Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2008 October 18

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

Election of 1968 → United States presidential election, 1968
The result of the debate was Retarget to 1968 election. Tikiwont (talk) 09:47, 27 October 2008 (UTC) Ambiguous redirect: suggests the US presidential election was the only election that took place in 1968, which is not the case (see Category:1968 elections). This could become a disambiguation page, but it's probably best deleted - the existing category is sufficient for that purpose. Terraxos (talk) 19:05, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Retarget to Category:1968 elections, as I believe that would be more appropriate than deletion. Knippschild (talk) 05:02, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * This would be a cross-namespace redirect, which is most highly discouraged. B.Wind (talk) 05:38, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Delete - too confusing a redirect as there would be multiple targets (note that 1968 was a momentous year internationally - see Czechoslavakia, for example). As stated above, redirecting to a category (or a template, for that matter) would be a cross-namespace redirect, which is discouraged in Wikipedia. B.Wind (talk) 05:38, 20 October 2008 (UTC) 'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'
 * Retarget to Category:1968 elections. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (talk) 21:12, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Retarget to 1968 election a disambiguation page that gets past the cross namespace objectsions. JASpencer (talk) 15:43, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Retarget to 1968 election. --UsaSatsui (talk) 19:18, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Lidia (2005) → 2005 Pacific hurricane season
 The result of the debate was Keep until an article is written. Tikiwont (talk) 09:52, 27 October 2008 (UTC) This makes it harder if ye do an article when Hurricane Max (2005) is finished. Leave Message orYellow Evan home 15:56, 18 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep - When/if a decent article gets made in a sandbox and is ready for publishing then im sure Juliancolton or one of the other Admins will delete the redirect. Jason Rees (talk) 02:11, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - until a new article on the Pacific tropical storm is written, a redirect is not only recommended, but practically required. Unprotected redirects can be easily overwritten. B.Wind (talk) 05:27, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep As B.Wind says, there is no need or reason to delete the pagehistory before overwriting the redirect with content if/when someone is so inclined.  Rossami (talk) 19:20, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

How am I going to do an article? Leave Message orYellow Evan home or User:Yellow Evan/Sandbox 00:08, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Just add the content to the page, or ask an administrator to delete it. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  00:17, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Or do it in a sandbox and then ask a administrator to move it when the time is right Jason Rees (talk)

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

D conf → Category:Diplomatic conferences
The result of the debate was Delete. While watching changes in the content of categories is a real problem in Wikipedia that isn't addressed by watchlisting, individual convenience isn't considered a sufficient reason to have a redirect in article space.Tikiwont (talk) 10:01, 27 October 2008 (UTC) Unlikely cross namespace redirect.  MBisanz  talk 04:15, 18 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete unlikely and useless cross namespace redirect. — Gavia immer (talk) 13:14, 18 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Per nom. Knippschild (talk) 04:49, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Helps me check on this category quickly sometimes. c'mon you guys, I need a few shortcuts. that's ok isn't it guys? ummm, guys?
 * All kidding aside, i did create the category, so a shortcut helps me check on it now and then. Is it possible to keep it? thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 14:05, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. Consider using bookmarks Knippschild (talk) 07:42, 21 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep/Delete: Unused redirect, but again maybe keep for convenience to the author. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (talk) 22:31, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi. thanks for your comment, and for your helpfulness on this. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 13:20, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'
 * Delete - "D conf" appears nowhere in any article in the category. An abbreviation to "facilitate" a cross-namespace redirect is still in violation of WP:NAME. To "check" on a category, one is advised to put the category in his/her watchlist. B.Wind (talk) 05:34, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Curently → Portal:Current events
The result of the debate was Retarget both to Current affairs. Tikiwont (talk) 10:05, 27 October 2008 (UTC) Misspelled, inappropriate, recent cross namespace redirect, no value  MBisanz  talk 04:14, 18 October 2008 (UTC) 'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'
 * Comment: The redirect was created from this one. If you delete Curently, then also delete Currently. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (talk) 10:12, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Retarget both to Current affairs, which has a link to the portal. --UsaSatsui (talk) 22:35, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Retarget both per UsaSatsui, although the proposed new target needs to be cleaned up to comply with MOS:DAB. B.Wind (talk) 02:39, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Csd/a7 → Criteria for speedy deletion
 The result of the debate was Delete.Tikiwont (talk) 10:12, 27 October 2008 (UTC) Improper cross-namespace redirect, meaningless for encyclopedic content.  MBisanz  talk 04:13, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'
 * Delete Per nom. Knippschild (talk) 04:59, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete malformed redirect that is only six months old and cannot be a title of an actual article in the foreseeable future. B.Wind (talk) 05:30, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete malformed redirect (bad structure). Shortcut WP:CSD already exists. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (talk) 18:51, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

CiteYourSourcesDebate → Wikipedia talk:Citing sources
The result of the debate was Keep. Tikiwont (talk) 10:14, 27 October 2008 (UTC) Improper cross namespace redirect, recently created so no historical page move attribution issues.  MBisanz  talk 04:12, 18 October 2008 (UTC) 'The above is preserved as the archive of a RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.'
 * Keep and tag with . Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (talk) 14:31, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep to preserve history of page move. B.Wind (talk) 02:44, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep as is. Again, this is where the content existed long before the creation of the separate namespaces and even before the software change that allowed us to move away from CamelCase.  Though currently orphaned, links are scattered all through pagehistories of the project.  There are also likely to be external links to this early policy development page.  There is no good reason to contribute to the problem of link rot.  Rossami (talk) 19:23, 23 October 2008 (UTC)