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-Don’t include listings or complete records, rather, link externally to the source. Don’t include lengthy poems, speeches or other source text. Link to it.
+{{Guideline}} {{-}} Don’t include listings or complete records, rather, link externally to the source. Don’t include lengthy poems, speeches or other source text. Link to it. {{main|Create an external link}}
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+It may be tempting to copy vast amounts of public domain text into the wiki. Far better to add a brief quote or summary and then link to the public domain source material, so that researchers can find and benefit from consulting the whole work if needed. {{see also|FamilySearch Wiki:Copyrights}}
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+{{Policies and guidelines}}
-Please visit the [[Policy Talk:Link, don't copy|Link, don't copy Discussion]] page to add comments or suggestions for further development of the policy related to linking content instead of copying.
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-[[Category:FamilySearch_Wiki_policies_and_guidelines]]