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November 25

This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on November 25, 2010

Gunnar Eriksson (1980's skier)

This redirect has been around for a while, but it does not really serve any purpose since Thomas Eriksson is not, and has not been, called Gunnar - I suspect the article name was a mistake. Because there was a notable skier called Gunnar Eriksson who was active in the 1940s, and also a number of other Gunnar Eriksson/Ericssons who are notable, having this redirect can potentially cause some confusion. bonadea contributions talk 12:38, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Red haired barbarians

Delete. Not a common description of Dutch people, not mentioned in the article, not an obvious or very probable target for the search term. No other obvious target is available either as far as I can tell. Fram (talk) 11:02, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Travis Erstad

Someone clicking this link will not expect to be taken to the draft page. Unlikely to become an article any time soon; is better off as a red link if it does become an article. –[[::User:Schmloof|Schmloof]] ([[::User talk:Schmloof|talk]] · [[::Special:Contributions/Schmloof|contribs]]) 10:27, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Which guideline? There's six of them. –[[::User:Schmloof|Schmloof]] ([[::User talk:Schmloof|talk]] · [[::Special:Contributions/Schmloof|contribs]]) 03:03, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
On the other hand, it fits into WP:REDIRECT#DELETE, criterion 10, perfectly. –[[::User:Schmloof|Schmloof]] ([[::User talk:Schmloof|talk]] · [[::Special:Contributions/Schmloof|contribs]]) 18:44, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
This redirect meets #2, #3, #4, and #5 of the guideline. Dolovis (talk) 17:40, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I do not believe 2, 3 or 4 apply, and this debate will determine the validity of #5. Resolute 17:46, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Further, it does not fit into WP:REDIRECT#DELETE, criterion 10 (that the redirect could plausibly be expanded into an article) because he does not yet meet the criteria stipulated at WP:NHOCKEY. Dolovis (talk) 17:48, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If it's unlikely to ever become an article, probably by NHOCKEY, then it shouldn't even be linked in the first place. If it does reach notability, then it can plausibly be expanded into an article. So it's redlink or no link. I can break it down further:
  1. WP:REDIRECT#DELETE, #10: If the redirect could plausibly be expanded into an article (just explained), and the target article contains virtually no information on the subject (true). In such a case, it is better that the target article contain a redlink than a redirect back to itself.
  2. WP:REDIRECT#KEEP, #2: "Travis Erstad" is not a misspelling of "2007 NHL Entry Draft".
  3. KEEP, #3: "They aid searches on certain terms." This is the vaguest thing in the world, and therefore shouldn't even be a criterion.
  4. KEEP, #4: The only things that link to the redirect are this discussion, and a single season page. Nothing breaks if we delete it.
  5. KEEP, #5: How exactly do you find this useful? Do you regularly type "Travis Erstad" to be taken to the draft page?

The evidence here is irrefutable. –[[::User:Schmloof|Schmloof]] ([[::User talk:Schmloof|talk]] · [[::Special:Contributions/Schmloof|contribs]]) 19:38, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

List Of Male Rappers

All of these are low-traffic redirects from mainspace to category-space. Some of them could really be flushed out as Wikipedia lists if they weren't just redirects. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 03:14, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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