Wiki143:Disambiguation dos and don'ts

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Disambiguation pages are not encyclopedia articles – they are navigation aids!

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

DO:
File:Green check.png Limit descriptions to what's necessary.
File:Green check.png Put the link at the start of each entry.Template:Efn
File:Green check.png Sort entries; group by subject if appropriate.
File:Green check.png Put the primary topic at the top, if one exists.
File:Green check.png Use {{Wiktionary}} for dictionary definitions.Template:Efn
File:Green check.png Fix incoming links to target the intended page.
File:Green check.png Tag pages that need work with Template:Tl.

DON'T:
File:Red x.svg Don't include entries without a blue link.
File:Red x.svg Don't include red links unless used in articles.Template:Efn
File:Red x.svg Don't include more than one blue link in an entry.
File:Red x.svg Don't include references or external links.
File:Red x.svg Don't list dictionary definitions.Template:Efn
File:Red x.svg Don't list every article containing the title.
File:Red x.svg Don't pipe links except to format.Template:Efn

Also:

Do consider joining WikiProject Disambiguation.

Notes