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<p>Imported page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Dodont<br /> | guideline = Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking<br /> | shortcut1 = WP:LINKDD<br /> | main = [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Internal links]] tie Wikipedia together and help readers learn more about a topic.<br /> | caption = Link to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#What_generally_should_be_linked|relevant pages]]&#039;&#039;&#039; that aid understanding of the subject, and generally:<br /> | do1 = &#039;&#039;&#039;Check&#039;&#039;&#039; that your link points to the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#Checking_links_as_they_are_created|intended target]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | do2 = Use &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#Piped_links|piping]]&#039;&#039;&#039; to fit link text into the prose<br /> | do3 = make link targets &#039;&#039;&#039;[[MOS:LINKCLARITY|clear from context]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | do4 = link to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Help:Link#Section_linking_.28anchors.29|sections]]&#039;&#039;&#039; of pages where appropriate<br /> | do5 = add &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#Red_links|red links]]&#039;&#039;&#039; that would make useful articles<br /> | do6 = create &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#Redirects|redirects]]&#039;&#039;&#039; from sub-topics or alternate titles<br /> | do7 = link to &#039;&#039;&#039;obscure words&#039;&#039;&#039; in &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wiktionary]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | do8 = link to pages on &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects|sister projects]]&#039;&#039;&#039; where relevant <br /> | do9 = <br /> | do10 = <br /> | dont1 = link to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#What_generally_should_not_be_linked|common words, dates, or units]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | dont2 = link to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links|disambiguation pages]]&#039;&#039;&#039; in articles<br /> | dont3 = link to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid|user, project, draft, or talk pages]]&#039;&#039;&#039; in articles<br /> | dont4 = link to &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#Link_clarity|unexpected targets]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | dont5 = put &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:External links|external links]]&#039;&#039;&#039; in article prose<br /> | dont6 = put links in &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking#General_points_on_linking_style|section headings]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | dont7 = change the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Help:Link color|color]]&#039;&#039;&#039; of links<br /> | dont8 = use &#039;&#039;&#039;[[MOS:Buttons|action buttons]]&#039;&#039;&#039; for navigation<br /> | dont9 = <br /> | dont10 = <br /> | project = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Wikipedia links|*]]</div>

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