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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].''


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]].  


== 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):


:[[Alabama|'''Alabama''']], a southern state of the United States
:[[Alabama, United States Genealogy|'''Alabama''']], a southern state of the United States


*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  ===


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.  
 
==== Geodis vs. Disambig ====
 
*Select the template {{tl|Geodis}} when the only titles to disambiguate are '''place-names'''.
*Select the template {{tl|Disambig}} when the only titles to disambiguate are '''non-place-names''', such as tribes, languages, or other non-geographical topics.
*Use both templates when the similar titles are mixed place-names and non-place-names.


==== Template position ====
==== Template position ====


'''''When adding a''''' '''single''' '''''template:'''''
Position the {{tl|Disambig}} template at the bottom of the screen.
 
*If the disambiguation page list takes less than 3/4th of a screen top to bottom, position the template at the bottom.
*If the list takes more than 3/4th of a screen, position the template at the top.
 
'''''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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