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==What needs to be done on pages that are targets of redirects?== | ==What needs to be done on pages that are targets of redirects?== | ||
We follow the "principle of least astonishment" | We follow the "principle of least astonishment" - after following a redirect, the readers's first question is likely to be: "hang on ... I wanted to read about this. Why has the link taken me to that?" Make it clear to the reader that they have arrived in the right place. | ||
Normally, we try to make sure that all "inbound redirects" are mentioned in the first couple of paragraphs of the article. For example: | Normally, we try to make sure that all "inbound redirects" are mentioned in the first couple of paragraphs of the article. For example: | ||
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* '''Mario Party''' is a video game series... | * '''Mario Party''' is a video game series... | ||
** "Mario Party", redirect from "Mario Party 2" | ** "Mario Party", redirect from "Mario Party 2" | ||
* '''Edvard Munch''' ( | * '''Edvard Munch''' (1863-1944) was ... The broadest collection of his works is at on display at the Munch Museum at... | ||
** "Edvard Munch", redirect from "Munch Museum" | ** "Edvard Munch", redirect from "Munch Museum" | ||