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==Bad redirects== | ==Bad redirects== | ||
*''' | Redirects should not be used... | ||
*''' | *'''for 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 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 redirecting title could apply to more than one article''': In this case, a disambiguation article is the way to go, where all articles that the subject could be referencing art listed out and linked to. | ||
*''' | *'''on images, templates, and talk pages''': These should generally not have redirects made to them, although there are a slew of exceptions. | ||
*'''on other redirects''': Called a double redirect, usually this is a mistake or a result of moving an article. It can be rectified, usually, by simply redirecting the offending redirect to the target article. |
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