User talk:WikiTerrier123

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Wikilinks
It is a very common mistake among new editors to add too many wikilinks to articles. Generally speaking, a wikilink should be added only if it provides information which is likely to help readers of the article in which the link is placed to understand content of that article, or provide further information closely connected to content of that article. Helping readers "to understand content of that article" usually means a link to a page which either explains words or expressions in the article or providing background information which is necessary in order to understand content of that article. Linking to articles in other situations is not just unnecessary, it is actually harmful, because research has established that the more irrelevant, or only slightly relevant, links there are in a page, the less likely readers are to find the ones which they are likely to find useful. Thus, for example, nobody reading the article Daniel Waluszewski is likely to need to consult the article Children's literature in order to understand what "children's books" means, nor does the article Children's literature contain any information about Daniel Waluszewski, so linking the words "children's books" to Children's literature is unlikely to be helpful. JBW (talk) 19:10, 29 September 2023 (UTC)