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You've come to this page as the result of seeing a link followed by the message disambiguation needed. The link marked with this message probably will take you to a disambiguation page, because the title of that page can mean more than one thing. This is a short guide to fixing these links to direct the reader to the most appropriate meaning.
- First, click on the link to make sure that it really does direct you to a disambiguation page (it will be most convenient if you can open this page in a new tab or new window of your browser; the way to do this varies by browser). If it's a disambiguation page, it will say so (usually at the bottom); if it's not, you can remove the {{ambiguous link}} notice from the original page.
- Go back to the original page, edit that page and change the link that goes to the disambiguation page to a link to one of the articles listed on the disambiguation page.
- Please remember: it is more important to disambiguate correctly than to disambiguate quickly. Usually it will be clear from the context which meaning was intended, but not always. Make sure you make the best choice; if you're not sure, leave a note on the talk page and let someone who is more knowledgeable about the topic fix it.
- Occasionally, links can simply be removed. A word that isn't relevant to the context generally shouldn't be linked. Even a relevant term usually should not be linked more than once in one article or section. Also, when the link refers to a general meaning of the word, for which there is no relevant article, removing may be the most sensible option. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links). Take care not to remove useful links, though.
- In order to help people find this project, consider using an edit summary like the following: Repairing link to disambiguation page - [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links|You can help!]]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links.
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- This page was last modified on 11 May 2007, at 16:43.
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