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Turn the one with the less correct name into a [[redirect]].  If there's any chance someone will be searching by the alternative name, might as well let them find it. Also reduces the chances for someone adding that wiki again as another duplicate.
Turn the one with the less correct name into a [[redirect]].  If there's any chance someone will be searching by the alternative name, might as well let them find it. Also reduces the chances for someone adding that wiki again as another duplicate.


Place
Place '''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[More Correct Name]]</nowiki>''' at the beginning of the "Less Correct Name" page.
<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Destination Page]]</nowiki>  
at the beginning of the page.


Check source page for useful contents and move it to the destination page.
Check source page for useful contents and move it to the destination page.
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It's not clear whether the less common spelling should be categorized. --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 15:53, 24 February 2007 (PST)
: My quick answer is, "no."  Do you see it differently? [[TedErnst]] | <small>[[User talk:TedErnst|talk]]</small> 12:58, 28 February 2007 (PST)
:: If you browse a category, you could count some wikis more than once, that's not so good for statistics. Yes, I think, we shouldn't categorize redirected alternative spellings. = Your Quick Answer is right! (Maybe we should remove this talk, for a clearer FAQ Answer.) --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 13:55, 28 February 2007 (PST)
[[Category:FAQ]]
[[Category:FAQ]]

Revision as of 22:10, 28 February 2007

< Frequently Asked Questions


Turn the one with the less correct name into a redirect. If there's any chance someone will be searching by the alternative name, might as well let them find it. Also reduces the chances for someone adding that wiki again as another duplicate.

Place #REDIRECT [[More Correct Name]] at the beginning of the "Less Correct Name" page.

Check source page for useful contents and move it to the destination page.