Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2008 March 14

March 14
This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on March 14, 2008

List of Justice League episodes/In Blackest Night → List of Justice League episodes
The result of the debate was delete.  Wizardman  17:47, 22 March 2008 (UTC) Unnecessary redirect, does not help anyone in search at all, so it should be Deleted Gman124 (talk) 16:11, 14 March 2008 (UTC) 'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'
 * nothing links to this link, anyway.Gman124 (talk) 16:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unlikely search term. B.Wind (talk) 06:07, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Nicholas chamberlaine → Nicholas Chamberlaine
The result of the debate was keep.  Wizardman  17:46, 22 March 2008 (UTC) This redirect is of no use. It is a name of a person that should only be capitalised. I guess that the name of the page was originally formed with a typo. I think that this redirect should be deleted. Snowman (talk) 10:01, 14 March 2008 (UTC) 'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'
 * Keep - plausible typo when searching. Scog (talk) 19:47, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * But, a search with a small "c" will find the right page. Snowman (talk) 20:47, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Not if you hit 'go' rather than 'search'. I don't see the harm that this redirect is doing, and I can think of plausible cases in which it would be useful. Given that redirects are cheap, I don't see the point in deleting it. Scog (talk) 21:45, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * That explanation is incorrect. If you hit go, the mediawiki will default to a search when there is no exact matching (the exception being with the first capital letter) name for a page. In the absences of a "Nicholas chamberlain" redirect (the requested outcome here), on hitting go useing the search term "Nicholas chamberlain", the mediawiki will default to a search and give "Nicholas Chamberlain" at the top of the list of results. It does harm as a potential cause of confusion and linkage mistakes. Snowman (talk) 10:47, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Useful redirect - this type of typo occurs often. Redirects are cheap. B.Wind (talk) 06:09, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * What use does it have? No one has given a valid use so far here. This is a persons name and should only be capitalised. It is uncommon to make this sort of redirect for peoples names intentionally? The redirect from "Nicholas chaimberlain" is cheap and wrong, and a potential cause of errors. Snowman (talk) 10:47, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It is also cheap to remove a redirect. Snowman (talk) 12:26, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: there are over half a million biographies on the wiki. Very few have capialisation redirects. Search, or press Go, for "Paul allen" and you will get a default search with Paul Allen at the top of the search list (unless someone makes a redirect). Snowman (talk) 12:33, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: There is an added complication with this redirect (which I expect many people are not aware of unless you are local) because the search target might be "Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College" for which the original "Nicholas chamberlain" link was made. The original page was made for the school and not for the person. Snowman (talk) 20:19, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * If there are multiple articles with Nicholas Chamberlaine or very similar names, creating Nicholas Chamberlaine (disambiguation) would render that argument moot. Note that there is no article named Nicholas Chamberlain as of this writing.B.Wind (talk) 16:48, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * What Wikipedia policy is the redirect in question violating that requires its deletion? I see none here. If it does, as Snowman claims, will this editor be just as deligent with the millions of similar redirects with "case errors", or is there a reason specific to this one? WP:IDONTLIKEIT is not a valid policy for deletion, and yet this seems to be the only one cited here in favor of erasure of this redirect article.B.Wind (talk) 16:48, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * There is an article at Nicholas Chamberlaine and Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College. The school is sometimes called "Nicholas Chamberlaine" for short. The capitalisation spelling link is confusing. What policy are you using to say it should not be deleted?  Dab pages are not usually made for only two pages. Snowman (talk) 17:13, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You mean besides WP:R? Your assertion above seems more of a case of an unwillingness to put an tag, or one of its siblings, on the Nicholas Chamberlaine article for disambiguation and not a real argument for deletion of a useful redirect. Use the template on the biographical article and it eliminates the real confusion factor that seems to be the basis of your objection. B.Wind (talk) 19:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)