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Lint: linking

linking
Contractions
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"If everything has gone well the link will be blue (once you are no longer in edit mode). If you have created a link to a not-yet-existing article it will be grey. Don't worry, as soon as that article is created, your link will turn blue."

Line 45:167 · Never use contractions: use 'do not' in place of 'Don't'.
Quotes
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""Links to other Web sites should not be posted by users, except when in the form of a link to a reference textbook or journal in the reference field of articles. This site reserves the right to remove any and all links from any part of the site and posted by any user without consultation.""

Line 88:4 · Commas and periods go outside quotation marks (in nearly all circumstances).
EG List And
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"In general, this also applies to italics, with the sole exception that binomial organism names, e.g. Escherichia coli, should be italicised and therefore if a link is added it will be italicised."

Line 17:107 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. Escherichia coli, should be italicised and'.
Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Blue links and grey links"

Line 2:1 · "Blue links and grey links" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Link style"

Line 13:1 · "Link style" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Bold, italics, and headings"

Line 15:1 · "Bold, italics, and headings" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Multiple links"

Line 18:1 · "Multiple links" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Acronyms in links"

Line 20:1 · "Acronyms in links" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"How to create a link"

Line 28:1 · "How to create a link" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Grammarly issue"

Line 46:1 · "Grammarly issue" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"External links"

Line 48:1 · "External links" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Requirements"

Line 66:1 · "Requirements" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Unacceptable external links"

Line 81:1 · "Unacceptable external links" is not a recognised heading for this article type.
Semicolons
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"In any case, external links require special approval by our editorial board and their decision is final; factors considered include:"

Line 67:114 · Use semicolons judiciously.
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