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| + | When you create or edit an article, make sure that you include links to other pages. Envision Memory Alpha as a giant chain – each article constitutes a single link that may be connected to any other number of links in the chain. An [[Memory Alpha:orphan|orphan]] is an article that has no other pages that link to it. If you decide you need to remove links from an article, make sure there are links elsewhere to that same page, before they disappear beyond the edge of the galaxy! |
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| − | '''Build the web.''' Articles in an encyclopedia are [[Wikipedia:node|node]]s in a [[Wikipedia:hypertext|hypertext]] system. Don't just write the article, but also consider its place in the link web. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Build_the_web] Add links to other articles everywhere that the context makes sense. |
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| − | For example, [[Jean-Luc Picard]] was a [[Starfleet]] [[captain]], and the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']] was a [[Federation]] [[starship]]. You can also use '''see also''' or '''related topic''' [[Memory Alpha:section|section]]s to add lists of links that are associated with the article's topic. |
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| + | [[de:Memory Alpha:Waisen]] [[fr:Memory Alpha:Orphelin]] [[nl:Memory Alpha:Voorkom dat je artikel een wees wordt]] |
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| − | But above all, ''don't delete links just because you don't think they fit!'' Instead, try to reword the article so that they'll stay, but still make sense or fit the context. Imagine Memory Alpha as a giant network of chains — break one of the links, and the whole web starts to come apart. (Well, not really, but you get the picture…) |
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| − | '''See also:''' [[Memory Alpha:Make articles useful for readers|Make articles useful for readers]], [[Memory Alpha:Define and describe|Define and describe]] |
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| − | [[de:Memory Alpha:Bau das Netz auf]] |
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Revision as of 18:47, 12 February 2007
Please read through the policy below to familiarize yourself with our common practices and rules.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints, please post them on the talk page.
When you create or edit an article, make sure that you include links to other pages. Envision Memory Alpha as a giant chain – each article constitutes a single link that may be connected to any other number of links in the chain. An orphan is an article that has no other pages that link to it. If you decide you need to remove links from an article, make sure there are links elsewhere to that same page, before they disappear beyond the edge of the galaxy!
See also
- Build the web