WikiQueer:Redirects for discussion/Header

Redirects for discussion (RfD) is the place where WikiQueerians decide what should be done with problematic redirects. Items sent here usually stay listed for a week or so, after which they are deleted by an administrator, kept, or retargeted.

Note: If all you want to do is replace a currently existing, unprotected redirect with an actual article, you do not need to list it here. Turning redirects into fleshed-out encyclopedic articles is wholly encouraged at WikiQueer. Be bold.

Note: If you want to move a page but a redirect to that page is preventing this, you do not need to list it here. Place a request in the appropriate section at WikiQueer:Requested moves and an administrator will perform the move for you.

Note: '''Redirects should not be deleted simply because they do not have any incoming links. Please do not list this as a reason to delete a redirect.' Redirects that do have incoming links are sometimes deleted as well, so it's not a necessary condition'' either. See When should we delete a redirect?

Old discussions are archived at WikiQueer:Redirects for discussion/Log.

Before listing a redirect for discussion
Before listing a redirect for discussion, please familiarize yourself with the following:


 * WikiQueer:Redirect – our general policy on what redirects are, why they exist, and how they are used.
 * WikiQueer:Criteria for speedy deletion – our policy on which pages can be deleted without discussion. The "General" and "Redirects" section apply here.
 * WikiQueer:Deletion policy – our deletion policy that describes how we delete things by consensus
 * WikiQueer:Guide to deletion – guidelines on discussion format and shorthands that also apply here

The guiding principles of RfD

 * The purpose of a good redirect is to eliminate the possibility that an average user will wind up staring blankly at a "Search results 1-10 out of 378" search page instead of the article they were looking for. If someone could plausibly enter the redirect's name when searching for the target article, it's a good redirect.
 * Redirects are cheap. Redirects take up minimal disk space and use very little bandwidth.  Thus, it doesn't really hurt things much if there are a few of them scattered around. On the flip side, deleting redirects is cheap since the deletion coding takes up minimal disk space and use very little bandwidth. There is no harm in deleting problematic redirects.
 * The default result of any RfD nomination which receives no other discussion is delete. Thus, a redirect nominated in good faith and in accordance with RfD policy will be deleted, even if there is no discussion surrounding that nomination.
 * Redirects nominated in contravention of WikiQueer:Redirect will be speedily kept.
 * RfD is not the place to resolve most editorial disputes. If you think a redirect should be targeted at a different article, discuss it on the talk pages of the current target article and/or the proposed target article.  However, for more difficult cases, this page can be a centralized discussion place for resolving tough debates about where redirects point.
 * Requests for deletion of redirects from one page's talk page to another page's talk page don't need to be listed here, as anyone can simply remove the redirect by blanking the page.
 * Try to consider whether or not a redirect would be helpful to the reader when discussing.

When should we delete a redirect?
See also: Policy on which redirects can be deleted immediately.

Closing notes

 * Details at: Administrator instructions for RfD.

Nominations should remain open, per policy, about a week before they are closed, unless they meet the general criteria for speedy deletion, the criteria for speedy deletion of a redirect, or are not valid redirect discussion requests (e.g. are actually move requests).

How to list a redirect for discussion
To list a redirect for discussion, follow this two-step process:


 * Please consider using What links here to locate other redirects that may be related to the one you are nominating. After going to the redirect target page and selecting "What links here" in the toolbox on the left side of your computer screen, select both "Hide transclusions" and "Hide links" filters to display the redirects to the redirect target page.
 * It is generally considered civil to notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the redirect that you are nominating the redirect. To find the main contributors, look in the page history of the redirect. For convenience, the template"" may be placed on the creator/main contributors' user talk page to provide notice of the discussion. Please replace RedirectName with the name of the redirect and use an edit summary such as: