Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3513417-20150130062348

We all have agreed to delete unnecessary redirects, but I have noticed that redirects have been getting deleted that are useful. I think redirects should be deleted if they are just an elongated version of the name, like "Will Strife", "Alexander Parvis", and "Matthew Needler", because while someone is typing in the search bar, they will have no need for these. They will just have to type "Will" and "William Strife" will pop up, "Alex" and "Alex Parvis" will pop up, and "Matt" and "Matt Needler" will pop up. I don't think redirects that have no connection to their full name should be deleted. For example, "Batmanmarch" is Matt Toffolo's username and it looks nothing like his real name, so it should stay. And "IBringTheFunk" looks nothing like Tom Perkins' real name, so it should stay. From what I recall, deleting redirects was so there will be less clutter on the search bar and it is easier/simpler to navigate, and deleting things like "Batmanmarch" and "IBringTheFunk" accomplishes nothing. 