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<p>Imported page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{essay}}<br /> {{nutshell|Giving new users loads of oddly titled, shouty links to click through to, is not helpful}}<br /> [[File:Marine Corps drill instructor yells at recruit.jpg|right|thumb|The Wikipedia [[newbie]] (left) warms to the gentle advice of the experienced user (right)]]<br /> New users are often left messages by experienced users, who are acting in good faith.<br /> <br /> However, because we&#039;ve been around here a while, the oddness and shoutiness of seeing [[alphabetti spaghetti]] links like &quot;[[WP:BLP]]&quot; has long since worn off for us. Unfortunately, the new user sees them as... odd and shouty.<br /> <br /> Try toning down odd shouty wikilinks to policies and guidelines. Either explain what they are, or use explanatory text in a [[WP:Piped link|piped link]].<br /> <br /> ===Odd and shouty===<br /> Your recent edit breaches [[WP:BLP]].<br /> <br /> ===Comprehensible and helpful===<br /> Your recent edit included unsubstantiated negative comments about a living person. [[WP:BLP|We&#039;re not allowed to do this]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[WP:BITE]]<br /> *[[WP:PLEASEDON&#039;TSHOUT]]<br /> *[[WP:WTF]]<br /> * [[WP:TLA]]<br /> * [[WP:EIEIO]]<br /> <br /> {{Wikipedia essays|civility}}</div>

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