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User:Dantus21

I would like to do cleanups after requested moves, in particular fixing links to go to the main article instead of a redirect. Dantus21 (talk) 01:20, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This smells like a violation of point 4 of WP:AWBRULES. * Pppery * it has begun... 04:33, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree, but feel free to deny my request, or if you want I can retract it. Dantus21 (talk) 05:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It does seem reasonable to use AWB for this purpose (changing mistargeted wikilinks does not seem fun to do by hand, especially if it comes into the hundreds), albeit it might be a good time to see if there's consensus for this type of usage if there hasn't been any relevant discussions. Tenshi! (Talk page) 20:02, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure what I was thinking here. Though I do think that it is helpful for WP:PTOPIC changes and the WP:POSTMOVE after that, but not for every move. Tenshi! (Talk page) 12:34, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You may want to have a look at the Move+ script which can automate link retargeting. CoconutOctopus talk 10:05, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If the redirect is still targeted at the moved article (as I, and apparently Pppery but not Tenshi, interpret this request) then this would violate WP:NOTBROKEN. @Dantus21: Do you have an example of a requested move that you would use this to clean up? ~ Jenson (SilverLocust 💬) 03:39, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To be honest I'd rather have someone just deny this request now and I'll request it later if I need it for something else. Dantus21 (talk) 02:39, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Request withdrawn is how I'm reading the above; there are better tools that the OP plans on using. No prejudice against a future request. Primefac (talk) 00:27, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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