Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts

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Shortcuts WP:DABDD WP:DDD WP:D3

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

DO: Limit descriptions to what's necessary. Put the link at the start of each entry.[a] Sort entries; group by subject if appropriate. Put the primary topic at the top, if one exists. Use {{Wiktionary}} for dictionary definitions.[b] Fix incoming links to target the intended page. Tag pages that need work with {{dab cleanup}}.	DON'T: Don't include entries without a blue link. Don't include red links unless used in articles.[c] Don't include multiple blue links in an entry. Don't include references or external links. Don't list dictionary definitions.[b] Don't list every article containing the title. Don't pipe links except to format.[a]
Also: Do consider joining WikiProject Disambiguation.

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