Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2012 November 7

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This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on November 7, 2012

File:Tiber.jpg

• File:Tiber.jpg → File:Tiberium deposits seen in Command & Conquer (1995).jpg (links to redirect • history • stats)     [ Closure: keep/delete ] 

Image was moved to make room for Commmons:File:Tiber.jpg -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 17:32, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Mitt

• Mitt → Mitt Romney (links to redirect • history • stats)     [ Closure: keep/delete ] 

Seems more likely to refer to gloves (WP:OPINION notwithstanding); a redirect to Mitt (disambiguation) would be best in my opinion. Coppaar (talk) 17:06, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

• No opinion I'm the one who redirected this to Romney, but I could go either way on it. I'm not sure which option is better. Another possible target is baseball glove, since a baseball mitt seems to be the most common usage, at least here in the USA. Ego White Tray (talk) 20:16, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
• If there's a primary topic it's probably glove, but as multiple targets have been proposed it should probably go to the disambiguation page (or the disambiguation page should be moved back). Peter James (talk) 21:00, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
• There is currently a move request at Mitt (disambiguation) to move that page to Mitt.--174.93.171.10 (talk) 23:19, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
• Retarget to Mitt (disambiguation), I'm also okay with anon's move request.--Lenticel ^(talk) 01:05, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
  • It is actually not my request, I was pointing to an existing page move request that I believed to be relevant.

Agios Georgios (Corfu (South)), Greece

• Agios Georgios (Corfu (South)), Greece → Argyrades (links to redirect • history • stats)     [ Closure: keep/delete ] 

The link is essentially unused, and it is extremely unlikely anyone is ever going to search for or use the name in this complicated form Constantine ✍ 10:24, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

• Keep - history shows two important things: First, this page is over three years old, meaning that there are likely a whole lot of non-wiki links pointing to it - we have no way of knowing and don't want to kill someone's link. Second, this page was merged into the other back in February. It carries attribution history for the destination article that our copyright requires us to keep, see Wikipedia:Merge and delete. Either of those alone make this an unquestioned keep. Ego White Tray (talk) 20:23, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Bir el Mazar

• Bir el Mazar → Sinai and Palestine Campaign (links to redirect • history • stats)     [ Closure: keep/delete ] 

This redirect is not an alternative name for the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, is not a plural or closely related word etc, it is not more specific than the article name and its less specificness like its subtopicness is beyond minimal. It is not an alternative spelling, misspelling, it does not address a punctuation issue, and should not be a redirect. Please delete this redirect because it makes no sense. Rskp (talk) 00:40, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

• 'Keep - it is a notable battle that was part of the campaign, and it targets the exact right article. Suggest targeting to section Bir el Mazar Raid, September 1916 Ego White Tray (talk) 20:26, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Battle of Nahr el Faliq

• Battle of Nahr el Faliq → Battle of Tulkarm (1918) (links to redirect • history • stats)     [ Closure: keep/delete ] 

Please delete this redirect because it makes no sense. It is not a plural or closely related word etc, it is not more nor less specific than the article name; its completely irrelevant. It is not an alternative spelling, misspelling, it does not address a punctuation issue, and should not be a redirect. Rskp (talk) 00:49, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

• Keep, capturing the Nahr el Faliq was one of the key events of this battle, so it makes perfect sense. Ego White Tray (talk) 20:29, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Action of Arsuf

• Action of Arsuf → Battle of Jaffa (1917) (links to redirect • history • stats)     [ Closure: keep/delete ] 

Please delete this redirect as it links to an action which occurred in June 1918. This redirect is misleading, is not a closely related word or a plural nor is it more or less specific; its not relevant at all to the Battle of Jaffa (1917) article. It is not an alternative spelling, misspelling, nor does it address punctuation issues. It makes no sense. Rskp (talk) 00:59, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

• Redirect to Battle of Arsuf, and add a hatnote there point to the Battle of Jaffa. The capture of Arsuf was a significant milestone in that battle. Ego White Tray (talk) 20:33, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

President Romney

• President Romney → Mitt Romney (links to redirect • history • stats)     [ Closure: keep/delete ] 

Should be deleted; it's factually inaccurate and keeping it around is misleading. LongestAugust (talk) 05:00, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

• Delete wasn't he President of some companies? But then so was his father -- 65.92.181.190 (talk) 07:26, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
• Delete, and delete this one (my wishes didn't came true :( ) --Edgars2007 ^{(talk/contribs)} 10:22, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
• Keep Valid {{R from incorrect name}}. By this "misleading" standered, lots of {{R from incorrect name}} could be deleted. If someone looks up "President Romney" he's looking for the Mitt Romney article. The purpose of redirects is not to give information, that's the articles job, the purpose of redirects is to direct readers to the to the article their looking for. Redirects do not need to be factually accurate, deleting redirects merely for being factually inaccurate would defeat the purpose of redirects. If we start deleting redirects merely for being factually inaccurate, that will create the expectation that redirects be factually accurate, and that would create the "misleading" problem we're trying to solve. This redirect does not say "Romney was the President", it says "President Romney?, oh you mean Mitt Romney". Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 15:57, 7 November 2012 (UTC)