Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oscar Danielson (disambiguation)

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The result was Delete --MelanieN (talk) 01:19, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oscar Danielson (disambiguation)

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This is a completely unnecessary disambiguation page, and has been superseded by a hatnote. Nothing links here and is thus unhelpful as a navigational tool. See

WP:2DABS for a better explanation: "If there are only two topics to which a given title might refer, and one is the primary topic, then a disambiguation page is not needed—it is sufficient to use a hatnote on the primary topic article, pointing to the other article." Tavix | Talk 17:13, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply

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Note: Prod was declined by User:Dweller with the reason given that it is harmless. Tavix | Talk 17:15, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Tavix | Talk 17:13, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:2DAB reads: "Some disambiguation pages with "(disambiguation)" in the title list only two meanings, one of them being the primary topic. In such cases, the disambiguation page is not strictly necessary, but is harmless." --Dweller (talk) 17:23, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply
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Delete: useless page, and its existence can only encourage misguided editors to create more similar pages, instead of using a simple hatnote to guide readers in one click to the non-primary-topic article they seek. PamD 09:18, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per
WP:2DAB, hatnote will get the reader there faster and with less confusion. Dweller, you've left off the rest of the guideline: The recommended practice in these situations is to place a hatnote on the primary topic article to link directly to the secondary topic. Boleyn (talk) 18:14, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply
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Speedy Delete per 2D, Widefox; talk 22:43, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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