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This page offers best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates on FamilySearch Wiki.<!--{12079363073120} -->
 
= Policies specific to FamilySearch Wiki =
 
The following policies were vetted in the FamilySearch Wiki contributor forum and arrived at by a vote of at least 2:1.
 
== Place names in article titles ==
 
=== Ascending order ===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
= Resources =
 
== 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)] <!--{12079363073121} -->
 
== 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 ==
 
Only a&nbsp;system admin can create a namespace. Namespaces should&nbsp;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 &amp; categories] <br>
 
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Revision as of 11:54, 11 April 2008

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

Policies specific to FamilySearch Wiki[edit | edit source]

The following policies were vetted in the FamilySearch Wiki contributor forum and arrived at by a vote of at least 2:1.

Place names in article titles[edit | edit source]

Ascending order[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

General[edit | edit source]

Category:Wikipedia naming conventions
Wikipedia:Naming conventions
Wikipedia:Naming conflict
Wikipedia:Naming conventions (technical restrictions)

Special rules for templates[edit | 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 | 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