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10	The thing that makes this a "Wiki", as opposed to just a collection of editable pages, is the ability to create "[[Administrivia/{{Wick}} links]]" between pages.
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12	In the "classic" formatting, a link is created by using a [="WikiWord"=] by placing two or more initially capitalised words together, CamelCase-style (e.g., {{HomePage}}). If the page exists, you'll see a link to it; if it doesn't exist yet, you'll see the name in [[Administrivia/RedLink red]] ([[ItLooksLikeThis like this]]), which you can then click to create the page. You can get the same effect by putting the [=WikiWord-to-be=] between [={{curly brackets}}=]; and if the [=WikiWord=] is just a single word, curly brackets are the only way to do it. It is recommended to use CamelCase when possible, and curly brackets only for single-word [=WikiWords=].
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14	[=WikiWords=] partially match the URL (page address in browser) of the page they link to. For example, for https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/NamespaceGoesHere/TitleGoesHere, "[=NamespaceGoesHere=]" is the Administrivia/{{Namespace}}, "[=TitleGoesHere=]" is the page's name, and "[=NamespaceGoesHere/TitleGoesHere=]" make up the [=WikiWord=] for NamespaceGoesHere/TitleGoesHere. Placing "[=Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack=]" on a page will turn it into Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack, while for WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}, curly brackets must be used to make the correct link: either "[={{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}=]" or "[=WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}=]". Using a period instead of a slash in the wikiword will make the namespace visible: "[=NamespaceGoesHere.TitleGoesHere=]" shows up as NamespaceGoesHere.TitleGoesHere.
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16	[=WikiWords=] without a namespace default to the Main/ namespace, which is where the {{Tropes}} are. They don't require being specified in the [=WikiWord=], so "Main/" should be omitted unless absolutely necessary. "[=BigBad=]" will link to BigBad and "[={{Filler}}=]" will link to {{Filler}}.
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18	Note that the capitalization is sort of ignored on the linked page: HomePage and HoMepage link to the same place. This does not make the latter any less ''[[TheProblemWithPenIsland wrong]]'', and has a risk of creating a page with [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15929125340A96459900 a capitalization error in the URL]].
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20	In addition, punctuation doesn't work with [=WikiWords=]. It appears automatically if the page has a title with punctuation set up by a mod. See Administrivia/HowToMakeACustomTitle to request punctuation and nonstandard characters for a title.
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22	See also Administrivia/TextFormattingRules for specific details about the format and other ways of linking. Also check "Escape Sequence" there for what to do if you need to use CamelCase without creating a link.

Context Administrivia / WikiWord