Talk:Black Arachnia

2007-04-15T08:28:32Z

207.69.248.160:

Before deleting the page, consider this:

I'm not suggesting this page as a simple misspelling - it's not like it's a page for "Balckarachnia" or anything. This is more for casual fans, like myself, who are just starting to learn about the Beast Era and don't know any better.

You hear someone say "Blackarachnia" and your thoughts don't go immediately to a one-word name. We're familiar with a black widow, so "Black Arachnia" seems logical. You come here looking for info, put two words in the search box and get... nothing. Your search is instantly shut down. You're a new fan, you don't know what episodes she might have been in, so you can't search that way. If you're like me, you end up having to search for "spider" and scroll down to #14 before you find what you're after.

So I'm not proposing this redirect as a simple misspelling, but as a misunderstanding of an unusual name. Hopefully you'll at least consider that before axing the page.--[[User:207.69.249.87|207.69.249.87]] 05:52, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

: I'm in agreement that exceedingly common misspellings, particularly those perpetrated by official parties (Mainframe materials have used "Black Arachnia" and "Air Razor" often enough), should redirect to the actual how-its-supposed-to-be-spelled pages. And yes, this means a redirect from shit like "Menasaur", but at least that serves as a "hey, dummy, it's spelled THIS way" and prevents someone from making a new "Menasaur" page for us to go around deleting. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 05:57, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
:: I disgree strongly that the redirect will teach anyone the correct spelling. I don't even notice redirects most of the time. Undoubtedly, people who type "Menasaur" are just going to have their idea of the (mis)spelling reinforced when the correct page immediately pops up. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 08:03, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Except, of course, that every time the name shows up in the article they'll be seeing it the right way. That's particularly obvious when going from two words to one.--[[User:207.69.248.160|207.69.248.160]] 08:28, 15 April 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

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