is Strengh[edit]

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The result of the discussion was keep (non-admin closure). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 01:14, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unused, unlinked redirect containing implausible typo. Is obvious case for WP:CSD#R3 except that it hasn't been created recently (made in 2004). The non-typo redirect Ignorance is Strength already exists making this redirect unnecessary. Jason Quinn (talk) 20:18, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Retarget to doublespeak The spelling error is plausible enough to keep, but both this and the correct spelling should target the more relevant article, which is doublespeak. Ego White Tray (talk) 03:34, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. I have tagged {{R from misspelling}}. Harmless, no grounds in WP:RFD#DELETE to delete. Present target is best because the phrase is directly mentioned there. The Whispering Wind (talk) 14:09, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - exceedingly plausible typo. WilyD 09:58, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Chinatown, Tehran[edit]

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The result of the discussion was retarget to Chinatowns in the Middle East#Tehran (non-admin closure). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 01:11, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mahale Chiniha is in Dogonbadan, not Teheran. Seems like an incorrect redirect. Slashme (talk) 12:37, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The Scrapbook EP (John Galea album)[edit]

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The result of the discussion was keep (non-admin closure). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 01:16, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unnecessary, orphaned redirect Boleyn (talk) 08:21, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete – it's an incorrect naming of the article (I have moved it to the right one). – Mayast (talk) 08:31, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - To most of us, an EP is simply a different kind of album. The vast majority of our readers don't really make such a distinction. Unless there is both an album and EP and they aren't the same, there is no reason to delete. Ego White Tray (talk) 03:26, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - harmless and, as Ego White Tray says, unless there is a separate album with this name, not confusing. No reason to delete. The Whispering Wind (talk) 15:23, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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@ladygaga[edit]

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The result of the discussion was withdrawn by nominator. Steel1943 (talk) 16:26, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is the official Twitter username of the target's subject. However, I cannot find a reference to a Wikipedia policy that states that this redirect should not exist. For example, WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK states that Wikipedia is not a social networking site to host personal pages, but it does not specifically state that usernames on social networking sites cannot be used as redirects towards their targets. My belief is that this redirect should be deleted; however, if it is not, we might as well create the template {{R from Twitter username}} and the category Category:Redirects from Twitter usernames. Steel1943 (talk) 07:03, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep There used to be an article called Lady Gaga on Twitter. There was a consensus to delete these sort of articles, but someone could still be looking for information on the twitter feed. This is the next best thing. 71.58.108.187 (talk) 13:33, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. IP editor, I did see that Lady Gaga on Twitter is a redirect to Lady Gaga and that the redirect used to be an article. Also, I did see that @ladygaga was created before the AFD for Lady Gaga on Twitter completed. However, there is not a lot of information that was merged into the Lady Gaga article that I am seeing that is related to the subject's Twitter feed; it seems that most of that material was removed (as I am only seeing one reference to Twitter anywhere on the article). So, I'm not seeing the full purpose for @ladygaga existing ... but if it has to be there, I believe that it has to be thrown into a category for other Wikipedians. (There's my two cents as I really have nothing additional to add; time for consensus to do its work!) Steel1943 (talk) 04:56, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - seems a perfectly useful redirect. The Whispering Wind (talk) 15:18, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Did you mean that you can't find a policy that states that this redirect should exist (as opposed to should not exist)? Cathfolant (talk) 14:21, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, I'm not sure. I would think that a redirect with a title like this would not exist per the guidelines at WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK since this redirect's title is directly linked to a social network, but the guideline says nothing in regards to redirects. That, and I could not find any other guidelines in regards to this specific scenario. (My issue here could be that the WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK guideline needs updating, but right now, @ladygaga seems to be the only Twitter username redirect in existence on Wikipedia.) Steel1943 (talk) 15:21, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
There are a few others to be found at Special:PrefixIndex/@, such as @BarackObama, @Mujtahidd, @stephenfry, @Pontifex and I have now restored @justinbieber too. They all have >1M followers, which I think is 'enough' to indicate that their twitter handle is a valid search term. They are getting page views; see http://stats.grok.se/en/latest90/@stephenfry John Vandenberg (chat) 15:38, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Red X I withdraw my nomination . I'm not sure why I didn't check Special:PrefixIndex/@ before starting this discussion. I might start the categories later; looks like creating redirects such as this one is common practice. Steel1943 (talk) 16:26, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - plausible search term, no apparent argument for deletion. WilyD 09:59, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Stupid pointless annoying messages[edit]

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The result of the discussion was withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) Steel1943 (talk) 00:48, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Obscure search term Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 03:12, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - obscure but leads to a relevant target. Entirely harmless and no grounds of WP:RFD#Delete are met. Its a long-standing title so deletion will break a bunch of external links. The Whispering Wind (talk) 03:24, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm not sure which way this should go, but the title seems kind of like an expression of someone's frustration at receiving spam messages. Cathfolant (talk) 22:38, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Scratch that, it's irrelevant. Cathfolant (talk) 14:25, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It is also tagged with {{citation needed}}. If it doesn't end up being sourced it may not be a notable enough term to merit a redirect. Cathfolant (talk) 14:24, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. It seems that contributors keep forgetting that it is an article's subject that must be notable. Redirects are not articles; some are potential articles, but even those are not required to be "notable", yet. "Spam" was used on UseNet from the beginning and, though it meant something different back then, it still denoted messages that were annoying, pointless and stupid. Originally, the only thing to which the term "spam" alluded was the delicious, meaty treat found in stores everywhere (bit of irony). There have been various idiomatic words attributed to "S.P.A.M." as an acronym, and this redirect reflects one of those. We could build several more if you like. ;>) – Paine Ellsworth CLIMAX! 16:09, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Red X I withdraw my nomination - It's an acronym. Thanks for pointing that out. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 21:14, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Why wikipedia is stupid[edit]

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The result of the discussion was delete. (non-admin closure) Steel1943 (talk) 03:57, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Abusive while the target article doesn't explain why Wikipedia "lacks intelligence" per se. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 03:08, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hmm, yeah, well, sure. We wouldn't expect an essay on lack of intelligence from that title anyway. I say delete since it's pretty useless considering the page hits, and I suppose someone could call it "abusive". But ah well, there's bigger fish to fry. Drmies (talk) 03:12, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - why delete? No grounds of WP:RFD#Delete are met. It gets some hits so some readers find it a plausible search term and it leads to a relevant target. Redirects simply provide a tool for readers and are value-free - WP:RFD#NEUTRAL is relevant. Its a long-standing title so deletion will break a bunch of external links. As the above comment says "there's bigger fish to fry" - lets get over it and move on ....The Whispering Wind (talk) 03:17, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
NPOV actually is not relevant to redirects and is certainly not a valid ground for deletion - see WP:RFD#NEUTRAL. Redirects are solely search aids and someone who wishes to find an article on 'Criticism of Wikipedia' and who doesn't know our naming conventions may well try such a term. The Whispering Wind (talk) 23:26, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ok - but Pan-Turkism And forging in history, which seems slightly similar to this, was originally nominated for deletion as being a 'hopeless case of POV'. Is that not a valid argument then? Cathfolant (talk) 23:34, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Also this was originally a rant against wikipedia but then was turned into a redirect after being tagged for speedy deletion. So, yes, it's abusive as the nom said, and maybe it should just have been speedied. Though that may not really be relevant to whether the redirect should be kept. Cathfolant (talk) 23:38, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What is pivotal is whether there is a use for the title as a search aid. Or to put it another way, if someone clicks on the link will they find anything relevant? In this case I note that the target 'Criticism of Wikipedia' includes: "Jaron Lanier describes Wikipedia as a "hive mind" that is "for the most part stupid and boring", and asks, rhetorically, "why pay attention to it?"" followed by a long quote. So, yes, it does seem relevant.
The validity of the Pan-Turkism redirect should have depended on whether there was relevant content at the target not whether it was POV. As the guideline states "Perceived lack of neutrality in redirect names is therefore not a sufficient reason for their deletion.". The Whispering Wind (talk)
Maybe. Cathfolant (talk) 01:22, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Let me expand on that actually. I suppose that quote could be interpreted as covering the title/topic of the redirect in the article, but it doesn't really sound to me like the article covers in any depth 'why wikipedia is stupid', and if it did try to explain any more why wikipedia was stupid it would be probably expressing an unsourced point of view. So maybe the content isn't relevant enough. I see your point but I'm just not sure the article covers that bit enough to be useful in this way. Cathfolant (talk) 01:30, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete The target doesn't explain why Wikipedia is stupid, and this phrase is not neutral. Even if it does get hits, it does more harm than good to keep this foolish redirect. The "external links" argument is stupid and should be changed - if we really gave two shits about external links, nothing could ever be deleted. Taylor Trescott - my talk + my edits 00:55, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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IPhone HD[edit]

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The result of the discussion was delete. WJBscribe (talk) 10:54, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As below. The target article will need to provide some kind of critical context. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 03:00, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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IPhone M[edit]

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The result of the discussion was delete. WJBscribe (talk) 10:54, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The target article will need to provide some kind of critical context. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 03:00, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Approval rating[edit]

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The result of the discussion was retarget to Opinion poll (non-admin closure). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 01:18, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proposing deletion, unless a better target can be found. Approval ratings are a broad concept, and this term should not redirect to the article on the approval ratings for one person in one country. — PinkAmpers&(Je vous invite à me parler) 02:24, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Retarget to Opinion poll. I have much empathy with the nominator. The problem with deletion of a title that's been around for nearly 6 years is that its likely to bust many external links. My suggested retarget is, I think, a sensible target that will not surprise searchers. The Whispering Wind (talk) 02:38, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Whispering Wind's suggestion sounds useful to me. Drmies (talk) 03:16, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Retarget to Opinion poll per The Whispering Wind. I can't find a good reference to add "approval rating" to the target article but I guess this would do.--Lenticel (talk) 05:54, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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IPhone 6S[edit]

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The result of the discussion was delete. WJBscribe (talk) 00:21, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Same as WP:Redirects for discussion/Log/2013 October 22#IPhone 6C. Per the principle of least astonishment. The iPhone article doesn't talk about the supposed next generation of devices. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 00:11, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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