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:Ok GB, thanks. I was not aware of this policy here and I will make sure to use it in the future. '''''[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]]''''' 01:28, September 30, 2009 (UTC) | :Ok GB, thanks. I was not aware of this policy here and I will make sure to use it in the future. '''''[[User:Chimpso|Chimpso]]''''' 01:28, September 30, 2009 (UTC) | ||
==Redirects== | |||
I haven a question that has to do with the redirects. You said that some would be necessary such as the L.C.P.D to LCPD. Well would it be right to make a redirect page for the driving school, which would be Turning Tricks Advanced Motoring?--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 21:59, October 12, 2009 (UTC) | I haven a question that has to do with the redirects. You said that some would be necessary such as the L.C.P.D to LCPD. Well would it be right to make a redirect page for the driving school, which would be Turning Tricks Advanced Motoring?--[[User:Gta-mysteries|Gta-mysteries]] 21:59, October 12, 2009 (UTC) | ||
:Redirects are useful for two reasons. Firstly, it's a lot easier to link to [[GTA London 1961]] than the full game title. Sometimes we go to the extreme and have shortcuts like [[TLAD]] to make life easier for editors. Secondly, someone might search for (or link to) a title that doesn't automatically take them to the right page. For example searching for [http://gta.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Search?search=advanced+motoring&go=1 "Advanced Motoring"] doesn't take you to the right page, and the search results are unhelpful, so a redirect to [[Driving School]] would be one way to fix that. However, just putting those words on the [[Driving School]] page would also work, and it's unlikely that many people would actively look fo "Turning Tricks Advanced Motoring". However [[L.C.P.D.]] is a good example because searching for that won't bring up a page on [[LCPD]] without a redirect (as we couldn't list every variation on the page). So in this case, a redirect isn't really necessary unless you think it makes life easier for someone along the way. If you think it does, then go ahead. [[User:Gboyers|Gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 22:33, October 12, 2009 (UTC) | |||