[Design discussion] Should the root-level Repository page exist?
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# Context
> [Slack](https://gitlab.slack.com/archives/C08SEKF980K/p1764917180475119?thread_ts=1764892813.746229&cid=C08SEKF980K)
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> `@mvanremmerden` The larger question that I think is the underlying problem under all of this rather is whether we should even have a root-level page for "Repository". What purpose does that serve, when the exact same content is already presented in the same way on the project overview page?
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<th>Project Overview page</th>
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[Example](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab)
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[Example](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master)
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# Design questions
* Why does the root-level Repository page exist (when virtually the same content appears on the Project Overview page?
* Is there any purpose for the root-level
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