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== Naming Geographical Wiki Articles == | == Naming Geographical Wiki Articles == | ||
=== Adding "Genealogy" to | === Adding "Genealogy" to Title === | ||
To improve the rankings of wiki articles in Google and other search engines, the word, "Genealogy" is added to the end of all geographical wiki article titles. A geographical topic page, such as Alabama Probate Records, should not have the word, genealogy added to its title. | To improve the rankings of wiki articles in Google and other search engines, the word, "Genealogy" is added to the end of all geographical wiki article titles. A geographical topic page, such as Alabama Probate Records, should not have the word, genealogy added to its title. | ||
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:{{!xt|Montgomery Co., MD Genealogy}} | :{{!xt|Montgomery Co., MD Genealogy}} | ||
=== Ascending | === Ascending Order of Jurisdictions === | ||
All locality page titles are to be structured from the smallest jurisdiction level up to the country level in order, in ascending order (smallest place to largest). br> | All locality page titles are to be structured from the smallest jurisdiction level up to the country level in order, in ascending order (smallest place to largest). <br> | ||
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:Articles about [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]] | :Articles about [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]] | ||
=== | === Country Names in English === | ||
Use the form of a current country's name as it appears in the CIA [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ ''World Factbook'']. | |||
Locality articles should only contain the English form of the country in the title and should not include diacritics. Redirects can also be made for incorrectly titled locality articles already found in the Wiki. | |||
=== Native Language Version of Sub-Jurisdictions === | |||
If the native language(s) of a country is something other than English, all locality/sub-jurisdiction levels are to be written in the native language of the country in question in the page title. Redirects can be used to make sure users will find the article regardless of which spelling is used. English translations/variations of the names of provinces/parishes/states/departments, etc. are not to be used in page titles, though they may be referred to elsewhere on the page to help readers with context. | |||
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:{{xt|Livorno, Toscana, Italy Genealogy}} | |||
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:{{!xt|Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy}} | |||
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:{{xt| | :{{xt|Bayern, Germany Genealogy}} | ||
;Incorrect | ;Incorrect | ||
:{{!xt| | :{{!xt|Bavaria, Germany Genealogy}} | ||
When a ''widely accepted English name'', exists for a former country or empire, we should use it. For example, [[New Spain|New Spain]] rather than ''Virreinato de Nueva España'', [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]] rather than دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه or ''Osmanlı İmparatorluğu''. | |||
=== Country | ===Country Name Included in Locality Page Title=== | ||
The country should be listed in any locality page to clarify where the locality page is.<br> | |||
'''''Exceptions:''''' | |||
*"United States" should not be included in the title of county locality pages, but should be included in the breadcrumb | |||
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::{{xt| Warren County, Ohio Genealogy}} | |||
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::{{!xt| Warren County, Ohio, United States Genealogy}} | |||
*Territories and islands belonging to a specific county should not include the country in the title of the locality page, but should be included in the breadcrumb | |||
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::{{xt|Réunion Island Genealogy}}<br> | |||
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::{{!xt|Réunion Island, France Genealogy}}<br> | |||
=== Diacritics === | |||
Diacritics should be used in the title of a locality article for non-English version of locality pages. This does not apply to country names and should remain in the English form. For example, use Mexico, not México. The version of the country name in its native tongue using diacritics when applicable should be included at the top of the article page to allow the Wiki search engine to retrieve the correct page for the user. | |||
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:{{xt| | :{{xt|Mexico Genealogy}} | ||
;Incorrect | ;Incorrect | ||
:{{!xt| | :{{!xt|México Genealogy}} | ||
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Proper use of the diacritics can be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog. | |||
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===Country Name vs. Nationality === | ===Country Name vs. Nationality === | ||
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It is often the case that the same geographic place-name will apply to more than one place, or to a place and to other things of interest to genealogists such as a tribe or language; in either case a disambiguation page will be necessary and the articles about locations need to be more specific by adding all jurisdictions to the title. See [[FamilySearch Wiki:Disambiguation]]. | It is often the case that the same geographic place-name will apply to more than one place, or to a place and to other things of interest to genealogists such as a tribe or language; in either case a disambiguation page will be necessary and the articles about locations need to be more specific by adding all jurisdictions to the title. See [[FamilySearch Wiki:Disambiguation]]. | ||
== Special Guidelines by Country == | == Special Guidelines by Country == | ||
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