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Disambiguation should be used anytime there is uncertainty on what a meaning of a link may be. | Disambiguation should be used anytime there is uncertainty on what a meaning of a link may be. | ||
As an | As an USApedia author or editor, ask yourself what article the reader would realistically be expecting to view as a result? When there is no risk of confusion, do not disambiguate, nor add a link to a disambiguation page. Simply link directly to the article. | ||
== How to Create a Disambiguation Page == | == How to Create a Disambiguation Page == | ||
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===Breaking a redirect=== | ===Breaking a redirect=== | ||
Sometimes the term already [[redirect]]s to a specific topical page and it is necessary to "break the redirect' so you can turn the page into a redirect. To break a redirect, search on the term so | Sometimes the term already [[redirect]]s to a specific topical page and it is necessary to "break the redirect' so you can turn the page into a redirect. To break a redirect, search on the term so USApedia redirects you to the page. Look right below the article's title for "Redirected from <nowiki><the term you just searched on></nowiki>". The term you searched on will be a link. Click that link and then edit the page. As soon as you remove the #Redirect at the beginning of the article, you will have broken the redirect. | ||
==Default Disambiguation== | ==Default Disambiguation== | ||