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=== | === Linking to other Websites === | ||
==== Links should not include full URL ==== | |||
For readability's sake, links should not include the full URL of the destination page. There may be extremely rare instances where displaying the full URL is desirable, but this should be the exception, not the norm, and should require a compelling reason. | |||
'''Correct:''' [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch] | |||
'''Incorrect:''' [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp] | |||
One reason some wiki users have cited for displaying the full URL is that it will make the article more helpful to users who print the article. However, modern Web browsers print the full URL of linked sites by default even if the full URL is not displayed on users' computer screens while viewing, so this is not really an issue. | |||
==== Free web sites ==== | ==== Free web sites ==== | ||