UniWiki:Manual of Style/Linking: Difference between revisions

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====An example article====

~~{{shortcut|WP:COMMONWORDS}}~~

For example, in the article on [[supply and demand]]:

For example, in the article on [[Wikipedia:Supply and demand|supply and demand]]:

*Almost certainly link "[[microeconomics]]" and "[[general equilibrium theory]]", as these are technical terms that many readers are unlikely to understand at first sight.

*Almost certainly link "[[Wikipedia:Microeconomics|microeconomics]]" and "[[Wikipedia:General equilibrium theory|general equilibrium theory]]", as these are technical terms that many readers are unlikely to understand at first sight.

*Consider linking "[[price]]" and "[[good (economics)|goods]]" only if these common words have technical dimensions that are specifically relevant to the topic.

*Consider linking "[[Wikipedia:Price|price]]" and "[[Wikipedia:good (economics)|goods]]" only if these common words have technical dimensions that are specifically relevant to the topic.

*Do not link to the "United States", because that is an article on a very broad topic with no direct connection to supply and demand.

*Definitely do not link "wheat", because it is a common term with no particular relationship to the article on supply and demand, beyond its arbitrary use as an example of traded goods in that article.

*Make sure that the links are directed to the correct articles: in this example, you should link [[good (economics)]], not [[good]], which is a disambiguation page. Many common dictionary words are ambiguous terms in Wikipedia and linking to them is often unhelpful to readers; "Good" is a surname and the name of albums, companies, etc., and the article title [[good]] is used to index those.

*Make sure that the links are directed to the correct articles: in this example, you should link [[Wikipedia:Good (economics)|good (economics)]], not [[Wikipedia:Good|good]], which is a disambiguation page. Many common dictionary words are ambiguous terms in Wikipedia and linking to them is often unhelpful to readers; "Good" is a surname and the name of albums, companies, etc., and the article title [[Wikipedia:Good|good]] is used to index those.

===Link clarity===

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 ====An example article====
-{{shortcut|WP:COMMONWORDS}}
-For example, in the article on [[supply and demand]]:
+For example, in the article on [[Wikipedia:Supply and demand|supply and demand]]:
-*Almost certainly link "[[microeconomics]]" and "[[general equilibrium theory]]", as these are technical terms that many readers are unlikely to understand at first sight.
+*Almost certainly link "[[Wikipedia:Microeconomics|microeconomics]]" and "[[Wikipedia:General equilibrium theory|general equilibrium theory]]", as these are technical terms that many readers are unlikely to understand at first sight.
-*Consider linking "[[price]]" and "[[good (economics)|goods]]" only if these common words have technical dimensions that are specifically relevant to the topic.
+*Consider linking "[[Wikipedia:Price|price]]" and "[[Wikipedia:good (economics)|goods]]" only if these common words have technical dimensions that are specifically relevant to the topic.
 *Do not link to the "United States", because that is an article on a very broad topic with no direct connection to supply and demand.
 *Definitely do not link "wheat", because it is a common term with no particular relationship to the article on supply and demand, beyond its arbitrary use as an example of traded goods in that article.
-*Make sure that the links are directed to the correct articles: in this example, you should link [[good (economics)]], not [[good]], which is a disambiguation page. Many common dictionary words are ambiguous terms in Wikipedia and linking to them is often unhelpful to readers; "Good" is a surname and the name of albums, companies, etc., and the article title [[good]] is used to index those.
+*Make sure that the links are directed to the correct articles: in this example, you should link [[Wikipedia:Good (economics)|good (economics)]], not [[Wikipedia:Good|good]], which is a disambiguation page. Many common dictionary words are ambiguous terms in Wikipedia and linking to them is often unhelpful to readers; "Good" is a surname and the name of albums, companies, etc., and the article title [[Wikipedia:Good|good]] is used to index those.
 ===Link clarity===