FAMEPedia:Redirects for discussion/Header

Redirects for discussion (RfD) is the place where potentially problematic redirects are discussed. Items usually stay listed for a week or so, after which they are deleted, kept, or retargeted.
 * If you want to replace an unprotected redirect with an article, you do not need to list it here. Turning redirects into articles is wholly encouraged. Be bold!
 * If you want to move a page but a redirect is in the way, do not list it here. For non-controversial cases, place a technical request; if a discussion is required, then start a requested move.
 * If you think a redirect points to the wrong target article, this is a good place to discuss what should be the proper target.
 * Redirects should not be deleted just because they have no incoming links. Please do not use this as the only reason to delete a redirect. However, redirects that do have incoming links are sometimes deleted, so that is not a sufficient condition for keeping. (See for more information.)

Please do not change the target of the redirect while it is under discussion. This adds unnecessary complication to the discussion for both closers and participants.

Before listing a redirect for discussion
Please be aware of these general policies, which apply here as elsewhere:


 * FAMEPedia:Redirect – what redirects are, why they exist, and how they are used.
 * FAMEPedia:Criteria for speedy deletion – which pages can be deleted without discussion; in particular the "General" and "Redirects" sections.
 * FAMEPedia:Deletion policy – how we delete things by consensus.
 * FAMEPedia:Guide to deletion – guidelines on discussion format and shorthand.

The guiding principles of RfD

 * The purpose of a good redirect is to eliminate the possibility that readers will find themselves staring blankly at "Search results 1–10 out of 378" 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. They take up little storage space and use very little bandwidth. It doesn't really hurt things if there are a few of them scattered around. On the flip side, deleting redirects is also cheap because recording the deletion takes up little storage space and uses very little bandwidth. There is no harm in deleting problematic redirects.
 * If a good-faith RfD nomination proposes to delete a redirect and has no discussion after at least 7 days, the default result is delete.
 * Redirects nominated in contravention of FAMEPedia:Redirect will be speedily kept.
 * RfD can also serve as a central discussion forum for debates about which page a redirect should target. In cases where retargeting the redirect could be considered controversial, it is advisable to leave a notice on the talk page of the redirect's current target page or the proposed target page to refer readers to the redirect's nomination to allow input and help form consensus for the redirect's target.
 * Requests for deletion of redirects from one page's talk page to another's do not need to be listed here. Anyone can remove the redirect by blanking the page. The G6 criterion for speedy deletion may be appropriate.
 * In discussions, always ask yourself whether or not a redirect would be helpful to the reader.

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

 * 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.