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Again, welcome! Blue Square Thing (talk) 20:56, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Over-linking
Please read WP:OLINK. In particular the bullet point that says:
 * [do not link]
 * The names of subjects with which most readers will be at least somewhat familiar:
 * This generally includes major examples of: geographic features (e.g., the Himalayas, Pacific Ocean, South America), locations (e.g., Berlin; New York City, or just New York if the city context is already clear; London, if the context rules out London, Ontario; Japan, Brazil, Southeast Asia), languages (e.g., English, Arabic, Korean, Spanish), nationalities and ethnicities (e.g., English, British, Chinese, Turkish, African-American, Hispanic), and religions (e.g., Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism)

Within the context of a place of birth in Victoria, Australia it is perfectly fine to link to Victoria, Australia as one link or to link to Victoria, Australia using a "piped" link. In the context it is blatantly obvious that this isn't talking about Victoria, British Columbia or Victoria, Seychelles or Victoria, Buenos Aires or any of the other places named Victoria. As a result we don't need to link to Australia per the Manual of Style quote above. If you have any questions about this and why it's a big deal then you need to ask first rather than simply reverting. Blue Square Thing (talk) 21:01, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

New message from Blue Square Thing
Blue Square Thing (talk) 21:34, 22 August 2019 (UTC)