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:::::::Whereas on other wikis, disambiguation pages are used and created after the fact, Bulbapedia has many disambiguation pages which are already prepared to be used in case of a Pokémon's capture in the anime or one of the many manga series, among other instances. These disambiguation pages are utilized mostly to assist in linking within other articles using link templates so that an article that is incorrectly linked can be found and corrected more quickly. | :::::::Whereas on other wikis, disambiguation pages are used and created after the fact, Bulbapedia has many disambiguation pages which are already prepared to be used in case of a Pokémon's capture in the anime or one of the many manga series, among other instances. These disambiguation pages are utilized mostly to assist in linking within other articles using link templates so that an article that is incorrectly linked can be found and corrected more quickly. | ||
:::::I think this is the consistency to which Force Fire refers, in having a disambiguation possible to be created for every character. The thing is, this creates double redirects everywhere. I would think a double redirect causes more server stress than a simple link; if the user assumes Brendan has a page at the "Brandan" page, without (game) on it, then that user may Wikilink to it, causing a double redirect. I have always believes double redirects to be a bad thing. It's just how I have always tried to do things. Look at [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Brendan what links to the "Brendan" page], and notice even our official walkthroughs are linking to them. Most, however, are created at user talk pages, with one hiding out in [[User:Glik/Sandbox|Glik's Sandbox]]. | :::::I think this is the consistency to which Force Fire refers, in having a disambiguation possible to be created for every character. The thing is, this creates double redirects everywhere. I would think a double redirect causes more server stress than a simple link; if the user assumes Brendan has a page at the "Brandan" page, without (game) on it, then that user may Wikilink to it, causing a double redirect. I have always believes double redirects to be a bad thing. It's just how I have always tried to do things. Look at [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Brendan what links to the "Brendan" page], and notice even our official walkthroughs are linking to them. Most, however, are created at user talk pages, with one hiding out in [[User:Glik/Sandbox|Glik's Sandbox]]. | ||
:::::The same could be said for the Pokémon pages, which redirect to links with " (Pokémon)" appended, but that page itself encyclopedically describes every place it's appeared; a disambiguation page itself would be something like [[May]], which is different. People searching for Pikachu will only find one kind of Pikachu; you wouldn't find a human in-game character by that name, and the most common usage would be the Pokémon page (though [[Ash's Pikachu]] might be debated, the game would win that debate and the very page would already offer a link to an article about that instance). So yes, I think Pokémon pages can be moved to the non-apended variants because there's nothing else any of them could really be. (Speaking of Pikachu, there are [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Pikachu&limit=250 111 double redirects] listed here.) | :::::The same could be said for the Pokémon pages, which redirect to links with " (Pokémon)" appended, but that page itself encyclopedically describes every place it's appeared; a disambiguation page itself would be something like [[May]], which is different. People searching for Pikachu will only find one kind of Pikachu; you wouldn't find a human in-game character by that name, and the most common usage would be the Pokémon page (though [[Ash's Pikachu]] might be debated, the game would win that debate and the very page would already offer a link to an article about that instance). So yes, I think Pokémon pages can be moved to the non-apended variants because there's nothing else any of them could really be. (Speaking of Pikachu, there are [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Pikachu&limit=250 111 double redirects] listed here.) (Clarification edit: I should note that I am aware that the appending is likely for template use strictly, and not saying that Pokémon pages SHOULD be changed now, just that they otherwise COULD be. I'm aware that it's needed for template use.) | ||
:::::I guess I just don't see a point to disambiguating for the sake of disambiguating; if something conflicting comes up later, it takes less than a minute to create a redirect. What we're currently doing, in my opinion, is akin to being prepared for the apocalypse even though it will likely never happen in our lifetimes. The KISS principle should apply (Keep It Simple, Susan - or Silly, you pick). [[User:CycloneGU|CycloneGU]] ([[User talk:CycloneGU|talk]]) 04:21, 28 February 2015 (UTC) | :::::I guess I just don't see a point to disambiguating for the sake of disambiguating; if something conflicting comes up later, it takes less than a minute to create a redirect. What we're currently doing, in my opinion, is akin to being prepared for the apocalypse even though it will likely never happen in our lifetimes. The KISS principle should apply (Keep It Simple, Susan - or Silly, you pick). [[User:CycloneGU|CycloneGU]] ([[User talk:CycloneGU|talk]]) 04:21, 28 February 2015 (UTC) | ||