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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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*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 '''[[ | *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 '''[[ | *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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:''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 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, 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 | Include the template {{tl|Disambig}} on the page as an indicator of the page's status. | ||
==== Template position ==== | ==== Template position ==== | ||
Position the {{tl|Disambig}} template at the bottom of the screen. | |||
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* [[Name a new article]] | * [[Name a new article]] | ||
* [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] | * [[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] | ||
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