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| :''This article is about [brief description of TOPIC#1]. For [brief description of TOPIC#2], see [TOPIC#2].'' | | :''This article is about [brief description of TOPIC#1]. For [brief description of TOPIC#2], see [TOPIC#2].'' |
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| For an example of the first kind of disambiguation link (used when there is a disambiguation page), see [[Iowa County, Wisconsin]]. For an example of the second kind of disambiguation link (when a disambiguation page is '''not''' used), see [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]. | | For an example of the first kind of disambiguation link (used when there is a disambiguation page), see [[Iowa County, Wisconsin]]. For an example of the second kind of disambiguation link (when a disambiguation page is '''not''' used), see [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]. |
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| == Disambiguation pages == | | == Disambiguation pages == |
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| *Link to the primary topic (if there is one): | | *Link to the primary topic (if there is one): |
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| :[[Alabama|'''Alabama''']], a southern state of the United States | | :[[Alabama, United States Genealogy|'''Alabama''']], a southern state of the United States |
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| *Start each list with a short introductory sentence fragment with the title in bold, and ending with a colon. For example: | | *Start each list with a short introductory sentence fragment with the title in bold, and ending with a colon. For example: |
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| === Add a template to show page status === | | === Add a template to show page status === |
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| Include either the template {{tl|Geodis}}, or the template {{tl|Disambig}} on the page as an indicator of the page's status. | | Include the template {{tl|Disambig}} on the page as an indicator of the page's status. |
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| ==== Geodis vs. Disambig ====
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| *Select the template {{tl|Geodis}} when the only titles to disambiguate are '''place-names'''.
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| *Select the template {{tl|Disambig}} when the only titles to disambiguate are '''non-place-names''', such as tribes, languages, or other non-geographical topics.
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| *Use both templates when the similar titles are mixed place-names and non-place-names.
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| ==== Template position ==== | | ==== Template position ==== |
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| '''''When adding a''''' '''single''' '''''template:'''''
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| *If the disambiguation page list takes less than 3/4th of a screen top to bottom, position the template at the bottom.
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| *If the list takes more than 3/4th of a screen, position the template at the top.
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| '''''If adding''''' '''both''' '''''templates:''''' position the {{tl|Geodis}} template at the top, and position the {{tl|Disambig}} template at the bottom of the screen.
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| == Related pages == | | == Related pages == |
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