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*'''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article]]''' | *'''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article]]''' | ||
'''''Please review the information found in the above article as it gives much more details about the process. Below is only an abbreviated version.'''''<br> | '''''Please review the information found in the above article as it gives much more details about the process. Below is only an abbreviated version.'''''<br><br> | ||
'''Places listed in ascending order:''' If a city or county is listed in a title, at least the state, province, or country where the place is located should also be listed. The place is listed in ascending order (smallest place to largest). Unlike most genealogy software place name conventions, the word "county" should be included in the title of an article about a particular county. | '''Places listed in ascending order:''' If a city or county is listed in a title, at least the state, province, or country where the place is located should also be listed. The place is listed in ascending order (smallest place to largest). Unlike most genealogy software place name conventions, the word "county" should be included in the title of an article about a particular county. | ||
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| Ontario Canada births (FamilySearch historical records) | | Ontario Canada births (FamilySearch historical records) | ||
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'''Places that have had different names or jurisdictions:''' If a place has had more than one name or been in more than one jurisdiction (county, state, province, country, and so on), the current name and jurisdiction should be used in the title. If the article gives information about the place only when it had a specific name or jurisdiction, use those in the title. [[Help:Redirects|Redirects]] can be used to make sure users will find the article regardless of the name or jurisdiction they search for. | '''Places that have had different names or jurisdictions:''' If a place has had more than one name or been in more than one jurisdiction (county, state, province, country, and so on), the current name and jurisdiction should be used in the title. If the article gives information about the place only when it had a specific name or jurisdiction, use those in the title. [[Help:Redirects|Redirects]] can be used to make sure users will find the article regardless of the name or jurisdiction they search for. | ||
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'''Non-English place names:''' Generally, if a country is listed in the title, use the English name (for example, Germany rather than Deutschland). Redirects can be used to make sure users will find the article regardless of which spelling is used.<br> | '''Non-English place names:''' Generally, if a country is listed in the title, use the English name (for example, Germany rather than Deutschland). Redirects can be used to make sure users will find the article regardless of which spelling is used.<br> | ||
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'''Places and dates in titles:''' If the place, country, or time period is important to the content of the article, include them in the title of the article. <br> | '''Places and dates in titles:''' If the place, country, or time period is important to the content of the article, include them in the title of the article. <br> | ||
'''''For more details: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article]]''''' | '''''For more details: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article]]''''' | ||
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