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Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts

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This is aninformation page.

It is not anencyclopedic article, nor one ofWikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects ofWikipedia:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages. It may reflect differing levels ofconsensus andvetting.

Disambiguation pages arenot encyclopedia articles – they are navigation aids!

Users arrive at these pages with aspecific article in mind. So when you edit these pages:

DO:
Limit descriptionsto what's necessary.
Put thelink at the start of each entry.^[a]
Sort entries;group by subject if appropriate.
Put theprimary topic at the top,if one exists.
Use{{Wiktionary}} for dictionary definitions.^[b]
Fixincoming links to target the intended page.
Tag pages that need work with{{dab cleanup}}.

DON'T:
Don't includeentries without a blue link.
Don't includered links unless used in articles.^[c]
Don't includemore than one blue link in an entry.
Don't includereferences orexternal links.
Don't listdictionary definitions.^[b]
Don't listevery article containing the title.
Don'tpipe links except to format.^[a]

Also:

Do consider joiningWikiProject Disambiguation.

^^a ^bUnless the linked article isnot the ambiguous item itself, but part of the description.
^^a ^bPut theWiktionary template at the top of the page to link to dictionary definitions.
^To see if a link is used, visit the link, then use the "What links here" tool. Entries with a red link must also include a link to an article mentioning the term.

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