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===Links===

Linking through [[Hyperlink|hyperlinks]] is an important feature of Wikipedia. Internal links (or 'wikilinks') bind the project together into an interconnected whole. Links provide instant pathways to locations within the project that are likely to increase our readers' understanding of the topic at hand. You can read more about how to add them [[Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor/3|here]].

For how many internal links to include in an article, you want to ask yourself, "How likely is it thatWould a reader of this subject may be interested in that other article, or? doesDoes it coverhelp aexplain concept notthat fullyis explainedonly briefly described in thethis article?". Typically, the first instance of an important workword should be linked to the relevant article on that topic.

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'''See also:'''

* [[User:Tony1/Build_your_linking_skills|An exercise for building your linking skills]]

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