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These pages should start with one or two sentences describing why the subject is ambiguous and introducing a list of disambiguations. Examples: "The term example could refer to any of the following.", "In the ''Pikmin'' series, the following are examples:". The first mention of the subject on this opening paragraph should be bolded. | These pages should start with one or two sentences describing why the subject is ambiguous and introducing a list of disambiguations. Examples: "The term example could refer to any of the following.", "In the ''Pikmin'' series, the following are examples:". The first mention of the subject on this opening paragraph should be bolded. | ||
The list of articles should be in a bullet point format. Each bullet point starts with the article's name, in bold. If there is an icon associated with it, include it, using {{tem|icon}}. After the article's link, there should be a colon and a brief introduction to what the subject is about, and how it is different from the rest of the disambiguation links. The list may have more than one level, if it makes sense organizing it that way, and if it helps readers find the page they want more quickly. | The list of articles should be in a bullet point format. Each bullet point starts with the article's name, in bold. If there is an icon associated with it, include it, using {{tem|icon}}. After the article's link, there should be a colon and a brief introduction to what the subject is about, and how it is different from the rest of the disambiguation links; this introduction should start in lowercase (it's still the same sentence) and end in a period. The list may have more than one level, if it makes sense organizing it that way, and if it helps readers find the page they want more quickly. | ||
After the list, if needed, there should be a paragraph or more detailing further pages that could interest a reader that is searching for the ambiguous subject. | After the list, if needed, there should be a paragraph or more detailing further pages that could interest a reader that is searching for the ambiguous subject. | ||