re #deprecated as alternative to #redirect:
This is an excellent suggestion; I invite the list to tell me if they see any problems with implementing it. If not, I'll do it.
I don't think we should add another #.. type command. Instead, the syntax of #REDIRECT should be expanded.
Please see http://www.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-January/002345.html (search for "thought")
and
http://www.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2003-February/002523.html
for an alternative way to improve the #REDIRECT syntax, namely by
1) allowing language-specific redirect reasons, 2) making it possible to turn a redirect into a disambiguation page by simply adding another #REDIRECT line.
Regards,
Erik