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The number of jurisdictional levels to include in a place title | The number of jurisdictional levels to include in a place title | ||
Historical vs. modern names | Historical vs. modern names<br> | ||
== Principles<br> == | |||
# In writing mailing addresses, users are accustomed to identifying a place from smallest to largest jurisdiction, such as "Rockville, Maryland, United States." Since this pattern is customary, it may be more intuitive for users. | |||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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=== General === | === General === | ||
[http://category:Wikipedia_naming_conventions/ Category:Wikipedia naming conventions] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions Wikipedia:Naming conventions] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conflict Wikipedia:Naming conflict] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_%28technical_restrictions%29 Wikipedia:Naming conventions (technical restrictions)] <!--{ | [http://category:Wikipedia_naming_conventions/ Category:Wikipedia naming conventions] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions Wikipedia:Naming conventions] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conflict Wikipedia:Naming conflict] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_%28technical_restrictions%29 Wikipedia:Naming conventions (technical restrictions)] <!--{12069395312900} --> | ||
=== Special rules for templates === | === Special rules for templates === | ||
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=== Special rules for namespaces === | === Special rules for namespaces === | ||
Only a system admin can create a namespace. Namespaces should be created only after much discussion. The name should be a single word.<br><br>Headings:<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Section_headings Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Section headings] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Section#Creation_and_numbering_of_sections Help:Section - Creation and numbering of sections] <br><br>Categories:<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_%28categories%29 Wikipedia:Naming conventions & categories] <br> <!--{ | Only a system admin can create a namespace. Namespaces should be created only after much discussion. The name should be a single word.<br><br>Headings:<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Section_headings Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Section headings] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Section#Creation_and_numbering_of_sections Help:Section - Creation and numbering of sections] <br><br>Categories:<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_%28categories%29 Wikipedia:Naming conventions & categories] <br> <!--{12069395312901} --> <!--{12069395312902} --> <!--{12069395312903} --> | ||
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Revision as of 23:02, 30 March 2008
This page is for vetting ideas regarding the conventions or best practices we should provide to help contributors create clear, unambiguous, intuitive titles.
Issues[edit source]
Using jurisdictional identifiers (the word "county," "parish," "township," etc.) in place titles
The number of jurisdictional levels to include in a place title
Historical vs. modern names
Principles
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- In writing mailing addresses, users are accustomed to identifying a place from smallest to largest jurisdiction, such as "Rockville, Maryland, United States." Since this pattern is customary, it may be more intuitive for users.
Resources[edit source]
General[edit source]
Category:Wikipedia naming conventions
Wikipedia:Naming conventions
Wikipedia:Naming conflict
Wikipedia:Naming conventions (technical restrictions)
Special rules for templates[edit source]
Spaces in the name are allowed, e.g. {{train topics}}. The first character (only) is not case-sensitive, so {{cleanup}} and {{Cleanup}}are the same template, but {{cfd}}and {{cfD}}are not.
The template name in general should be short. Many on Wikipedia are abbreviations.
Special rules for namespaces[edit source]
Only a system admin can create a namespace. Namespaces should be created only after much discussion. The name should be a single word.
Headings:
Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Section headings
Help:Section - Creation and numbering of sections
Categories:
Wikipedia:Naming conventions & categories