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====Red links==== | ====Red links==== | ||
A link to a non-existent article (a "[[Wikipedia:Red link|red link]]") should only be included on a disambiguation page when a linked article (not just other disambiguation pages) also includes that red link. Do not create red links to articles that are unlikely ever to be written | A link to a non-existent article (a "[[Wikipedia:Red link|red link]]") should only be included on a disambiguation page when a linked article (not just other disambiguation pages) also includes that red link. Do not create red links to articles that are unlikely ever to be written. To find out if any article uses the red link, click on it, and then click "[[Wikipedia:Help:What links here|What links here]]" on the toolbox on the left side of the page. | ||
If the only pages that use the red link are disambiguation pages, do one of the following: | If the only pages that use the red link are disambiguation pages, do one of the following: | ||
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* Start a new article for the red link, using the description on the disambiguation page. | * Start a new article for the red link, using the description on the disambiguation page. | ||
* Make a redirect to a page where the item is described (see {{section link||Piping and redirects}} above). | * Make a redirect to a page where the item is described (see {{section link||Piping and redirects}} above). | ||
==== Synonyms ==== | ==== Synonyms ==== | ||