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*Informing other editors that a section title is linked from a redirect, so that if the title is altered, the redirect can be changed. | *Informing other editors that a section title is linked from a redirect, so that if the title is altered, the redirect can be changed. | ||
*Letting others know of a better article or location within the article to add information on a current event or other hot topic where there is temptation to add it in that location | *Letting others know of a better article or location within the article to add information on a current event or other hot topic where there is temptation to add it in that location | ||
*Letting others know the location of a template that is included on a page, most commonly an [[ | *Letting others know the location of a template that is included on a page, most commonly an [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Embedded lists|embedded list]]. | ||
*Reminding others of Wikipedia policies where they have been frequently broken. For example, in many articles, hidden text is necessary to remind editors not to add inappropriate links. | *Reminding others of Wikipedia policies where they have been frequently broken. For example, in many articles, hidden text is necessary to remind editors not to add inappropriate links. For example, on the Wikipedia page [[Wikipedia:Help:Getting started|Help:Getting started]], hidden text is used to let others know not to write their first article on that page. | ||
*Preparing small amounts of information to be added to the article in the future (such as when a known event will occur). Larger amounts of information should be prepared on a subpage of the article's talk page or in user space. | *Preparing small amounts of information to be added to the article in the future (such as when a known event will occur). Larger amounts of information should be prepared on a subpage of the article's talk page or in user space. | ||
*Hiding a portion of the text that has been temporarily removed while consensus is pending. However, it may be preferable to transfer such text onto a subpage of the article's talk page. | *Hiding a portion of the text that has been temporarily removed while consensus is pending. However, it may be preferable to transfer such text onto a subpage of the article's talk page. | ||
*Commenting out categories for articles in [[Wikipedia:User pages|user pages]] and [[WP:SP|user subpages]]. See: [[WP:USERNOCAT|Categorizing user pages | *Commenting out categories for articles in [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:User pages|user pages]] and [[Wikipedia:WP:SP|user subpages]]. See: [[Wikipedia:WP:USERNOCAT|Wikipedia:Categorizing user pages]] | ||
===Inappropriate uses for hidden text=== | ===Inappropriate uses for hidden text=== | ||