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== '''Wiki:Disambiguation'''  ==
{{Guideline}}
 
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| '''This guideline documents FamilySearch Research Wiki disambiguation.''' It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense and the occasional exception. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page.
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Disambiguation in FamilySearch Research Wiki is the process of resolving conflicts in Wiki article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic, making that term likely to be the natural title for more than one article. In other words, disambiguations are paths leading to different articles which could, in principle, have the same title.  
Disambiguation in FamilySearch Research Wiki is the process of resolving conflicts in Wiki article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic, making that term likely to be the natural title for more than one article. In other words, disambiguations are paths leading to different articles which could, in principle, have the same title.  


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:*'''disambiguation pages''' – non-article pages that refer/link readers to other Wiki articles.
:*'''disambiguation pages''' – non-article pages that refer/link readers to other Wiki articles.


=== Deciding to disambiguate  ===
== Deciding to disambiguate  ==


Disambiguation is required whenever, for a given word or phrase on which a reader might use the "Go button", there is more than one Wiki article to which that word or phrase might be expected to lead. In this situation there must be a way for the reader to navigate quickly from the page that appears on hitting "Go" to any of the other possible desired articles.  
Disambiguation is required whenever, for a given word or phrase on which a reader might use the "Go button", there is more than one Wiki article to which that word or phrase might be expected to lead. In this situation there must be a way for the reader to navigate quickly from the page that appears on hitting "Go" to any of the other possible desired articles.  
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*The page at '''[[Georgia]]''' is a ''disambiguation page'', leading to all the alternative family history uses of "Georgia".  
*The page at '''[[Georgia]]''' is a ''disambiguation page'', leading to all the alternative family history uses of "Georgia".  
*The page at '''[[Portal:Iowa|Iowa]]''' is about one usage, called the ''primary topic'', and there is a hatnote guiding readers to '''[[Iowa (disambiguation)]]''' to find the other uses.  
*The page at '''[[Iowa]]''' is about one usage, called the ''primary topic'', and there is a hatnote guiding readers to '''[[Iowa (disambiguation)]]''' to find the other uses.  
*The page at '''[[Portal:New Brunswick|New Brunswick]]''' is about the primary topic and there is only one other genealogical use. The other use is linked directly using a hatnote; no disambiguation page is needed.
*The page at '''[[New Brunswick|New Brunswick]]''' is about the primary topic and there is only one other genealogical use. The other use is linked directly using a hatnote; no disambiguation page is needed.


=== Is there a primary topic?  ===
=== Is there a primary topic?  ===
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For more about disambiguation links, see Disambiguation links below. For rules about naming disambiguation pages and combining similar terms on a single page, see Disambiguation pages.  
For more about disambiguation links, see Disambiguation links below. For rules about naming disambiguation pages and combining similar terms on a single page, see Disambiguation pages.  


=== Disambiguation links  ===
== Disambiguation links  ==


Users searching for what turns out to be an ambiguous genealogical term may not reach the article they expected. Therefore any article with an ambiguous title should contain helpful links to alternative Research Wiki articles or disambiguation pages, placed at the top of the article (hatnotes). Always indent such notes. The format the hatnote disambiguation link could take should be either:<br>
Users searching for what turns out to be an ambiguous genealogical term may not reach the article they expected. Therefore any article with an ambiguous title should contain helpful links to alternative Research Wiki articles or disambiguation pages, placed at the top of the article (hatnotes). Always indent such notes. The format the hatnote disambiguation link could take should be either:<br>
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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]].&nbsp; 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  ==


==== Combining terms on disambiguation pages  ====
=== Combining terms on disambiguation pages  ===


A single disambiguation page may be used to disambiguate a number of similar family history terms.  
A single disambiguation page may be used to disambiguate a number of similar family history terms.  
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When a combined disambiguation page is used, hatnotes should be set up from all the Wiki pages involved.  
When a combined disambiguation page is used, hatnotes should be set up from all the Wiki pages involved.  


==== Naming the disambiguation page  ====
=== Naming the disambiguation page  ===


The title of a disambiguation page is the ambiguous term itself, provided there is no primary topic for that term, as in [[Georgia|Georgia]]. If there is a primary topic, then the tag "(disambiguation)" is added to the name of the disambiguation page, as in [[Delaware (disambiguation)|Delaware (disambiguation)]].  
The title of a disambiguation page is the ambiguous term itself, provided there is no primary topic for that term, as in [[Georgia|Georgia]]. If there is a primary topic, then the tag "(disambiguation)" is added to the name of the disambiguation page, as in [[Delaware (disambiguation)|Delaware (disambiguation)]].  
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When a disambiguation page combines several similar terms, one of them must be selected as the title for the page (with the "(disambiguation)" tag added if a primary topic exists for that term).  
When a disambiguation page combines several similar terms, one of them must be selected as the title for the page (with the "(disambiguation)" tag added if a primary topic exists for that term).  


==== Page style  ====
=== Page style  ===


Each disambiguation page comprises a list (or multiple lists, for multiple senses of the term in question) of similarly-titled links.  
Each disambiguation page comprises a list (or multiple lists, for multiple senses of the term in question) of similarly-titled links.  
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*Link to the primary topic (if there is one):
*Link to the primary topic (if there is one):


:[[Portal: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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*Each bulleted entry should, in almost every case, have exactly one navigable (blue) link; including more than one link can confuse the reader.
*Each bulleted entry should, in almost every case, have exactly one navigable (blue) link; including more than one link can confuse the reader.


===== Add a template to show page status  =====
=== Add a template to show page status  ===


Include either the template [[Template:Geodis|<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Geodis<nowiki>}}</nowiki>]], or the template [[Template:Disambig|<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Disambig<nowiki>}}</nowiki>]] 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'''
==== Template position ====


*Select the template <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Geodis<nowiki>}}</nowiki> when the only titles to disambiguate are '''place-names'''.
Position the {{tl|Disambig}} template at the bottom of the screen.
*Select the template <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Disambig<nowiki>}}</nowiki> 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'''
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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.
* [[Name a new article]]
*If the list takes more than 3/4th of a screen, position the template at the top.
* [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
 
'''''If adding''''' '''both''' '''''templates:''''' position the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Geodis<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template at the top, and position the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Disambig<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template at the bottom of the screen.
 
:Instead of adding both templates to the page, what if we create a new template that incorporates both the "Geodis" and "Disambig" templates into one single template? [[User:Franjensen|Franjensen]] 15:35, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
 
For a prime example of an actual disambiguation page, see [[Alabama (disambiguation)]].
 
[[User:Diltsgd|Diltsgd]] 15:00, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 
There is a problem with using both templates, especially when the list is longer than the monitor and no one know there is an article about something or other use. See [[Kent (disambiguation)|Kent]] [[User:Dsammy|dsammy]] 17:48, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 
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