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[edit] ASD

Hi,

I removed the link you placed on the ASD disambiguation page. Disambiguation pages should not contain external links, they are purely for navigating confusing pages within wikipedia. It is also unusual to see a red link on a DAB page, the only circumstance where this is vital is when the page is going to be created shortly. If you wish to replace the link, I'd suggest creating the page first (making sure it passes WP:N and WP:CORP), then add it to the DAB page.

Thanks, WLU (talk) 12:33, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


Hi, I would like to question where wikipedia says, that disambiguation pages should not contain red links. I have seen a lot of other disambiguation pages which do have such red links, for example: Owl (disambiguation) has several red links. In fact - a red link simple indicates that an article does not yet exist in Wikipedia. By removing a red link from a disambiguation pages, people won't know, that a shortcut may have other meanings, even though there is no article to explain that meaning. After all, i like to quote the red link article: In general, red links should not be removed if they link to something that could plausibly sustain an article. --AircraftWorld (talk) 12:05, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Sure, but Wikipedia is not a dictionary, and disambiguation pages are meant to navigate internally. Including a red link on a normal page is potentially useful, but I'd say less so for a DAB page. Disambiguation pages should help distinguish between possibly confusing pages and uncertain words and phrases. Also note what not to include, the first one is about dictionary definitions. Also note that 'other pages do this' is usually not a good argument (WP:WAX is about deletion discussions, but I think it applies in general). Note that if you're creating the page in the near future, I'd say it's probably better to create the page first, then add it to the DAB page (and I'd be happy to have a look at it if you'd like, I'm a pretty good copy editor and wikifier). If you think WP:DAB supports the inclusion of redlinks, the my objections will probably go away. Gotta run, but those are my thoughts. I may have more later. WLU (talk) 14:28, 1 February 2008 (UTC)