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A wikilink is a link that is included within the article and links to another Wikipedia article. You'll often see these as blue links in articles. Red links mean that an article doesn't exist and needs to be created.

===How do I add a wikilinklink in my article to ananother article?===

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==External links==

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===How do I add a link to my website or another website to an article?===

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New users might want to add external links to articles. While many people think any link about any article merits inclusion, sadly, that isn't always the case. You can always ask the new user what the URL is that they want to include, which allows you and your fellow Hosts to "be the judge," on whether the URL merits inclusion, or you can provide a simple reply and let them make the decision (a simple form of empowerment!). Remember: if the link isn't worthy of inclusion, another Wikimedian will remove it in the future.

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External links can be added to relevant articles as needed. Not ''every'' website that has ''ever'' existed needs to be added, but, important links like the official website for the article subject (i.e. a town's government website, a musicians website) should be added. If you think that the link you're wanting to add is important enough to help readers learn more about the subject, then go for it! Here is how you can do it:

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==Interwiki links==

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===How do I add a link to another Wikimedia project like Wiktionary?===

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