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Longtime Wikipedia fan, occasional editor
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This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Knitsey (talk | contribs) at 07:46, 23 October 2023 (Reverted 1 edit by KangaroooJack (talk) to last revision by Llll5032). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.
Longtime Wikipedia fan, occasional editor
It is possible to create links to every word in an article. But providing too many defeats their purpose by obscuring the most relevant links. Here's an example of overlinking:
The above passage hides the relevant link. Compare that with this:
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