User talk:April8

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Thanks very much for moving redirect page "7 laws of noah" to "7 Laws of Noah" today. I'm a new Wikipedia editor, so couldn't yet try to move it myself (haven't yet made 10 edits). I know this is silly perfectionism, but I was wondering why typing in search for "7 laws of noah" still redirects one to the main page "Seven Laws of Noah" from old redirect page "7 laws of noah", rather than new, moved redirect page "7 Laws of Noah" (the old moved page is still there, in use). I don't want to take up any of your valuable time, but if you are interested in replying to me at April8, I would appreciate it (I also need to discover my way round my talk page etc. at April8!). Thanks.April8 (talk) 20:57, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

• Double redirects: Currently in the English Wikipedia, if (e.g.) page A is a redirect to page B, and page B is a redirect to page C, going to page A will result in being sent to B, but no further down the chain. That is in case a page redirects to itself, or two or pages redirect to each other in a circle, causing an endless loop of redirecting. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 21:02, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for reply. Just to fully settle my mind on this ridiculously minor topic, I thought that your answer, and the topic leaves some things unanswered. Do administrators have ability to erase a wikipedia page? Would it not be better to erase redirect page "7 laws of noah"? (leaving "7 Laws of Noah" to do the redirecting)? If such a move causes complications, and compromises the redirect link, then it would not be a good idea. So should the arrangement be left as it is? Now that I have asked all the questions, I can leave behind this topic! (If these questions are anwered!) I can't be the only person to have been slightly unsatisfied with their wikipedia contributions!April8 (talk) 20:27, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

This page is now in Seven Laws of Noah. As regards the redirect links, we must cater for whatever users may type in the search box when looking for information. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 21:24, 29 May 2008 (UTC)