User talk:Leafeater

Welcome

Hello Leafeater, and welcome to Wikipedia! Here are some recommended guidelines to help you get involved. Please feel free to contact me if you need help with anything. Best of luck and happy editing! AdamBiswanger1 03:31, 19 June 2006 (UTC) Getting started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikipedians Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Conflict resolution Getting technical Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

Circular redirects (species to genus)

Hi Leafeater! Noticed you had created a few of these, which others (like me) have been hunting down and destroying (not the ones you made in particular... more going after them wherever they're found.)

These cause problems for several reasons, not the least of which is giving "false positives" for pages when taxoboxes and links are wikified. In general, redlinks or stubs work better in th end, as they point to work that needs to be done by other editors (either in Category:Plant stubs or simply by virtue of having the red link in place). Readers can still reach the pages you are redirecting to by searching in any case, as the search will bring up all pages with the species name in question. SB Johnny 23:56, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Same for Sedum reflexum redirect. (SEWilco 01:11, 18 June 2007 (UTC))

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
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