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:*'''disambiguation pages''' – non-article pages that refer/link readers to other Wiki articles. | :*'''disambiguation pages''' – non-article pages that refer/link readers to other Wiki articles. | ||
== Deciding to disambiguate == | |||
Disambiguation is required whenever, for a given word or phrase on which a reader might use the "Go button", there is more than one Wiki article to which that word or phrase might be expected to lead. In this situation there must be a way for the reader to navigate quickly from the page that appears on hitting "Go" to any of the other possible desired articles. | Disambiguation is required whenever, for a given word or phrase on which a reader might use the "Go button", there is more than one Wiki article to which that word or phrase might be expected to lead. In this situation there must be a way for the reader to navigate quickly from the page that appears on hitting "Go" to any of the other possible desired articles. | ||
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For more about disambiguation links, see Disambiguation links below. For rules about naming disambiguation pages and combining similar terms on a single page, see Disambiguation pages. | For more about disambiguation links, see Disambiguation links below. For rules about naming disambiguation pages and combining similar terms on a single page, see Disambiguation pages. | ||
== Disambiguation links == | |||
Users searching for what turns out to be an ambiguous genealogical term may not reach the article they expected. Therefore any article with an ambiguous title should contain helpful links to alternative Research Wiki articles or disambiguation pages, placed at the top of the article (hatnotes). Always indent such notes. The format the hatnote disambiguation link could take should be either:<br> | Users searching for what turns out to be an ambiguous genealogical term may not reach the article they expected. Therefore any article with an ambiguous title should contain helpful links to alternative Research Wiki articles or disambiguation pages, placed at the top of the article (hatnotes). Always indent such notes. The format the hatnote disambiguation link could take should be either:<br> | ||
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For an example of the first kind of disambiguation link (used when there is a disambiguation page), see [[Iowa County, Wisconsin]]. For an example of the second kind of disambiguation link (when a disambiguation page is '''not''' used), see [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]. | For an example of the first kind of disambiguation link (used when there is a disambiguation page), see [[Iowa County, Wisconsin]]. For an example of the second kind of disambiguation link (when a disambiguation page is '''not''' used), see [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]. | ||
== Disambiguation pages == | |||
==== Combining terms on disambiguation pages ==== | ==== Combining terms on disambiguation pages ==== | ||
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*Each bulleted entry should, in almost every case, have exactly one navigable (blue) link; including more than one link can confuse the reader. | *Each bulleted entry should, in almost every case, have exactly one navigable (blue) link; including more than one link can confuse the reader. | ||
==== Add a template to show page status ==== | |||
Include either the template {{tl|Geodis}}, or the template {{tl|Disambig}} on the page as an indicator of the page's status. | Include either the template {{tl|Geodis}}, or the template {{tl|Disambig}} on the page as an indicator of the page's status. | ||