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Tip of the moment... When not to use links It is possible to create links to every word in an article. But providing too many defeats their purpose by obscuring the most relevant links. Here's an example of overlinking: Wikipedia's greatness stems from being able to link articles together easily, but don't overdo it. It can get really annoying and does not help the reader. The above passage hides the relevant link. Compare that with this: Wikipedia's greatness stems from being able to link articles together easily, but don't overdo it. It can get really annoying and does not help the reader. For notices that can be added to articles, see Template:Overlinked and Template:Underlinked. Prior tip – Tips library – Next tip Read more: Only make links that are relevant to the context   How to create a link   Become a Wikipedia tipster To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}

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