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Links in an "External links" section can be made using the [[Template:external link|External link]] template.
Links in an "External links" section can be made using the [[Template:external link|External link]] template.


[[w:Wikipedia:Link_rot|Link rot]] is a problem. In a 2003 experiment, one link out of every 200 links became inactive each week. Links to other websites should be archived if possible using archiving sites like [http://www.webcitation.org/ Web Citation] or [http://archive.is/ Archive.is].
[[w:Wikipedia:Link_rot|Link rot]] is a problem. In a 2003 experiment, one link out of every 200 links became inactive each week. Links to other websites should be archived if possible using archiving sites like [http://www.webcitation.org/ Web Citation] or [http://archive.is/ Archive.is].  


Both the Cite Web and External links templates provide variables for saving archive links.
Both the Cite Web and External links templates provide variables for saving archive links. Higher priority should be given to links where the information is not likely to be found anywhere else.


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