Revision as of 19:53, 12 February 2021 edit Jim.henderson (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Event coordinators, Extended confirmed users, IP block exemptions, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 72,130 edits →‎top: Fewer words make more clear ← Previous edit		Revision as of 05:05, 13 February 2021 edit undo Sdkb (talk \| contribs) Administrators 78,791 edits This essay covers some things that aren't directly reader-facing, so tweaking language a little bit. Next edit →
Line 14: *'''Add links, redirects, and categories''' to make pages (particularly in the project and template spaces) easy to find so that they are less likely to be recreated by someone unaware of them. As a general principle, when building something on Wikipedia, ~~consider~~envision ~~a reader~~it 10 years or even 50 or 100 years in the future. This doesn't mean every system must be entirely maintenance free (which would be impossible), but if maintenance is so complicated or tedious that only you would reasonably do it, it's sure to eventually fail. Overall, Wikipedia is a long-term endeavor, and contributions that survive will have a far greater impact than those that don't. By following these best practices, you will increase the likelihood that pages will endure and retain their quality into the future.

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