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November 18

This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on November 18, 2008

Signal regeneration → Optical cross-connect

Signal regeneration is an important topic in telecommunications. "Optical cross-connect" is not really a suitable target link for this topic, however. I am not aware of a better target article right now, so I propose to return it to a red link. The trigger for this was this edit, where the only link to signal regeneration was removed because the redirect had made it circular. This redirect does not help grow the encyclopedia. Srleffler (talk) 05:09, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alltongue → Universe of The Longest Journey

Notability/Pointless redirect 94.189.204.147 (talk) 03:36, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject CNR, does not link to content, not a shortcut. MBisanz talk 04:07, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lemur catta spur and antebrachial gland.jpg → Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Lemur catta spur and antebrachial gland.jpg

The result of the debate was speedy deleted, redirect created was after a page move from a mistaken title. Author's note justifies invocation of WP:CSD G7. Sjakkalle (Check!) 10:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Very unusual CNR, links to a discussion, not content MBisanz talk 04:07, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.

Unification Encyclopedia Project → Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks/Stu

External advertising for another wiki-project, does not link to content. MBisanz talk 04:06, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Manual of Style (mathematics) → Wikipedia:Manual of Style (mathematics)

Improper CNR, does not link to content, does not use pseudo-spaces. MBisanz talk 04:06, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. The accidental omission of the 'Wikipedia:' prefix seems to me to be a reasonable typo. I see no reasonable possibility that a reader attempting to follow that link would expect to find anything other that that Wikipedia page. The redirect has no significant history but it does have a number of inbound links, suggesting that this is not a completely improbable mistake. It's been around since 2005 without causing any apparent confusion. Helping our existing readers/editors is more important than the theoretical disadvantages of being a cross-namespace redirect. Rossami (talk) 04:54, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Zero chance of confusion nullifies the "it's a CNR" problem. Traffic statistics indicate a few dozen uses per day, so the usefulness outweighs any principled opposition to CNRs in general. Sjakkalle (Check!) 10:20, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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