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'''Orphaned pages''' are MEpedia articles that are not linked to from other MEpedia articles. You can help integrate an orphaned page into MEpedia by adding links to it from other pages that mention the orphaned page name or related words.  
'''Orphaned pages''' are MEpedia articles that are not linked to from other MEpedia articles. You can help integrate an orphaned page into MEpedia by adding links to it from other pages that mention the orphaned page name or related words.  
Assistance working through the orphaned pages list is greatly appreciated!
Assistance working through the orphaned pages list is greatly appreciated!
# You can find other pages that mention the orphaned page name or related words by [[Special:Search|searching]] for the name of the orphaned page name or for any related words.  You can use the search box at the top of the screen, but instead of selecting the page name from the dropdown menu, select the option just below the search box that begins with "containing..."  This should bring you to a full list of all the articles on MEpedia that mention the searched-for term.  If the searched-for term contains very common words, you may need to re-search by putting the term inside quotation marks to search for that exact phrase.  
# You can find other pages that mention the orphaned page name or related words by [[Special:Search|searching]] for the name of the orphaned page name or for any related words.  You can use the search box at the top of the screen, but instead of selecting the page name from the dropdown menu, select the option just below the search box that begins with "containing..."  This should bring you to a full list of all the articles on MEpedia that mention the searched-for terms.  If you want to search for a specific phrase, be sure to enclose the phrase in double quotation marks.
# Once you have found other articles that should link to the orphaned page, then edit those articles to add a link to the orphaned page. (subject to [[MEpedia:Manual of style|MEpedia guidance]] on placing links)  Once an orphaned page is linked to from another MEpedia page, it will automatically be removed from the list.   
# Once you have found other articles that should link to the orphaned page, then edit those articles to add a link to the orphaned page. (subject to [[MEpedia:Manual of style|MEpedia guidance]] on placing links)  Once an orphaned page is linked to from another MEpedia page, it will automatically be removed from the list.   
Ideally, the only pages left on the list would be [[Help:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] pages, which should ''not'' be linked to, and so these pages are not real "orphaned pages".
Ideally, the only pages left on the list would be [[Help:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] pages, which should ''not'' be linked to, and so these pages are not real "orphaned pages".

Latest revision as of 03:59, January 17, 2020

Orphaned pages are MEpedia articles that are not linked to from other MEpedia articles. You can help integrate an orphaned page into MEpedia by adding links to it from other pages that mention the orphaned page name or related words. Assistance working through the orphaned pages list is greatly appreciated!

  1. You can find other pages that mention the orphaned page name or related words by searching for the name of the orphaned page name or for any related words. You can use the search box at the top of the screen, but instead of selecting the page name from the dropdown menu, select the option just below the search box that begins with "containing..." This should bring you to a full list of all the articles on MEpedia that mention the searched-for terms. If you want to search for a specific phrase, be sure to enclose the phrase in double quotation marks.
  2. Once you have found other articles that should link to the orphaned page, then edit those articles to add a link to the orphaned page. (subject to MEpedia guidance on placing links) Once an orphaned page is linked to from another MEpedia page, it will automatically be removed from the list.

Ideally, the only pages left on the list would be disambiguation pages, which should not be linked to, and so these pages are not real "orphaned pages".