Talk:Ada Programming/Delimiters/&

Frenzy of Deletion Disrupts Semantic Levels
There used to be a page for Operators/&amp;, too, if I remember correctly, even if it was a redirect. Having two roads leading to "&amp;" is very appropriate for an Ada book, whichever form it will use for two roads. However, if my conclusions from reading about recent deletions are correct, User:Jguk has declared one road useless, and deleted references to the page. (Jon, since you write about kings and queens, you are probalby aware that not everyone is in a position do things to just about anything or anyone without stating justifications, in particular in a collaborative effort.)

The Ada term "&amp;" does have two different meanings at two separate levels, in Ada. The distinction can be essential. I won't agree with User:Jguk's rash cleanups without someone taking care of a suitable replacement, or triggering a course of action. Readers will be lost, and readers is what wikibooks are about.

These are not useless redirects (or else see below) as


 * 1) of course the book teaches why there are two meanings, i.e. why we have both an operator and a delimiter, although both are written "&amp;".
 * 2) Other modules have epxlicitly referred to these two different aspects of "&amp;". After the deletions, they are partly disconnected.

It doesn't seem a good idea to arbitrarily delete things if you don't know the semantic implications of what you intend to delete.

If the wikibooks cleaning crew is unhappy with an apparent yet necessary redundancy (a redirect for now), maybe transcluding a common page in both a delimiter-aspect module and a operator-aspect module, will do.

ceterum censeo that authors might feel a need to delete thoughtless editing.

gb 03:08, 28 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I think the admin thought the redirect was not intentional, but an outcome of a page move. Sure we can recreate the pages without further discussion. ManuelGR 20:20, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks. This also removes the neccessity of special &amp;-case circuitry from ASnip. [User:Kellen]'s answer in the staff lounge WRT these redirects was affirmative, too. gb 01:40, 30 May 2006 (UTC)