On Wed, 2 Dec 2020 at 19:33, David G. Johnston <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 5:26 PM Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: > >> I think the ideal solution is to create a section for all the rename >> cases and do all the redirects to that page. The page would list the >> old and new name for each item, and would link to the section for each >> new item. >> >> > Nothing prevents us from doing that for simple renames. For me, this > situation is not a simple rename and the proposed solution is appropriate > for what it is - changing the implementation details of an existing > feature. We can do both - though the simple rename page doesn't seem > particularly appealing at first glance. > I for one do not like following a bookmark or link and then being redirected to a generic page that doesn't relate to the specific link I was following. What is being proposed here is not as bad as the usual, where all the old links simply turn into redirects to the homepage, but it's still disorienting. I would much rather each removed page be moved to an appendix (without renaming) and edited to briefly explain what happened to the page and provide links to the appropriate up-to-date page or pages.
