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I just wanted to get an idea as to whether you have any plans to change the way the OBD file types are set up in the wiki (e.g. OBD:AKVA). Here's why I ask: if you're planning on leaving them that way, do you think these pages should have redirects, so typing AKVA in the search box takes you to OBD:AKVA? Because right now there are a number of redlinks being generated from references to <nowiki>[[AKVA]]</nowiki> and such throughout the wiki. So either those redlinks should be removed or redirects should be placed at those namespaces. Which do you prefer? --[[User:Iritscen|Iritscen]] 20:45, 28 February 2008 (CET) | I just wanted to get an idea as to whether you have any plans to change the way the OBD file types are set up in the wiki (e.g. OBD:AKVA). Here's why I ask: if you're planning on leaving them that way, do you think these pages should have redirects, so typing AKVA in the search box takes you to OBD:AKVA? Because right now there are a number of redlinks being generated from references to <nowiki>[[AKVA]]</nowiki> and such throughout the wiki. So either those redlinks should be removed or redirects should be placed at those namespaces. Which do you prefer? --[[User:Iritscen|Iritscen]] 20:45, 28 February 2008 (CET) | ||
:It's a bit ironic how you keep asking my advice or permission about trivial things while making tons of controversial edits all over the place. Surely you could use the talk page to announce the changes you're about to make. That would make your choices less compulsive and personal overall. | |||
:It's inaccurate of you to cite [[AKVA]] as an example of a redlink. There's been a redirect for it along with the other "filetype" 4CCs for about a year now. As for the other 4CCs ([[OBJC]], [[VLME]], [[SNDG]], etc), they obviously ought to be set up, resolving duplicates such as [[CONS]] or [[TURR]] when needed. | |||
::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 19:59, 29 February 2008 (CET) | |||
:"no chibi page!! Where is the relevance? Stop polluting Orphaned Pages!" There's an apparent confusion here between "Orphaned pages" and "Wanted pages". [[Chibi]] is definitely not orphaned, since e.g. this page links there. However, it will be listed as a "wanted" page, with all the more weight as there are many links to it. | |||
:Clearly, I would advise you to ignore the "Orphaned pages" altogether: they're irrelevant to the public, so there's no reason why they should bother you. It's the "Wanted pages" (a.k.a. "redlinks") that can help you expand the wiki in a natural way: please focus on these (but do ''not'' exterminate them). | |||
:As for Wikipedia (isn't WP supposed to stand for [[Wilderness Preserve]]? prefer "wp"), linking to it directly cancels the initiative (my initiative) to develop some independent and unique added value on the respective topics, since they're no longer "wanted". | |||
:Point is, you're totally oblivious of what's going through the head of someone who adds a redlink. Take [[megalomania]] for example. Aspects of it could and should be discussed in relation to a certain Oni character and possibly a certain song by MUSE. | |||
:In virtually every case, prefer a stub that holds a link to Wikipedia to an in-place substitution of a redlink with a link to Wikipedia. Don't take me wrong. Wikipedia is all right, but you're burning bridges if you link to it that way. Please reconsider. | |||
:A stub is better since it keeps our wiki's navigation self-contained (with archiving in mind), all while linking to Wikipedia as an alternative database. | |||
:On another note, right now you link to the English Wikipedia like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexille THIS], whereas the proper way to link to it from a Mediawiki project is [[wikipedia:Vexille|THIS]]. | |||
::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 19:59, 29 February 2008 (CET) | |||