Consumer Rights Wiki:Jargon buster: Difference between revisions
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Generally, one should avoid creating external links in articles when not necessary, as the bulk of the external referencing should use citations rather than direct links. When an external website is being used to support a claim being made within the text of an article, direct external links should not be used. You can, however, use them in the 'External links' section of an article, or to link a company website in their Cargo table/infobox. External links are created by placing square brackets around a URL. The alternate display text will be anything after a space ( ). | Generally, one should avoid creating external links in articles when not necessary, as the bulk of the external referencing should use citations rather than direct links. When an external website is being used to support a claim being made within the text of an article, direct external links should not be used. You can, however, use them in the 'External links' section of an article, or to link a company website in their Cargo table/infobox. External links are created by placing square brackets around a URL. The alternate display text will be anything after a space ( ). | ||
For example, <code><nowiki>[https://consumerrights.wiki The Consumer Rights Wiki]</nowiki></code> will display as [https://consumerrights.wiki The Consumer Rights Wiki], whereas <code><nowiki>[https://consumerrights.wiki]</nowiki></code> with no alternate display text will display as a | For example, <code><nowiki>[https://consumerrights.wiki The Consumer Rights Wiki]</nowiki></code> will display as [https://consumerrights.wiki The Consumer Rights Wiki], whereas <code><nowiki>[https://consumerrights.wiki]</nowiki></code> with no alternate display text will display as a numbered link: [https://consumerrights.wiki]. | ||
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