list of hoaxes on wikipedia: Comment
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*'''Delete''' the "list of" redirects. I don't think we can assume that "on Wikipedia" is an attempt to search for the Wikipedia namepsace. {{slink|Reliability of Wikipedia|Incidents}} is prose, not a list, and covers more than just hoaxes, so isn't a suitable target. Could plausibly point to [[List of hoaxes]] as readers with less familiarity with Wikipedia or search engines in general may not be aware that "on Wikipedia" isn't necessary to include if you're search for this while ''on Wikipedia'', but readers who search this could also specifically be trying to get hoaxes which occurred on Wikipedia itself so that's not a perfect target. I don't think we need redirects that include "on Wikipedia" like this in general. Let Wikipedia's search engine handle it.{{pb}}If it is not deleted, my second preference is to target [[List of hoaxes]] with a hatnote to [[Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia]] so the redirect doesn't cross namespaces but still directs readers to both lists. – [[User:Scyrme|Scyrme]] ([[User talk:Scyrme|talk]]) 20:14, 27 February 2026 (UTC) |
*'''Delete''' the "list of" redirects. I don't think we can assume that "on Wikipedia" is an attempt to search for the Wikipedia namepsace. {{slink|Reliability of Wikipedia|Incidents}} is prose, not a list, and covers more than just hoaxes, so isn't a suitable target. Could plausibly point to [[List of hoaxes]] as readers with less familiarity with Wikipedia or search engines in general may not be aware that "on Wikipedia" isn't necessary to include if you're search for this while ''on Wikipedia'', but readers who search this could also specifically be trying to get hoaxes which occurred on Wikipedia itself so that's not a perfect target. I don't think we need redirects that include "on Wikipedia" like this in general. Let Wikipedia's search engine handle it.{{pb}}If it is not deleted, my second preference is to target [[List of hoaxes]] with a hatnote to [[Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia]] so the redirect doesn't cross namespaces but still directs readers to both lists. – [[User:Scyrme|Scyrme]] ([[User talk:Scyrme|talk]]) 20:14, 27 February 2026 (UTC) |
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*:For the other redirects which were recently bundled, '''target [[Reliability of Wikipedia]]''' as that article does discuss hoaxes on Wikipedia (in prose), as Deacon Vorbis notes. – [[User:Scyrme|Scyrme]] ([[User talk:Scyrme|talk]]) 20:17, 27 February 2026 (UTC) |
*:For the other redirects which were recently bundled, '''target [[Reliability of Wikipedia]]''' as that article does discuss hoaxes on Wikipedia (in prose), as Deacon Vorbis notes. – [[User:Scyrme|Scyrme]] ([[User talk:Scyrme|talk]]) 20:17, 27 February 2026 (UTC) |
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* {{edit conflict}} '''Retarget list articles to [[List of Wikipedia controversies]]''', where several notable hoaxes are listed but an XNR is avoided. (I am personally more open to XNRs than many users but prefer to avoid them when possible). Landing at a list of "controversies" does not seem surprising or implausible if one is searching specifically for "hoaxes." '''Keep/Retarget the others to [[Reliability of Wikipedia]]''' as suggested above. - [[User:Presidentman|Presidentman]] [[User talk:Presidentman|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Presidentman|contribs]] ([[WP:TBACK|Talkback]]) 20:21, 27 February 2026 (UTC) |
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