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What you were doing is fine according to the Red Link page:
"Links to works that don't yet have pages will thus show up as red. However, they'll automatically shift to blue when the page is created, so don't be afraid to link to works this way — it makes it easier for when someone eventually writes it up."
While it mentions works instead of creators, the idea is the same — the red links we don't want are for things that don't exist at all instead of simply not having TV Tropes pages.
Edited by GastonRabbit Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
^ Noted. But while maintaining links for pages that have not been created is fine, how about unlinking these links? As I mentioned, this happens occasionally.
Scientia et Libertas | Per Aspera ad Astra Nova
It is not kosher to unlink red links to things that exist (creators, works, etc) just because they're red, but it's a common mistake.
^ Should that Red Link article be moved to Administrivia/ ?
Scientia et Libertas | Per Aspera ad Astra Nova
^ I don't know if that would make it any more effective though I wish it was more prominent - I can't count the number of times I have come back to a page to find someone else has removed all the links to work pages or haven't added them in the first place despite how useful those are
Working on cleaning up List Of Shows That Need Summary
It's an issue I've came across a few times, involving different editors. I'm citing the latest case, but I would like an idea about mods think about that issue in general.
When I launched Characters.Blend S, I link to all the voice actors regardless of whether that voice actor has their own article yet. Today Shine Sutella made an edit to that page and unlinked all the red links.
I want an statement on: