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There are certain circumstances where a redirect, DAB entry or hatnote may be needed.
A redirect, DAB entry or hatnote is generally needed in the following cases:
A DAB entry is generally needed in these cases though a redirect may not be. Such redirect may be considered harmless but it may be pointless to create them.
A DAB entry is generally needed in these cases though a redirect may not be. Such redirect may be kept if they have substantial edit history or were the former location of an article for a reasonable amount of time.
If a term has a particular target that would be more useful than the search results such as a proper noun going to a broader topic (like a WP:1E to the event or a NN song going to an album or the artist) or a plural going to its singular its often better to have a redirect rather than readers getting a list of articles that contain the term/who's content contains the term, if a term is vague/ambiguous/generic its often better not to point these to any article or sometimes even to have a DAB page as the search results are often more helpful however if there is a specific topic that would otherwise be located at the title a DAB page may be needed at the base name to prevent a WP:PRECISION error even though if the specific topic didn't exist a red link may be more helpful, a red link that takes the reader to search results is far less of a WP:SURPRISE than an obscure article at the base name which can also be a mislink magnet as it shows up blue when WP:OVERLINKED instead of showing up red which would be more likely to be noticed thus avoiding an WP:EASTEREGG link.
This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
There are certain circumstances where a redirect, DAB entry or hatnote may be needed.
A redirect, DAB entry or hatnote is generally needed in the following cases:
A DAB entry is generally needed in these cases though a redirect may not be. Such redirect may be considered harmless but it may be pointless to create them.
A DAB entry is generally needed in these cases though a redirect may not be. Such redirect may be kept if they have substantial edit history or were the former location of an article for a reasonable amount of time.
If a term has a particular target that would be more useful than the search results such as a proper noun going to a broader topic (like a WP:1E to the event or a NN song going to an album or the artist) or a plural going to its singular its often better to have a redirect rather than readers getting a list of articles that contain the term/who's content contains the term, if a term is vague/ambiguous/generic its often better not to point these to any article or sometimes even to have a DAB page as the search results are often more helpful however if there is a specific topic that would otherwise be located at the title a DAB page may be needed at the base name to prevent a WP:PRECISION error even though if the specific topic didn't exist a red link may be more helpful, a red link that takes the reader to search results is far less of a WP:SURPRISE than an obscure article at the base name which can also be a mislink magnet as it shows up blue when WP:OVERLINKED instead of showing up red which would be more likely to be noticed thus avoiding an WP:EASTEREGG link.