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== Administrative sub-divisions == | == Administrative sub-divisions == | ||
Names of classes of places should follow English grammar rules. In particular, when dealing with administrative subdivisions, we write of "United States counties" and "Cook County, Illinois," or of "Russian oblasts" and the "Moscow Oblast," but we use "Chinese and Roman provinces," not "Chinese sheng" or Roman provinciae." | Names of classes of places should follow English grammar rules. In particular, when dealing with administrative subdivisions, we write of "United States counties" and "Cook County, Illinois," or of "Russian oblasts" and the "Moscow Oblast," but we use "Chinese and Roman provinces," not "Chinese sheng" or "Roman provinciae." | ||
== Special Guidelines by Country == | |||
=== United States === | |||
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*For county and state pages, list two jurisdictions. | *For county and state pages, list two jurisdictions. | ||
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:{{!xt|Lincoln County, Montana, United States Genealogy}} | :{{!xt|Lincoln County, Montana, United States Genealogy}} | ||
=== | === England, Scotland, Wales === | ||
*For county pages, list two jurisdictions. | *For county pages, list two jurisdictions. | ||
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:County Durham | :County Durham | ||
=== | === Canada === | ||
*For province pages, list two jurisdictions. | *For province pages, list two jurisdictions. | ||
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:{{xt|Essex County, Ontario, Canada Genealogy}} | :{{xt|Essex County, Ontario, Canada Genealogy}} | ||
=== | ===Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland=== | ||
*For county pages, list two jurisdictions. | *For county pages, list two jurisdictions. | ||
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:{{xt|Holeby, Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}} | :{{xt|Holeby, Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}} | ||
=== | ===Switzerland=== | ||
*For canton pages, list two jurisdictions. | *For canton pages, list two jurisdictions. | ||
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*Always use “Canton” when describing an Switzerland Canton. | *Always use “Canton” when describing an Switzerland Canton. | ||
=== | ===Germany=== | ||
*For Kreis/Landkreis, list three jurisdictions. | *For Kreis/Landkreis, list three jurisdictions. | ||
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:*For more information, please contact wikisupport@familysearch.org | :*For more information, please contact wikisupport@familysearch.org | ||
=== | ===Ireland=== | ||
*For county pages, list two jurisdictions. | *For county pages, list two jurisdictions. | ||
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:King's County and Queen's County | :King's County and Queen's County | ||
=== | ===Mexico=== | ||
*Do not include any jurisdiction names (state) in the title of the articles. | *Do not include any jurisdiction names (state) in the title of the articles. | ||
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:{{!xt|Baja California State, Mexico Genealogy}} | :{{!xt|Baja California State, Mexico Genealogy}} | ||
=== | ===Argentina, Spain, Austria, France and Other Countries in the Wiki=== | ||
*Include the country in all locality article titles | *Include the country in all locality article titles | ||
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