diff --git a/collects/meta/web/common/links.rkt b/collects/meta/web/common/links.rkt
index 7d34c8ae0b..e9d7819eea 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/common/links.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/common/links.rkt
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 (require scribble/html)
 
-(define-syntax-rule (define* id E) (begin (define id E) (provide id)))
+(define-syntax define*
+  (syntax-rules ()
+    [(_ (id . xs) E ...) (begin (define (id . xs) E ...) (provide id))]
+    [(_ id E)            (begin (define id E) (provide id))]))
 
 (define ((make-link url . text) . alternate)
   (a href: url (if (null? alternate) text alternate)))
@@ -47,15 +50,15 @@
 
 (define* -bootstrap @make-link["http://www.bootstrapworld.org/"]{Bootstrap})
 
-(provide -rcon)
-(define (-rcon #:year [year #f] 
-               [body (if year 
-                         (format "~a" year)
-                         "RacketCon")])
-  (make-link (string-append
-              "http://con.racket-lang.org/"
-              (case year
-                [(2011) "2011/"]
-                [(#f 2012) ""]
-                [else (error 'rcon "unknown year: ~e" year)]))
-             body))
+(define* (-rcon [year #f] . text)
+  (define years '(2012 2011))
+  (a href: (list "http://con.racket-lang.org/"
+                 (and year (not (eq? year (car years))) (list year "/")))
+     (cond [(pair? text) text]
+           [(not year) "RacketCon"]
+           [else year])))
+
+(define* (-wiki [page #f] . text)
+  (a href: (list "https://github.com/plt/racket/wiki"
+                 (and page (list "/" (regexp-replace #rx" " page "-"))))
+     (if (null? text) (or page "Racket wiki") text)))
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/www/community.rkt b/collects/meta/web/www/community.rkt
index c130ae8a55..058b64baf5 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/www/community.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/www/community.rkt
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
     @mailing-lists-quick
     @irc-quick
     @parlist[@strong{RacketCon}
-             @text{@-rcon{RacketCon} is our annual conference: @-rcon[#:year 2012] and @-rcon[#:year 2011].}]
-    @parlist[@strong{Wiki}
-             @text{@a[href: "https://github.com/plt/racket/wiki"]{Wiki Main Page}, including:}
-             @text{@a[href: "https://github.com/plt/racket/wiki/Intro-Projects"]{Introductory projects} — Find projects to help contribute to Racket.}
-             @text{@a[href: "https://github.com/plt/racket/wiki/Videos"]{Videos} — Watch tutorials, interviews, and more.}
-             ]
+             @text{@-rcon[] is our annual conference:
+                   @-rcon[2012] and @-rcon[2011].}]
     @parlist[@strong{PLT Design Inc.}
       @text{@blog — announcements, helpful hints, and thoughtful rants.}
       @text{@a[href: "http://twitter.com/#!/racketlang"]{Twitter}
             — random Racket bits.}
       @text{@people — the people behind Racket.}]
+    @parlist[@strong{Wiki}
+      @text{@-wiki[#f]{Wiki pages}, including:}
+      @text{@-wiki{Intro Projects} — Find a project to contribute,}
+      @text{@-wiki{Videos} — Watch tutorials, interviews, and more.}]
     @parlist[@strong{Development}
       @text{@git (also available on
             @a[href: "http://github.com/plt/racket/"]{GitHub}).}
diff --git a/collects/meta/web/www/learning.rkt b/collects/meta/web/www/learning.rkt
index 987184dd68..1049d5da28 100644
--- a/collects/meta/web/www/learning.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/web/www/learning.rkt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         programming.”}
       @text{@-plai — a textbook on programming languages.}]
     @parlist[@strong{Videos}
-      @text{See the @a[href: "https://github.com/plt/racket/wiki/Videos"]{videos page at the Racket wiki}.}]
+      @text{See the @-wiki["Videos"] page at the @|-wiki|.}]
     @parlist[
       @strong{Outreach}
       @text{@-pbd — a workshop to train teachers using @-htdp in the