 ::::I fully agree, in most cases the redirect should go to a dab. Unless if it's a WP:PUNCT issue when maybe there's a case. I may have missed going back on a few recently, but at least 48 hours is needed to not circumvent WP:BRD ..and then someone tries to do a restore with a RM from the wrong end, which is ugly. Thanks for the explanation on italics, that is completely new to me. I will try it and see results.   