User:Theoldsparkle/s4


 * 1) We have only one topic that could reasonably be referred to as just "Season 4." It is a titled work, of which "Season 4" is the official and explicit title. It is reasonable that a user who wants to read about this titled work would search for "Season 4", in the same way that a user who wants to read about the work titled "Macbeth" would search for "Macbeth." The fact that the work titled "Season 4" is a TV episode is irrelevant; the exact same argument would apply if "Season 4" were the title of a book, film, or other work.
 * 2) There are many TV shows which have had fourth seasons. These seasons are not titled works. They are referred to, among other names, as "season 4", within the context of the particular show. It is extremely unlikely that a user who wants to read about season 4 of The Unit would search for "Season 4", because any such user would realize that there are many TV shows with fourth seasons, and it would be necessary to search in a more specific context. If he did choose to comb through the search results, he would find The Unit (season 4) listed 96th.
 * 3) The current state of the Season 4 so-called disambiguation page reflects that there is only one topic, the titled work referenced in point #1, which is reasonably likely to be referred to out-of-context as simply "Season 4."
 * 4) If Season 4 (30 Rock) were moved to Season 4, and a hatnote linking to the "Season 4" search results were placed there, the experience of the user described in point #2 (who probably does not exist but nevertheless may require pandering to) would be virtually unaffected, in that he would still be one click away from those search results. Meanwhile, users seeking the titled work "Season 4" wouldn't be sent through a completely unnecessary one-entry "disambiguation" page.
 * 5) Here are all the similar cases I could find (regardless of whether I agree with how they're handled): Season 1 redirects to Season One, about a DVD and live album. Season 2 goes nowhere, but should (via move or redirect) go to Season 2 (album), which doesn't even show up in the first 100 search results for "Season 2." Season 5 redirects to Aes Dana (ambient group), which has an album titled Season 5. Season Eight redirects to Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, a comic book series. Season 20, for some reason, redirects to The Simpsons (season 20). Theoldsparkle (talk) 16:04, 2 May 2012 (UTC)