[Wikipedia-l] Changes and suggestions (was Re: slight change to the announce-l list)

[Ray Saintonge]

tarquin wrote:

> Brion Vibber wrote:
>
>>
>> It has in the past been suggested to have a special type of redirect for
>> misspellings. These could have a "you're an illiterate idiot, from now
>> on please type 'X'" message display when visited or searched, but be
>> hidden from lists like the Allpages list or general search results.
>>
>> Would that be a help?
>>
> yup :-)
> #MISSPELLING [[Napoleon]]
> for "Napolean", say
>
> I also suggested non-English wikipedias might find it easier to have a 
> synonym of the keyword #REDIRECT in their own language -- so on fr:, 
> #REDIRECT or ... #{whatever} would work

What about those situations where "napolean" is correct?  I would find 
it quite acceptable as an adjective in some circumstances.  The glossary 
on the website for the Farrier & Hoofcare Resource Center refers to a 
"napolean shoe" as a "backwards shoe".

Eclecticology