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This page offers best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates on FamilySearch Wiki. | This page offers best practices in '''naming''' articles, categories, images, files, and templates on FamilySearch Wiki. | ||
== Place names in article titles == | == Place names in article titles == | ||
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When adding place names to article titles, add jurisdictions in ascending order (smallest to largest).<br> | When adding place names to article titles, add jurisdictions in ascending order (smallest to largest).<br> | ||
;Correct: {{xt|Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland}} | |||
;Incorrect: {{!xt|Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville}} | |||
;Example: {{xt|Cemetery Records of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland}} | |||
;Exceptions: Articles about [[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]] | |||
=== Avoid abbreviations, acronyms, and postal codes === | === Avoid abbreviations, acronyms, and postal codes === | ||
Do not use abbreviations in naming a place. | Do not use abbreviations in naming a place. | ||
;Correct: {{xt|Montgomery County, Maryland}} | |||
;Incorrect: {{!xt|Montgomery Co., MD}} | |||
;Example: {{xt|Cemetery Records of Montgomery County, Maryland}} | |||
=== Use the word "County" in identifying counties === | === Use the word "County" in identifying counties === | ||
Use the word "County" in identifying a county in an article title. | Use the word "County" in identifying a county in an article title. | ||
;Correct:{{xt|Montgomery County, Maryland}} | |||
;Incorrect: {{!xt|Montgomery, Maryland}} | |||
;Example: {{xt|Cemetery Records of Montgomery County, Maryland}} | |||
==== County names in Ireland ==== | |||
In [[Ireland]] the word "County" nearly always comes before rather than after the county name | |||
;Correct: {{xt|County Clare}} | |||
;Incorrect: {{!xt|Clare County}} | |||
;Exceptions: {{xt|King's County}} and {{xt|Queen's County}} | |||
==== County names in England, Scotland and Wales ==== | |||
For counties in [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]] do not add the word "County" when naming articles. There is one exception [[County Durham]]. | |||
=== Do not use all uppercase letters === | === 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. | Use initial caps on each word in a title except when this conflicts with place naming standards or grammar rules. | ||
;Correct: {{xt|Census Records of the United States}} | |||
;Incorrect: {{!xt|CENSUS RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES}} | |||
=== Omit name of the article author from titles (or articles, for that matter) === | === Omit name of the article author from titles (or articles, for that matter) === | ||