Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Wizard-Redirects

Screenshot demonstrating how to request a redirect

Redirects are used to point one article to another, effectively giving a single article several names. Reasons to use a redirect include:

• Common abbreviations (DSM-IV redirects to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
• Common misspellings (Condoleeza Rice redirects to Condoleezza Rice)
• Alternate spellings (Al-Jazeera redirects to Al Jazeera)
• Alternate capitializations (Natural Selection redirects to Natural selection)
• Alternate names (Linear operator redirects to Linear transformation)
• Accents (Kurt Goedel and Kurt Godel redirect to Kurt Gödel)

When you click the button below, you'll be taken to an edit page that resembles the image on the right.

1. Place the proposed redirect name in the box labelled Subject/headline (e.g. "Linear operator")
2. Place the target of the redirect as the article area (e.g. "Redirect to Linear transformation")
3. Place the reason for the redirect in the sources area. (e.g. "Alternate name")
4. When you are finished, click Save page. You are all done! Thank you for your submission.

What happens next: Once your article is submitted, it will be reviewed by one or more registered editors who will determine if the redirect meets Wikipedia's criteria for a valid redirect. If it is, the redirect will be created. If not, it will be declined.

If your suggestion is declined: Don't take it personally! Having a proposal declined by no means reflects poorly on you or diminish your value to the project. We hope that you will continue to contribute to Wikipedia.