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In some cases the definition of the article topic in the opening paragraph may be insufficient to fully constrain the scope of the article. In particular, it may be necessary to identify material that is ''not'' within scope. For instance, the [[Fever]] article notes that elevated temperature due to [[hyperthermia]] is not within scope. These explanations may best be done at the end of the lead to avoid cluttering and confusing the first paragraph. This information and other meta material in the lead is not expected to appear in the body of the article. | In some cases the definition of the article topic in the opening paragraph may be insufficient to fully constrain the scope of the article. In particular, it may be necessary to identify material that is ''not'' within scope. For instance, the [[Wikipedia:Fever|Fever]] article notes that elevated temperature due to [[Wikipedia:Hyperthermia|hyperthermia]] is not within scope. These explanations may best be done at the end of the lead to avoid cluttering and confusing the first paragraph. This information and other meta material in the lead is not expected to appear in the body of the article. | ||
==Biographies of living persons== | ==Biographies of living persons== | ||