. Participants here are fairly split, but do I find the arguments for keeping/retargeting to the noticeboard archive to be stronger; still, in a vacuum, I'd probably relist in the hope of finding a stronger consensus. That being said, this was discussed very recently, with the previous RfD having been closed a mere three weeks ago. The redirect was unfortunately never tagged for that discussion, so perhaps it makes sense to have had some back and forth over it since. Process-wise, that lends value to this discussion, despite having been opened so recently to the previous one.
:With that in mind, there are a few ways to look at this. One is on its own, in a vacuum, as noted above, but I think we do ourselves a disservice to artificially put aside such a recent discussion. I think a more proper way to view this current discussion, given all the caveats above, is as a continuation and pseudo-DRV of the previous one. Time enough has passed that the facts on the ground have changed somewhat, so I think that's a fair consideration. In that light, I don't see a consensus here to overturn the discussion from three weeks ago, and continue to find the arguments for pointing to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 220#Daily Mail RfC to be stronger. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 14:49, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
{{Oldrfdlist|Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 December 26#Wikipedia:DAILYMAIL|Redirect all to the RfC}}
Redirect to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 220#Daily Mail RfC (again).
This was decided at the previous RfD (opened December 26, closed 3 January), but one editor is of the opinion that the previous RfD did not decide this issue because there was another, later RfC.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ADAILYMAIL&type=revision&diff=877743640&oldid=874322772][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ADAILYMAIL&type=revision&diff=877804793&oldid=877743640][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ADAILYMAIL&type=revision&diff=877851466&oldid=877804793] Also see [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AReliable_sources%2FNoticeboard%2FArchive_220&type=revision&diff=877876549&oldid=857831408]
I am relisting it and notifying all who participated in the last RfD. The only alternative that I can see would be edit warring.
I will leave it up to someone who is uninvolved to decide what to do here. My choice would be a WP:SNOW close this as already having been decided. Guy Macon (talk) 13:48, 11 January 2019 (UTC) (Edited for clarity 14:12, 11 January 2019 (UTC))
- This should obviously be targeted to somewhere that all the debates are summarised, and the perennial page seems the obvious one to me. The previous RfD discussion happened when there was a single large RfC: now there are two, the second much larger than the first and incorporating new data on editorship and so on. The obvious target now is the perennial page, where both RfCs are listed along with other discussions.
: Second choice would be to the archive of the newer RfC. Or we could move all debates about the Mail from the time-based archives to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive - Daily Mail or something. It's nothing to do with thinking the previous RfC didn't settle it, the facts have changed. Directing only to the original RfC makes no sense in the light of subsequent debate. Guy (Help!) 13:54, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
- As per the above, we need some centralised place for the DM debates and RFCs, and it should point there. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:36, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
- I strongly disagree with this redirect going to any summary. Many people (including many people on other sites) have already used the redirect to link to the RfC and it shouldn't go to another page that they did not intend to link to. Given the contentious nature of the Daily Mail ban, I really think the link should go to the official close, not to anyone's summary of it.
:The RfC at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_220#Daily_Mail_RfC already has a link to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#2nd RfC: The Daily Mail at the very top, so the interested reader can easily find both.
:The second RfC is a bit malformed. The first RfC is much clearer.
:We have no guarantee that Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources#Daily Mail will link to the two RfCs forever. Like any other Wikipedia page, it can be changed by anyone, and the change would not be obvious to those of us who are interested in where these redirects should go.
:Moving the first RfC is a bit of a problem. While many people (including many people on other sites) have already used the redirect to link to the RfC. many others have directly liked to the first RfC.
:When I link to, say, WP:BRD or WP:1AM, I don't expect my link to silently change to going somewhere else, and I don't want to have to watch every redirect to see if it gets changed. Heavily linked redirects should be stable. --Guy Macon (talk) 14:56, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
- Retarget to {{sectionlink|Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources|Daily Mail}}. There are two RfCs on the Daily Mail, and the first one doesn't provide full context for the current community consensus. If an editor volunteers to write a new essay that interprets both of the RfCs in more detail than the perennial sources entry, and includes the verbatim closing summaries of both RfCs, then I would support retargeting the shortcut there. — Newslinger talk 14:59, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
- Seems to me we should re target to the last RFC we have had (as I am sure we have not seen the last one).Slatersteven (talk) 15:07, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
- Re-target to RSPS seems fine. Target to either of the RfCs also seems fine, so long as they link to each other. Making an IAR RfC dab is also fine. Whatever means we don't have to spend any more time having discussions about our discussions about our discussions. GMGtalk 15:35, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
:* Love the above idea. Brilliant! Don't want any existing redirects changed to point to it, because many people have already used those redirects to point to something else, and we should not alter the meaning of their posts. --Guy Macon (talk) 16:14, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
::: That amounts to "never change any redirects ever". Historical stuff is historical, the most common use of this going forward is going to be in sourcing discussions for articles. Guy (Help!) 16:56, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
- Redirect to {{sectionlink|Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources|Daily Mail}} - This target, which is part of an explanatory supplement to a guideline (not an essay), has been vetted by the community and provides essential context about this blacklisted source. Specifically, 34 previous discussions and two RfCs are linked from WP:RSP, making it the most informative target imaginable. Linking to an isolated RfC does not help contributors who would otherwise benefit from a more thorough examination of this source. RSP has proven to be a very useful resource. Creating another metapage is not desirable per WP:NOTBUREAU. - MrX 🖋 18:57, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
- Redirect to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 220#Daily Mail RfC (the first RfC), to avoid changing the meaning of existing links which refer specifically to this RfC and not whatever the current consensus happens to be. Perhaps WP:DAILYMAIL2 should be used for the second RfC. I also support Guy Macon's [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_220&type=revision&diff=877876549&oldid=857831408&diffmode=source addition of a note], and it may be appropriate to include a link to RSP as well. –dlthewave ☎ 23:51, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
- Redirect to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources#Daily Mail. That page provides summaries and links to the past RfCs so it would be always up-to-date. I don't understand how existing uses of the shortcut could be a problem because "per WP:DAILYMAIL" is easily understood as "per whatever was the latest consensus on it when the edit/comment was made". Nardog (talk) 00:00, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
- Redirect to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 220#Daily Mail RfC . Best to redirect to an RFC over a essay that holds no weight, is hard to read and navigate ...and just leads (links) to the RFC anyways. Lots of targets already made best not to change the intended target of many many pass debates --Moxy (talk) 13:12, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
- Redirect to {{sectionlink|Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources|Daily Mail}} best option that I can think of, since there have been several RfCs. L293D (☎ • ✎) 03:50, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
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