Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts

This is an information page.

It is not an encyclopedic article, nor one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting.

Disambiguation pages are not encyclopedia articles – they are navigation aids!

Users arrive at these pages with a specific article in mind. So when you edit these pages:

DO:
Limit descriptions to what's necessary.
Put the link at the start of each entry.
Sort entries; group by subject if appropriate.
Put the primary topic at the top, if one exists.
Use {{Wiktionary}} for dictionary definitions.
Fix incoming links to target the intended page.
Tag pages that need work with {{dab cleanup}}.

DON'T:
Don't include entries without a blue link.
Don't include red links unless used in articles.
Don't include more than one blue link in an entry.
Don't include references or external links.
Don't list dictionary definitions.
Don't list every article containing the title.
Don't pipe links except to format.

Also:

Do consider joining WikiProject Disambiguation.

Notes