I've advised the author of this.
andy (
talk) 13:31, 16 October 2009 (UTC)reply
RfC
A new user,
Foneio, created an article called Foundations of the Spanish kingdoms. All of the information is contained in the
History of Spain article, and to a much higher editorial standard.
Andyjsmith blanked the page and make a redirect to the History of Spain article.
Orangemike then changed the redirect to a specific section of the History of Spain article. Andyjsmith left a note on Foneio's talk page explaining why the article had been blanked and redirected. Foneio has not replied to this message and reinstated all of the blanked content. I have blanked it again and reinstated the redirect. It's dawned on me that I ought to seek a wider consensus. ~~
Dr Dec(
Talk) ~~ 12:08, 17 October 2009 (UTC)reply
I agree. This article appears to have been posted at this title because the contributor wanted to write in his/her own words rather than add to the article that was already there. But this is an unhelpful title for an article, and there is no substantial information that could not have been integrated into the existing relevant articles.
Deb (
talk) 12:07, 18 October 2009 (UTC)reply
The editor, who is an SPA, has fallen silent. Redirects cost nothing and the title is not misleading, so why bother?
andy (
talk) 22:37, 18 October 2009 (UTC)reply
Why bother with what? The question is whether the consensus supports blanking the article and replacing it with a redirect if, and when, the redirect is replaced with the duplicate material. ~~
Dr Dec(
Talk) ~~ 23:11, 18 October 2009 (UTC)reply