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This eliminates the preceding slash. | This eliminates the preceding slash. | ||
==== When you might not want to do the slash trick ==== | ==== When you might not want to do the slash trick ==== | ||
Generally, getting rid of preceding slashes is a great idea. But there are occasionally times when the preceding slash might need to be retained. A good example is [[ | Generally, getting rid of preceding slashes is a great idea. But there are occasionally times when the preceding slash might need to be retained. A good example is [[Theory:Doctor Who television discontinuity and plot holes]] where the preceding slashes emphasize to the reader that a subpage was being linked to, rather than a page in the main article space with the same name. | ||
A suggested guideline is that if the subpage has the same name as a proper article in mainspace, retain the slash for clarity. Thus [[/The Chase]] versus [[The Chase]]. | A suggested guideline is that if the subpage has the same name as a proper article in mainspace, retain the slash for clarity. Thus [[/The Chase]] versus [[The Chase]]. | ||
