UniWiki:Manual of Style/Linking: Difference between revisions

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==Principles==

~~{{anchor|General principles}}~~

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~~Wikipedia~~ is based on [[hypertext]], and aims ~~to "build the web"~~ to enable readers to access relevant information on other pages easily. The page from which the hyperlink is activated is called the ''anchor''; the page the link points to is called the ''target''.

MediaWiki software, and thus by extention, the UniWiki itself, is based on [[Wikipedia:Hypertext|hypertext]], and aims to enable readers to access relevant information on other pages easily. The page from which the hyperlink is activated is called the ''anchor''; the page the link points to is called the ''target''.

In adding or removing links, consider an article's place in the [[tree structure|knowledge tree]]. Internal links can add to the cohesion and utility of ~~Wikipedia~~, allowing readers to deepen their understanding of a topic by conveniently accessing other articles. Ask yourself, "How likely is it that the reader will also want to read that other article?" Consider including links where readers might want to use them; for example, in article [[~~Wikipedia~~:Manual of Style/Lead section|leads]], at the openings of new sections, in the cells of [[~~Wikipedia~~:Manual of Style/Tables|tables]], and in [[~~Wikipedia~~:Manual of Style/Captions|image captions]]. But note [[#~~WP:REPEATLINK~~|below]] that as a rule of thumb editors should only link the term's first occurrence in the text of the article.

In adding or removing links, consider an article's place in the [[Wikipedia:tree structure|knowledge tree]]. Internal links can add to the cohesion and utility of the UniWiki, allowing readers to deepen their understanding of a topic by conveniently accessing other articles. Ask yourself, "How likely is it that the reader will also want to read that other article?" Consider including links where readers might want to use them; for example, in article [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Lead section|leads]], at the openings of new sections, in the cells of [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Tables|tables]], and in [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions|image captions]]. But note [[#What generally should not be linked|below]] that as a rule of thumb editors should only link the term's first occurrence in the text of the article.

===General points on linking style===

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-<!-- This Anchor tag serves to provide a permanent target for incoming section links. Please do not move it out of the section heading, even though it disrupts edit summary generation (you can manually fix the edit summary before saving your changes). Please do not modify it, even if you modify the section title. It is always best to anchor an old section header that has been changed so that links to it won't be broken. See [[Template:Anchor]] for details. (This text: [[Template:Anchor comment]]) -->
-{{shortcut|WP:BTW|WP:BUILD}}
-Wikipedia is based on [[hypertext]], and aims to "build the web" to enable readers to access relevant information on other pages easily. The page from which the hyperlink is activated is called the ''anchor''; the page the link points to is called the ''target''.
+MediaWiki software, and thus by extention, the UniWiki itself, is based on [[Wikipedia:Hypertext|hypertext]], and aims to enable readers to access relevant information on other pages easily. The page from which the hyperlink is activated is called the ''anchor''; the page the link points to is called the ''target''.
-In adding or removing links, consider an article's place in the [[tree structure|knowledge tree]]. Internal links can add to the cohesion and utility of Wikipedia, allowing readers to deepen their understanding of a topic by conveniently accessing other articles. Ask yourself, "How likely is it that the reader will also want to read that other article?" Consider including links where readers might want to use them; for example, in article [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|leads]], at the openings of new sections, in the cells of [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Tables|tables]], and in [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Captions|image captions]]. But note [[#WP:REPEATLINK|below]] that as a rule of thumb editors should only link the term's first occurrence in the text of the article.
+In adding or removing links, consider an article's place in the [[Wikipedia:tree structure|knowledge tree]]. Internal links can add to the cohesion and utility of the UniWiki, allowing readers to deepen their understanding of a topic by conveniently accessing other articles. Ask yourself, "How likely is it that the reader will also want to read that other article?" Consider including links where readers might want to use them; for example, in article [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Lead section|leads]], at the openings of new sections, in the cells of [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Tables|tables]], and in [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions|image captions]]. But note [[#What generally should not be linked|below]] that as a rule of thumb editors should only link the term's first occurrence in the text of the article.
 ===General points on linking style===