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=== Do not "fix" links to redirects that are not broken === | === Do not "fix" links to redirects that are not broken === | ||
There is nothing inherently wrong with linking to redirects. Some editors are tempted, upon finding a link to a redirect page, to remove the redirect and point the link directly at the target page. While there are a limited number of cases where this is beneficial, it is generally an unhelpful exercise, and it can actually be detrimental. | |||
With a few limited exceptions, there are no good reasons to pipe links solely to avoid redirects. It is almost never helpful to replace <nowiki>[[redirect]] with [[target|redirect]]</nowiki>. | |||
It is likewise unhelpful to edit visible links for no reason other than to avoid redirects. That is, editors should not change, for instance, <nowiki>[[Franklin Roosevelt]] to [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</nowiki> just to "fix a redirect". This rule does not apply to cases where there are other reasons to make the change. | |||
Reasons not to change redirects include: | |||
* Redirects can indicate [[:Category:Redirects with possibilities|possible future articles]]. | |||
* Introducing unnecessary invisible text makes the article more difficult to read in page source form. | |||
* Non-piped links make better use of the "what links here" tool, making it easier to track how articles are linked and helping with large-scale changes to links. | |||
Furthermore, not only are FamilySearch Wiki editors asked [[FamilySearch Wiki:Don't worry about performance|not to worry about performance]], changing redirects to direct links does not significantly improve performance anyway. | |||
Exceptions: | |||
* It is preferable to change redirected links in navigational templates, such as those found at the bottom of articles. In this case, when the template is placed on an article, and contains a direct link to that article (not a redirect), the direct link will display in '''bold''' (and not as a link), making it easier to navigate through a series of articles using the template. | |||
* It may be appropriate to make this kind of change if the hint that appears when a user hovers over the link is misleading. | |||
==== Self-redirects ==== | ==== Self-redirects ==== | ||
Avoid linking to titles which redirect straight back to the page on which the link is found. (This situation may arise if a redirect is created from a red link on the page, or if the title was once was a separate page but was merged.) However it is acceptable to link to a title which redirects to a section within the article, especially in a long article that cannot be viewed all at once on an average-sized computer screen. | |||
=== Template redirects === | === Template redirects === | ||
=== Category redirects === | === Category redirects === | ||
=== Suppressing redirects === | === Suppressing redirects === | ||
=== See also === | === See also === | ||