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 code to be completely "lint-free".
 In short, this tool is not, and will never be, trustworthy enough for its
 suggestions to be enforced automatically, for example as part of a build process.
+Golint makes suggestions for many of the mechanically checkable items listed in
+[Effective Go](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html) and the
+[CodeReviewComments wiki page](golang.org/wiki/CodeReviewComments).
 
 If you find an established style that is frequently violated, and which
 you think golint could statically check,