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Apply the following rules when constructing entries: | Apply the following rules when constructing entries: | ||
* Preface each entry with a {{em|bullet}} (an asterisk in wiki markup). | * Preface each entry with a {{em|bullet}} (an asterisk in wiki markup). | ||
* Start each entry with a {{em|capital letter}} | * Start each entry with a {{em|capital letter}}. | ||
* Insert a {{em|comma}} after an entry when a description is included. | * Insert a {{em|comma}} after an entry when a description is included. | ||
* Use {{em|sentence fragments}}, with no closing punctuation unless it is part of the description (e.g., a description that ends in "etc." would end with the period) | * Use {{em|sentence fragments}}, with no closing punctuation unless it is part of the description (e.g., a description that ends in "etc." would end with the period) | ||
* Include '''exactly one''' navigable (blue) link to efficiently guide readers to the most relevant article for that use of the ambiguous term. '''Do not wikilink any other words in the line'''. For example: | * Include '''exactly one''' navigable (blue) link to efficiently guide readers to the most relevant article for that use of the ambiguous term. '''Do not wikilink any other words in the line'''. For example: | ||
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* [[Dark Star (song)|"Dark Star" (song)]], by the Grateful Dead | * [[Wikipedia:Dark Star (song)|"Dark Star" (song)]], by the Grateful Dead | ||
but {{em|not}}: | but {{em|not}}: | ||
* <s>[[Dark Star (song)|"Dark Star" (song)]], a [[song]] by the [[psychedelic]] [[rock band]] [[The Grateful Dead]]</s> | * <s>[[Wikipedia:Dark Star (song)|"Dark Star" (song)]], a [[Wikipedia:Song|song]] by the [[Wikipedia:Psychedelic|psychedelic]] [[Wikipedia:Rock band|rock band]] [[Wikipedia:The Grateful Dead|The Grateful Dead]]</s> | ||
and avoid redundancies like: | and avoid redundancies like: | ||
* [[Dark Star (song)|"Dark Star" (song)]], a song by the Grateful Dead | * [[Wikipedia:Dark Star (song)|"Dark Star" (song)]], a song by the Grateful Dead | ||
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* Do not emphasize the link with bolding or italics, although titles (such as for books and movies) may need to be italicized to conform with the [[ | * Do not emphasize the link with bolding or italics, although titles (such as for books and movies) may need to be italicized to conform with the [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Titles|style guidance on titles]]. If the article's title contains both a title and a clarifier, quote or italicize only the part requiring such treatment, as opposed to the entire link, e.g.: [[Wikipedia:Dark Star (film)|''Dark Star'' (film)]] (see {{section link||Piping and redirects}}). This can be accomplished by [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Piped link|piping]] the link. | ||
* | * Keep the description associated with a link to a minimum, just sufficient to allow the reader to find the correct link. In many cases, the title of the article alone will be sufficient and no additional description is necessary. | ||
In most cases the title of the target article will be an expansion or variation of the term being disambiguated (as in the example above). If this is the case: | In most cases the title of the target article will be an expansion or variation of the term being disambiguated (as in the example above). If this is the case: | ||
*The link should come at the start of the entry. | *The link should come at the start of the entry. | ||
*The article title should appear exactly as it is on the target page; the link should not be [[Wikipedia:Piped link|piped]] except to apply formatting (see {{section link||Where piping may be appropriate}}). | *The article title should appear exactly as it is on the target page; the link should not be [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Piped link|piped]] except to apply formatting (see {{section link||Where piping may be appropriate}}). | ||
In some cases, however, the target article title is {{em|not}} an expansion or variation of the term being disambiguated. | In some cases, however, the target article title is {{em|not}} an expansion or variation of the term being disambiguated. For these cases see {{section link||Red links}} and {{section link||Items appearing within other articles}} below. | ||
Note also the following points when constructing lists of entries: | Note also the following points when constructing lists of entries: | ||
* An entry with no links at all is useless for further navigation. (See {{section link||Red links}} for cases in which no article yet exists.) | * An entry with no links at all is useless for further navigation. (See {{section link||Red links}} for cases in which no article yet exists.) | ||
* A disambiguation page should not be made up completely of red links or have only one blue link on the entire page, because the basic purpose of disambiguation is to refer users to other Wikipedia pages. | * A disambiguation page should not be made up completely of red links or have only one blue link on the entire page, because the basic purpose of disambiguation is to refer users to other Wikipedia pages. | ||
* | * Never include [[Wikipedia:Help:External links|external links]], either as entries or in descriptions. Disambiguation pages disambiguate Wikipedia articles, not the World-Wide Web. To note URLs that might be helpful in the future, include them on the talk page. | ||
* [[WP:REF|References]] should not appear on disambiguation pages. Dab pages are not articles; instead, incorporate the references into the target articles. | * [[Wikipedia:WP:REF|References]] should not appear on disambiguation pages. Dab pages are not articles; instead, incorporate the references into the target articles. | ||
=== | === Examples of individual entries that should not be created === | ||
:''See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Disambiguation#What not to include|Wikipedia:Disambiguation#What not to include]]'' | |||
On a page called | Do not include entries for topics that are not ambiguous (according to the linked article) with the title. Use [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Lists|list articles]] for lists of related topics if needed. | ||
On a page called ''Title'', do not create entries merely because ''Title'' is part of the name (see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Partial title matches|Wikipedia:Disambiguation § Partial title matches]]). | |||
Common examples: | Common examples: | ||
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