FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions: Difference between revisions

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Added rule on omitting author names from titles or articles

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 '''Incorrect:''' "Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville"<br>
-'''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland"<br> <!--{12079510219370} --> <!--{12079510219371} -->
+'''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland"<br> <!--{12087910697960} --> <!--{12087910697961} -->
 === Avoid abbreviations ===
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 '''Incorrect:''' "Montgomery Co., MD"<br>
-'''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Montgomery County, Maryland"<br> <!--{12079510219372} -->
+'''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Montgomery County, Maryland"<br> <!--{12087910697962} -->
 === Use the word "County" in identifying counties ===
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 '''Correct:''' "Census Records of the United States"
-'''Incorrect:''' "CENSUS RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES"
+'''Incorrect:''' "CENSUS RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES" <!--{12087910697963} -->
-<!--{12079510219373} -->
+=== Omit name of the article author from titles (or articles, for that matter) ===
+This is a wiki. Content becomes stronger as the community adds to it. The name of an author in a title does two bad things:
+# It tells other authors "This is my turf. Don't edit this because it's mine."
+# It credits the original author with all changes made by other users. Since many users will tend to improve an article far outside its original scope, the crediting of the original author with all revisions doesn't make sense. <!--{12087910697964} -->
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