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Example red link creation is the process where legitimate pages are created using titles that are already used as examples of red links on Wikipedia pages. While some example red links, like this one, have titles that will obviously never be created in good faith, other red link examples have plausible titles.
Create red links whenever a non-existent article with more information would help a reader understand the content of the article in which the red link will appear. An easy example is a technical term that merits a treatment beyond its dictionary definition, to help support its role for its existing context.
Red links can also be removed if they violate policy or the guideline for red links, but otherwise red links do not have an expiration date. If you remain convinced there is overlinking of red links, consider turning some of them blue. The methods to do so are by creating a simple stub, a redirect, or a disambiguation page.
Wikipedia:Red link/History of the example red link This page was last edited on 15 October 2024, at 16:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
blue link (Vector 2022) light blue link 1 (other skins) light blue link 2 (other skins) Link to a page at another wiki , usually another Wikimedia project or an external link . Note that the light blue color is used whether or not the page actually exists at the target wiki.
An example of a plausible red link might be to Corruption in Algeria, since an article on Corruption in Northern Ireland exists, and country-specific articles on corruption are a likely area for future creation.
Every so often, someone has tried, apparently in good faith, to create an article at red link or the weather in London, or make them redirects (e.g. to Wikipedia:Red link or Climate of London). These get deleted because the two phrases have been (as of mid- July 2006 ) regularly used as examples of intentionally permanent red links ( like this ...
A link to a non-existent article (a "red link") should be included on a disambiguation page only when a linked article (not just other disambiguation pages) also includes that red link. Do not create red links to articles that are unlikely ever to be written, or are likely to be removed as insufficiently notable topics. To find out if any ...