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== Linking ==
== Linking ==
Link to other articles when they have relevant additional information. Be careful not to underlink or overlink on the wiki. Only use links when they're helpful to the reader – every word that has an article does not need to be linked.
Link to other articles when they have relevant additional information. Be careful not to underlink or overlink on the wiki. Only use links when they're helpful to the reader – it is not necessary to link every word that has an article.


=== Duplicate links ===
=== Duplicate links ===
Generally, a link to a specific target should only appear once per article, when the relevant word is first mentioned.
Generally, a link to a specific target should only appear once per article, when the relevant word is first mentioned.  


Exceptions to this include infoboxes, navboxes, tables, lists and, in some cases, the description of spells or special abilities. In these cases, multiple links per article may be appropriate.
Exceptions to this include infoboxes, navboxes, tables, lists and the description of spells or special abilities. In these cases, multiple links per article may be appropriate.


In very long or technical articles, it may sometimes it may also be appropriate to link to a subject introduced at the start of a section, even if the target article has already been linked to previously in that article.
In very long or technical articles, it is also be appropriate to link to a subject, even if the target article has already been linked previously in the same article.


=== What to avoid ===
=== What to avoid ===
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=== Linking to other wikis ===
=== Linking to other wikis ===
The [[Template:FRWiki|FRWiki]] template should be used to link to the FRWiki when appropriate.
The templates [[Template:FRWiki|FRWiki]] and [[Template:BGWiki|BGWiki]] should be used to link to the FRWiki or the BGWiki when appropriate.


== Lists and tables ==
== Lists and tables ==
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