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Redirects for discussion (RfD) is the place where potentially problematic redirects are discussed. Items usually stay listed for a week or so, after which they are deleted, kept, or retargeted.

  • If you want to replace an unprotected redirect with an article, do not list it here. Turning redirects into articles is wholly encouraged. Be bold!
  • If you want to move a page but a redirect is in the way, do not list it here. For non-controversial cases, place a technical request; if a discussion is required, then start a requested move.
  • If you think a redirect points to the wrong target article, this is a good place to discuss the proper target.
  • Redirects should not be deleted just because they have no incoming links. Please do not use this as the only reason to delete a redirect. However, redirects that do have incoming links are sometimes deleted, so that is not a sufficient condition for keeping. (See § When to delete a redirect for more information.)

Please do not unilaterally rename or change the target of a redirect while it is under discussion. This adds unnecessary complication to the discussion for participants and closers.

Before listing a redirect for discussion

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Please be aware of these general policies, which apply here as elsewhere:

The guiding principles of RfD

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  • The purpose of a good redirect is to eliminate the possibility that readers will find themselves staring blankly at "Search results 1–10 out of 378" instead of the article they were looking for. If someone could plausibly enter the redirect's name when searching for the target article, it's a good redirect.
  • Redirects are cheap. They take up little storage space and use very little bandwidth. It doesn't really hurt things if there are a few of them scattered around. On the flip side, deleting redirects is also cheap because recording the deletion takes up little storage space and uses very little bandwidth. There is no harm in deleting problematic redirects.
  • If a good-faith RfD nomination proposes to delete a redirect and has no discussion after at least 7 days, the default result is delete.
  • Redirects nominated in contravention of Wikipedia:Redirect will be speedily kept.
  • RfD can also serve as a central discussion forum for debates about which page a redirect should target. In cases where retargeting the redirect could be considered controversial, it is advisable to leave a notice on the talk page of the redirect's current target page or the proposed target page to refer readers to the redirect's nomination to allow input and help form consensus for the redirect's target.
  • Requests for deletion of redirects from one page's talk page to another's do not need to be listed here. Anyone can remove the redirect by blanking the page. The G6 criterion for speedy deletion may be appropriate.
  • In discussions, always ask yourself whether or not a redirect would be helpful to the reader.

When to delete a redirect

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The major reasons why deletion of redirects is harmful are:

  • a redirect may contain non-trivial edit history;
  • if a redirect is reasonably old (or is the result of moving a page that has been there for quite some time), then it is possible that its deletion will break incoming links (such links coming from older revisions of Wikipedia pages, from edit summaries, from other Wikimedia projects or from elsewhere on the internet, do not show up in "What links here").

Therefore consider the deletion only of either harmful redirects or of recent ones.

Reasons for deleting

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You might want to delete a redirect if one or more of the following conditions is met (but note also the exceptions listed below this list):

  1. The redirect page makes it unreasonably difficult for users to locate similarly named articles via the search engine. For example, if the user searches for "New Articles", and is redirected to a disambiguation page for "Articles" (itself a redirect to "Article"), it would take much longer to get to the newly added articles on Wikipedia.
  2. The redirect might cause confusion. For example, if "Adam B. Smith" was redirected to "Andrew B. Smith", because Andrew was accidentally called Adam in one source, this could cause confusion with the article on Adam Smith, so the redirect should be deleted.
  3. The redirect is offensive or abusive, such as redirecting "Joe Bloggs is a Loser" to "Joe Bloggs" (unless "Joe Bloggs is a Loser" is legitimately discussed in the article), or "Joe Bloggs" to "Loser". (Speedy deletion criterion G10 and G3 may apply.) See also § Neutrality of redirects.
  4. The redirect constitutes self-promotion or spam. (Speedy deletion criterion G11 may apply.)
  5. The redirect makes no sense, such as redirecting "Apple" to "Orange". (Speedy deletion criterion G1 may apply.)
  6. 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, were an exception to this rule until they became their own namespace in 2024. (Note also the existence of namespace aliases such as WP:. Speedy deletion criterion R2 may apply if the target namespace is something other than Category:, Template:, Wikipedia:, Help:, or Portal:.)
  7. If the redirect is broken, meaning it redirects to an article that does not exist, it can be immediately deleted under speedy deletion criterion G8. You should check that there is not an alternative place it could be appropriately redirected to first and that it has not become broken through vandalism.
  8. If the redirect is a novel or very obscure synonym for an article name that is not mentioned in the target, it is unlikely to be useful. In particular, redirects in a language other than English to a page whose subject is unrelated to that language (or a culture that speaks that language) should generally not be created. (Implausible typos or misnomers are candidates for speedy deletion criterion R3, if recently created.)
  9. If the target article needs to be moved to the redirect title, but the redirect has been edited before and has a history of its own, then the title needs to be freed up to make way for the move. If the move is uncontroversial, tag the redirect for G6 speedy deletion, or alternatively (with the suppressredirect user right; available to page movers and admins), perform a round-robin move. If not, take the article to Requested moves.
  10. If the redirect could plausibly be expanded into an article, and the target article contains virtually no information on the subject.
  11. If the redirect ends in "(disambiguation)" but does not target a disambiguation page or a page performing a disambiguation-like function (such as a set index of articles). Speedy deletion criterion G14 may apply.

Reasons for not deleting

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However, avoid deleting such redirects if:

  1. They have a potentially useful page history, or an edit history that should be kept to comply with the licensing requirements for a merge (see Wikipedia:Merge and delete). On the other hand, if the redirect was created by renaming a page with that name, and the page history just mentions the renaming, and for one of the reasons above you want to delete the page, copy the page history to the Talk page of the article it redirects to. The act of renaming is useful page history, and even more so if there has been discussion on the page name.
  2. They would aid accidental linking and make the creation of duplicate articles less likely, whether by redirecting a plural to a singular, by redirecting a frequent misspelling to a correct spelling, by redirecting a misnomer to a correct term, by redirecting to a synonym, etc. In other words, redirects with no incoming links are not candidates for deletion on those grounds because they are of benefit to the browsing user. Some extra vigilance by editors will be required to minimize the occurrence of those frequent misspellings in article text because the linkified misspellings will not appear as broken links; consider tagging the redirect with the {{R from misspelling}} template to assist editors in monitoring these misspellings.
  3. They aid searches on certain terms. For example, users who might see the "Keystone State" mentioned somewhere but do not know what that refers to will be able to find out at the Pennsylvania (target) article.
  4. Deleting redirects runs the risk of breaking incoming or internal links. For example, redirects resulting from page moves should not normally be deleted without good reason. Links that have existed for a significant length of time, including CamelCase links (e.g. WolVes) and old subpage links, should be left alone in case there are any existing links on external pages pointing to them. Please tag these with {{R from old history}}. See also Wikipedia:Link rot § Link rot on non-Wikimedia sites.
  5. Someone finds them useful. Hint: If someone says they find a redirect useful, they probably do. You might not find it useful—this is not because the other person is being untruthful, but because you browse Wikipedia in different ways. Evidence of usage can be gauged by using the wikishark or pageviews tool on the redirect to see the number of views it gets.
  6. The redirect is to a closely related word form, such as a plural form to a singular form.

Neutrality of redirects

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Just as article titles using non-neutral language are permitted in some circumstances, so are such redirects. Because redirects are less visible to readers, more latitude is allowed in their names, therefore perceived lack of neutrality in redirect names is not a sufficient reason for their deletion. In most cases, non-neutral but verifiable redirects should point to neutrally titled articles about the subject of the term. Non-neutral redirects may be tagged with {{R from non-neutral name}}.

Non-neutral redirects are commonly created for three reasons:

  1. Articles that are created using non-neutral titles are routinely moved to a new neutral title, which leaves behind the old non-neutral title as a working redirect (e.g. ClimategateClimatic Research Unit email controversy).
  2. Articles created as POV forks may be deleted and replaced by a redirect pointing towards the article from which the fork originated (e.g. Barack Obama Muslim rumor → deleted and now redirected to Barack Obama religion conspiracy theories).
  3. The subject matter of articles may be represented by some sources outside Wikipedia in non-neutral terms. Such terms are generally avoided in Wikipedia article titles, per the words to avoid guidelines and the general neutral point of view policy. For instance the non-neutral expression "Attorneygate" is used to redirect to the neutrally titled Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy. The article in question has never used that title, but the redirect was created to provide an alternative means of reaching it because a number of press reports use the term.

The exceptions to this rule would be redirects that are not established terms and are unlikely to be useful, and therefore may be nominated for deletion, perhaps under deletion reason #3. However, if a redirect represents an established term that is used in multiple mainstream reliable sources, it should be kept even if non-neutral, as it will facilitate searches on such terms. Please keep in mind that RfD is not the place to resolve most editorial disputes.

Closing notes

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Details at Administrator instructions for RfD

Nominations should remain open, per policy, about a week before they are closed, unless they meet the general criteria for speedy deletion, the criteria for speedy deletion of a redirect, or are not valid redirect discussion requests (e.g. are actually move requests).

How to list a redirect for discussion

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STEP I.
Tag the redirect(s).

  Enter {{subst:rfd|content= at the very beginning of the redirect page you are listing for discussion and enter }} at the very end of the page.

  • Please do not mark the edit as minor (m).
  • Please include in the edit summary the phrase:
    Nominated for RfD: see [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion]].
  • Save the page ("Publish changes").
  • If you are unable to edit the redirect page because of protection, this step can be omitted, and after step 2 is completed, a request to add the RFD template can be put on the redirect's talk page.
  • If the redirect you are nominating is in template namespace, consider adding |showontransclusion=1 to the RfD tag so that people using the template redirect are aware of the nomination. If it is an inline template, use |showontransclusion=tiny instead.
  • If you are nominating multiple redirects as a group, repeat all the above steps for each redirect being nominated and specify on {{rfd}} the nomination's group heading from Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion
STEP II.
List the entry on RfD.

 Click here to edit the section of RfD for today's entries.

  • Enter this text below the date heading:
{{subst:Rfd2|redirect=RedirectName|target=TargetArticle|text=The action you would like to occur (deletion, re-targeting, etc.) and the rationale for that action.}} ~~~~
  • For this template:
    • Put the redirect's name in place of RedirectName, put the target article's name in place of TargetArticle, and include a reason after text=.
    • Note that, for this step, the "target article" is the current target of the redirect (if you have a suggestion for a better target, include this in the text that you insert after text=).
  • Please use an edit summary such as:
    Nominating [[RedirectName]]
    (replacing RedirectName with the name of the redirect you are nominating).
  • To list multiple related redirects for discussion, use the following syntax. Repeat line 2 for N number of redirects:
{{subst:Rfd2|redirect=RedirectName1|target=TargetArticle1}}
{{subst:Rfd2|multi=yes|redirect=RedirectName2|target=TargetArticle2}}
{{subst:Rfd2|multi=yes|redirect=RedirectNameN|target=TargetArticleN|text=The actions you would like to occur (deletion, re-targeting, etc.) and the rationale for those actions.}} ~~~~
  • If the redirect has had previous RfDs, you can add {{Oldrfdlist|previous RfD without brackets|result of previous RfD}} directly after the rfd2 template.
  • If appropriate, inform members of the most relevant WikiProjects through one or more "deletion sorting lists". Then add a {{subst:delsort|<topic>|<signature>}} template to the nomination, to insert a note that this has been done.
STEP III.
Notify users.

  It is generally considered good practice to notify the creator and main contributors of the redirect(s) that you nominate.

To find the main contributors, look in the page history of the respective redirect(s). For convenience, the template

{{subst:Rfd notice|RedirectName}} ~~~~

may be placed on the creator/main contributors' user talk page to provide notice of the discussion. Please replace RedirectName with the name of the respective creator/main contributors' redirect and use an edit summary such as:
Notice of redirect discussion at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion]]

Notices about the RfD discussion may also be left on relevant talk pages.

  • Please consider using What links here to locate other redirects that may be related to the one you are nominating. After going to the redirect target page and selecting "What links here" in the toolbox on the left side of your computer screen, select both "Hide transclusions" and "Hide links" filters to display the redirects to the redirect target page.

Current list

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KWFT (AM)

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These redirects appears to be a leftover from the very early days of what is now the KXNW article, which actually started out in 2005 as an article on the old KWFT radio in Texas and was quickly converted to an article on the then-current KWFT TV station in Arkansas (which is what became KXNW) by the redirect creator; a year later, the radio information was removed from the article. (This might probably now be considered a form of article hijacking, but it was 20 years ago and the "wild west" days of Wikipedia.) The radio-related content that was ever pertinent to this redirect was about what is now KTNO (AM) (which was KWFT for decades), but what is now KFCD is another station that had the KWFT call sign for a few years, so this isn't as cut-and-dry as it could have been. Retargeting to KWFT (disambiguation) as an {{R from incomplete disambiguation}} might not be off the table either. WCQuidditch 00:37, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what current policy is for linking to disambiguation pages, but since this call sign had been used by multiple stations, it may make the most sense to point them at KWFT (disambiguation). However, since nothing links to these redirects and they were basically only intended for search use or possibly inclusion in a regional template of old stations, I'm fine with them being deleted. —Mulad (talk) 13:38, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris talk! 02:16, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lorde (Ella Yelich-O'Connor)

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Extremely unlikely that anyone would search her very well-known name followed by her real name in parentheses Sock (tock talk) 16:12, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Keep or delete?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris talk! 02:15, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

KenTacoHut

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Not mentioned in target. Appears to be a restaurant featuring three of Yum's franchises in one. I think it's a meme? Does not appear to be notable enough to add to the Yum article. Rusalkii (talk) 21:50, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment These seem to be a thing, or was a thing. Googling "ken taco hut" turns up quite a bit of results. Since this is/was a Yum! triple-franchise outlet, the origin of wanting to make these redirects seems clear. I'm not sure it has to be mentioned in the article, but it seems to be clearly a subtopic, if a very minor one. The main question for me is whether this is a worthwhile search term. Pageviews on these appear to be sparse. Stefen 𝕋owers among the rest! GabGruntwerk 00:05, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Steel1943 (talk) 22:23, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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I normally wouldn't touch an {{R from move}} page, or a redirect that's this old, but I just saw this WikiProject essay get cited from the "MOS" name, as if it were an actual guideline, in a POV-pushing way. There are very few links to this page. Perhaps we can live without this one? WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:17, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. The solution to an editor using a redirect to push a POV is to deal with the editor in the same way we would deal with them if they had linked to the target directly. Thryduulf (talk) 11:15, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: keep or delete?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Duckmather (talk) 19:43, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Non-MoS pages should never have MoS related redirects (or page names). Gonnym (talk) 14:10, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. A WikiProject's style advice is close enough to the MOS that I'm okay with this redirect. -- Tavix (talk) 20:38, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete I think it's best we keep a clear differentiation between what is and isn't in the manual of style. * Pppery * it has begun... 14:20, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    What differentiation between style guidance in the manual of style, some of which applies to specific topics/articles and style guidance for specific topics/articles elsewhere is important to make? Why is making that distinction important? Thryduulf (talk) 15:03, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The distinction is that the manual of style is a formal guideline and hence has a higher degree of consensus behind it than individual WikiProjects' advice pages. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:27, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Some bits of the manual of style are not widely supported by people other than MOS regulars (as evidenced by how controversial capitalisation can get for example) while style advice found in some wikiprojects is uncontroversial. So whether some piece of style advice is found in place A or place B is not a reliable guide to how strong a consensus it enjoys, meaning that enforcing an arbitrary barrier to finding a given bit of guidance based on that seems counterproductive. Thryduulf (talk) 22:51, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep, if someone is being misleading about how much buy-in a page has that's on them; realistically speaking I expect this to be helpful for navigation and not misdealing for anyone actually opening the page, which we should do anyway if a guideline we're not familiar with is linked in an argument. Rusalkii (talk) 06:06, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Jay 💬 17:06, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: One more try...
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Steel1943 (talk) 21:59, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Square root of 4

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Unneeded, it's very unlikely that someone would look for the articles for 2 and 3 through this. Wikipedia is not a calculator. Square root of 1 was deleted for similar reasons in a 2019 RfD. I am bad at usernames (talk) 03:20, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: A strongly-related new RfD discussion has been opened at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 May 19#Square root of 25. Steel1943 (talk) 19:30, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep square root of 4 and square root of 9 as redirects; delete sqrt4; and do not replace with the draft article. There's no harm in keeping the redirect to avoid a redlink between square root of 3 and square root of 5, though sqrt4 reads more as calculator input than a plausible search term, and any mathematical properties of the square root of 4 can be adequately discussed in the article about 2 or square root. The draft is a WP:COATRACK and WP:CONTENTFORK. Complex/Rational 22:55, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@ComplexRational: Do you have any thoughts on what in the draft should be integrated into the article? 2 is surprisingly sparse as is, as an article on one of the most important numbers. BD2412 T 23:20, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps a couple of sentences about squares, root rectangles and trigonometric rectangles are worth merging. But the rest could easily be written about the square root of any integer (e.g., continued fractions, terminating decimal expansions, standard deviations) by merely copying, pasting, and changing the numbers – in other words, nothing special to the number 2. Complex/Rational 01:06, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Rusalkii (talk) 06:04, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
keep the first two, delete the third one as it seems to be a bit of a stretch. I also feel like Square root of 1 shouldn't have been deleted, but that's a different issue. --Plantman (talk) 03:17, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Steel1943 (talk) 21:58, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Goon H.

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Delete, there is no mention of "Goon" in the target article, and doesn't appear to have ever been. The creator of the target, Ollieinc (talk · contribs), also created all these redirects. -- 65.93.183.249 (talk) 20:20, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment — It does appear to be a legitimate nickname. I'll leave it to others to determine if it should be added to the article, as I know nothing about schools, much less New Zealand. MWFwiki (talk) 20:34, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
At any rate, "goon hi" and "goon High school" don't seem to be good redirects; "hi" not being a synonym, and the odd casing of "Goon High school" -- 65.93.183.249 (talk) 20:39, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
yeah, agreed. Would support a partial delete... eliminate "goon hi." "Goon High School" is probably fine. MWFwiki (talk) 22:13, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Partial keep Local here. As ridiculous as it sounds, I have genuinely heard the school referred to as “Goon High” more than the actual name of “Rangiora High”, including by a teacher who used to work there. The nickname is quite prevalent. If there is no other school with that name in the world then I think the redirect is appropriate.
Regarding “Goon hi” I think that can be deleted, though that spelling may best reflect the spelling capabilities of the average student. David Palmer//cloventt (talk) 21:19, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Probably delete. Even if Goon High School is a documented local nickname, it's unlikely that a small high school in New Zealand is the primary topic here, if there is one. My US-based Google search turns up the redirect as the first hit and then a hodge-podge of unrelated pages. --MYCETEAE 🍄‍🟫—talk 20:51, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Partial keep Agree with David Palmer that it is a name that the school is commonly referred to. Keep "Goon High" and "Goon High School". The rest can go in my view. Schwede66 21:26, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If we decide to keep it we should add a {{R from alternative name}}. I’m leaning towards keep for all of them. Thepharoah17 (talk) 21:36, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tarrasque

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This spelling seems to virtually always refer to the D&D monster. Cremastra (Go Oilers!) 20:02, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dig! (website)

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Not mentioned in target. Probably too specific to be added. Rusalkii (talk) 23:29, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Jay 💬 19:12, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Freedom Flotilla Coalition

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Wikipedia has at least 3 articles about the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Women's Boat to Gaza, May 2025 drone attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla, and June 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla. I don't believe Women's Boat to Gaza is the primary topic. This redirect is likely to cause confusion. Legend of 14 (talk) 18:31, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Coast Guard News

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Misleading / false-information redirect. This defunct publication has no connection the US Coast Guard other than as the main topic of its former coverage. It was a publication of Bright Mountain Media, whose big disclaimer read: "Neither the United States Coast Guard nor the Department of Homeland Security has officially approved, endorsed, or authorized this website." [4].  — SMcCandlish ¢ 😼  10:30, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment "United States Coast Guard News"[5] is, per the banner at the top of the page, an official website of the US Government and United States Coast Guard News does redirect to United States Coast Guard, and it's not an implausible search term for that. Other than the official news page of the US Coast Guard Academy [6] almost all my search results are for (collections of) news stories about or featuring the USCG (the Daily Mirror features prominently in my results for some reason). Hits on Wikipedia are almost exclusively in citations though, so I'm unsure how useful a search term this is. Thryduulf (talk) 10:52, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Notified of this discussion at the target.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Jay 💬 18:19, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fatin (307261) 2002 MS4

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This was a duplicate article created in 2016 and quickly redirected. It should be deleted as it isn't a plausible redirect; the word "Fatin" has nothing to do with this object, which was recently officially named Máni. SevenSpheres (talk) 16:27, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This redirect was made by a user currently blocked for vandalism. To give some context, this redirect was unwittingly made by someone who saw an IP vandal's edit that purported the name was "Fatin". Nrco0e (talkcontribs) 16:57, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Holding Former Government Officials Accountable for Election Interference and Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Governmental Information

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This can't possibly be a redirect that anybody is searching for. No article links to this incredibly long (and arguably non-neutral) title. The section it redirects to doesn't even reference this slogan(?). It's unclear what this is for other than a way to pad out the categories it's listed in. Grnrchst (talk) 15:49, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's the formal name of the executive order. Similar to the formal name of a bill (legislation). I think it is reasonable to create redirects for formal names of these types of things. I could see someone copy pasting the formal name of this into Google, and I think we'd want it to show up. Perhaps the fix here is to keep the redirect, and edit the formal name into the target article. –Novem Linguae (talk) 15:57, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If the formal name is edited into the target article, then I'd be happy to withdraw the RfD nomination. I was just taken aback by seeing this long name and it not being in the target article. --Grnrchst (talk) 16:09, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added. Although I think that paragraph might now need some more sentences added to it, to balance out how POV towards the Trump Administration it currently is. –Novem Linguae (talk) 00:12, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: This is the name of the executive order that is the subject of the target article section. It is directly quoted and cited in the target section. --MYCETEAE 🍄‍🟫—talk 16:09, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]


What tнe⃗ ♯$*! D⃗𝞱 𝓌Σ (k)πow!?

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Weird incorrectly formatted redirect left over from a page move from 2006. 2A0E:1D47:9085:D200:EAE7:F9A3:95C1:FDBF (talk) 14:35, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as this is an implausible mis-styled version of What tнē #$*! D̄ө ωΣ (k)πow!?. The "real" version is something a reader might plausibly copy and paste into the search bar. It strains credulity to think someone would take the time to painstakingly enter the wrong version, and that anyone who might do so would not have access to the normal or stylized renderings to find the article they are looking for. Use of the mis-styled version would obviously be inappropriate in article text and should be readily identifiable as an error. --MYCETEAE 🍄‍🟫—talk 15:30, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete implausible typo Thepharoah17 (talk) 16:59, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of sexualities

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I believe that Outline of human sexuality#Sexual orientation is a better target for orientations in specifically, and Outline of human sexuality for the rest. LIrala (talk) 04:15, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the first one as is. The current target describes sexual orientations in depth and detail, talking also about various classifications of sexual orientation instead of just one, so I feel like it would be more helpful to a reader. No comment on the rest. --Plantman (talk) 04:25, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
1) Keep – Agreed with Plantman. 'Outline of human sexuality#Sexual orientation' is a brief section which even uses the MainArticle template to link to Sexual orientation; it'd be nonsensical to link to a section when there's a much more robust main article. Retarget as proposed per Trystan's rationale. After all, this is a list. Still hold on (2) as 'orientation' is just one component of the very broad idea of 'sexuality'.
2) Retarget to Human sexuality. Oppose keep because Outline of LGBTQ topics is comparatively overly broad for such a search. Oppose move to section on sexual orientation because 1) 'Sexuality' combines many more facets than simply orientation and 2) even if it didn't, we have the article 'Sexual orientation'.
3) Delete. Without a very good excuse, there's no reason to have 'List of X and Y' and 'List of Y and X' when we can simply have redirect 'List of X' and 'List of Y'. If someone wants genders, they'll type 'List of gende' and have 'List of genders' show up – likewise for sexualities and for sexual identities. If 'List of genders and sexualities' were an actual article, then sure, but these make zero practical sense. What's worse is that with three items to choose from, we have so many possible permutations. If there's strong consensus against deletion, then Keep, as because 'gender' is along for the ride, 'Outline of human sexuality' fundamentally does nothing for one entire half of the redirect, and additionally, 'sexuality' as mentioned in (2) is much more than orientation.
4) Same as (3) (and again, sexual identity is much more than orientation).
5) Same as (3).
TL;DR: Oppose all of these. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 05:20, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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2019 Coahuila Challenger 604 Crash

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The crash actually involved a Bombardier Challenger 601, so these redirects are inaccurate. Delete. Mr slav999 (talk) 19:41, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Miércoles

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All names of weekdays in Spanish, fails WP:FORRED. I am bad at usernames (talk | contribs) 21:33, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Doe

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This was a redirect to Disparate impact, the subject the case in question was supposed to be about. However that target has absolutely nothing about the case - nor should it, as the case didn't happen. I therefore restored the original article and prodded it, but the article creator re-redirected it without making any comment or any addition to the target regarding it. Therefore this is a redirect that is purposeless and should be deleted. My PROD text: Case that was not heard/was withdrawn before hearing. Was previously redirected to a topic related to the case, but was not covered there at all. Likely should not exist altogether, therefore.. Prod2 by Bearian: Settled out of court, this has no precedential value. It would likely confuse a lay person. The Bushranger One ping only 23:38, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support. We don't have lingering redirects for cases that may have gone to SCOTUS. lethargilistic (talk) 18:17, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Restore and send to AfD as a contested PROD. Thryduulf (talk) 12:00, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom. This is a bit backwards as to how a PROD normally works because the prodder restored the article specifically to prod it. It was reverted back to the status quo, which in this case is a redirect, not an article. The author and only significant contributor of the article was the one who both originally redirected it back in 2021 and just now, so it's clear that no one at this point is in favor of the original article still existing in that form. -- Tavix (talk) 03:15, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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COASTER

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This was originally created as a left-behind redirect to Coaster (rail service), a route stylized in all caps; it was then retargeted to Coaster. I don't want to undo that unilaterally, but the NCTD COASTER is the only entry on the dab stylized in all caps. I think it should probably point back there? Not sure what standard practice is on that question, though, so just bringing it here for attention :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 05:44, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Stinko

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Stinko was originally created as a redirect to Alcohol intoxication with the edit summary slang term referring to alcohol intoxication/drunkenness. It was subsequently retargeted to Lake Washington with the rationale that it's mentioned there. However, the mention is noting that the October 5, 1963 issue of the Post Intelligencer referred to the lake as "Lake Stinko", which seems awfully trivial. Stinko (slang) still redirects to Alcohol intoxication, but the term isn't mentioned there currently. Should it? -- Tavix (talk) 21:17, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • In my google results the closest thing to a primary topic is mentions (in the use–mention distinction sense) of the slang term, which would suggest a soft redirect to wikt:stinko. However "closest thing to a primary topic" is not the same as "the primary topic" as there are uses of the slag term, the names of multiple characters and various other things that don't come close to being primary (or even notable in at least most cases, although characters by this name are mentioned at G.I. Carmen, Lloyd in Space and True and the Rainbow Kingdom). One topic that was not present in my search results was Lake Washington so that target is definitely wrong. In Wikipedia search results, the meaning Wiktionary gives as secondary ("of poor quality", defined elsewhere as the stronger "awful" and "abysmal") seems to be more common so alcohol intoxication as a target (even if it were mentioned) isn't the greatest either. On balance I think soft redirect to Wiktionary is probably best, but this preference is weak. Thryduulf (talk) 01:57, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete in favour of search results which links to wikt in the sidebar. No objection to soft redirect to wikt either though. Synpath 12:38, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete Wikipedia isn’t Urban Dictionary. Thepharoah17 (talk) 05:45, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete both. It appears there are several plausible meanings but none are highly probable and not clearly more so than the others. As Synpath points out, readers are likely best served by search results which turn up a few mentions in articles as well as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, and other results in the sidebar. --MYCETEAE 🍄‍🟫—talk 15:19, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Dr.

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I think it is more likely that searchers are looking for a double doctorate described at Doctor (title) than they are any of the other entries at the disambiguation page Doctor Doctor. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 15:06, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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ABDUL RAHIM AYOUBI

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No use in all caps. I will note it was discussed previously here and was closed as keep. Thepharoah17 (talk) 05:21, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I looked more into the page history and this was the original title it was at, so I think that is an even stronger argument for keep. Casablanca 🪨(T) 13:54, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

YTV (TV channel)

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Appears to be a remnant of an old article move. There are many TV channels named "YTV" which have articles on Wikipedia; retarget to dabpage YTV. 162 etc. (talk) 22:50, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ghost of the Goon

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Not mentioned at target. Related to previously-speedied WP:BLP1E and WP:CRIME incident (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Suicide_of_Nautica_Malone, Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Goonicide_(Nautica_Malone). -insert valid name here- (talk) 21:42, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unibomb

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retarget to Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, where Unabomb and Unabom already redirect to. The current target was known as "Unabomb" and has the redirect Unabomb (wrestler). The typo "Unibomb" is much more likely to refer to UNABOM, the famous anti-tech U.S. terrorist bomber, that the pro-wrestler. A cursory websearch does not turn up wrestler Kane/Glen Jacobs as a result for "Unibomb". -- 65.93.183.249 (talk) 19:13, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Retarget to Ted Kaczynski, plausible misspelling. 162 etc. (talk) 22:28, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Retarget per everyone else. The cryptocurrency doesn't have an article, as far as I'm aware, and the fake wrestler's nickname (spelt "una" rather than "uni") is derived from the much more significant Kaczynski. Nyttend (talk) 10:46, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

International EMMY Awars

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A redirect from implausible typo or misnomer, created back in 2007 so it no longer really qualifies under WP:R3. I have corrected the only article that was using it, Lorena Berdún. It appears that the word "Awars" came from the Spanish Wikipedia's version of that article, which did not get properly translated to "Awards" when it was transwikied over here to the English Wikipedia. And it just appears that the editor who created the redirect (who has not edited since February 2025) merely clicked on the red link without noticing the error. I do not think that is enough justification to keep the redirect. Zzyzx11 (talk) 16:53, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Factor gear

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Not mentioned at target, a Google search brings up unrelated results. Schützenpanzer (Talk) 15:58, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edison Research

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I suggest deletion but open to other suggestions. This redirect is used 14 times in article space: In half (7) it refers to US elections/polling which is appropriate for the redirect; in 4 it refers to podcast or radio listenership data; in 2 articles it is referenced in relationship to elections in Georgia (country) and in 1 the reference is for elections in Venezuela. There's probably enough for a dedicated article, and a red link may inspire its creation. --MYCETEAE 🍄‍🟫—talk 15:35, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Member I Told You

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Not mentioned at target, no clear relationship. Most Google hits are just people saying this or lyrics from a song that we don't have an article on. Schützenpanzer (Talk) 15:14, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Influencer Smurf

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Meme about a smurf from the trailer of this movie, not mentioned in the target page. Possibly merits a mention (see e.g. [7] [8]), in which case the redirect should be kept, but I believe the character was replaced for the actual movie. Rusalkii (talk) 19:06, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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PC-80

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I can't find evidence that this was referred to as the PC-80 (as opposed to 8000). Lots of hits in lot of places for lots of things, including several different computing devices, a gun, a solubilizer, camera, etc etc. Onwiki we have Heron Cars#PC 80 (note lack of dash) and an entry at List of carbines. I don't think either of these make great targets, I think I'd prefer deletion given the distinct lack of primary topic for a rather vague term, but the carbine seems better than the current target. Rusalkii (talk) 18:24, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just like how PC-88 is short for PC-8801 and PC-98 is short for PC-9801, it makes sense for PC-80 to be short for PC-8001. JumpmanMario2K6 (talk) 18:46, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It definitely makes sense, I wouldn't blink if this was in fact in common usage, but as far as I can tell it in fact is not. Rusalkii (talk) 18:54, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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The Doctors (series 1)

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This is ambiguous and should be deleted. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 15:01, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Can you show evidence of usage of "series 1" for any of those shows? If yes, add a hatnote. If no, don't add one. So long as Doctors series 1 is at the base title, it is the de facto primary topic. -- Tavix (talk) 14:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Annie Knight

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Not mentioned at target article and it isn't even clear which of the six Annies on the page this refers to. I also suggest that this Annie Knight is slightly more notable. Launchballer 08:42, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete No longer applicable Rklingmann (talk) 16:24, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipe

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Unlikely target. I've never heard of "Wikipe-tans" being called "Wikipe(s)". Maybe this should be retargeted to Wikipedia, similar to Wikipedi. Justjourney (talk | contribs) 03:37, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bruhat

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There are also François Bruhat and Georges Bruhat. 1234qwer1234qwer4 23:59, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First fire

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Exists from a previous PROD but the target is now a DAB - and the phrase doesn't appear in any of the articles Ivey (talk - contribs) 16:29, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment. Assuming the PRODed content was accurate (it was unreferenced but plausible, although mostly how-to) then this is a specific term in relation to furnaces (google suggests it isn't limited to any one type). My first thought was "origin of fire", searching that phrase led me to The Origin of Fire, which is a 1902 Finnish cantata and I would be very surprised to land there after using this search term! Control of fire by early humans is closer to what I was thinking of but I'm not certain that's close enough? It wouldn't help people who are looking for the usage in relation to furnaces, but it is linked as "earliest fire" on Template:Human timeline and it is the primary topic when I google "first fire" -Wikipedia when I exclude partial title matches of (probably non-notable) businesses and histories of fire brigades. Thryduulf (talk) 02:18, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Another thought I just had was when earth's atmosphere could first support (sustained) fire (I vaguely recall a PBS Eons or SciShow episode about this). Google results for my vague query string suggest this was the result of the Great Oxidation Event but that article does not include the word "fire" and nor does Neoproterozoic oxygenation event linked in the hatnote. I haven't been able to think what we would title an article about this topic, and my vague searches are just leading me to articles about the (far) future - the exact opposite of what I'm looking for. Thryduulf (talk) 02:38, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Fossil record of fire would be a decent article for that other thought. * Pppery * it has begun... 02:50, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed it would, thank you. Looking at this with (slightly) more awake eyes I'm thinking the best option here is either a set index/disambig or a redirect to Control of fire by early humans with hatnotes to Fossil record of fire and something related to the furnace/kiln sense if we have any relevant content. I'm about to add a hatnote from the former to the latter based on the History of fire redirect. Thryduulf (talk) 10:16, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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East coast of Scotland

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Delete - not very helpful. I rather expected an article on the east coast of Scotland. Cremastra (Go Oilers!) 15:48, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Chart

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Subpages added June 8th:


Delete and move Template:ChartDisplay in its place. See Template talk:ChartDisplay#Parameter case and Wikipedia:Bot requests#Rename all usages of Chart to TreeChart. This will require a bot to replace uses of the redirect before deleting it. With mw:Extension:Chart, it makes more sense to have the template at {{Chart}}. Currently the redirect accounts for about 10% of the uses of {{Tree chart}} (900/9900). Qwerfjkltalk 11:14, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Psynapse

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I apologize if this is the wrong venue. The Norwegian pro-psychedelic group Emmasofia has changed it's name to Psynapse. I can't move the article to "Psynapse" because it's occupied by this redirect. What's the proper way to handle this? Prezbo (talk) 09:05, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Prezbo: The article needs to be moved to Psynapse (organization), since the subject isn't the primary topic, and this redirect should be left alone (since it appears to be a significant R with history). CycloneYoris talk! 09:29, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what defines a primary topic, but I would argue that the organization is more important than the comic book character. Prezbo (talk) 09:30, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Richie Sunak

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Uncommon typo, unlikely to be used A1Cafel (talk) 03:35, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Referendum on EU membership

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Clearly not referred to Brexit, most likely the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum A1Cafel (talk) 03:30, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Earl Sweatshirt's third studio album

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Placeholder name for then-untitled album. Has long been released and known by a name. Roast (talk) 23:03, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Earl Sweatshirt's 2nd studio album

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Placeholder name for then-untitled album. Has long been released and known by a name. Roast (talk) 23:02, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jay-Z's twelfth studio album

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Placeholder name for then-untitled album. Has long been released and known by a name. Roast (talk) 23:02, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Todd Smith (singer)

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Previously a standalone article and recently merged per talkpage consensus. Todd Smith (musician) is an unrelated article. Given that he is a singer, and has individual notability, it would be better to have Todd Smith (singer) retargeted to Todd Smith (musician). A hatnote can be placed at the latter article to direct readers who may be seeking the singer of Selah. 162 etc. (talk) 22:16, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Request edit/sandbox/request

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No appropriate target, the primary page redirects to Template:Edit protected of which no such subpage exists. ~ Eejit43 (talk) 20:58, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Robots in the Sky

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[9] Thepharoah17 (talk) 19:26, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I propose to retarget to Transformers: Robots in Disguise unless anybody has any objections or can prove me otherwise why it shouldn’t redirect there. Thepharoah17 (talk) 19:34, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, the reason for the current redirect is that People in Planes includes the text "Robots in the Sky" whereas no pages listed on the disambiguation do. Mishearing the words "robots in the skies" doesn't warrant a redirect based off a Reddit with limited interactions, especially as these redirects are the singular version of that. ~ Eejit43 (talk) 21:03, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong keep. Misguided nomination. We don't remove redirects for valid alternative names just because someone anecdotally misheard lyrics as a child. The only concievably acceptable course of action, if you think the terms are likely to be confused, would be to add {{redirect-distinguish|Robots in the Sky|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (disambiguation)}} as a hatnote to the current target, but even that is stretching it. --Paul_012 (talk) 09:14, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Agreed with Paul_012. I understand the reference but it is quite a stretch to associate this with Transformers when there is an actual article about a band with this as its alternate name. It's not just a mishearing but a variant of the mishearing, and without the word "Transformers". — brighterorange (talk) 14:27, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Noah Parker

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This character isn't explicitly mentioned here or at List of Atomic Betty episodes. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 16:09, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Entertainment complex

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Vague term that doesn't seem to have a commonly understood meaning. Google searches return the Civilization VI game element as the top results. Places whose name include the term seem to be a mix of varied uses, including indoor malls with cinemas, bowling alleys, etc.; integrated resorts with casinos; sports and leisure centres; and some others. The only definition I could find was from The Complete Real Estate Encyclopedia via thefreedictionary.com, which says an entertainment complex is "A shopping center that features theaters, restaurants, amusements,and related retail stores". The Wikipedia article for home entertainment center claims "entertainment complex" as a synonym, but I find that highly questionable. There don't seem to be good discrete targets that could be listed in a disambiguation page, so suggest deletion. Paul_012 (talk) 09:42, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

SoulStice

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This recent redirect by Cat-paw-v1 (talk · contribs) created this problem. This particular capitalization doesn't ever refer to the band this redirect now targets. FMSky (talk) 08:50, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit: Requesting close. I'm going to re-nominate at AFD.FMSky (talk) 19:44, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

University (Scandinavia)

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This used to target to List of universities and colleges in Sweden, which is too specific. The current target, on the other hand, is uselessly broad and doesn't even discuss Scandinavia. Rusalkii (talk) 23:13, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Nicholas Logan

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I would like to discuss deleting these three redirects. These three actors have other works that (at a glance) they are equally as known for (or even more so) as they are for Organ Trail (film). There is no information on any of these actors in the article, and they could be standalone articles, so I think this counts as WP:RFD#D10, but please correct my understanding if I am mistaken. IndigoManedWolf (talk) 06:32, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blank, so that people are encouraged to contribute to the article. Otherwise I would also be okay with delete. Easternsahara (talk) 17:58, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize, I'm new to RfD, so I'm not sure what blanking entails (what is being blanked?), but it sounds like something that I would also find agreeable. IndigoManedWolf (talk) 03:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you are unsure what it means, how would you find it agreeable? Sorry, very strange response imho.--CNMall41 (talk) 03:58, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Specifically the "so that people are encouraged to contribute to the article", which is in general something I find agreeable. I would like to learn more about what exactly it means in this case, but if that is the result then I find it agreeable. I agree it does sound strange now that I reread it. IndigoManedWolf (talk) 04:00, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - "There is no information on any of these actors in the article" - Except there is. Absent their own page, a redirect is perfectly fine as they are associated as actors in the film. --CNMall41 (talk) 22:27, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm sorry, that was hyperbolic when it shouldn't have been. Yes, it does have information on those three actors, specifically the names of the characters they played, and for two of them a mention that they were included in the cast of the film. IndigoManedWolf (talk) 03:53, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Appreciate it. Since it would not qualify under that criteria, are you going to withdraw the nomination at this point? --CNMall41 (talk) 03:58, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I did not intend to rely on that specific criterion, and I would like for other editors to weigh in with their own judgement. I also felt at the time that "virtually no information" included as little information as simply stating the name of a character an actor played, although I would again appreciate hearing from other editors about what is "virtually no information". IndigoManedWolf (talk) 04:05, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hearing from other editors is fine. But, what is your contention for why it needs deleted if it would not qualify under the initial criteria you cited? Those reviewing would need to know why you feel it needs deleted (e.g., the specific guideline it violates). --CNMall41 (talk) 04:08, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize, I know I owe you a proper response as you are the one who created the redirects but I'm not able to give one right now. I will try in the morning. For now I will say that (in addition to the criterion I listed) as a reader, the redirect for Nicholas Logan felt jarring, and I would think similarly of the other two. I did not nominate Lukas Jann since, unlike the others, it looked like this is arguably the work he is most known for. IndigoManedWolf (talk) 04:43, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Again, very strange response. Is what it is but I would advise not nominating anything for deletion unless you have proper rationale. It can become disruptive. --CNMall41 (talk) 20:00, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Also, you did not say "virtually no information" in your nonimation, you stated "no information." Just pointing out the contradiction. If they qualify for standalone articles, then create them. We don't delete redirects just because a page has not yet been created. I am confused all around about the rationale of the nomination. --CNMall41 (talk) 04:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Square root of 25

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The purpose of redirects isn't to be a calculator. Readers shouldn't expect this redirect to exist, especially since Square root of 24 etc. do not. Other than the bare fact that 5 squared is 25, a reader directed to the article 5 finds no content having any specific relevance to 5 qua the square root of 25, only content consisting of miscellaneous unrelated facts. Indeed a reader would find more information of actual relevance at 25 (number). See also the current RFD for Square root of 4 and Square root of 9. The redirects for square root of 16 and 25 were newly created. Adumbrativus (talk) 05:52, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep harmless, cheap, and each of them has 35 or more pageviews in the last month, suggesting that it's somewhat useful. --Plantman (talk) 03:16, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
each of them has 35 or more pageviews in the last month—that's exactly since the start of this RfD, on the same date as their creation, so that tells us absolutely nothing. --Paul_012 (talk) 07:23, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Those square roots resulting in natural numbers (or integers in general) are synonymous. It is preferable to delete them all, unless there are some specific events based on history, as in square root of 2. If someone wants to keep those, better find something to make them interesting. Dedhert.Jr (talk) 13:31, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete. Not what redirects are for. Unhelpful for readers who may be trying to learn more about the topic. --Paul_012 (talk) 11:16, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • To clarify, a reader who might plausibly search for "square root of 25" is most likely looking for explanation and instruction on the meaning of the operation and its calculation. They are not served by being blankly redirected to 5 without any explanation. The only explanation of this is in the caption of the second image in Square root, so that is the only plausibly acceptable target, though barely, so I would favour deletion rather than retargeting. --Paul_012 (talk) 07:23, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Also, these redirects are misleading because -5 and -4 are also square roots of 25 and 16. --Paul_012 (talk) 07:26, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Usually I would agree with the point that Plantman makes about page views providing a good indication about whether a redirect is useful, in line with WP:RFD#KEEP, but in this case it's quite clear that the page views have only been generated once this RfD was nominated. Anyone searching for the square root of 25 could easily also search for 5 with the help of a calculator so this redirect seems frivolous. Katiedevi (talk) 15:52, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Plantman DrinksOrCoffeetalkContribs 17:34, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete "Square root of 25" is not another name for 5. I don't see the utility of redirects that perform calculation; what criteria would we use to exclude infinitely more such calculations? An article that wants to link to 5 or the square root should just do so. It is also potentially ambiguous without saying "positive square root." — brighterorange (talk) 14:38, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I understand both sides of this argument. They're both unnecessary redirects, but they both point to unambigously the correct article. I personally would say that Square root is the better target here, as it mentions both root 16 and root 25 in the opening paragraph and as the first illustrative diagram respectively, and give more context for the wider topic. I don't encourage anyone to make more of these redirects but I don't think these specific examples are bad enough to delete. If the retarget to square root suggestion doesn't get traction then I'd lean keep. BugGhost 🦗👻 21:56, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Judge Bridlegoose

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Enwiki has no mention at all of "Judge Bridlegoose". The current target is not suitable, even if the current proposed deletion is declined. Delete. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 13:21, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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There's been a murder

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When I search this phrase, mostly what comes up is a card game and a Jay-Z song. I'll admit, my searches from the US might not come up with Taggart due to it being a Scottish show, but I still think this is far from unambiguous. I added {{R from quote}} if it is kept though. Casablanca 🪨(T) 19:53, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Disambiguate per Thryduulf's findings. I'm unfamiliar with the series so perhaps I just don't know how closely associated the phrase is with it, but it reads as much too vague to me to be a reference to just one thing, especially when that thing's article doesn't mention the phrase verbatim. I do see it in multiple headlines discussing the series ([10][11][12]) so I imagine a mention could be added. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 20:23, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Disambiguate per QuietHere. mwwv converseedits 23:36, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Non-British readers need to say it with a Scottish accent (see [13]). It's a popular catchphrase, evidenced by QuietHere's citations. If you want you can have a disambiguation page, but as Thryduulf implies, Taggart is the primary topic I'd say. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 16:55, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep as there are many newspaper sources about Taggart that make use of the phrase, on account of the association of the phrase and the television show being so well established in the UK at least. This is expained well in the Observer in 2007 [14] and also covered in the Telegraph in 2008 [15]. This was still the case by the time the show reached its 35th anniversary [16]. The actor Alex Norton was in the show 2001-2010 and his autobiography uses a variation of this There's been a life! [17]. I'm surprised that Taggart article doesn't have many inline references currently- I'll attend to this when able. Drchriswilliams (talk) 06:02, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. I'm in Australia. When I run a Google search, the first eight results are a card game (2x), a book, the IMDB page for a satirical film, the card game, a different game, a card game, and a song. If this redirected anywhere, I'd expect it to go somewhere like Murder mystery (a redirect to Crime fiction), not some TV show article that happens to quote it. This isn't some long-ish quote that appears only in a single context (unlike, say, One small step for a man), but something that makes sense in a vast number of contexts. Nyttend (talk) 10:39, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Earl of Inchequin: restoration of honours, manors, lands and tenements in Ireland.

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Delete. Created as a redirect to the current target two years ago, but I can't see why. This sounds like a quotation of a title, but the only appearance of tenements in the article is the title of an Act of Parliament: An Act for restoring unto Murrough, alias Morgan, Earl of Insiquin, all his Honours, Manors, Lands, and Tenements, in Ireland, whereof he was in Possession on the 23th of October, 1641, or at any Time since. Since this is significantly different from the original title, I don't think it's plausible enough to retain. As well, the concluding full stop is unlikely to be included, so it's even less plausible. Nyttend (talk) 04:53, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:JPHestel

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This user page should not redirect to my user page as I do not own (and did not create) this account. Identical cases occurred in the following user pages: User:ExtendedConfirmed, User:Central Mass Array, and User:Rovalskia. AlphaBeta135talk 02:42, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • ExtendedConfirmed deleted under criterion U2. We often retain redirects for renamed users, but most of those people have used their accounts for non-trivial purposes, whilst all four of these accounts put together have just seven edits, six of which involve redirecting their userpages to you in some manner. A single edit to List of closed railway lines in Japan really isn't enough to make me believe that this is a good-faith, useful account whose renaming should be retained. All of the others should be deleted slowly, since it's preposterous to redirect User:A to User:B if the accounts aren't really related. Nyttend (talk) 05:02, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • All of these user pages were originally intentionally redirected by the account owners to one another, and ultimately to User:AlphaBetaGamma. If they are valid alternative accounts of AlphaBetaGamma, then revert broken bot edits and restore redirects to User:AlphaBetaGamma. Otherwise, speedy delete under G3 as bad-faith vandalism. They got redirected to AlphaBeta135's user page as a result of what I assume was an April Fools' joke when AlphaBetaGamma redirected his user page to AlphaBeta135's for a day, and the bots picked up on that. I would also make use of the trout button on AlphaBetaGamma's user page for the poorly thought out joke. --Paul_012 (talk) 11:50, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    First of all, I apologize to AlphaBeta135 for this nonsense.
    I don't even remember what I was trying to do by randomly creating an account for nothing (The redirect to this account was in fear that the accounts would be treated as a bad sock), and I don't understand how I manage to do the stupidest moves - not just limited to Wikipedia - literally anywhere on the internet every once in a while. I forgot about the accounts when I did the redirect thing on April 1, so I didn't realize the unintentional harm and disruption this would cause.
    Thank god I was notified of this earlier, because I've never successfully appealed a ban/block anywhere on the internet before, since apparently I'm too much of a failure to be considered constructive anywhere or be trusted, even in real life. I'm sure people won't believe what I say over my wrongdoings, but I really didn't mean to cause harm to Wikipedia by doing that. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 13:11, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    No one wants to block you, AlphaBetaGamma; Paul_012 just wasn't sure whether the accounts actually belonged to you. Would you like the userpages redirected back to your main user page, or is there something else you'd like to do with them (like adding Template:User alternative account)? Extraordinary Writ (talk) 20:19, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's not a big deal. This is just the sort of silly mistake that trouting is for. Since that's cleared up, the obvious outcome would be to revert the bots and restore the redirects to AlphaBetaGamma's talk page (unless requested otherwise). --Paul_012 (talk) 13:03, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Blocklog

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Redirect to a special page, therefore the redirect doesn't actually work (it's more like a soft redirect). I don't know if converting into a soft redirect using {{Soft redirect}}, or retarget to something like Help:Log, which describes this process. Or even retarget to the historical page Wikipedia:Historical archive/Logs/Block log, to match WP:Block log. Justjourney (talk | contribs) 02:19, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Hye-kyung

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Split or bespoke decisions Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: Procedural close.

Wikipedia:MODS

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I feel like this is better off being retargetted to Wikipedia:Moderators, as "mods" is short for "moderators" and in any case, Wikipedia admins are not mods. --Plantman (talk) 03:20, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment could also be targeted to WP:Modifications. Legend of 14 (talk) 03:30, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've never heard "mods" as short for "modifications", only "moderators". --Plantman (talk) 03:35, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Never heard of downloading a mod for a game? Or see What is body mod. Or see Garry's Mod. Legend of 14 (talk) 03:40, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, tbh I don't really play video games. But I also don't see how any of the listed uses of "mod" are related to Wikipedia policy. I hear the term "discord mods" or "reddit mods" a lot more, and people are more likely to look for "Wikipedia:MODS" with that latter sense of the word in mind. --Plantman (talk) 04:02, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree. Legend of 14 (talk) 16:39, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That’s fine. You don’t have to agree with me, I was just trying to explain my point of view. --Plantman (talk) 17:09, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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ISO 3166-2:UNK

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Not mentioned in target, which is about ISO 3166-1 codes. ISO 3166-2 is for subdivisions, and no subdivisions are discussed in the target. I can't find reference to this code anywhere at all, though Google my just be failing me with the weird formatting. Rusalkii (talk) 16:54, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is no UN code in 3166-1, so UNK is not a valid 3166-2 code. Delete. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 22:12, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Reese River Hot Springs

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No hot springs are mentioned in the target; misleading redirect for anyone looking for information on them. Rusalkii (talk) 18:50, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Rusalkii: I found some information on both of them when looking on google, but I'm not sure if the sources I found are reliable enough to merit inclusion of these terms in the article. E.g. this source for Reese River Hot Springs and Ruby Valley Hot Springs. I feel like the second one could be included, but I'm not 100% sure on either of them (especially the first one). I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, since you're obviously much more experienced with these types of things than I am. Thanks, --Plantman (talk) 00:29, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
First source looks like a blog-like site and not great for this. Second source is ... eh? I probably wouldn't add it personally but I wouldn't remove it if it was added. Rusalkii (talk) 00:32, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I don't think the first one warrants inclusion. I found another source for #2 though... what do you think? --Plantman (talk) 00:37, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Forgot to ping: @Rusalkii --Plantman (talk) 00:38, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks user-generated (see [18]), I'd say I prefer the first source. Rusalkii (talk) 00:40, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Shoot, you're right. I should have looked into it more; that was my fault! --Plantman (talk) 00:41, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete the first one, retarget the second one to Ruby Valley as I've added some content there about it. Special:Diff/1292630298 --Plantman (talk) 00:48, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Welcome to Wikipedia

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Previous RfDs for this redirect and similar redirects:

Cross-namespace redirect; very low view counts. MouseCursor or a keyboard? 08:55, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Struck in favour of TheTechnician below. Jay 💬 08:25, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Retarget to Wikipedia:About which is "a general introduction for visitors to Wikipedia" (which also immediately links aspiring contributors to a guide in case that's what they want). Current target Help:Getting started dumps newcomers into a page specifically for aspiring contributors. Jay is correct about this but is deeply mistaken about Help:Introduction. Among Help:Introduction's first words are: "This page takes you through a set of tutorials aimed at complete newcomers who wish to contribute." Pinging Pppery, Servite et contribuere, J947, Nyttend, and Thryduulf to see if they may support a retarget, as I think "should this redirect exist?" has been resolved but that "is this the right target?" was never adequately explored. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 21:58, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Below the editing links on Help:Introduction, I saw Talk Pages, Navigating Wikipedia, and Manual of Style, and thought it is a good mix of editing and reading. I agree that Wikipedia:About is better. I have struck the earlier suggestion. Jay 💬 08:25, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Retarget to Wikipedia:About per above. Justjourney (talk | contribs) 03:48, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Retarget to Wikipedia:About. Not a very plausible search term, but it still has a lot of incoming links from people using it in talk page messages to new users. Granted, most of them are from the very early days and it would be no huge loss if some links went red on 20-year-old user talk messages, but it's enough to sway me toward keeping it. And the new suggested target does seem better. -Elmer Clark (talk) 04:09, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete. Use "WP".
Edard Socceryg (talk) 15:06, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aspro Mavro

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same song; targets should be synced Duckmather (talk) 00:52, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apopse As Vrethoume

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same song, targets should be synced Duckmather (talk) 00:42, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Mari-Elena

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same song, targets should be synced Duckmather (talk) 00:39, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All To You

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same song, targets should be synced Duckmather (talk) 00:33, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gooner

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I'm not sure whether there is a primary topic for these terms or not. There's masturbation, Arsenal FC fans, henchmen, and several other possible meanings. I thought about retargeting all of them to Goon (a disambiguation page), but then I started having second thoughts, and also my edit on Gooners was reverted by Golem08, so here's an RfD instead. My opinion is still to weak retarget all of them to Goon but I am open to other opinions. Duckmather (talk) 00:22, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ImmigrationToFinland

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Useless redirect. Implausible typo. Was page’s original title. Thepharoah17 (talk) 22:39, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Apopka Chief

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"The Apopka Chief" is the town newspaper which is in fact linked in the external links section. My instinctive reaction is that pointing to an external links section is obviously incorrect, but I can see the argument that this is in fact helpful. I'm not sure what to make of this redirect, thoughts? Rusalkii (talk) 21:50, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bindzsisztán

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I believe this is a satirical reference to a fictional corrupt country mentioned in one of Majka's songs (though I am running the source through Google translate, which isn't always great with non-Indo-European languages). Not mentioned in target, a and confusing without a mention. Rusalkii (talk) 21:35, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Masahiro Nakai v. Fuji TV

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I can't find any usage of his phrase anywhere, and it isn't a natural way to refer to it given that the scandal here appears to be Fuji TV covering up Nakai's actions. To me, this redirect strongly implies a lawsuit which does not appear to have happened. Rusalkii (talk) 21:14, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cars 2006

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Too ambiguous. Delete Thepharoah17 (talk) 20:48, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • At minimum this is ambiguous between Cars (film) and Cars (video game), for which Cars (franchise) is a better target than a dab page. I wondered about a list 2006 car models, but we don't seem to have one. We do have Category:Cars introduced in 2006 but apparently no equivalent list (and nothing about the search term indicates the searcher is wanting only cars introduced in a given year). Further, this is the only title we have starting "Cars 20" and there are none starting "Cars 19" so it's clearly not an established pattern. I'm presently torn between retargetting to Cars (franchise) as ambiguous between only a small number of things we have suitable targets for, and deletion as being too ambiguous when considering possible meanings we don't have articles for too. Thryduulf (talk) 22:32, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak delete since the redirect in this formation could be confused with attempting to find models of cars for 2006. Steel1943 (talk) 22:58, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shrek song

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Way too ambiguous. Delete Thepharoah17 (talk) 20:44, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anti-Israel protests on university campuses in the United States

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Unnecessary freakishly long redirect that could refer to Gaza war protests in the United States, 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, or 2025 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses. Also WP:CSD G5 could apply here. Delete. Thepharoah17 (talk) 20:27, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Filmi music

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Filmi appears to be music in Indian cinema in general, whereas Hindi film music is only one part of Indian cinema. Filmi devotional songs too talks only about Hindi songs. Filmi qawwali includes Pakistan and Bangladesh as well, while Filmi pop appears to be Pakistan-specific. Apart from the redirects needing to be consistent, should we also make one of these a disambiguation page, in case Filmi is not seen as the WP:BCA umbrella topic? Jay 💬 10:40, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Filmi music and Filmi song
Remove Filmi songs since you rightly point out that 'Filmi' refers to Indian cinema in general. I'm not sure a disambiguation page is necessary. It may be more useful to update the pages you have mentioned to be more inclusive, but I am open to discussion. Katiedevi (talk) 15:39, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Vichy water

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Not mention in the target article. Third-party search results for this phrase are mixed between a potential subtopic of the target article's subject and Vichy Catalán. Steel1943 (talk) 07:48, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Dry heat

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The current target does not seem to be anywhere close to a primary topic; searches are showing a mixture of cooking food (which is close to the target but not the same), natural climates in deserts, and some other stuff. There's also Dry Heat (manga) (where Dry Heat currently redirects which it shouldn't per WP:MISPLACED), and some other minor uses. Either disambiguate or delete in favor of search. * Pppery * it has begun... 19:21, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Disambiguate for the sterilisation and the manga, and include any relevant articles about cooking and climate. Nyttend (talk) 06:12, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Stubify. I hate to argue for content creation being the outcome, but what is really needed here is a broad concept article describing what dry heat is and summarizing its applications. Normally, I'd argue for deletion to encourage article creation, but that would leave Dry Heat as the default topic for all searches, which is unsatisfactory. A disambiguation page may be an acceptable intermediate solution but there doesn't seem to be a great selection of articles that would broadly capture the various uses. Mdewman6 (talk) 23:57, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just Do It (film)

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No mention on target page or Google search results. Looks like a movie that went into production hell. Delete. Thepharoah17 (talk) 19:21, 5 June 2025 (UTC) Actually I did find this: [20]. Ya looks like they went into production hell. Thepharoah17 (talk) 19:37, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wokepedia

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Previous RfDs for this redirect and similar redirects:

"Wokepedia" or "Wokipedia" is not mentioned in the target article. The only thing I know is one of Elon Musk's posts (i.e. tweets) on X [twitter] joking about giving financial compensation if the Wikimedia foundation changes wikipedia to wokepedia (but my statement is completely unsourced and will need searching). Chuterix (talk) 13:53, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Probably something like this: [21] GoldRomean (talk) 03:38, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Earthen Vessel

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The word "Earthen" does not appear anywhere on the target page (let alone the target section) leaving the connection unclear, nor did it appear in the version that was current when the redirect was created in 2010. In 2009 an article at this title about a Christian instrumentalist band (formed that year in Alaska) was correctly speedily deleted under A7, and google results for "Earthen Vessel" band are about a 1970s "Jesus rock" band from the midwest, which suggest that it isn't nonsense but I'm non-the-wiser about what the meaning is. All the uses I've found on Wikipedia are about earthenware, which is what I expected when I saw it in the list of titles (when researching Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 4#Earthen) and I recommend retargetting there (as a {{R avoided double redirect}} of Earthen pot). Thryduulf (talk) 10:56, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I can't remember what I was thinking of when I created this, but vaguely remember going through articles for Baptist sects at one time, so I assume that I created it from some text that has since been deleted. I've got no particular background in Baptist history or culture beyond going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole a couple of years ago.
However looking up Google and this is the first hit I get for "Earthern Vessel" Baptist
https://www.baptists.net/history/category/strict-baptist-magazines/earthen-vessel/
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Performative feminism

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I initially thought Mainstream feminism was a good target, but it's a redirect. It's often used to refer to White feminism or Imperial feminism instead too. Is the current target any better? Vivb1 (talk) 19:07, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Any type of feminism could be performative, depending on the context. I wouldn't retarget to any of those places. The current target is more germane. But while it does mention a protest that could be characterized as feminist, it doesn't use the term, leading to the danger that a reader searching the term could be looking for more specific information than we could deliver. If we can't at least fit in a mention of feminism there, I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to deletion. --BDD (talk) 18:13, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CTGP Revolution

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Section at target is deleted (none of the sources were reliable and independent, just fansites), brand new redirect to brand new target serves no purpose. Fram (talk) 09:46, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taking a load off

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Delete this soft redirect. There are no internal links, and very little information in the wiktionary. So this seems to be a kind of bypass. Викидим (talk) 09:29, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I have fixed the appearance of the nomination: The nomination originally stated that the nominated redirect targeted Wiktionary (an article) when it actually targets Wiktionary:taking a load off (a Wiktionary page). Steel1943 (talk) 15:28, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Coffe

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Is this more a misspelling of coffee, or a last name? Stumbling9655 (talk) 08:45, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed my mind… keep but with a hatnote to Coffee (which I've just added now). CycloneYoris talk! 22:34, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Retarget to Coffee and add a hatnote there linking to Jean-Pierre Coffe. I am bad at usernames (talk | contribs) 16:01, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

K.u:K. Armee

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While commonly called the "k.u.k Armee" I believe this format, with the ":", is a typo, as even the edit summary creating it says "K.u.K Armee", and if not is very unlikely. I'd R3 it but it's too old for that. Rusalkii (talk) 22:46, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is indeed a typo - it should be visible in the edit history. If this article needs to be deleted, then by all means, go ahead. I just figured it could be useful if someone else made the same spelling mistake I did while typing it in ;) CadiaStands42 (talk) 04:09, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Seems plausible enough to be useful to me. Note that on German keyboards, . and : are on the same key. -Elmer Clark (talk) 03:40, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Sulphur bath

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Not mentioned in the target article, leaving the connection between the redirect and the target unclear. Steel1943 (talk) 07:47, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete - Not related - WP:R#DELETE "The redirect makes no sense" Asteramellus (talk) 01:41, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete The article did sort of obliquely refer to sulfur baths until this edit by User:Livven. I'm not entirely sure about that edit - a lot of cited material cited to journals and CDC articles was removed as "unnecessary and misleading information" - but I don't think this would have been a very useful redirect even to the old version. -Elmer Clark (talk) 05:06, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Unrelated to the deletion discussion, but I do want to clarify the reason behind my edit: the previous content would be as if the Multivitamin article had a section "Positive effects of multivitamins" that listed all the vitamins and their positive effects. Which may sound reasonable on the surface, but if you actually look at the article and check research on multivitamins you'll find that evidence for positive effects from multivitamin intake is weak, because most people already get enough from their regular diet.
    So even though vitamins in general are needed for health, a "Positive effects of multivitamins" section would be quite misleading, as it implies positive effects from a specific product (multivitamins) that don't exist. It would also be unnecessary, because the articles for individual vitamins presumably already contain information on their respective positive effects.
    The same logic applies to the Mineral water article. Certainly some of the minerals will have positive effects (which the previous content did have citations for), but that doesn't mean mineral water itself has positive effects, because the amounts are negligible compared to other dietary sources (e.g. calcium) and are often not be higher than tap water in the first place. So the "Positive effects of mineral water" section which I deleted was indeed misleading, and also unnecessary considering that articles for individual minerals already exist. Livven (talk) 18:21, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Retarget to Balneotherapy which is a target better than Mineral spring, target of Sulphur spring. Jay 💬 10:47, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Safe for drinking water

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The use of the word "for" in this nominated redirect makes it an unlikely redirect in reference to its target. The wording of this redirect makes it seem as though a reader would be looking for a concept such as a container that can be used for safe storage of drinking water, and such information seems to not be in the target article currently. Steel1943 (talk) 07:16, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Infused [Ww]ater

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These redirects should either have their targets synched or should both be deleted. I have no strong stance either way ... but am defaulting to weak delete if by chance there is no participation since I'm not certain these phrases can describe any specific subject. Steel1943 (talk) 07:09, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note, Infused water has a WP:BLAR'ed article hiding in its history, potentially a {{R with history}}. Steel1943 (talk) 07:11, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Most of the Google results for "Infused water" are references to fruit/herb-infused water, which we don't have a page on at the moment. So it would be unhelpful for the vast majority of people familiar with the term "infused water". --Plantman (talk) 07:21, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Desalination membrane

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Not mentioned in the body of the target article in this specific manner, thus making it unclear why readers would be redirected to the current target article when searching this term. I was originally going to WP:BOLDly retarget this redirect to Membrane distillation, but after reviewing that article, I'm not convinced that that article and the nominated redirect represent the same subject, especially considering that Desalination is a separate article. Steel1943 (talk) 06:36, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - reverse osmosis relies heavily on membranes, and the section #Desalination does mention membranes quite a bit. While it doesn't outright say "desalination membrane" (except in the references) it does talk about membranes in the context of desalination a lot. --Plantman (talk) 06:47, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Switching to weak keep, more in favour of retargetting. See below. --Plantman (talk) 07:00, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I get that, but the same claim could apparently be made regarding membranes for the whole concept of Desalination in general; Reverse osmosis, Membrane distillation, and Desalination all make reference to using "membranes". Steel1943 (talk) 06:52, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Steel1943 I feel like either Reverse osmosis or Desalination is the best place for this to point to. I'm slightly leaning towards Desalination now, because it provides an overview of all the different uses of membranes in desalination process. That said, I wouldn't be opposed to keeping it as it is (pointing to RO) if there was a consensus to do so. --Plantman (talk) 07:00, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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RO/DI

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Seems to be a WP:XY in the context which it is used. "RO" represents the nominated redirect's target ... but apparently, "DI" stands for Deionization, which is a redirect towards Purified water#Deionization, and thus apparently a separate subject. In addition, in the target article, the current target section and Reverse osmosis#Water and wastewater purification both mention deionization. With all this being said, and the fact this redirect is a mishmash of acronyms, probably best to delete this thing. Steel1943 (talk) 06:32, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The RO/DI combo is explicitly discussed in that article ("An effective combination of both RO and deionization is popular among reef aquarium keepers...") but not in Purified water#Deionization. And from discussions like [24] and [25], I get the impression that RO/DI water is considered a sort of subcategory of RO water, so even the parts of that section that don't explicitly address it might still be of interest to someone searching "RO/DI." -Elmer Clark (talk) 07:45, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom as first choice, or unrefine as second choice. If aquariums are the context for this redirect, then shouldn't Marine aquarium, which has multiple mentions, be the more appropriate (but surprising) target? Water purification would have been the best, but even there RO and DI are separate sections, and not mentioned together. Jay 💬 05:55, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Miley cryus

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Useless redirect. Swapping the y and the r completely change how you say the word. Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 04:41, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Miley yrus

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Unlikely misspelling. Missing the first letter of a word makes it less likely then say if it misses the u for example. Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 04:37, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Miley Cyprus

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Implausible misspelling. Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 04:33, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My bad, that would be Cypress. Mdewman6 (talk) 05:39, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Penes

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Not a likely misspelling. Although that's how you say "penis" in Spanish, this is not the Spanish Wikipedia. This could also redirect to somewhere else. Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 04:24, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Defackating

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not a very likely misspelling Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 04:10, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mi País, Mi Orguyo

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This is the motto on the short-lived winning selection before it was invalidated for copyright reasons, likely too specific to need a redirect, Alexander vee (talk) 02:53, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Gainer

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Bringing this here for discussion as reasonable minds disagree on whether it's an appropriate redirect. Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Gainer and User_talk:Star_Mississippi#Just_so_you_know. While I don't think the G4 applied and as such declined it, I am neutral as to the redirect's existence. Star Mississippi 02:35, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not a policy-based reason to keep. Best, GPL93 (talk) 03:58, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There is zero need for a Michael Gainer/Buffalo Reuse page that is constantly being written as a campaign ad for the founder rather than a history of the group. 2600:1017:B14D:558D:657D:8104:BB30:937C (talk) 11:49, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Currently my mind is split on this. The first thing, G4 would have not suffice since the page's been recreated as a redirect as opposed to the article. I have seen pages of (co)founders being redirected to the respective companies/organizations. Second, I read that AfD multiple times and, while I am getting the impression that it is a first step towards recreating as an article, circumventing the consensus, I do not see a reason not to delete the redirect as per previous precedent, but I unfortunately have to fall into the Weak keep camp in the meanwhile. I might reconsider if strong arguments were brought later. ToadetteEdit (talk) 17:36, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Buffalo Reuse had no real relevance on the national scale and has been inactive for a decade. There is zero need for a Wikipedia page beyond Mr Gainer writing fluff about him and publishing it on Wikipedia during an election cycle in which he is seeking office. It’s political nonsense. 2600:1017:B14D:558D:657D:8104:BB30:937C (talk) 11:51, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Buffalo ReUse and the work we do and have done has relevance on a national scale.
    Buffalo ReUse has been continuously active as a non-profit corporation, with all the registrations required, since approximately March of 2007. It's active today.
    Michael Gainer is not the source of either of these pages. I'm scratching my head about how it's "fluff" and promotes Gainer's campaign, when the article includes negative statements about him. That makes no sense.
    We, board members and founders of Buffalo ReUse, do not care whether either of these articles exist. They do nothing to advance our mission. We have many other ways to do that, online and offline.
    Perhaps when the Buffalo Mayoral campaign is over, we can revisit whether a Wikipedia page is a good idea. Kevin Hayes (talk) 17:23, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't speedy delete. G4 is only for reposts, which this obviously isn't. As well, when an article is deleted on notability grounds, it's quite common (and never fundamentally problematic) to see the title recreated as a redirect. Nyttend (talk) 06:22, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please consider deleting the Buffalo Reuse page. The information is not accurate and is an attempt at making another page for Michael Gainer 2600:1017:B14D:558D:657D:8104:BB30:937C (talk) 11:54, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No redirect, and the Buffalo Reuse page needs to be removed as well. Someone from Mr Gainers political team is editing it constantly to make it seem like Mr Gainer has a higher profile than he does. He’s trying to seek political office at the moment. 2600:1017:B14D:558D:657D:8104:BB30:937C (talk) 12:07, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Neither Gainer nor anyone from his political team created it. I edited the "Dissolved 2022" line at Buffalo ReUse page because that's an unequivocally false statement. Nobody else associated with Gainer is editing the page.
As I mentioned above and at the other page, Buffalo ReUse does not care whether we have a page at Wikipedia. Present or not present, it makes no difference. Kevin Hayes (talk) 17:25, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prakriti

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Keep Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: speedy keep

Baby Lives Matter

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First subject is incredibly provocative, while the second one definitely has more uses than just abortion rights and needs a retargeting, though I'm not going to determine a target myself. Redirecter has had multiple RfD noms taken here already. Nathannah📮 22:57, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete second one
    Weak keep first one but add "{{R from non-neutral name}}" template Thepharoah17 (talk) 00:08, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep the first one (you can add {{R from non-neutral name}}); delete or retarget second one. 🌳 Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 01:28, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Baby lives matter, that's unambiguous. Delete (or disambig Pro-freedom), in the context of contemporary US politics the current target might be primary, but outside that context it is highly ambiguous - there are even US political sources from 2021 using it with a different meaning, and that ignores the meanings related to meanings like pro-Hong Kong independence from China, pro-Brexit, anti-vaccine, anti-big government, pro-laissez-faire capitalism, etc that appeared high in my google results. I don't object to disambiguation, I'm just sceptical that one could be made that wasn't completely unwieldy. Thryduulf (talk) 10:17, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Encyclopedia (iPhone application)

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Misleading, other encyclopedias have iPhone applications. I am bad at usernames (talk | contribs) 22:34, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I don’t see how it makes any sense. Seems random. Thepharoah17 (talk) 22:38, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chip Whitley

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Did a google search, and Conan O'Brien wasn't mentioned for Chip Whitley searches. Appears to be fake. It is in page history of him having to do something with the actor. Don't know if the actor is notable enough or whether this redirect is legit or is fake. The user that created this also created a fake one called Dora The Ex-Toader. I think either Delete as one option, second option would be Draftify and crate article on actor or another one would be Keep. I am honestly neutral and I should let people who know about this and what it means debate and argue. Servite et contribuere (talk) 17:46, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • The talk page comment by Ardric47 asked to look at the beginning of the target article, and the redirect creator agreed. This was 7-9 July 2005, and I don't find anything on Chip Whitley at the target around this time. Whereas in October 2005, Chip Whitley was merged to the target under the O’Brien's style section. The unsourced content, even if not fake, needn't be kept as it's minor, and may have been recentism for that time. Jay 💬 19:59, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Traveler-oriented business

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Seems to be ambiguous to a point where there is no adequate target for this redirect. Some examples of targets this redirect could refer are Travel agency and almost any article about a subject that assists travelers (air, bus, train, etc.) Steel1943 (talk) 17:45, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Cinnamon soil

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The word "cinnamon" is mentioned nowhere in the target article, leaving the connection between the redirect and the target article unclear. However, the redirect's creator did post a comment on Talk:Cinnamon soil that hints the subject may possibly have WP:REDLINK potential. Steel1943 (talk) 20:30, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

High/Low phosphorus and titanium

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Given that the word "titanium" is mentioned nowhere in the target article, it is unclear by the target article what these redirects are meant to refer. Steel1943 (talk) 20:23, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Earthen

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Seems as though this redirect could also refer to Land. Not sure if deletion or disambiguation is the best way to go, but I'm leaning towards delete. Steel1943 (talk) 20:21, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FC Rapperswil-Jona (women)

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Better as a redlink to encourage page creation, target currently has nothing on the women's team Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 15:02, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Asie Mineure

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I don't think Anatolia is especially French. Delete per WP:FORRED. Duckmather (talk) 04:33, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Also known as Asia Minor and Asie Mineure is the French translation. So keep as unambiguous and harmless Servite et contribuere (talk) 04:59, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Comment I've struck my deletion recommendation. I'm still not convinced enough that the connection is useful enough to support keeping it, but I'm also no longer certain enough it isn't useful to actively argue for deletion. Thryduulf (talk) 11:00, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dance drama

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There are many types of dance drama, not just wuju. This is misleading. Either delete, retarget, or possibly a DAB? Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:14, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see quite a few results for "dance drama" on this site, so I'm inclined to suggest a DAB or something similar. Seems like a reasonable enough search term that I could believe leading to the current target (given it's a direct translation of the name) or a number of other options, so some sort of list would make the most sense. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 04:19, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Monopoly: The Card Game

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I originally redirected this to Monopoly (game) because it failed notability guidelines for products and services, and was filled with original research. The target article used to have some substantive coverage of the topic, but I removed it because it was unreliably sourced. Therefore, this redirect serves no navigational purpose and should be deleted. (There is now only a trivial mention on the target page, though, and some disambiguation pages still have it listed.) 1isall (talk) 02:31, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relevant policies, guidelines, and revisions that I forgot to link to:
1isall (talk) 02:53, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment: These are the only sources I can find:
      1. "Harvard Business Review article". Harvard Business Review. Vol. 80. 2001. p. 54. Retrieved 2025-05-26 – via Google Books.

        The source notes: "It’s very tough to make a game that can satisfy both those who prefer casual games of luck and those who prefer to use their heads. In 1999, my company developed Monopoly: The Card Game with the aim of providing the emotional high points of the original game but in much less time. Given Monopoly’s wide appeal, we knew we had to design a game that kids could find fun to play but that adults could also approach with sophisticated reasoning and decision making. I think we succeeded, despite having such a tough act to follow."

      2. Beaumon-Clay, Tina (2001-02-11). "Monopoly now a card game". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.

        The article notes: "I called our friends at Hasbro, maker of Monopoly in (almost) all its incarna-tions, and found that Monopoly The Card Game has been licensed to a company called Winning Moves. It's just as you've described. The object is to be the first player to accumulate $10,000."

      Cunard (talk) 21:33, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      OK, thank you for taking a look @Cunard. I don't think that's enough to restore the article at this time, but I do feel the content should be retained in some form (under the redirect, most likely) in case more sources are found in the future. BOZ (talk) 22:42, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      I don't think the sources are enough to verify content like the official rules of the game. 1isall (talk) 13:53, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      We would probably need a primary source like the instructions to do so. 1isall (talk) 13:55, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      So, what's the result of this discussion? 1isall (talk) 19:56, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      I think the redirect is valid, and a brief mention of the game can be restored to the article, based on the sources found above. I'll also note that Monopoly Deal, for example, mentioned there, is a card game (and so are few others). So the very generic term used here can be also plausibly used for other games mentioned there. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:58, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Vasaria

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No mention of what this is in the stated article it links to. Seems to potentially be a village from this film, but isn't even mentioned in the plot and is relatively unimportant to the work. Andrzejbanas (talk) 18:50, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete. This was originally titled "Visaria" (sources indicate both spellings are used but "Vasaria" is the more common), and I've added that redirect to this nomination, and under that name it is briefly mentioned at the target but only in passing. Vasaria is mentioned at Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man#Plot, but only in passing and indeed it is linked there clearly indicating that isn't a good target. There was previously an article here, the original author (Jrm2007) declined a prod (nominated by Fabrictramp) in 2007, this was followed by Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Visaria which formed a consensus to redirect (ping Scope creep as the only other contributor there still active). Postcard Cathy recreated the article in 2015, Piotrus prodded that in 2020 and then restored the redirect per the AfD outcome when the prod was correctly procedurally declined (by Explicit). "Visari" also gets an unrelated passing mention at Trouble Magnet (although I'm not immediately convinced of that book's notability). All in all, whether the Frankenstein location is notable or not we don't have any useful content about it so deletion is the only viable option. Thryduulf (talk) 11:22, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Visaria is mentioned in the plot summary there, and is perfectly fine as a redirect. If Vasaria is a common variant, it's fine to retain it (although it should be mentioned in the article, maybe as a note on naming of this entity). Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:02, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Light Quadricycle (L6e European vehicle gategory)

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This was created as an article in 2018 but was redirected within three hours. Because of the typo "gategory" this should be deleted; I've moved the redirected article to the correct spelling so the page history only has the move, RFD, and update to fix the double redirect. Peter James (talk) 16:52, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Community government

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The current target doesn't explain what a community government is, and the term likely has a broader scope beyond the context of a specific Canadian territory. It could also refer to one of the community governments of Belgium, for example. Perhaps this could be converted into a dab page or retargeted to a more defining location. 9ninety (talk) 16:11, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete!

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Useless redirect. CutlassCiera 15:54, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Witch Boy

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I would like this redirect deleted because there have been no updates on the film since its official announcement in 2021, and it has been removed from the target article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.209.40.250 (talk) 14:20, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fayçal Amine Abourrass

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Was the original title of targeted article but then I moved it two years ago. There’s no reason or use for the French spelling. Thepharoah17 (talk) 11:12, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:FORRED. Thepharoah17 (talk) 19:42, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Thepharoah17 (talk) 05:39, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of Thinking Rabbit games

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Redirect to a section of a BLARed page without significant notability; current target is unplausible. Go D. Usopp (talk) 11:01, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Stacy Liu

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Stacy Liu is an actress who has appeared in many British TV series. If she is not notable, so be it, but a redirect to an article about just one of her appearances, which mentions her only in passing, is not helpful. Josh Milburn (talk) 10:12, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, might be better to add her to Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red instead of redirecting to this list. Katiedevi (talk) 15:21, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Not helpful for someone looking for info on this actress. -Elmer Clark (talk) 04:16, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Jordan Bautista

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Was prodded, then redirected (twice). The subject is the unnotable brother of the redirect target; or not a viable search source for the notable brother. Howard the Duck (talk) 10:57, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Buppie

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Deletion. The target is not a synonym. It may be related, but "Buppie" is not mentioned anywhere, and neither is "yuppie", from which "buppie" is derived. GA-RT-22 (talk) 08:54, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Simpson (musician)

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This redirects to the band of the English musician Chris Simpson. However, Chris Simpson is also the name of a notable American musician, the lead singer of Mineral (band). Google Trends shows that Mineral is more commonly searched than Magna Carta worldwide.[1] This redirect creates confusion for users seeking information on the American musician. I propose either eliminating this redirect or creating separate redirects for "Chris Simpson (American musician)" and "Chris Simpson (English musician)". Dotdh15 (talk) 07:53, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

At the very least, the target needs a hatnote, which I have added. Also you forgot the tfd template, and I added that too. GA-RT-22 (talk) 13:33, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

DOGE

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DOGE currently redirects to Department of Government Efficiency, but I think it should be retargeted to Doge (disambiguation) as "DOGE" could also refer to the meme or the memecoin, both of which are probably more common uses for "DOGE" outside of the US. Cat🐱 (talk) 03:23, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Trautman Hook

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The word "Trautman" is mentioned nowhere in the target article, leaving the connection between the redirect and target unclear. Per third party search engines, it seems this is a type of device, but it may not be a type of device directly related to the target and/or has WP:REDLINK potential. Steel1943 (talk) 00:53, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ofo

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I don't think the company is the primary topic over Ofo people, Ofo language, and Ogu na Ofo. This title should instead redirect to the disambiguation page OFO. jlwoodwa (talk) 22:40, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Retarget: I agree that none of these are the primary topic (nor are other articles like the Office of Field Operations. – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 22:52, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Retarget to OFO. Makes sense. 🌳 Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 01:42, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Retarget to OFO, and maybe move the OFO page to Ofo as the non-acronym pages seem to be more relevant than the acronym pages (at least per pageviews). I am bad at usernames (talk | contribs) 02:07, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Retarget to OFO per reasons provided by others.DrinksOrCoffeetalkContribs — Preceding undated comment added 02:22, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Imam Reza

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It's unclear why this redirects to Ali al-Rida. The word "Reza" appears twice in the entire article and it is unclear who it refers to. Dennis C. Abrams (talk) 21:17, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:WIKIMONKEY

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Delete, as there a cross-name space redirect that doesn't appear to be helpful to the reader. The user essay was recently created, so does not (yet) have a long-standing history or an indication as to potential usefulness. There also don't seem to be any incoming links to the page other than the link from the sandbox essay. I noticed this redirect as the attempts at creating Wikipedia:The Three WikiMonkeys tripped the edit filters. I'm not sure whether CSD R2 applies here, so I thought that RfD was more appropriate. Referentis (talk) 16:36, 3 June 2025 (UTC); edited 20:34, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[Updated comment][reply]

Draftspace redirects

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Previous RfDs for this redirect and similar redirects:

Delete, because the mainspace redirects I've played these games before!, Lobotomy Dash, and Superman 'Starman' were deleted. These redirects might be eligible for deletion under G8, but I'm not really sure, so I nominated them here. Xoontor (talk) 12:13, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note these were all discussed as part of the broader batch nomination at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 May 7#Various draftspace redirects which ended in no consensus just over a week ago. Given that they attracted "keep" !votes there they are not eligible for speedy deletion. Thryduulf (talk) 13:03, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Thryduulf: Thanks for the note. While the redirects were part of a recent discussion, WP:SPEEDY does allow for exceptions. Specifically, it states: As an exception to the norm that a page surviving its most recent deletion discussion means that it should not be speedily deleted, the following criteria apply also to those pages, with or without any specified limitations: [...] § G8. Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page. I just wasn't sure if G8 applies here, because the pages the redirects point to are currently not deleted. Xoontor (talk) 13:40, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    If a redirect points to a page that exists it is not eligible for G8 speedy deletion. Thryduulf (talk) 14:26, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm thinking it may be time to discuss WP:G8 to include {{R avoided double redirect}}s whose redirect target has been deleted, such as these. WT:CSD may have something soon... but then again, may wait a bit for more precedence such as what may happen here in this discussion. (Also, WP:G8 can be argued to supersede RFD consensus, given G8's purpose, but I'm not going to push that stance any further than mentioning it.) Steel1943 (talk) 17:04, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    My main thinking is that not every avoided double redirect should be deleted just because their parent (is there a better word for that?) has. In cases where the only difference is the presence of a diacritic, yes (e.g. if Foo was deleted then Fóo should almost always be deleted too), the reverse probably more often than not but it could be that while Fóo is a bad redirect Fòo isn't and so Foo should be marked as an avoided double redirect of the latter rather than deleted. In cases where the difference is a rephrasing then it's going to be highly context-dependent whether both should be deleted for the same reason. I've actually just had an idea related to this, but it's broader than this one discussion so see WT:RFD shortly. Thryduulf (talk) 20:28, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete all per nom. Agreed, since these are no longer valid {{R avoided double redirect}}s, these are theoretical WP:G8 candidates. Steel1943 (talk) 13:07, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete all, and would support G8 covering redirects of this type. -- Tavix (talk) 03:24, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tooth (paste)

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Not useful as a misspelling redirect, first is also misleading. (please ping on reply) ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 07:23, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(hidden ping) Delete both. You're right about the first one, and the second is not that likely of a typo; T and E are separated by R on a standard keyboard. 🌳 Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 07:43, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agree, it should have been Toothpasre or Toothpasye. Delete.DrinksOrCoffeetalkContribs 09:30, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mr./Mr Trump

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One redirects to Donald Trump, the other redirects to Trump (surname). They should both link to the same page (probably Donald Trump, as most people will be searching for his article). 🌳 Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 05:58, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, in concurrence with the consensus-backed primary topic. BarntToust 18:01, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@BarntToust can you clarify please - the nomination seeks to retarget one or both of the two redirects so that they point to the same target, deletion has not been proposed. Thryduulf (talk) 20:46, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ahem, sorry. In support of both terms linking to Donald Trump because "Trump" is the primary topic by consensus's findings, and these redirects are spin-offs of this term. BarntToust 21:20, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2001 Nepal Murders

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I don't think this redirect is accurate even if it is the main murder in Nepal in 2001. The same user also created about 7 other redirects, some of which I will also nominated for deletion. Moritoriko (talk) 04:59, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can I bundle these all together somehow? Moritoriko (talk) 05:10, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but AFAIK you have to do it manually and can't use twinkle. You have to use the multi=yes template shown at Wikipedia:RFD#How_to_list_a_redirect_for_discussion. I am bad at usernames (talk | contribs) 15:46, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Moritoriko: To bundle them all together, you can also use the User:Qwerfjkl/scripts/massXFD script, if you install it to your common.js. 🌳 Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 01:49, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This comment is specifically for 2001royal family massacre:

Page name isn't even properly formatted in addition to previous page issues Moritoriko (talk) 05:11, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

- Steel1943 (talk) 20:10, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I have merged these discussions together, but had to do a minor bit of comment refactoring to allow it to make sense (which goes against WP:TPO, so having to do a bit of WP:IAR to make this work). @Moritoriko and I am bad at usernames: Feel free to yell at me for whatever issues my refactoring caused (though I'm hoping there are no issues). Steel1943 (talk) 20:10, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Bless you for this, I will only yell nice things at you. <3 Moritoriko (talk) 23:15, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep all except the incorrectly spaced one. They seem reasonably direct. PARAKANYAA (talk) 03:22, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Trinidad and Tobago–Turkey relations

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This was a declined prod turned into a redirect. I don't think this is an appropriate redirect target. A better one would be Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago. LibStar (talk) 23:08, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Government House utilitarianism

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Nonsense redirect target; prior redirect makes some sense albeit the term is ambiguous (see [26]) but the content added by @Jarry1250: to the section redirected to has been removed. Something needs to be done; if there are no objections simply deletion (for now). Prototyperspective (talk) 22:46, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sungkai language

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Delete Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: delete

Lorde (Ella Yelich-O'Connor)

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 10#Lorde (Ella Yelich-O'Connor)

MacKenzie Carpenter

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Perhaps it ought to - haven't looked into that yet - but this individual does not appear in the linked article. It seems several entries I'd expect to be in that list are omitted, so perhaps there are criteria this one doesn't meet. She has a song which features someone notable, Midland, titled "I Wish You Would", but this has no reason to redirect to this list as it stands. For all I know this individual is notable and should have an article, and nobody has bothered, but I am not experienced in writing country music biographies. mftp dan oops 15:29, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jax 0677: and @MFTP Dan: Please note that Valory Music Group is a redirect, which targets Big Machine Records (which is where the artist is mentioned). CycloneYoris talk! 02:28, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies for not trying the link. mftp dan oops 02:31, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. CycloneYoris talk! 04:16, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Leybach

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Keep Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: keep

KWFT (AM)

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 10#KWFT (AM)

Wikipedia:LOCKED

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Because of the discussion with WP:LOCK at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 July 21 § Wikipedia:LOCK (result was disambiguate), this redirect should be retargeted to the now disambiguation page WP:LOCK. Justjourney (talk | contribs) 00:06, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sonic the Head chog

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Delete Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: speedy delete

Song it the Head Chog

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Umm, meow?

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Song it

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Wikipedia:RSP/VALNET

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2019 Coahuila Challenger 604 Crash

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 9#2019 Coahuila Challenger 604 Crash

Antisocial Personality and Co.

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Chargers

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Template:C book and others

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Warluigi

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Republic of Balochistan

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Men Gone Their Own Way

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Chinese invasion of Taiwan

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Horse shampoo

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Cade Clair

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Redirect from an artist to a genre. Not mentioned in the target. We have mentions at Look Don't Touch, Shake That Shit!, XIII Sorrows, and a few others, but none seems obviously the main topic to redirect to. Rusalkii (talk) 22:46, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

KenTacoHut

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 9#KenTacoHut

Valea Pietrei Mici

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Stinko

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 9#Stinko

Wannafucks

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30/500

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Whimpering Wastes

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Dictyoglomus

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Split or bespoke decisions Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: swapped

First fire

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 7#First fire

Bartholemew Kuma

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Retarget Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: retarget

Wikipedia:6P

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Vlad p

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Delete Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: speedy delete

Hana Adamcová

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How big is wikipedia

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Delete Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: Delete * Pppery * it has begun... 03:12, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oronzo Bacci

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V-Cube 10

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Delete Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: Delete * Pppery * it has begun... 03:12, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

K.u:K. Armee

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#K.u:K. Armee

Anti-Israel protests on university campuses in the United States

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#Anti-Israel protests on university campuses in the United States

Welcome to Wikipedia

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 6#Welcome to Wikipedia

The Wikipedia page

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Delete Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: delete

Stacy Liu

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 4#Stacy Liu

Thousand Faces

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Disambiguate Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: disambiguate

Filmi music

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#Filmi music

All India Council for Technical Education (India)

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No consensus Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was: no consensus

"Body", "Cosmetic", "Personal care" treatment

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Vichy water

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#Vichy water

Sulphur bath

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#Sulphur bath

Contamination of drinking water

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Safe for drinking water

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#Safe for drinking water

Infused [Ww]ater

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#Infused [Ww]ater

Wall pressure

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Desalination membrane

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#Desalination membrane

RO/DI

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 5#RO/DI

Portable Water

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Packaged drinking water

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"War on tap water" and "War against water"

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Fruit and vegetable juices

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List of sexualities

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 9#List of sexualities

Wikipedia:MN

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WP:MN pointed to Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Noticeboard from 2006 to 2018. It was then redirected to Wikipedia:Notability (music)#Criteria for musicians and ensembles and currently points there. It has received about 1200 pageviews since 2018. Editors from Wikipedia:WikiProject Minnesota have requested that the shortcut point to that project as MN is the standard abbreviation for the state. A discussion at the notability guideline's talkpage did not find consensus. gobonobo + c 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep per my comments in the linked discussion - Shortcuts being ambiguous is very common and not a problem. What is a problem is retargetting well-used shortcuts as this just causes confusion when one person refers to it (not necessarily linked) expecting it to still target the original location (how often do you check the targets of shortcuts you use frequently) at the same time as others refer to it expecting it to point at the new location. Editing long-closed discussions to change the target of redirects like this is disruptive makework. The incomming links for this redirect I spot check all clearly intend the current location. Deletion would just break things for no benefit to anybody. Thryduulf (talk) 21:36, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Retarget to Wikipedia:WikiProject Minnesota as a short and logical shortcut to a project that needs one. I'm not buying an argument that it's a sensible shortcut for the current target. When referring to notability, the N comes first, not last (eg: WP:NBAND, WP:NALBUM). Employing a hatnote (especially with an explanatory note that it was the previous target) would resolve any confusion for anyone following old music-related links. -- Tavix (talk) 22:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep – This has been used as a shortcut to WP:MUSICBIO etc. in discussions and presumably in edit summaries for many years now. What Thryduulf said. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 03:49, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disambiguate due to being old, and this most likely has excessive edit summary linking, which cannot be changed. I do sympathize with the nominator, but it seems this is now the best solution. Steel1943 (talk) 04:00, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Retarget or Disambiguate – "NY" goes to the WikiProject New York (state). I do not see any reason for MN not to redirect to WikiProject Minnesota. The Minnesota User Group is trying to rekindle interest and develop new projects after going dark after COVID-19. This means rebuilding the infrastructure and making finding resources on Wikipedia for Minnesotans and those wishing to help on Minnesota topics more straightforward.
As per my original comments: The original link was created in 2006 to redirect to "WikiProject Music/Noticeboard" which is currently inactive. A redirect to "MN" made sense for "Music/Noticeboard." It makes little sense to for WP:MN to go to "Criteria for musicians and ensembles" it appears someone just coopted it. As @Pingnova pointed out the section already has three shortcuts and WP:MN is not listed as one of them supporting the idea that it was just taken.
It is important to point out that the shortcut WP:MN has been used only 96 times since 2006. However the shortcuts WP:BAND, WP:MUSICBIO, & WP:SINGER each has been used thousands of times. The comment that MN is a "well-used shortcut" does not play out according to the evidence. Keeping a "MN" as short link "Criteria for musicians and ensembles" appears to be nothing more than link hoarding or pride. If it is a case of the latter then remove it from "Criteria for musicians and ensembles" and send to a Disambiguate page, so then no one will be happy. Myotus (talk) 03:20, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Rusalkii (talk) 05:51, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris talk! 07:04, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: In lieu of a no-consensus close, let's try one more time. Keep as is, retarget to WikiProject Minnesota, or disambiguate?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Rusalkii (talk) 01:42, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Per my original comments, retarget to WikiProject Minnesota. Old redirects can be automatically updated to the notability page with a bot, and considering it was used less than 100 times for its original purpose, I don't think it was ever that popular of a shortcut for the original target. Additionally, other US state WikiProjects have their postal abbreviation as a shortcut, which makes sense, because inside and outside the States they are frequently referred to by their two-letter abbreviation in text and verbally. It makes sense for the MN WikiProject to have the WP:MN shortcut. The current main shortcut WP:MINN is an extremely uncommon abbreviation for the state name that's also depreciated in most style guides because it isn't the US Post Code official abbreviation, and thus it's also little-known domestically and internationally, and isn't anyone's first (or even second or third) thought for a web shortcut. While WP:WPMN uses the best-known abbreviation, it appears confusingly redundant. There are no other more notable uses of the abbreviation MN than the state. This change makes sense. Pingnova (talk) 00:20, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Retarget per Pingnova. Worgisbor (congregate) 17:04, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Citation templates

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