User talk:Ryangibsonstewart

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Piping links to redirects

Quick question: I notice you have a to do item for piping characters last names. Why? Links to redirects are A-OK. That's what redirects are for. I've noticed a lot of people changing them, but it seems like more trouble than it's worth. We watch double redirects pretty closely. The only reason I can really think is that we might need a disambig page at some point, but how likely are they to introduce a second character named "Niki"?

I'm honestly just asking because I'd be more than happy to help if there's a reason, but it currently has me kind of baffled. There's nothing inherently wrong with a link to a redirect. (In fact, the other wiki I hang out at actually has a preference against piping links.)--Hardvice (talk) 23:46, 28 November 2006 (EST)

• Thanks for your comment ... I'm kinda new to Wiki, and I just thought that's how it was supposed to be done. I'm glad to know that it doesn't have to be "correct" on each page... Plus makes my job easier! Thanks for staying on top of things! Ryangibsonstewart 23:50, 28 November 2006 (EST)
  • Heh. I was just wondering since I've seen a lot of people doing it. I honestly thought maybe I was missing something, and if I was, then we need to change our Help pages, since they say links to redirects are fine.--Hardvice (talk) 23:53, 28 November 2006 (EST)
• So, if I just changed "The Algorithm" to "The algorithm", I don't have to go and find every page that links to the previous formatting and change it? I can leave them all to redirect? ... Oh, thank heavens! Ryangibsonstewart 23:53, 28 November 2006 (EST)
  • Yup! That's why I left all the redirects alone when we moved stuff back a couple weeks ago. Either The Algorithm or the algorithm goes the same place. Makes it much easier for both reader and writer!--Hardvice (talk) 23:54, 28 November 2006 (EST)
  • The only one we'll want to change is Template:Research. That way, the self links will bold.--Hardvice (talk) 23:56, 28 November 2006 (EST)