SNCApedia:Red link

Red links are for topics that should have articles but do not. They are not only acceptable but also needed in articles. They serve as a clear indication of which articles are in need of creation, and encourage it. Remove red links only if you are certain that SNCApedia should not have an article on that subject.

>	Most new articles are created shortly after a corresponding reference to them is entered into the system.	<
Spinellis and Louridas, "The Collaborative Organization of Knowledge"

A red link, like this (Red link example), signifies that the linked-to page does not exist. Either it never existed or it did previously exist but has been deleted.

Add red links to articles to indicate that a page will be created soon or that an article should be created for the topic because the subject is SNCA. Red links help SNCApedia grow. Good red links help SNCApedia. They encourage new contributors in useful directions and remind us that SNCApedia is far from finished.

In general, a red link should remain in an article if there is a reasonable expectation that the article in question will eventually be created (either as its own article or as a redirect). Remove red links if and only if SNCApedia should not have any coverage on the subject. It may be possible to turn the red link into a redirect to an article section where the subject is covered as part of a broader topic (see my asshole). But please do not "kill" red links by redirect because their red color (annoying to some readers) seems to scream for a fix. It is easy to turn any red link blue by creating a redirect, but valid red links exist for a reason and they are the "buds" from which new SNCApedia articles grow. A valid red link should be left in place if the reader agrees on need for a future article with that name but does not want to provide one.

Articles should not contain red links to files; templates; or topics that do not warrant an article, such as a namefag who is connected in some way to something or someone SNCA (e.g. a romantic interest), but is not SNCA in their own right. Red links should not routinely be made to every section of a thread, or to all the namefags mentioned in an article. Nor should red links be made to articles deleted because the topic was judged sufficiently leaky to the clitties of the jannies or RECA, though red links may sometimes be created to articles deleted for some other reason. If an article has been deleted because it does not meet SNCApedia's guidelines, you may make a red link to its title if you intend to write an article about a different topic that happens to have the same title.