Talk:Beneteau Oceanis 281

Link transparency
Raked stem should not link to Stem (ship), and reverse transom should not link to Transom (nautical), any more than gaff cutter should link to cutter. It should be written as gaff cutter. This has nothing to do with favouring redirects over pipes. It's about usefulness. Nobody wants to click on a link to find out it is not what they thought. --Cornellier (talk) 23:02, 30 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Raked stem redirects to Stem (ship), because it specifically describes raked stems: There are two styles of stems: plumb and raked. When the stem comes up from the water, if it is perpendicular to the waterline it is "plumb". If it is inclined at an angle to the waterline it is "raked". Reverse transom redirects to Transom (nautical) because it specifically describes reverse transoms: A reverse transom is angled from the waterline forwards. These redirects are entirely accurate and appropriate, which is why they are used in hundreds of articles. WP:NOTBROKEN precisely explains this situation and why these redirects should not be removed and replaced with direct links: There is usually nothing wrong with linking to redirects to articles. Some editors are tempted, upon finding a link to a redirect page, to bypass the redirect and point the link directly at the target page. However, changing to a piped link is beneficial only in a few cases. Piping links solely to avoid redirects is generally a time-wasting exercise that can actually be detrimental. It is almost never helpful to replace with. You would need to make a very good case to disregard this guideline. - Ahunt (talk) 23:12, 30 January 2021 (UTC)