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The function of links is to clarify, not emphasize; do not create links in order to draw attention to certain words or ideas, or as a mark of respect. | The function of links is to clarify, not emphasize; do not create links in order to draw attention to certain words or ideas, or as a mark of respect. | ||
Generally, a link should appear only {{em|once}} in an article, but if helpful for readers, a link may be repeated in [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infoboxes]], tables, image captions, [[Wikipedia:Help:Footnotes|footnotes]], [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Hatnote|hatnotes]], and at the first occurrence after the lead | Generally, a link should appear only {{em|once}} in an article, but if helpful for readers, a link may be repeated in [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infoboxes]], tables, image captions, [[Wikipedia:Help:Footnotes|footnotes]], [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Hatnote|hatnotes]], and at the first occurrence after the lead. | ||
Duplicate linking in lists is permissible if it significantly aids the reader. This is most often the case when the list is presenting information that could just as aptly be formatted in a table, and is expected to be parsed for particular bits of data, not read from top to bottom. If the list is normal article prose that happens to be formatted as a list, treat it as normal article prose. | Duplicate linking in lists is permissible if it significantly aids the reader. This is most often the case when the list is presenting information that could just as aptly be formatted in a table, and is expected to be parsed for particular bits of data, not read from top to bottom. If the list is normal article prose that happens to be formatted as a list, treat it as normal article prose. | ||