Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Lagarde

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep‎. Withdrawn. Thanks to CFA for creating the new article. (non-admin closure) voorts (talk/contributions) 02:02, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Lagarde[edit]

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First, WP:D states that we should only disambiguate when "for a given word or phrase on which a reader might search, there is more than one existing Wikipedia article to which that word or phrase might be expected to lead". I think the reference to "Wikipedia article" impliedly means English Wikipedia, not foreign-language Wikipedias. Indeed, MOS:DABMENTION requires that each entry have a blue-linked article, not an interwiki link. Second, the change requires adding a disambiguator to an otherwise unambiguous article title. Finally, there are a significant number of incoming links to this title, presumably because the intended link was Battle of Lagarde (1940), which had been around for 9.5 years at its old title. (A hatnote is not an appropriate alternative because WP:REDHAT states that a hatnote cannot lead to a red link.) voorts (talk/contributions) 23:33, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History, Military, Disambiguations, France, Germany, and Poland. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:33, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Move Battle of Lagarde (1940) to Battle of Lagarde - unnecessary disambiguation per WP:PRIMARYRED. The disambiguation page can be moved to Battle of Lagarde (disambiguation). I don't see a point in deleting it — hopefully it encourages someone to translate the German article. C F A 💬 23:49, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Our primary concern should be for readers, not editors or translators. I think a reader directed to Battle of Lagarde (disambiguation) would be confused to find (1) a link to Battle of Lagarde, (2) a red link, and (3) a link to an article in German. voorts (talk/contributions) 00:19, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't necessarily oppose the deletion of the DAB page. If Battle of Lagarde (1940) is the primary topic, like I stated above, then it wouldn't be required anyways per WP:TWODAB. I'll translate the German article when I get around to it, then a hatnote can be added to Battle of Lagarde if it is the primary topic. Otherwise, the DAB page will need to be kept. C F A 💬 00:41, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I've created Battle of Lagarde (1914). C F A 💬 01:57, 6 July 2024 (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 talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.