FamilySearch Wiki:Naming Conventions: Difference between revisions

{{Guideline}}  

This page offers best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates on FamilySearch Wiki.  

 

 

=== Use ascending order of jurisdictions in naming a place ===

'''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland"<br><!--{12087910697960} --><!--{12087910697961} -->

=== Avoid abbreviations, acronyms, and postal codes ===

Do not use abbreviations in naming a place.  

'''Correct:''' "Montgomery County, Maryland"  

'''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Montgomery County, Maryland"<br>

=== Use the word "County" in identifying counties ===

Use the word "County" in identifying a county in an article title.  

'''Correct:''' "Montgomery County, Maryland"  

'''Incorrect:''' "Montgomery, Maryland"  

'''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Montgomery County, Maryland"  

=== Do not use all uppercase letters ===

Use initial caps on each word in a title except when this conflicts with place naming standards or grammar rules.  

'''Correct:''' "Census Records of the United States"  

'''Incorrect:''' "CENSUS RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES"  

=== Omit name of the article author from titles (or articles, for that matter) ===

#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.

== Special rules for templates ==

Spaces in the name are allowed, e.g. '''<nowiki>{{train topics}}</nowiki>'''. The first character (only) is not case-sensitive, so '''<nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{Cleanup}}</nowiki>'''are the same template, but '''<nowiki>{{cfd}}</nowiki>'''and '''<nowiki>{{cfD}}</nowiki>'''are not.<br><br>The template name in general should be short. Many on Wikipedia are abbreviations.  

== Special rules for namespaces ==