March 17

This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on March 17, 2015.

Kanak (disambiguation)

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The result of the discussion was procedural close because this is no longer a redirect (non-admin closure). Tavix |  Talk  20:41, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This page redirected to Kanak, which was a disambiguation page with only two pages listed, Kanak people and Katharine Kanak. Kanak people is clearly the primary page, and so I redirected it there per WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT. This means that Kanak (disambiguation) is now obsolete.  Liam987(talk) 20:08, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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I agree Si Trew (talk) 05:44, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2015 April 9#Template:1r

Gearing

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The result of the discussion was move Gearing (disambiguation) over redirect. --BDD (talk) 16:14, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

where should this go? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.120.162.73 (talkcontribs) 19:23, 17 March 2015

Mind you the chap I am on about did invent the Archimedes Screw, so he must have known something about turning (which to my surprise is primary). 05:51, 18 March 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SimonTrew (talkcontribs)
Your Google search results are a bit different from mine, I imagine. Si Trew (talk) 15:33, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Worm gearWorm drive at all possible? I mean we don't need the whole vermicelli but that is possible, maybe? Si Trew (talk) 15:38, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Move I'm fine with the move. The targets are still linked either way anyways. --Lenticel (talk) 05:13, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This seems like a snowball to move it, I think. Best decision. I don't think I can do it meself, I am not an admin. Going to RM is just makework so let it stand for now. Si Trew (talk) 07:53, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Prof McCarthy: Just a note, since Gearing (disambiguation) exists, "delete" really isn't a feasible option. It sounds like you may agree that the term "gearing" is ambiguous; if that is the case, moving Gearing (disambiguation) to Gearing may be the best option to coincide with your opinion. If this is done, the reader could then decide what meaning of the term "gearing" they are trying to locate. Steel1943 (talk) 05:44, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I am sorry if I was not clear. I was referring to the GearingLeverage (finance). It is this redirect of gearing directly to leverage (finance) that I recommend be deleted. It connects a physical object not to its use as a metaphor but to a different metaphor of a related but different physical object. Prof McCarthy (talk) 14:48, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Sun Television News Channel

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The result of the discussion was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:06, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently, the article was created when the channel was still in the planning stages and had no name and this name was the result of speculation by the article's creator and changed once the channel was actually named. Redirect is the result of a move in order to avoid breaking links but there are no links to the redirect. Unlikely search term. Enza Levant (talk) 07:16, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I can see that it is specifically a news channel and not just a general channel, that is not the point of the matter (with me)... It is what would people be likely to be looking for? Si Trew (talk) 09:47, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, well, that was my point. If someone types "news channel" they are likely looking for a news channel, and this is the only one of the lot that is a news channel. Ivanvector (talk) 21:13, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BDD (talk) 16:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • You advocated for a "keep" position above. Surely you can't want to keep and delete it? It might be best to strike your above !vote if you are changing your mind. ;) Tavix |  Talk  08:48, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I assume, not as if we stand on principle herem that the !vote falls when the relisting takes place. 15:43, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
That comment doesn't make sense to me. If you strike your !vote, it's a courtesy to new people reading it from the top that you no longer are advocating that keep position. Tavix |  Talk  15:51, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Because taking it out would make it look like I was lieing. 16:30, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
No. You're not "taking it out," you would be striking it. The only thing it shows is that you changed your !vote. There is no lying concept involved at all. Tavix |  Talk  19:39, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Actually when I type in "Quebecor to start news network" in a general search, I get back to here... Si Trew (talk) 16:29, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but we do have Quebecor which is essentially a DAB or list (stupidly it had not occurred to me) masquerading as an article. This one is getting odder... Si Trew (talk) 07:46, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Irlande

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The result of the discussion was Keep Irlanda and Irlandia, Retarget Irlande to Irlande, Quebec. (non-admin closure) Natg 19 (talk) 16:46, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:FORRED. There's no inherent connection between Ireland and French, Italian/Spanish/Portuguese, or Polish. --BDD (talk) 16:36, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if this is relevant but visitireland.com have a bit of a TV campaign on at the moment. Apparently they have Guinness and stuff. Si Trew (talk) 07:56, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If that campaign is translated into Spanish/Portuguese, maybe? But not really relevant to our discussion. We wouldn't keep foreign language redirects like this because of advertising. Or we shouldn't. Anyway, visit Toronto. We have Guinness too, you can drink it with your poutine. Ivanvector (talk) 15:20, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That makes sense. The rest are still harmless. Ivanvector (talk) 15:20, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That makes kinda sense, but wouldn't it make more sense to reverse the redirect to have Irlande, Quebec at Irlande and then the other as the retarget? (We don't have Irlande, Québec with the diacritic, but that is easily fixed once we decide what to do). Si Trew (talk) 22:10, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Good find. Irlande, Quebec should be moved there. --BDD (talk) 14:26, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Beds

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The result of the discussion was retarget. --BDD (talk) 13:47, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Retarget to bed per WP:PLURALPT; if bed has a primary topic, the plural should follow it. bd2412 T 16:29, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Ah, now I get to draw your attention to Countries which are not the United Kingdom! That tidbit is worth a hatnote at best, and I'm not even really sure that's necessary. I'll grant you that Middx exists, but I'd be hard-pressed to suggest an alternate for that abbreviation (and I'm from Middlesex County, Ontario). Herts is not quite the same as Hertz, and Cambs is a town in Germany. Ivanvector (talk) 20:03, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Nicely played. I was half asleep and it just came to me so I just threw it in for consideration. Surely Countries that, not Countries Which' :) Si Trew (talk) 07:21, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I've been there. It's very beautiful. 07:22, 19 March 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SimonTrew (talkcontribs)
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Microsoft Cabinet Object

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The result of the discussion was delete. --BDD (talk) 13:25, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Probably a bogus name. I tried searching for it but every single search result seem to have comeoriginated from Wikipedia itself. Codename Lisa (talk) 08:54, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, isn't this something to do with Office Assistant? He used to have "cabinet objects" in the sense of OLE Automation objects? Si Trew (talk) 15:52, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You mean its filing cabinet? Wow! That is one gloriously brazen abusing of editing rights. If that's okay, I wonder if must enumerate all articles for celebrities and create a "[celebrity's name]'s left sock" redirect for each. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 06:54, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Boog!e

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The result of the discussion was delete. --BDD (talk) 13:23, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2015 February 21#BooG!ie. This is another variation of his name that I just now found. Tavix |  Talk  07:49, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If if saves you a click, the explanation is that it should be deleted per WP:REDLINK: "It looks like that's the name of the actor, not the character, and he goes by "BooG!ie" as a nickname. According to his IMDB, he's known for a few different minor roles, not just in iCarly." Tavix |  Talk  07:53, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Das Dualwiktorkeinekanzlormerklenschroederlowenbraudeadheatlickin'kopf

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The result of the discussion was delete. --BDD (talk) 13:23, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Completely implausible search term for a joke that was used on that show approx. 10 years ago. Since it isn't mentioned at the targeted page (or anywhere else), it should be deleted as confusing and unhelpful. Tavix |  Talk  07:28, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • You cannot just say "per nom", you have to give your own reasons. I've been told off about it before. Si Trew (talk) 16:05, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • If the nom has an adequate reason then "per nom" is fine. It's when the nom's reason isn't okay that "per nom" is also not okay.--Lenticel (talk) 00:18, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well I am not okay and you are not okay either. (Edward de Bono, I think... never read his rubbish). I know we don't stand on ceremony here, and that is why I like it. We make sense, not rules. Si Trew (talk) 07:41, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I interpret "per nom" as "I agree wholeheartedly with the nominators rationale and I don't have anything further to add." Tavix |  Talk  00:33, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I agree: but I read somewhere (I forget where but somewhere arcane in Wikipedia namespace on guidelines/policies) that "per nom" is "not a reason". I can't find it now... It's not on the WP:RFD "rules" but somewhere, and it's not at WP:NOTVOTE. I don't mind saying "per nom" and leaving it at that as shorthand for "I completely agree for all the reasons stated above", but I can't remember where I saw that is kinda not a valid reason... someone even more pedantic than I, I imagine... Si Trew (talk) 10:09, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(resetting indent) Here you go It is an essay, not a guideline. --Lenticel (talk) 02:51, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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