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[[Help:Link|Link]]ing to as many articles as possible, ''created or not'', adds greater navigation to the knowledge base. Created articles allow readers to move to a related topic, while red links (not created) give another user a chance to create the article (and go through these very same steps!), thus helping the wiki. In general, only the first occurrence of a subject in an article should be linked to, with all subsequent occurrences in the body text written as plain text only, to avoid redundancy and clutter. However, longer pages ''can'' sometimes have multiple links to the same subject, provided the links do not occur back-to-back, and are instead spread throughout different sections of the article. Duplicate links appearing in lists, tables, infoboxes, image captions and navigation templates are also allowed regardless of the length of a page. | [[Help:Link|Link]]ing to as many articles as possible, ''created or not'', adds greater navigation to the knowledge base. Created articles allow readers to move to a related topic, while red links (not created) give another user a chance to create the article (and go through these very same steps!), thus helping the wiki. In general, only the first occurrence of a subject in an article should be linked to, with all subsequent occurrences in the body text written as plain text only, to avoid redundancy and clutter. However, longer pages ''can'' sometimes have multiple links to the same subject, provided the links do not occur back-to-back, and are instead spread throughout different sections of the article. Duplicate links appearing in lists, tables, infoboxes, image captions and navigation templates are also allowed regardless of the length of a page. | ||
Our example article includes one User namespace piped link for Porplemontage, but in articles, mostly all links are to other articles. Note only the Mario series page is created as of 03:29, 2 March 2007 (EST). | Our example article includes one User namespace piped link for Porplemontage, but in articles, mostly all links are to other articles. Note only the ''Mario'' series page is created as of 03:29, 2 March 2007 (EST). | ||
:<span style="color:#777;font-family:Courier New;font-size:13px"><nowiki>The '''Super Mario Wiki''' is a wiki about the [[Mario (franchise)|Mario series]] and its related series, [[Wario (franchise)|Wario]], [[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]], [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong,]] and [[Super Smash Bros.]] It has many articles, such as [[Super Mario Bros.]], [[Super Mario World]], [[New Super Mario Bros.]], [[Bowser]], [[Extra Life]], [[Goomba]] and much more. In most of these games, such as New Super Mario Bros., the plumber [[Mario]] saves [[Princess Peach]] from Bowser, who is the main antagonist. There are over 45000 files uploaded, 90,000,000 page views, 15000 users and 14 administrators (though a few are inactive). ... The wiki was created on August 12th, 2005 by [[User:Porplemontage|Porplemontage]], and is now a very vibrant wiki - sustaining over 1000 edits a day. Anyone can edit, but a person must create an account to upload files or create new articles.</nowiki></span> | :<span style="color:#777;font-family:Courier New;font-size:13px"><nowiki>The '''Super Mario Wiki''' is a wiki about the [[Mario (franchise)|Mario series]] and its related series, [[Wario (franchise)|Wario]], [[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]], [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong,]] and [[Super Smash Bros.]] It has many articles, such as [[Super Mario Bros.]], [[Super Mario World]], [[New Super Mario Bros.]], [[Bowser]], [[Extra Life]], [[Goomba]] and much more. In most of these games, such as New Super Mario Bros., the plumber [[Mario]] saves [[Princess Peach]] from Bowser, who is the main antagonist. There are over 45000 files uploaded, 90,000,000 page views, 15000 users and 14 administrators (though a few are inactive). ... The wiki was created on August 12th, 2005 by [[User:Porplemontage|Porplemontage]], and is now a very vibrant wiki - sustaining over 1000 edits a day. Anyone can edit, but a person must create an account to upload files or create new articles.</nowiki></span> | ||
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===Categories=== | ===Categories=== | ||
There are a ton of categories and subcategories on this wiki, and every page can fit into at least one of them, if not many. Only the Main Page should be [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|uncategorized]]. But it's not as simple as putting every applicable category you can think of onto an article. As explained on | There are a ton of categories and subcategories on this wiki, and every page can fit into at least one of them, if not many. Only the Main Page should be [[Special:Uncategorizedpages|uncategorized]]. But it's not as simple as putting every applicable category you can think of onto an article. As explained on [[MarioWiki:Categories]], categories are organized so that very specific categories are placed on articles, and in turn, those categories are part of more general categories, leading up to the bare basics like [[:Category:Games]], [[:Category:Places|Places]] or [[:Category:Species|Species]]. So, while [[Dimentio]] technically fits in [[:Category:Characters]], [[:Category:Paper Mario Series Characters]] and [[:Category:Super Paper Mario Characters]], only the latter category should be used, as it is the most specific option. | ||
Simply type <tt><nowiki>[[Category:(Fullname)]]</nowiki></tt>, and the article is automatically added to the category; be sure to not include a space between "Category:" and the name. | Simply type <tt><nowiki>[[Category:(Fullname)]]</nowiki></tt>, and the article is automatically added to the category; be sure to not include a space between "Category:" and the name. | ||
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===Empty sections=== | ===Empty sections=== | ||
{{main| | {{main|MarioWiki:Empty sections}} | ||
Sections should not solely consist of a link to another page. While the <nowiki>{{main}}</nowiki> template is to be used to link to the stand-alone pages, a summary of the content (for pages like [[Glitches]] and [[Beta elements]]) or a sample of the most representative elements (for content-hoarding pages such as image galleries or quote lists) should be present. | Sections should not solely consist of a link to another page. While the <nowiki>{{main}}</nowiki> template is to be used to link to the stand-alone pages, a summary of the content (for pages like [[Glitches]] and [[Beta elements]]) or a sample of the most representative elements (for content-hoarding pages such as image galleries or quote lists) should be present. | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
{{see also| | {{see also|MarioWiki:Chronology}} | ||
History sections detail the various video game, television, comic, etc. appearances of the article's subject. These sections are typically the first major section of an article, especially articles chronicling multiple appearances, after the article's introduction. Appearances in the History section are organized according to the international release date of defined series (as opposed to general franchises), sub-series, and independent titles, regardless of the "media" form the appearance takes. Series sub-sections are arranged by the release date of the first appearance of the subject in the series. For example, in the [[Mario]] article, the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] section would appear some place after ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' section, as Mario's first appearance in a ''Mario Kart'' game occurred after his first appearance in the television series. | History sections detail the various video game, television, comic, etc. appearances of the article's subject. These sections are typically the first major section of an article, especially articles chronicling multiple appearances, after the article's introduction. Appearances in the History section are organized according to the international release date of defined series (as opposed to general franchises), sub-series, and independent titles, regardless of the "media" form the appearance takes. Series sub-sections are arranged by the release date of the first appearance of the subject in the series. For example, in the [[Mario]] article, the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] section would appear some place after ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' section, as Mario's first appearance in a ''Mario Kart'' game occurred after his first appearance in the television series. | ||
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===Redirects=== | ===Redirects=== | ||
{{main|MarioWiki:Redirects}} | {{main|MarioWiki:Redirects}} | ||
Redirects are used for search purposes, so linking to them is discouraged, and any links should use the full page's title instead with piped-link formatting when necessary. | |||
===Other templates=== | ===Other templates=== | ||