Wikipedia:Red link/History of the example red link

This is a history of the link used as an example in the WP:REDDEAL section of Wikipedia:Red link over time. This tradition began in 2010 when the late Steven B. Harris added Driving in GermanyDriving in Germany as an example. The longest-lasting example redlink has been Driving in Madagascar, which was in the guideline for 7 years and 141 days, from 2015 to 2023. The current example, Effects of climate change on pets, has been in use for 52 days ().

Timeline

Link	Added by		Link turned blue by		Notes
	User	Date	User	Date
Driving in GermanyDriving in Germany	Sbharris	2010-12-23	Jarble	2014-09-12	Redirect to Transport in Germany § Road and automotive transport
Driving in India	Owais Khursheed	2014-10-12	Harrias	2015-02-10
Driving in BangladeshDriving in Bangladesh	110.20.234.69	2015-04-15	Archanine	2015-06-17	Redirect to Transport in Bangladesh
Driving in Madagascar	Etamni	2015-09-01	Red-tailed hawk, Tamzin, and PerfectSoundWhatever	2023-01-20	Created as a redirect enough times as to be salted. Discussion in December 2017 about redirecting to Transport in Madagascar § Highways: Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects and categories/2017-12 § Redirect request: Driving in Madagascar, Roads in Madagascar User talk:Rcsprinter123/Archives/51 § Driving in Madagascar Wikipedia talk:Red link/Archive 6 § It's time to replace the driving in Madagascar red link before it's no longer red.
Catholic Church in Sint MaartenCatholic Church in Sint Maarten	Red-tailed hawk	2023-01-20	Sahaib	2023-02-01	Redirect to Catholic Church in the Dutch Caribbean
History of the Jews in Arizona	Tamzin	2023-02-04	Sdkb	2023-02-06	Initially a redirect to History of the Jews in the American West. Converted to article by MaizeninReignsapark and BringmeFacebooksbold‬ starting 2023-03-14.
Elections in the Canary IslandsElections in the Canary Islands	Tamzin	2023-02-06	Red-tailed hawk	2023-04-16	Redirect to Canary Islands § Governance.
Corruption in Northern Ireland	Red-tailed hawk	2023-04-16	AviationFreak	2023-08-12
Corruption in Wales	AviationFreak	2023-08-12	Vaticidalprophet	2023-08-28	Then a redirect to Corruption in the United Kingdom; deleted 2023-12-04 after a discussion at RfD.
Mexican Australians	Vaticidalprophet	2023-08-28	QLDer in NSW	2023-10-20	Initially a redirect to Hispanic and Latin American Australians. Converted to an article by 162.251.60.16 on 2023-11-06.
Literacy in Somalia	Giraffer	2023-10-23	AviationFreak	2024-08-03
Corruption in Wales	AviationFreak	2024-08-03	ItsMeGabeProductions	2026-06-26	Only link to appear twice (see above)
Effects of climate change on pets	Tamzin	2026-06-27	Your name here!

See also

• Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars § The weather in London, concerning a different example redlink