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Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts

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This is an information page.
It is neither an encyclopedia article nor one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages . It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting.
Disambiguation pages are not encyclopedia articles – they are navigation aids!
Users arrive at these pages with a specific article in mind. So when you edit these pages:
DO:
Limit descriptions to what's necessary .
Put the link at the start of each entry.[a]
Sort entries; group by subject if appropriate.
Put the primary topic at the top, if one exists.
Use {{Wiktionary}} for dictionary definitions.[b]
Fix incoming links to target the intended page.
Tag pages that need work with {{dab cleanup }}.
DON'T:
Don't include entries without a blue link.
Don't include red links unless used in articles.[c]
Don't include more than one blue link in an entry.
Don't include references or external links .
Don't list dictionary definitions .[b]
Don't list every article containing the title .
Don't pipe links except to format.[a]

Also:

Do consider joining WikiProject Disambiguation .

Notes

  1. ^ a b Unless the linked article is not the ambiguous item itself, but part of the description.
  2. ^ a b Put the Wiktionary template at the top of the page to link to dictionary definitions.
  3. ^ To see if a link is used, visit the link, then use the "What links here" tool. Entries with a red link must also include a link to an article mentioning the term.

See also

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