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===Link specificity=== | ===Link specificity=== | ||
Always link to the article on the most specific topic appropriate to the context from which you link: it will generally contain more focused information, as well as links to more general topics. | Always link to the article on the most specific topic appropriate to the context from which you link: it will generally contain more focused information, as well as links to more general topics. | ||
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! Specificity | ! Specificity | ||
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| <code><nowiki>[[Icelandic orthography]]</nowiki></code> || [[Icelandic orthography]] | | <code><nowiki>[[Icelandic orthography]]</nowiki></code> || [[Wikipedia:Icelandic orthography|Icelandic orthography]] | ||
| Specific | | Specific | ||
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| <code><nowiki>[[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]</nowiki> orthography</code> || [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] orthography | | <code><nowiki>[[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]</nowiki> orthography</code> || [[Wikipedia:Icelandic language|Icelandic]] orthography | ||
| Related, but less specific | | Related, but less specific | ||
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| <code>Icelandic <nowiki>[[orthography]]</nowiki></code> || Icelandic [[orthography]] | | <code>Icelandic <nowiki>[[orthography]]</nowiki></code> || Icelandic [[Wikipedia:Orthography|orthography]] | ||
| Unspecific | | Unspecific | ||
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| <code>the <nowiki>[[flag of Tokelau]]</nowiki></code>|| the [[flag of Tokelau]] | | <code>the <nowiki>[[flag of Tokelau]]</nowiki></code>|| the [[Wikipedia:flag of Tokelau|flag of Tokelau]] | ||
| Specific | | Specific | ||
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| <code><nowiki>the [[flag]] of [[Tokelau]]</nowiki></code> || the [[flag]] of [[Tokelau]] | | <code><nowiki>the [[flag]] of [[Tokelau]]</nowiki></code> || the [[Wikipedia:Flag|flag]] of [[Wikipedia:Tokelau|Tokelau]] | ||
| Unspecific | | Unspecific | ||
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| <code><nowiki>[[Requiem (Mozart)|Requiem]]</nowiki></code>|| [[Requiem (Mozart)|Requiem]] | | <code><nowiki>[[Requiem (Mozart)|Requiem]]</nowiki></code>|| [[Wikipedia:Requiem (Mozart)|Requiem]] | ||
| Specific | | Specific | ||
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| <code><nowiki>[[Requiem]]</nowiki></code>|| [[Requiem]] | | <code><nowiki>[[Requiem]]</nowiki></code>|| [[Wikipedia:Requiem|Requiem]] | ||
| Unspecific | | Unspecific | ||
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If there is no article about the most specific topic, do one of the following things: | If there is no article about the most specific topic, do one of the following things: | ||
*Consider [[Wikipedia:Starting an article|creating the article]] yourself. | *Consider [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Starting an article|creating the article]] yourself. | ||
*If an article on the specific topic does not yet exist, create a redirect page to the article about a more general topic, as described in section {{section link||Redirects}}. For example, if no article yet exists on the song "Sad Statue" from the album ''Mezmerize'', create a new article called [[Sad Statue]] that is a redirect to the article ''[[Mezmerize (album)|Mezmerize]]''. | *If an article on the specific topic does not yet exist, create a redirect page to the article about a more general topic, as described in section {{section link||Redirects}}. For example, if no article yet exists on the song "Sad Statue" from the album ''Mezmerize'', create a new article called [[Wikipedia:Sad Status|Sad Statue]] that is a redirect to the article ''[[Wikipedia:Mezmerize (album)|Mezmerize]]''. | ||
*If there is no article on a more general topic either, then create a [[redlink|red link]], but first read {{section link||Red links}} below. | *If there is no article on a more general topic either, then create a [[redlink|red link]], but first read {{section link||Red links}} below. | ||
When neither a redirect nor a red link appear appropriate, consider linking to a more general article instead. For example, instead of {{xt|[[Baroque hairstyles]]}}, write {{xt|[[Baroque]] hairstyles}}, {{xt|Baroque [[ | When neither a redirect nor a red link appear appropriate, consider linking to a more general article instead. For example, instead of {{xt|[[Wikipedia:Baroque hairstyles|Baroque hairstyles]]}}, write {{xt|[[Wikipedia:Baroque|Baroque]] hairstyles}}, {{xt|Baroque [[Wikipedia:Hairstyle|hairstyles]]}}, {{xt|Baroque hairstyles}}, or {{xt|[[Wikipedia:Hairstyle|hairstyles]] of the [[Wikipedia:Baroque|Baroque]]}} | ||
(but not {{xt|[[Baroque]] [[hairstyle]]s}} as [[#Sea of blue|two adjacent links]]), depending on the context. | (but not {{xt|[[Baroque]] [[hairstyle]]s}} as [[#Sea of blue|two adjacent links]]), depending on the context. | ||