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==== Items appearing within other articles ====
==== Items appearing within other articles ====
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If a topic does not have an article of its own, but ''is mentioned'' within another article, then a link to that article should be included. In this case, the link does not start the line, but it should still be the only blue wikilink. For example:
If a topic does not have an article of its own, but ''is mentioned'' within another article, then a link to that article should be included. In this case, the link does not start the line, but it should still be the only blue wikilink. For example:


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|'''Maggie Anderson''' may also refer to:
|'''Maggie Anderson''' may also refer to:
*Maggie Anderson, actress in the 2007 film [[Corpus Callosum (2007 film)|''Corpus Callosum'']]
*Maggie Anderson, actress in the 2007 film [[Wikipedia:Corpus Callosum (2007 film)|Corpus Callosum (2007 film)|''Corpus Callosum'']]
*Maggie Anderson, a character in the musical play ''[[Brigadoon]]''
*Maggie Anderson, a character in the musical play ''[[Wikipedia:Brigadoon|Brigadoon]]''
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It is often useful to link to the relevant {{em|section}} of the target page using [[Help:Anchors|anchors]] and conceal that by making it a piped link. For examples, see "Where piping may be appropriate" under {{section link||Exceptions}}, above.
It is often useful to link to the relevant {{em|section}} of the target page. For examples, see "Where piping may be appropriate" under {{section link||Exceptions}}, above.


If the topic is not mentioned on the other article, that article should not be linked to in the disambiguation page, since linking to it would not help readers find information about the sought topic.
If the topic is not mentioned on the other article, that article should not be linked to in the disambiguation page, since linking to it would not help readers find information about the sought topic.