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 ==  ""See...also"" links on Wikipedia == 

 Links to WP:Formal organization and WP:Editing environment have been removed by Blackburne from the See...also section of Wikipedia shown below:  
 ::See also 
 :::*  An outline of English Wikipedia's administrative organization based upon Wikipedia articles about itself. 
 :::*  An outline of English Wikipedia's handling of editing disputes based upon Wikipedia articles about itself. 

 The in-line explanation for removal is that these links are ""inappropriate non-article links, per WP:SEEALSO. According to WP:SEEALSO:  ""Whether a link belongs in the ""See also"" section is ultimately a matter of editorial judgment and common sense."" On this basis, these links are appropriate here, as their purpose is to guide readers to the scattered WP documentation about its organization and procedures.  

 These articles are clearly labeled as guidance essays, which I suspect is the origin of Blackburne's reservations about them, as in his mind they are not ""articles"" and so should never be linked in any article, whatever its nature. That is a very limited view, and assumes utility to readers has no importance.  

 Despite their labeling as ""guidance essays"", these are not ""guidance"" in the sense of being ""opinion"" or ""interpretation"" pieces. Instead, they are ""guidance"" in the sense of leading readers to the appropriate WP statements and articles about WP organization and procedures. They are in the public domain, and any editor can add documentation on other aspects, or correct any inaccuracies. 

 As WP information is dispersed on many pages and is not terribly easy to find, this guidance is useful to the community. Some indication is that WP:Formal organization has about 100 hits a day while WP: Editing environment has about 15-20 hits a day. 

 With the obvious ""guidance essay"" info box at the top, and the absence of advice or interpretation, no reader should confuse these essays with WP policies or guidelines.  Rather, these guidance essays are obviously aids to finding WP documentation about how things are organized and how they work. They provide useful See...also links for readers of Wikipedia.  

 I'd like to reinstate these links. Please comment.   "