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Readers familiar with Wikipedia have probably seen at least one "[[Wikipedia:Hatnote|hatnote]]" there - a line of text (usually in italics) at the top of a page that points out other pages with similar names as a quick disambiguation method. Unlike Wikipedia, we treat all cases of disambiguation equally; we do not select specific works or tropes as the "primary topic" (AKA the "main" page) for a given name and use hatnotes to redirect to alternatives.
Although All The Tropes does not use Wikipedia-style hatnotes, we do sometimes incorporate similar linking to alternate page choices in the main text of an article, usually just before the trope or example list, in a form like "If you're looking for the video game of the same name, go [[Home Page|here]]" or the infamous "Not to be confused with". Be careful with the latter usage, though, because it is often employed [[I Thought It Meant|for humorous purposes]]. You may sometimes find these links referred to as "beltnotes" (because they are found midway between hatnotes and footnotes).
For more information about hatnotes, please see our page on [[All The Tropes:Creating Disambiguation Pages|Creating Disambiguation Pages]].
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