Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Help desk/Archive 1 (section)

== Redirect to subheading ==

Is it allowed to redirect to a subheading if for example you refer to band member within the band's page? There would be too little info on the person themselves to merit their own page.

--[[User:MacGyverMagic|MGM]] 11:41, May 14, 2004 (UTC)

:Currently, the software doesn't allow for redirects to take you directly to sub-headings, but it is usually acceptable to simply redirect to the page and make sure the reader won't be confused as to why they've got there (just having the name in the table of contents will probably mean that's not a problem). Indeed, this is a common way of dealing with what would otherwise be irredemably short pages, and is probably a Good Thing&trade; People ''do'' occasionally use <nowiki>#REDIRECT[[Article#heading]]</nowiki>, with the main advantage being that the intention is clear if the redirect is viewed directly; as I say, the software currently takes no notice, and treats it the same as <nowiki>#REDIRECT[[Article]]</nowiki>. HTH - [[User:IMSoP|IMSoP]] 12:45, 14 May 2004 (UTC)

:Could it be included in the software, think it would be useful - [[User:MacGyverMagic|MGM]] 13:27, May 14, 2004 (UTC)

::Funnily enough, somebody else just [[Wikipedia:Village_pump#Redirect_to_section|asked this on the Village pump]] - see there for a brief explanation of the technical difficulties involved. - [[User:IMSoP|IMSoP]] 13:56, 14 May 2004 (UTC)