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Wikipediadoesn'tuseAllwiki,theideathatallwords,phrasesandexpressionsarelinkstoWikipediaorWiktionaryarticles.Forseveralyearsafterthefounding of Wikipedia,therewasalong-runningdebateabouthow manylinksshouldbe presentinanarticle,andwhatkindoflinkstheyshouldbe.Allwikiwasoneoftheproposals brought upat that time,butwasrejectedin favor ofthefar lessstronglywordedWikipedia:Build the webanditsstrictercounterpart,Only make links that are relevant to the context.
Wewantto buildthe web,butwedon't wantittocollapse under its own weight!