[WikiEN-l] Redlinks or redirects?

Thu Jun 29 13:01:53 UTC 2006

On Jun 29, 2006, at 3:10 AM, Steve Bennett wrote:

> Hi all,
>   When discovering a redlink, which is better: to leave it as a
> redlink, or redirect it to the "closest" topic? Eg, a redlink to the
> name of a book - best to leave it that way, or create it as a redirect
> to the book's author? Or, create a substub "X is a book by
> [[Author]]"?
>
> Steve
>

A redlink might just be a mistake, so briefly search for an existing  
article. If it seems it could be a viable article it should be left  
alone. I think it should continue to be a redlink until someone is  
ready to write an article rather than being made into a stub.

Fred