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I mean, it was just removed from two locations on the wiki. Can't really call it "unlikely" :P — '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 12:11, July 26, 2021 (EDT) | I mean, it was just removed from two locations on the wiki. Can't really call it "unlikely" :P — '''{''[[User:Espyo|Espyo]]''<sup>[[User talk:Espyo|T]]</sup>}''' 12:11, July 26, 2021 (EDT) | ||
:Well, I know that. The point is that "Gattling" is a typo, and that this redirect was seldom used when its use was entirely unnecessary. {{User:Cheepy/sig}} | :Well, I know that. The point is that "Gattling" is a typo, and that this redirect was seldom used when its use was entirely unnecessary. {{User:Cheepy/sig}} | ||
::Redirect pages aren't just for links, they're for searching. Some names are easy to misspell, and if someone searches an incorrectly spelled word, often the search page won't show the page they're looking for since the incorrectly spelled word appears nowhere in it. Typo redirects like this are important in making sure people searching for something can get to the page they're looking for. — [[User:Botanist|'''Botanist''']]<sub>[[User talk:Botanist|''(talk)'']]</sub> 01:09, July 27, 2021 (EDT) | ::Redirect pages aren't just for links, they're for searching. Some names are easy to misspell, and if someone searches an incorrectly spelled word, often the search page won't show the page they're looking for since the incorrectly spelled word appears nowhere in it. Typo redirects like this are important in making sure people searching for something can get to the page they're looking for. — [[User:Botanist|'''Botanist''']]<sub>[[User talk:Botanist|''(talk)'']]</sub> 01:09, July 27, 2021 (EDT) | ||
:::I'm aware of that as well, but when someone types "Gat" in the search box, "Gatling Groink" will have already popped up as a recommended option. {{User:Cheepy/sig}} | :::I'm aware of that as well, but when someone types "Gat" in the search box, "Gatling Groink" will have already popped up as a recommended option. {{User:Cheepy/sig}} | ||
::::Not everyone will type slowly enough for that to appear. It's better to be safe; there's no harm in having extra redirects. — [[User:Botanist|'''Botanist''']]<sub>[[User talk:Botanist|''(talk)'']]</sub> 03:41, July 27, 2021 (EDT) | |||