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Per consensus at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 102#Prohibited (sic) links in January 2013:
When citing a reference, with a URL, the URL should link to the document (web page) cited, not just the home page (or some other high level page) on the site which hosts that document.
This is an
information page. It is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of
consensus and
vetting. |
This page in a nutshell: Link directly to documents cited, not to higher-level pages on websites where they are hosted. |
Per consensus at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 102#Prohibited (sic) links in January 2013:
When citing a reference, with a URL, the URL should link to the document (web page) cited, not just the home page (or some other high level page) on the site which hosts that document.