Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5565348-20130602232458/@comment-5052376-20130603000537

Redirects are meant for common mistypes and misconceptions in the Special:Search ability. Removing redirects is mainly used to prevent confusion, but are also used to prevent the possibility of a redirect linking back to the same page you were on. Reminds me, Dr. Zomboss may have a few of those.