Talk:Andrei Amalrik

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[edit] Further information: Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?

Problem

That is so weird, I don't know if this is a bug or intentional, here is what happened:

1. I typed in [[Further information: Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?]] using the {{Further| }} tag, on the Predictions of Soviet collapse page,
2. When I pressed "save", I was redirected to Andrei Amalrik (this page).

Question

Is wikipedia that intutive? Is this an unintentional bug (a very useful bug, I might add) or was this intended?

Theory

Computer programs (particuarly wikipedia and open source in general) are similar to evolution: Like evoution, in computer programming, some bugs (traits/mutations) are found to be useful, but most traits are discarded, and only the strongest survive.

Occasionally there is a genetic defect which is accidental, but it is so useful, that despite the "defect" being cast away, it survives and florishes.

I am sure there is an acedemic article about this.

Answer? (later)

Is there somekind of template embedded in either the Andrei Amalrik and/or Predictions of Soviet collapse pages? I think there maybe a template in either the Andrei Amalrik and/or Predictions of Soviet collapse pages.

I think I may have actually created this redirect, :) without really knowing the usefulness of this function/power.Odessaukrain 15:13, 9 March 2007 (UTC)