User:Lompard88

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Hi! I'm a child of the 90's and a product of divorce. I'm sort of new at Wikipedia as a user, but have been a longtime avid admirer of the site. Decided to finally start helping contribute. I am still learning the ropes a bit, so feel free to drop a line on my talk page and let me know if I do anything incorrectly.

Wikipedia Tip Of The Day

Tip of the day...

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.

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