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| On many ]s, Misplaced Pages included, a '''walled garden''' is a set of pages or articles that link to each other, but do not have any links to or from anything outside the group. This can be a failure of linkage, or it can be an attempt to form a group of articles on essentially the same topic. This should especially be avoided on Misplaced Pages, where one of our core principles is ]. While ] are far easier to detect than walled gardens, if you find several pages that only seem to link to each other, then ''']''' and, depending on the circumstances, add both outgoing and incoming links, or suggest a ]. | On many ]s, Misplaced Pages included, a '''walled garden''' is a set of pages or articles that link to each other, but do not have any links to or from anything outside the group. This can be a failure of linkage, or it can be an attempt to form a group of articles on essentially the same topic. This should especially be avoided on Misplaced Pages, where one of our core principles is ]. While ] are far easier to detect than walled gardens, if you find several pages that only seem to link to each other, then ''']''' and, depending on the circumstances, add both outgoing and incoming links, or suggest a ]. | ||
| Articles that are about various aspects of the same topic or about individuals who are members of the same artistic, intellectual, business, political or other associations should not be considered part of a Walled Garden unless they are obvious examples of ]. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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 | This page in a nutshell: Articles should have outgoing and incoming links to the wider encyclopedia. Don't create a group of articles that exclusively link to each other. |
On many wikis, Misplaced Pages included, a walled garden is a set of pages or articles that link to each other, but do not have any links to or from anything outside the group. This can be a failure of linkage, or it can be an attempt to form a group of articles on essentially the same topic. This should especially be avoided on Misplaced Pages, where one of our core principles is building the web. While orphaned articles are far easier to detect than walled gardens, if you find several pages that only seem to link to each other, then be bold and, depending on the circumstances, add both outgoing and incoming links, or suggest a merge.
See also