Additionally, it's important to use links to help establish the context of the article. For example: * The USS Hood (NCC-42296) was an Excelsior-class Federation starship... You might think you sound silly when you write a sentence to establish context – everyone knows who James T. Kirk is, right? Well, maybe not – and that's what Memory Alpha is for. So even if it sounds silly, be sure to state the obvious when beginning your new article.