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We use redirects to connect logical search phrases to helpful places. They don't cost us anything, so they're highly-encouraged. There are a few exceptions, but unless one redirects to a place to where someone ''wouldn't'' want to go, there's no downside to having them. In such a case where a phrase could have multiple meanings, a disambiguation page is used. | We use redirects to connect logical search phrases to helpful places. They don't cost us anything, so they're highly-encouraged. There are a few exceptions, but unless one redirects to a place to where someone ''wouldn't'' want to go, there's no downside to having them. In such a case where a phrase could have multiple meanings, a disambiguation page is used. | ||
For example, let's take a look at the search phrase "luigis mansion 2". Without a [[Luigis Mansion 2|proper redirect]], users are taken to [ | For example, let's take a look at the search phrase "luigis mansion 2". Without a [[Luigis Mansion 2|proper redirect]], users are taken to [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=luigis%20mansion%202&fulltext=Search&profile=default this results page]. MediaWiki's built-in search is not great, and redirects allow us to make up for that by applying a human touch to point users in the right direction. If there's even a small chance that a redirect will help someone, it's not useless. | ||
=== Unnecessary redirects === | === Unnecessary redirects === | ||
Due to MediaWiki's search irregularities, a proper-capitalization redirect and all-lowercase redirect may exist for each topic (for example, [[Afoot in the Foothills]] and [[afoot in the foothills]]). Deleting redirects provides no real benefit, so they should only be tagged for deletion in the rare cases where (1) they are completely nonsensical | Due to MediaWiki's search irregularities, a proper-capitalization redirect and all-lowercase redirect may exist for each topic (for example, [[Afoot in the Foothills]] and [[afoot in the foothills]]). Deleting redirects provides no real benefit, so they should only be tagged for deletion in the rare cases where (1) they are completely nonsensical or (2) they are too general. '''There is no need to delete alternate name, conjectural, or spelling-mistake redirects unless they are specifically too silly or too general.''' | ||
==== Examples ==== | ==== Examples ==== | ||
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(2) We don't want the redirect '''First mario game''' because we're not positive what page the user is looking for (you might say [[Donkey Kong (game)]], but maybe they're actually trying to find [[Super Mario Bros.]]), so the search page is the best place for them to be. | (2) We don't want the redirect '''First mario game''' because we're not positive what page the user is looking for (you might say [[Donkey Kong (game)]], but maybe they're actually trying to find [[Super Mario Bros.]]), so the search page is the best place for them to be. | ||
== Other types of redirects == | == Other types of redirects == | ||
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== Linking to redirects == | == Linking to redirects == | ||
Linking to redirect pages is discouraged, so always try to link to the actual page name and use the piped | Linking to redirect pages is discouraged, so always try to link to the actual page name and use the piped link formatting to correct the name if necessary. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||