Forum:Are redirects ok to use for linking?

I was just wondering if anyone knew if there was anything inherently wrong with extensively using redirects for linking on a wiki. The dilemma we have on wiki 24 is, that we have large list pages for "unnamed characters", and links for these characters go to a section of the list page (ie unnamed characters ). This of course is a nightmare for renaming headings, removing entries or moving the list page itself, as Special:whatlinkshere gives a huge non-specific mass of links. My proposed solution would be to create a redirect page for each entry and point all links towards the redirect page, so that the links are separated out in the whatlinkshere page. But I'm sure I've heard people say linking through redirects is something that's best avoided. My main question is, would problems be caused by doing my proposed solution above?--Acer4666 21:47, September 12, 2011 (UTC)

The main issue with linking to redirects is that if you move the page it redirects to, you'll have a double redirect (which will not take you to the last page) until you edit the redirect page. If you wish to do that, feel free to do so. ZamorakO o ( talk ) 21:51, September 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * The only problem is if the page is moved any time in the future, you have a hundred or so double redirects to fix but in and of itself there is nothing wrong with it. We have massive amounts of redirects on Bleach wiki, over 4000 of them as compared to our 1500 pages.--


 * Ah cool, that makes sense. But I suppose with the current situation we have, if the pages are moved, we'll have about a thousand or more broken links throughout the wiki because they won't link to the correct section. Thanks guys!--Acer4666 21:57, September 12, 2011 (UTC)