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→‎Bad redirects: ick. Did I even proof read this? (sadly yes, also thanks for pointing out the capitalism thing. I don't really want to pay for this policy.)
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==Bad redirects==
==Bad redirects==
*'''Misspellings and capitalization redirects''': Redirects are not to be used to idiot-proof this wiki. Additionally, capitalization redirects are pointless because any SmashWiki search will automatically fix any capitalization mistake made, if a match is found.
*'''Misspelling and capitalization redirects''': Redirects are not to be used to idiot-proof this wiki. Additionally, capitalization redirects are pointless because any SmashWiki search will automatically fix any capitalization mistake made, if a match is found.
*'''When the article's subject's name has an obscure or previously unknown alternate term''': If you don't think too many people know the article's subject by a certain name, that probably means that you shouldn't create a redirect from that title.
*'''When the article's subject's name has an obscure or previously unknown alternate term''': If you don't think too many people know the article's subject by a certain name, that probably means that you shouldn't create a redirect from that title.
*'''When the article already has many similar redirects''': The goal is not to over-saturate articles with pointless redirects that no one will use. Creating different "versions" of redirects to the same article is generally not helpful.  
*'''When the article already has many similar redirects''': The goal is not to over-saturate articles with pointless redirects that no one will use. Creating different "versions" of redirects to the same article is generally not helpful.  
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