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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2022-03-06 12:48:47

Yeah, that's absolutely a case where the redirect flows way better. Malady just has a weird thing about removing all wicks to redirects.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2022-03-06 13:01:35

Smart Guy is not a redirect, it is a disambiguation page. Wicks to disambiguation pages should pretty much be removed whenever they're found.

Today, we wouldn't even allow "Smart Guy" to be a redirect because it violates policy: "Do not create redirects (or pages) for [...] Trope names with definite articles." English's tendency to drop definite/indefinite articles in sentences is just a reason why trope names shouldn't include them.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2022-03-06 13:05:12

Alright, didn't know that, it seemed like the sort of thing that really should've just been a redirect.

...Ah, wait, Malady's the one who made it a disambig. So that explains it. It was a redirect first.

Edited by WarJay77 Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Amonimus (Sergeant)
2022-03-06 13:05:35

I don't believe the OP changed the link twice? Unless I've missed something there's no need to "self-report" but to just report and ask.

e: And the wick now should be at The Smart Guy anyway. If it breaks grammar just pothole it.

Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Unsung Since: Jun, 2016
2022-03-06 13:14:03

Yeah, I had that feeling of deja vu so I wasn't sure if I was edit-warring myself or not, and I just wanted to be up-front about it.

Edit: Okay, made those changes.

Edited by Unsung
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