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Based on this discussion, there are several pages whose names only differ by the case of the first letter. I believe these are all topics whose names coincide with Strong Bad Email titles. Some of these links should probably be disambiguated in order to avoid confusion as to which page should be linked to. This would apply only to the upper case titles since the Strong Bad Email titles should remain unchanged. Here's a table that list the known collisions:

Strong Bad Email	Upper case title	Proposed Upper case Solution (if any)
tape-leg	Tape-leg	Move "Tape-leg" to "Tape-leg (running gag)"
crying	Crying	Move "Crying" to "Crying (running gag)" or "Crying (activity)"
marzipan	Marzipan	Leave as-is?
pom pom	Pom Pom	Leave as-is?
making out	Making Out	Move "Making Out" to "Making Out (running gag)" or "Making Out (activity)"
trogday	Trogday	trogday redirects to Happy Trogday as a filename redirect, while Trogday redirects to Holidays#Trogday (January 13). The latter should probably be turned into a disambiguation? (See Talk:trogday for some background.) ( DONE)
toons	Toons	Much ado about subtitles?
games	Games	See Talk:games for discussion
fhqwhgads	Fhqwhgads	Much ado about subtitles?
sbcg4ap	SBCG4AP	Much ado about subtitles?
trading cards	Trading Cards	Move "Trading Cards" to "Trading Cards (product)"
ghosts	Ghosts	Move "Ghosts" to "Ghosts (Concept)"

I don't know if there are more examples. If they are they should be added to this list. I'm not sure if this is the best solution (and if the links should be automatically moved). I welcome any useful feedback! --Stux 11:45, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

I definitely think the (running gag) suffix would help sort things out a lot. Heck, it would make the whole mess we've got with Stinkoman 20X6 Level 10 easier to solve. Guybrush20X6 21:37, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

There are a few more somewhat obtrusive filename redirects, such as toons/Toons, games/Games, fhqwhgads/Fhqwhgads, and sbcg4ap/SBCG4AP. Are these redirects still necessary, since the subtitles project isn't really a thing right now?

As for the (running gag) suffix, I feel like the examples listed (with the exception of Tape-leg) aren't really running gags. A running gag is a joke that is repeated and developed over time, but these are just... occurences. But on the other hand, they're categorized as running gags, and "Crying (occurence)" isn't quite as catchy, so I guess (running gag) is fine. Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 22:02, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

So I've added the filename redirects to the list. Even though the subtitles don't work right now I still think they can be brought back to life would like to give them a chance. That said it would probably be good to explore the technical aspects of such a solution given the url changes between the old and new website (both of which are still active).

Looking at the content for Crying and Making Out I noticed that they're both Activity running gags, so why not "Crying (activity)"? If not running gag still works. --Stux 00:57, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

I don't have much to add here, but I should point out that filename redirects are good for more than just subtitles. They still work on the Homestar All-In-One script (or they would, if we fixed all the ones that are now changed). — It's dot com 03:35, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Another example: trading cards/Trading Cards. Also ghosts/Ghosts. Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 22:40, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

There's also geddup noise/Geddup Noise, the latter of which is a disambiguation page for geddup noise/The Geddup Noise. What should be done about this? Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 19:47, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Bit of a late reply, but, regarding the filename redirects, I do still think they're useful even when they mostly apply to the old version of the website. For example, someone may follow an outdated link to the Homestar Runner website that ends up returning a 404 error, or a link to the old site that's non-functional in modern browsers, or even a Wayback Machine archive, and if they're familiar with the wiki, they may search it for the filename in an attempt to find what's supposed to be there. Even if it's decided that they should redirect somewhere else, the redirect target should at least add a hatnote along the lines of "'x' redirects here. For the toon with the filename 'x', see y", but I'd prefer OldHR filenames keep redirecting to the articles for their respective toons, games, and so on. DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘ 22:37, 20 October 2022 (UTC)