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1When a [[Administrivia/{{wick}} wikilink]] is made to a page that doesn't exist yet, the link text appears in red[[note]]to be more precise, it's the HTML color #c60000[[/note]], as opposed to the [[Administrivia/TVTropesGlossary blue]] used for normal wikilinks. ItLooksLikeThis.
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3Links to works and creators that don't yet have pages will thus show up as red. However, they'll automatically shift to blue when the page is created, so '''always link to works and creators even if they don't have a page yet''', unless the page would violate Administrivia/TheContentPolicy--it makes it easier for when someone eventually [[Administrivia/WorkPagesAreAFreeLaunch writes it up]]. We do make an exception for long titles over the 64-character limit mentioned on Administrivia/HowToCreateAWorkPage -- red links that are too long come with some technical problems, so they should either be linked with an official shorter title or not linked at all.
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5A misspelled or otherwise botched link will be red too, even if the page it was intended to go to does exist. These might be Administrivia/FrequentRedlinks, and should be fixed on sight.
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7Pages destined to forever be redlinks are listed on Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub.
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9Sometimes, Tropers will make redlinks without even intending to link! This is because the markup assumes every use of [=CamelCase=] is supposed to be a link. This can be a pain when trying to talk about, say, the SpeedChat function in an online game. In order to fix links like that, put [=[=this=]=] markup around the word, so SpeedChat becomes [=SpeedChat=].

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