Talk:Amateur astronomer

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Far from being obscure, ''[[The Amateur Astronomer]]'' is well known to amateur astronomers of a certain age, as the publication that eventually evolved into ''[[Sky and Telescope]]''. It is the most appropriate redirect for "amateur astronomer". Anyone looking for [[amateur astronomy]] is unlikely to start the search by typing "amateur astronomer", but in case they do, I've added an "otheruse" tag to ''[[The Amateur Astronomer]]''. [[User:GHJmover|GHJmover]] ([[User talk:GHJmover|talk]]) 02:11, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Far from being obscure, ''[[The Amateur Astronomer]]'' is well known to amateur astronomers of a certain age, as the publication that eventually evolved into ''[[Sky and Telescope]]''. It is the most appropriate redirect for "amateur astronomer". Anyone looking for [[amateur astronomy]] is unlikely to start the search by typing "amateur astronomer", but in case they do, I've added an "otheruse" tag to ''[[The Amateur Astronomer]]''. [[User:GHJmover|GHJmover]] ([[User talk:GHJmover|talk]]) 02:11, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

:Well known? Redirects are not usually changed based on opinion. "Amateur astronomer" comes under "People who are members of a group, organization, ensemble or team" ([[WP:RCAT]]) and ''Amateur astronomer->Amateur astronomy'' is covered under [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions#Article title format]]->'''Use nouns''', "Adjective and verb forms... should redirect to articles titled with the corresponding noun". "[[Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles#Principle of least astonishment|principle of least astonishment]]" should be followed here, "Amateur astronomer" the person Google test around 200,000[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22Amateur+Astronomer+%22+-%22New+-York%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=] while the publication "The Amateur Astronomer" Google test at 236[http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=%22The+Amateur+Astronomer%22+%22Amateur+Astronomers+Association+of+New+York%22&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=2cca7b2e99206b9c]. Since I myself see no justification for changing this redirect I have reverted the change and moved the hatnote. You can always post a case for moving the redirect at [[Talk:Amateur astronomy]] and see if there is some consensus for the change. [[User:MrFloatingIP|MrFloatingIP]] ([[User talk:MrFloatingIP|talk]]) 20:53, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

:Well known? Redirects are not usually changed based on opinion. "Amateur astronomer" comes under "People who are members of a group, organization, ensemble or team" ([[WP:RCAT]]) and ''Amateur astronomer->Amateur astronomy'' is covered under [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions#Article title format]]->'''Use nouns''', "Adjective and verb forms... should redirect to articles titled with the corresponding noun". "[[Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles#Principle of least astonishment|principle of least astonishment]]" should be followed here, "Amateur astronomer" the person Google test around 200,000[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22Amateur+Astronomer+%22+-%22New+-York%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=] while the publication "The Amateur Astronomer" Google test at 236[http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=%22The+Amateur+Astronomer%22+%22Amateur+Astronomers+Association+of+New+York%22&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=2cca7b2e99206b9c]. Since I myself see no justification for changing this redirect I have reverted the change and moved the hatnote. You can always post a case for moving the redirect at [[Talk:Amateur astronomy]] and see if there is some consensus for the change. [[User:MrFloatingIP|MrFloatingIP]] ([[User talk:MrFloatingIP|talk]]) 20:53, 6 October 2009 (UTC)