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'''Build the Web''' is the idea of connecting relevant topics throughout an ] since all articles in the ] are ]s in a ] system. Do not just write the article, but also consider its place in the ] Web. Make upward links to categories and contexts (] was a ]; ] is a ] in ]; ] happened in the ]). Make sideways links to neighboring articles (for ] see also ], ] borders on ]). Introduce links from related articles to avoid ] the article (] should be linked to from ]). Do not build category trees too deep and narrow, or too flat. Writing category directories first (top-down) will help ensure that subcategory articles get useful names. |
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'''Build the Web''' is the idea of connecting relevant topics throughout an ] since all articles in the ] are ]s in a ] system. Do not just write the article, but also consider its place in the ] Web. Make upward links to categories and contexts (] was a ]; ] is a ] in ]; ] happened in the ]). Make sideways links to neighboring articles (for ] see also ], ] borders on ]). Introduce links from related articles to avoid ] the article (] should be linked to from ]). Do not build category trees too deep and narrow, or too flat. Writing category directories first (top-down) will help ensure that subcategory articles get useful names. |
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If you are not happy with a link, improve the link or improve the linked article. Only in rare cases is it better to remove the link altogether (apart from the case of a duplicate link). Remember that a linked article does not automatically pop up, it only appears if you click on it, so it does not do any harm. If you want to give selected links more emphasis, there are better ways to do that than deleting the less important ones. |
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Only in rare cases is it better to remove the link altogether (apart from the case of a duplicate link). Remember that a linked article does not automatically pop up, it only appears if you click on it, so it does not do any harm. If you want to give selected links more emphasis, there are better ways to do that than deleting the less important ones. |
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Remember that a link can also be useful when applying the "What links here" feature from the target page. |
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Remember that a link can also be useful when applying the "What links here" feature from the target page. |
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==Don't overdo it== |
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This guideline is in dynamic tension with the ] guideline. Remember, ]. |
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It should be noted that this guideline is in dynamic tension with the ] guideline. This means that '''Misplaced Pages does not use ''Allwiki'''''. ''Allwiki'' is the idea that all the words, phrases or expressions are links to ] or ] articles. The Misplaced Pages community considered and rejected the Allwiki concept, settling instead on a balance between '''building the web''' and ''']'''. |
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==Misplaced Pages does not use Allwiki == |
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An example of Allwiki: |
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'''Allwiki''' is the idea that all the words, phrases or expressions are links to ] or ] articles. |
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*Allwiki ] ] ] ] ] ] ]s ] ] ] ] ]s] ]s ] ]s ] ] ] ] ] ] ]s. |
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*Allwiki ] ] ] ] ] ] ]s ] ] ] ] ]s] ]s ] ]s ] ] ] ] ] ] ]s. |
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We want to build the web, but we don't want it to collapse under its own weight! |
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The Misplaced Pages community evaluated and eventually rejected the allwiki concept. |
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==See also== |
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Only in rare cases is it better to remove the link altogether (apart from the case of a duplicate link). Remember that a linked article does not automatically pop up, it only appears if you click on it, so it does not do any harm. If you want to give selected links more emphasis, there are better ways to do that than deleting the less important ones.
Remember that a link can also be useful when applying the "What links here" feature from the target page.
We want to build the web, but we don't want it to collapse under its own weight!
