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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]] | ||
===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. | |||
;Correct | |||
:{{xt|Livorno, Toscana, Italy Genealogy}} | |||
;Incorrect | |||
:{{!xt|Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy}}<br> | |||
=== Diacritics === | === Diacritics === | ||
Diacritics should | 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. | ||
;Correct | ;Correct | ||
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:{{!xt|México Genealogy}} | :{{!xt|México Genealogy}} | ||
;Exceptions | ;Exceptions | ||
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. | 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. | ||
===County, Parish, Canton, Region, Department=== | |||
These jurisdiction designations should not be included in any of the locality page titles. | |||
:'''''Exceptions:''''' United States, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Bolivia, Costa Rica | |||
=== Country names in English === | === Country names in English === | ||
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