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Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2010 January 2#Batsy

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=January 2=

This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on January 2, 2010

==<span id="Basket of Puppies">Basket of Puppies</span>==

The result of the discussion was delete. Killiondude (talk) 23:41, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = Basket of Puppies }} → :Anthrax (band) (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Basket of Puppies|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Basket of Puppies|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

Respectfully request deletion of this redirect. I believe it is a hoax. Basket of Puppies 23:46, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

  • Keep. Not sure its a hoax, per se. I believe it refers to [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/anthrax/articles/story/5919145/anthrax_on_anthrax the statement] the band made around the time of the Anthrax terror scares, suggesting they could change their name to Basket Full of Puppies. Its simply a derivation of that name. Rockpocket 00:02, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • :I edit conflicted posting the same link, so I endorse the above comment. However, I'm not certain we need the nominated redirect, given that the correct name already redirects to the same target. — Gavia immer (talk) 00:08, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete. They didn't name themselves this, and just joked about it, as is clearly stated in the article. It's not their name, and in my opinion it's not appropriate to create a redirect to them as though it is. For that matter, the more precise term, "basket full of puppies", is also not appropriate. In the event anyone actually input this phrase, the wikipedia search engine results should display pages containing the words. YouWillBeAssimilated (talk) 04:41, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Given that the joke (which is mentioned at Anthrax (band)) uses the wording "Basket Full of Puppies", this redirect should be deleted. Basket Full of Puppies, on the other hand, should remain. Cnilep (talk) 17:56, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete, just a mistaken version of what is at this point a very unlikely search term.  Glenfarclas  (talk) 04:28, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete per Glenfarclas.Pcap ping 12:16, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete we don't need an incorrect link to an off-hand joke.--agr (talk) 20:07, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete, per nom. --MW talk contribs 02:13, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

The above is preserved as the archive of an RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.

==<span id="How does one edit a page/Redirect traffic from one page to another page">How does one edit a page/Redirect traffic from one page to another page</span>==

The result of the discussion was delete all. Killiondude (talk) 23:51, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = How does one edit a page/Redirect traffic from one page to another page }} → :Wikipedia:Redirect (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How does one edit a page/Redirect traffic from one page to another page|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How does one edit a page/Redirect traffic from one page to another page|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How do you edit an article }} → :Wikipedia:Your first article (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How do you edit an article|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How do you edit an article|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why was my page deleted? }} → :Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why was my page deleted?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why was my page deleted?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

Unuseful cross-namespace redirects. Why would an editor type a question into the search box? And should such behavior be encouraged? — The Man in Question (in question) 22:57, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

  • Delete all. These things come about because of misunderstandings as to what the search box is for. We already have a search engine with boxes to select if one wants to search articles, templates, help sections, etc. And in any event, normal users don't input something like, "how does one edit a page", as though he's talking to a sentient being. YouWillBeAssimilated (talk) 04:49, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete all - I do believe that cross-namespacing is something we should avoid, and this is not what the search box is supposed to be for. This is why we have welcome templates and deletion notifications, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 14:31, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete all as unnecessary and unhelpful cross-namespace redirects. Cnilep (talk) 17:59, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete all. They don't really help the user, and they play havoc with article maintenance lists (which is how I found this one).--Fabrictramp | talk to me 01:40, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

The above is preserved as the archive of an RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.

==<span id="What was I just thinking of">What was I just thinking of</span>==

The result of the discussion was delete. Killiondude (talk) 23:50, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = What was I just thinking of }} → :Train of thought (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What was I just thinking of|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What was I just thinking of|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

Silliness. Wikipedia cannot accommodate the notions of individual users. — The Man in Question (in question) 22:55, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

  • Delete. I suppose this has a barely plausible relation to the target, but it's better for the encyclopedia if queries like this return nothing at all, rather than trying to accommodate them with such targets. — Gavia immer (talk) 23:31, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete. Nonsensical, implausible, not helpful. This isn't a search engine or thesaurus helping people come up with words to match their thoughts. YouWillBeAssimilated (talk) 04:46, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete - Not really appropriate. I doubt the majority search for this actually hoping to find the target. It's probably better we don't have vague things like this, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 14:07, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete as above. But it would be kinda nice if it redirected to Special:Random. Si Trew (talk) 01:11, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

The above is preserved as the archive of an RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.

==<span id="Android (operating system">Android (operating system</span>==

The result of the discussion was delete. Killiondude (talk) 23:47, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = Android (operating system }} → :Android (operating system) (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Android (operating system|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Android (operating system|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

I cannot for the life of me figure out a reason for the creation of this. I asked the creator a little while ago (who could well be inactive/on wikibreak) but to no avail. On the surface, it seems like an implausible typo, but it does seem to have been created intentionally. I cannot figure out why it gets the page hits it does either, so I've brought it here for discussion. I'd propose deletion, because while harmless it ain't good practice have redirects for every disambiguated page less the final paren. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 22:05, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

  • Delete. Implausible and unhelpful. The willful creation of the article is confusing. — The Man in Question (in question) 22:10, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete. Implausible and unhelpful. YouWillBeAssimilated (talk) 04:52, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Yeah I think this was me, I am back from wiki break. Whenever I commit a typo, especially an easy typo or a type caused by a likely user behavior I create a redirect from the page to the final result of my search. I assume wikipedia works the way I want it to work, and whenever it doesn't it, I fix it by adding a helpful redirect. I think yall have between you presented a strong argument for many of the redirects I've made. They are at worst harmless, and they were very helpful for me, it's why I made them. I often make the same mistake twice. I make a point that everything is redirected to the mostly likely desired page. Wikipedia has awful, awful, awful search functionality. Fortunately it is very public, so google makes up for the poor search. But any user can help by making redirects such as the ones I do. But I am admitted inclusionist. Thank you for your time. Rant over. Mathiastck (talk) 11:00, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete per YouWillBeAssimilated.Pcap ping 12:18, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

The above is preserved as the archive of an RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.

==<span id="What Is The Name of This Book">What Is The Name of This Book</span>==

The result of the discussion was delete. Killiondude (talk) 23:43, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = What Is The Name of This Book }} → :Raymond Smullyan (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What Is The Name of This Book|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What Is The Name of This Book|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

See below, It also redirects to nonsense. December21st2012Freak Talk to me at ≈ 21:25, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

  • Delete. Not useful at all. — Gavia immer (talk) 21:34, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete per my nomination below. — The Man in Question (in question) 22:11, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Note: What is the name of this book? appears to be the title of a book that Raymond Smullyan wrote. -- Cat1205123 (talk) 02:22, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete. If it's the title of a book he wrote and is mentioned in this page, the search engine results will list pages that mention the book. There's not substantive information about the book on the author's page, and in the event some other page on Wikipedia mentions something about this book, this redirect will prevent users from finding it, because it overrides the search engine. That's why this practice should generally be avoided. YouWillBeAssimilated (talk) 05:31, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete - I agree. While it isn't nonsense, having redirects like this hinders article creation. I used to get really confused about this when I was new here, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 14:13, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

The above is preserved as the archive of an RfD nomination. Please do not modify it.

==<span id="What is wikipedia">What is wikipedia</span>==

{{anchor|How can a tram route cross a trolley bus route without short circuits}}

{{anchor|What is law}}

The result of the discussion was Delete, with the exception of Who is responsible for these pages. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 18:31, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = What is wikipedia }} → :Wikipedia (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is wikipedia|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is wikipedia|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is Criminology? }} → :Criminology (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is Criminology?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is Criminology?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is computer }} → :Computer (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is computer|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is computer|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is coding }} → :Computer programming (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is coding|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is coding|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is chromotography? }} → :Chromatography (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is chromotography?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is chromotography?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is Cash Cab? }} → :Cash Cab (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is Cash Cab?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is Cash Cab?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is Body Percussion? }} → :Hand percussion (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is Body Percussion?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is Body Percussion?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is Australias national flower }} → :Acacia pycnantha (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is Australias national flower|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is Australias national flower|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is a planet }} → :Definition of planet (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is a planet|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is a planet|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is ARGT }} → :Annual ryegrass toxicity (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is ARGT|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is ARGT|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is a spreadsheet }} → :Spreadsheet (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is a spreadsheet|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is a spreadsheet|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is a Civil Support Team? }} → :Civil Support Team (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is a Civil Support Team?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is a Civil Support Team?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is 007 }} → :James Bond (character) (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is 007|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is 007|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is entropy? }} → :Entropy (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is entropy?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is entropy?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is great compromise }} → :Connecticut Compromise (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is great compromise|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is great compromise|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is iInterlacing in Multimedia }} → :Interlace (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is iInterlacing in Multimedia|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is iInterlacing in Multimedia|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is in the sea }} → :Underwater (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is in the sea|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is in the sea|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is int }} → :Integer (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is int|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is int|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is interlacing in multimedia }} → :Interlace (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is interlacing in multimedia|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is interlacing in multimedia|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is Interlacing in Multimedia }} → :Interlace (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is Interlacing in Multimedia|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is Interlacing in Multimedia|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is intiger }} → :Integer (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is intiger|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is intiger|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is law }} → :Law (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is law|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is law|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is linear aeration }} → :Linear aeration (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is linear aeration|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is linear aeration|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is Mental Illness? }} → :Mental disorder (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is Mental Illness?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is Mental Illness?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is noun }} → :Noun (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is noun|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is noun|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is OSCAR care? }} → :Out of School Care and Recreation (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is OSCAR care?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is OSCAR care?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is pan-africanism }} → :Pan-Africanism (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is pan-africanism|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is pan-africanism|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is pitman arm }} → :Pitman arm (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is pitman arm|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is pitman arm|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is plot? }} → :Plot (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is plot?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is plot?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is programming language }} → :Programming language (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is programming language|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is programming language|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is radius }} → :Radius (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is radius|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is radius|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is rhinoplasty }} → :Rhinoplasty (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is rhinoplasty|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is rhinoplasty|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is the A380 plane }} → :Airbus A380 (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is the A380 plane|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is the A380 plane|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is the capital of England }} → :London (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is the capital of England|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is the capital of England|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is the name of the last harry potter book }} → :Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is the name of the last harry potter book|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is the name of the last harry potter book|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is the name of the last Harry Potter book? }} → :Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is the name of the last Harry Potter book?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is the name of the last Harry Potter book?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is torture? }} → :Torture (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is torture?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is torture?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is trigonometry used for? }} → :Trigonometry (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is trigonometry used for?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is trigonometry used for?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is a wiki }} → :Wiki (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is a wiki|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is a wiki|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What are bbmmorpgs }} → :Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What are bbmmorpgs|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What are bbmmorpgs|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What are planets }} → :Definition of planet (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What are planets|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What are planets|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What are pollutants }} → :Pollution (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What are pollutants|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What are pollutants|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What are tides }} → :Tide (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What are tides|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What are tides|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What's inside St. Paul's College, Hong Kong }} → :St. Paul's College, Hong Kong (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What's inside St. Paul's College, Hong Kong|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What's inside St. Paul's College, Hong Kong|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What's to know about China }} → :People's Republic of China (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What's to know about China|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What's to know about China|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Who is a Palestinian }} → :Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Who is a Palestinian|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Who is a Palestinian|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Who is black }} → :Black people (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Who is black|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Who is black|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Who is Howard Stern }} → :Howard Stern (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Who is Howard Stern|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Who is Howard Stern|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Who is responsible for these pages }} → :Wikipedia:Editorial oversight and control (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Who is responsible for these pages|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Who is responsible for these pages|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Who are the Power Rangers? }} → :List of Power Rangers (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Who are the Power Rangers?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Who are the Power Rangers?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Where is the Panchen Lama }} → :Panchen Lama (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Where is the Panchen Lama|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Where is the Panchen Lama|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Where is Suzuki Beane? }} → :Suzuki Beane (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Where is Suzuki Beane?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Where is Suzuki Beane?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Where are all the bees }} → :Colony collapse disorder (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Where are all the bees|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Where are all the bees|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Where are the bees }} → :Colony collapse disorder (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Where are the bees|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Where are the bees|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why is Inclement lethargic? }} → :Fatigue (medical) (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why is Inclement lethargic?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why is Inclement lethargic?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why is charcoal not an allotrope of coal }} → :Charcoal (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why is charcoal not an allotrope of coal|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why is charcoal not an allotrope of coal|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why is the sky blue }} → :Diffuse sky radiation (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why is the sky blue|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why is the sky blue|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why is the sky blue? }} → :Diffuse sky radiation (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why is the sky blue?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why is the sky blue?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How is a storm made }} → :Storm (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How is a storm made|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How is a storm made|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = When was paper first invented }} → :Paper (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:When was paper first invented|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|When was paper first invented|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = When was sky + launched in the UK }} → :Sky+ (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:When was sky + launched in the UK|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|When was sky + launched in the UK|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Who were The 1st divers in the world to dive amongst Great White Sharks without a cage }} → :1992 Cageless shark-diving expedition (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Who were The 1st divers in the world to dive amongst Great White Sharks without a cage|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Who were The 1st divers in the world to dive amongst Great White Sharks without a cage|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What were the causes of the Cold War }} → :Cold War (1947–1953) (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What were the causes of the Cold War|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What were the causes of the Cold War|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What were the causes of the Cold War? }} → :Cold War (1947–1953) (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What were the causes of the Cold War?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What were the causes of the Cold War?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What should I do with my life? }} → :Meaning of life (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What should I do with my life?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What should I do with my life?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Is it possible to justify war? }} → :War (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Is it possible to justify war?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Is it possible to justify war?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why do volcanoes erupt }} → :Volcano (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why do volcanoes erupt|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why do volcanoes erupt|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why does metal glow when hot? }} → :Black body (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why does metal glow when hot?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why does metal glow when hot?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why did the haganah get started }} → :Haganah (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why did the haganah get started|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why did the haganah get started|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why did world war two happen }} → :Causes of World War II (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why did world war two happen|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why did world war two happen|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why did Titanic sink? }} → :RMS Titanic (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why did Titanic sink?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why did Titanic sink?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = When did Charles La Trobe come to Australia? }} → :Charles La Trobe (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:When did Charles La Trobe come to Australia?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|When did Charles La Trobe come to Australia?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = When did harriet tubman escape from slavery }} → :Harriet Tubman (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:When did harriet tubman escape from slavery|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|When did harriet tubman escape from slavery|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = When did charles 1 try to arrest john pym }} → :John Pym (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:When did charles 1 try to arrest john pym|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|When did charles 1 try to arrest john pym|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = When does midnight sun come out }} → :Midnight Sun (novel) (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:When does midnight sun come out|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|When does midnight sun come out|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Where did the guitar originate from }} → :Guitar (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Where did the guitar originate from|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Where did the guitar originate from|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Where does potassium occur? }} → :Potassium (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Where does potassium occur?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Where does potassium occur?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What does les mean }} → :LES (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What does les mean|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What does les mean|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What does 'lorem ipsum' mean }} → :Lorem ipsum (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What does 'lorem ipsum' mean|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What does 'lorem ipsum' mean|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How can I build a Wiki of my own }} → :Wiki (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How can I build a Wiki of my own|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How can I build a Wiki of my own|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How can a tram route cross a trolley bus route without short circuits }} → :Overhead lines (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How can a tram route cross a trolley bus route without short circuits|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How can a tram route cross a trolley bus route without short circuits|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How do you play chess? }} → :Rules of chess (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How do you play chess?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How do you play chess?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How do igneous rock form }} → :Igneous rock (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How do igneous rock form|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How do igneous rock form|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How does one edit a page/Name new pages }} → :Editing (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How does one edit a page/Name new pages|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How does one edit a page/Name new pages|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How do planes fly? }} → :Aircraft flight mechanics (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How do planes fly?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How do planes fly?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How did America get its name? }} → :Amerigo Vespuci (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How did America get its name?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How did America get its name?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How did otzi die? }} → :Ötzi the Iceman (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How did otzi die?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How did otzi die?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How did mayas dress? }} → :Maya clothing (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How did mayas dress?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How did mayas dress?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = How did early humans make canones? }} → :Canoe (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:How did early humans make canones?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|How did early humans make canones?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = Why were british troops sent into northern ireland in 1969 }} → :The Troubles (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Why were british troops sent into northern ireland in 1969|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Why were british troops sent into northern ireland in 1969|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

Not a suitable Wikipedia entry. Wikipedia is not made to answer such questions, anyway. Silly, pointless, implausible, unhelpful, and very likely hindering. Misses the point of Wikipedia altogether. Furthermore, a search such as "[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=what+is+south+africa&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10 What is South Africa]?" turns up Wikipedia anyway. (P.S. This is, of course, NOT every "What is…" page, just ones that redirect to their answers. Also, no famous questions have been included in this nomination, such as Where do babies come from?, What is the meaning of life?, and even What's happening to my body and What is the matrix) — The Man in Question (in question) 20:59, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

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==<span id="What is Love ?">What is Love ?</span>==

The result of the discussion was Delete ~ Amory (u • t • c) 02:45, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = What is Love ? }} → :What Is Love (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is Love ?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is Love ?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = What is love ? }} → :What Is Love (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:What is love ?|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|What is love ?|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

Useless space before question mark. Very little history; pages created as hoax/something very unencyclopedic (both began "Love is a rather vague word. We can talk about the way we love our job, the love of our parents, of our friends, … But here, we will mainly focus on the most common type of love, the love of a man for a woman."). No links; eight collective pageviews in December. Furthermore, putting a space before a punctuation mark will turn up the same result on the search page (for example, a search for How ? will have How? as the first suggestion). — The Man in Question (in question) 19:50, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

  • Delete. Implausible search term. Rockpocket 21:13, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Weak keep - I was about to say "The space was most likely added to get round the already existing redirect [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=What_Is_Love%3F&redirect=no What Is Love?]". But it turns out that this one is a good few years older than its correctly spaced counterpart. Anyway, I do think this one is plausible enough. I've seen this sort of typo in a few articles (I can't tell you the exact articles, you'll have to trust me). If you look at the page's traffic any time before December '09, it has some more views (eg. 42 in November, 76 in October). Or maybe I've done something wrong with the stats tool, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 14:24, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep - Spacing rules change according to countries, so different users will space differently. French for example adds man more spaces around punctuation, so non-US users may not necessarily punctuate correctly.Hrcolyer (talk) 17:28, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete - We speak English not French. All varieties of English (AFAIK) join the last letter of the word with the mark of punctuation. We should not pander to sloppy writing otherwise we should redirect I lOve Lucy to I Love Lucy etc. The search pages give the correctly spaced punctuation every time as TMIQ has pointed out. (I am a UK English speaker, BTW, and this punctuation rule is identical in both UKEng and USEng.) --Jubilee♫clipman 23:07, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Delete as nominator per nom. — the Man in Question (in question) 16:37, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

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==<span id="External links">External links</span>==

The result of the discussion was Retarget to Internal link ~ Amory (u • t • c) 02:38, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = External links }} → :Wikipedia:EL (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:External links|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|External links|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 
  • {{noredirect|1 = External link }} → :Wikipedia:EL (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:External link|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|External link|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

This redirect has a long history of being pointed variously at either Internal link or Wikipedia:External links, popping up on my watchlist today after the most recent switch. The cross-namespace redirect version is not especially needed, however, and targeting Internal link is not really a good fit, only a better choice than a CNR. I don't think it's likely to be a very useful target for Internal link, despite the fact that I previously was one of the editors who retargeted it there.

I doubt that anyone is seriously searching the encyclopedia for an article on "external links". Since there's no broad agreement about which of two problematic targets this should point to, deletion is probably a better alternative. — Gavia immer (talk) 19:34, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

  • I would rather it was pointed at the wrong one (i.e. Internal Link :p) than neither, as it is then only a click away to the right one. I think the cross namespace redirect is moderately useful. Especially as if you do a search for External Links or External Link it doesn't list WP:EL as a possibility (except for the redirect page). Another possibility is to make External Link a disambiguation page. By the way this also applies to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=External_link&redirect=no External link]. So the same needs to be done for that too IMO. Eraserhead1 (talk) 20:49, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
  • :Yes, thank you for catching External link; I agree that they should be discussed together. It's worth pointing out that the search autosuggestion function will suggest Wikipedia:External links if you input "external link", for anyone that has set "search in all namespaces" to on in their preferences (that is, not for casual readers or anyone not logged in to a Wikipedia account). At least, it does the right thing for me. Non-editing readers should not care about our external link policy. — Gavia immer (talk) 21:01, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
  • ::Same now I've changed the preference. Eraserhead1 (talk) 21:14, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Comment: This page seems to have been recreated four times. A soft redirect may be necessary, lest it simply be created again. Cnilep (talk) 22:10, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • :In which case maybe my self-rejected disambiguation suggestion is a good idea. Eraserhead1 (talk) 22:14, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Comment: If people are recreating it that frequently, does G10 apply? Even if it doesn't, let's try not to set this up for them to do it again: either don't delete the page or salt it after deletion. --Thinboy00 @143, i.e. 02:26, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Retarget to Internal link. — the Man in Question (in question) 02:23, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

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==<span id="'What's Shenmue'">'What's Shenmue'</span>==

The result of the discussion was delete. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 05:40, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = 'What's Shenmue' }} → :Shenmue (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:'What's Shenmue'|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|'What's Shenmue'|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

Nonsense. December21st2012Freak Talk to me at ≈ 19:13, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

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==<span id="Batsy">Batsy</span>==

The result of the discussion was No consensus ~ Amory (u • t • c) 02:41, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

  • {{noredirect|1 = Batsy }} → :Batman (links to redirect • [{{fullurl:Batsy|action=history}} history] • {{stats.grok.se|Batsy|text=stats|year=2009|month=12}}) 

Nonsense. I can't see any indication Batman has been referred to in this way. No mention in the target article, Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 15:55, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

::*Not as obscure as I first presumed, then. Well, feel free to close this, anyone passing by (I'd do it myself, but, well, I'm the nominator), Lord Spongefrog, (I am Czar of all Russias!) 17:45, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

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