Wikilinks Wikipedia:Manual of Style
make links relevant , helpful in context: excessive use of hyperlinks can distracting , may slow reader down. redundant links (like 1 in tallest people on earth) clutter page , make future maintenance harder. high-value links worth pursuing should stand out clearly.
linking sections: hash sign (#) followed appropriate heading lead relevant part of page. example, [[apostrophe#use in non-english names]] links particular section of article apostrophe.
initial capitalization: wikipedia s mediawiki software not require wikilinks begin upper-case character. capitalize first letter naturally called for, or when referring linked article name: snakes venomous, lizards (see poison).
check links: ensure destination intended one; many dictionary words lead disambiguation pages , not complete or well-chosen articles.
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