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== New Wiki Articles==
*All new Wiki articles must be cleared with Wiki Administration. The ability of creating a new article will be assigned as needed per projects.
== Naming an article  ==
== Naming an article  ==
*These instructions are for Wiki Administration and for those working on specific Wiki projects.
*[[#Naming_Geographical_Wiki_Articles|Specific instructions]] are available regarding new locality Wiki articles.


Use the following to help you name a general wiki page correctly. '''Instructions on how to name geographical or place wiki articles are [[User:Batsondl/Sandbox 27#Naming_Geographical_Wiki_Articles|below]].'''
=== Concise Article Titles ===
 
*Wiki articles are to be concise and accurate to the content on the page. Leave out unnecessary words or punctuation  
=== Be clear and concise  ===
 
Make sure that the article name clearly and concisely communicates what a user may find in the article. '''Remove any unnecessary words or punctuation.'''


=== Capitalization  ===
=== Capitalization  ===
*Capitalize each word in the title of the article except for:  
*Capitalize each word in the title of the article except for:  
**Articles: a, an, the  
**Articles: a, an, the  
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*Avoid the use of pronouns and descriptive adjectives  
*Avoid the use of pronouns and descriptive adjectives  
*Do not start article names with "''A''," "''The,''" or "''An''" if possible  
*Do not start article names with "''A''," "''The,''" or "''An''" if possible  
*Avoid characters such as / + { } [ ]  
*Avoid characters such as / + { } [ ] ( )
*Avoid abbreviations, acronyms, and postal codes  
*Avoid abbreviations, acronyms, and postal codes  
*Replace "''&''" with "''and''" unless it is part of a formal name
*Replace "''&''" with "''and''" unless it is part of a formal name


=== Gender Neutral  ===
=== Gender Neutral  ===
Article names should be gender neutral.  
Article names should be gender neutral.  


=== Ambiguous titles ===
=== Ambiguous Titles ===
 
FamilySearch Wiki is international, so any article with a general title such as "Census" should really cover the entire globe. On occasion, the preferred name for an article, while correct, may be ambiguous. In these cases the practice is to either extend the article title with more specific information or add a term in parenthesis after the article title, so that the article name is unambiguous. If you are writing an article which applies to one locality only, then this should be made clear in the name of the article, such as ''Censuses in England'' or ''Scottish Census''.  
FamilySearch Wiki is international, so any article with a general title such as "Census" should really cover the entire globe. On occasion, the preferred name for an article, while correct, may be ambiguous. In these cases the practice is to either extend the article title with more specific information or add a term in parenthesis after the article title, so that the article name is unambiguous. If you are writing an article which applies to one locality only, then this should be made clear in the name of the article, such as ''Censuses in England'' or ''Scottish Census''.  


=== Omit name of the article author  ===
Because this is a wiki, content becomes stronger and more accurate as the community adds to it. If an author's name is in the title it gives credit to the original author when changes are made by other users. It also gives the illusion that the author owns the wiki article.


=== Using key words  ===
<br>
 
When giving a name to a page or a new article think about how native language speakers would search for that article. Use the same key words you would use in searching for the article in the title you give it, including variations of the locality name. [[FamilySearch Wiki:Disambiguation|Avoid ambiguous]] words or phrases.
 
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== Naming Geographical Wiki Articles  ==
== Naming Geographical Wiki Articles  ==


=== Adding "Genealogy" to title ===
=== Adding "Genealogy" to Title ===


To improve the rankings of wiki articles in Google and other search engines, the word, "Genealogy" is added to the end of all geographical wiki article titles. A geographical topic page, such as Alabama Probate Records, should not have the word, genealogy added to it's title.  
To improve the rankings of wiki articles in Google and other search engines, the word, "Genealogy" is added to the end of all geographical wiki article titles. A geographical topic page, such as Alabama Probate Records, should not have the word, genealogy added to its title.  


;Examples  
;Examples  
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:{{!xt|Montgomery Co., MD Genealogy}}
:{{!xt|Montgomery Co., MD Genealogy}}


=== Ascending order of jurisdictions ===
=== Ascending Order of Jurisdictions ===


When adding place names to article titles, add jurisdictions in ascending order (smallest to largest).<br>  
All locality page titles are to be structured from the smallest jurisdiction level up to the country level in order, in ascending order (smallest place to largest). <br>  


;Correct  
;Correct  
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:Articles about [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]]
:Articles about [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]]


=== Diacritics ===
=== Country Names in English ===
 
Use the form of a current country's name as it appears in the CIA [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ ''World Factbook''].


Diacritics should not be used in the title of a locality article unless there is no English version of the country or locality. For example, use Mexico, not México. The version of the country name in it's native tongue using diacritics when applicable should be included at the top of the article page to allow the Wiki search engine to retrieve the correct page for the user.  
Locality articles should only contain the English form of the country in the title and should not include diacritics. Redirects can also be made for incorrectly titled locality articles already found in the Wiki.  


=== Native Language Version of Sub-Jurisdictions  ===
If the native language(s) of a country is something other than English, all locality/sub-jurisdiction levels are to be written in the native language of the country in question in the page title.  Redirects can be used to make sure users will find the article regardless of which spelling is used. English translations/variations of the names of provinces/parishes/states/departments, etc. are not to be used in page titles, though they may be referred to elsewhere on the page to help readers with context.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Mexico Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Livorno, Toscana, Italy Genealogy}}
;Incorrect
:{{!xt|Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy}}
;Correct
:{{xt|Bayern, Germany Genealogy}}  
;Incorrect  
;Incorrect  
:{{!xt|México Genealogy}}  
:{{!xt|Bavaria, Germany Genealogy}}
;Exceptions
:When English version of the locality is '''not''' known, use the spelling and diacritics found in the native tongue of the country.


Proper use of the diacritics can be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the Family History Library Catalog.  
When a ''widely accepted English name'', exists for a former country or empire, we should use it. For example, [[New Spain|New Spain]] rather than ''Virreinato de Nueva España'', [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]] rather than دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه or ''Osmanlı İmparatorluğu''.


=== Country names in English  ===
===Country Name Included in Locality Page Title===
The country should be listed in any locality page to clarify where the locality page is.<br>
'''''Exceptions:'''''
*"United States" should not be included in the title of county locality pages, but should be included in the breadcrumb
:;Correct:
::{{xt| Warren County, Ohio Genealogy}}
:;Incorrect
::{{!xt| Warren County, Ohio, United States Genealogy}}
*Territories and islands belonging to a specific county should not include the country in the title of the locality page, but should be included in the breadcrumb
:;Correct:
::{{xt|Réunion Island Genealogy}}<br>
:;Incorrect
::{{!xt|Réunion Island, France Genealogy}}<br>


Use the form of a current country's name as it appears in the CIA [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ ''World Factbook''].
=== Diacritics  ===


Locality articles should only contain the English form of the country in the title and should not include diacritics. The version of the country name in it's native tongue using diacritics when applicable should be included at the top of the article page to allow the Wiki search engine to retrieve the correct page for the user. Redirects can also be made for incorrectly titled locality articles already found in the Wiki.  
Diacritics should be used in the title of a locality article for non-English version of locality pages. This does not apply to country names and should remain in the English form. For example, use Mexico, not México. The version of the country name in its native tongue using diacritics when applicable should be included at the top of the article page to allow the Wiki search engine to retrieve the correct page for the user.  


;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Bavaria, Germany Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Mexico Genealogy}}  
;Incorrect  
;Incorrect  
:{{!xt|Bayern, Germany Genealogy}}
:{{!xt|México Genealogy}}  
;Exceptions


When a ''widely accepted English name'', exists for a former country or empire, we should use it. For example, [[New Spain|New Spain]] rather than ''Virreinato de Nueva España'', [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]] rather than دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه or ''Osmanlı İmparatorluğu''.  
Proper use of the diacritics can be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog.
 
===Country Name vs. Nationality ===
Any locality Wiki pages and locality topic pages should only include the country name and not the nationality in the title. For example, it is Mexico Probate Records not Mexican Probate Records. Nationality can be used in other situations such as articles about immigration. For example, Chinese in America.


=== Disambiguation  ===
=== Disambiguation  ===
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It is often the case that the same geographic place-name will apply to more than one place, or to a place and to other things of interest to genealogists such as a tribe or language; in either case a disambiguation page will be necessary and the articles about locations need to be more specific by adding all jurisdictions to the title. See [[FamilySearch Wiki:Disambiguation]].
It is often the case that the same geographic place-name will apply to more than one place, or to a place and to other things of interest to genealogists such as a tribe or language; in either case a disambiguation page will be necessary and the articles about locations need to be more specific by adding all jurisdictions to the title. See [[FamilySearch Wiki:Disambiguation]].


== Administrative sub-divisions  ==
== Special Guidelines by Country  ==
 
=== United States  ===
Names of classes of places should follow English grammar rules. In particular, when dealing with administrative subdivisions, we write of "United States counties" and "Cook County, Illinois," or of "Russian oblasts" and the "Moscow Oblast," but we use "Chinese and Roman provinces," not "Chinese sheng" or Roman provinciae."
 
Also, use Jackson Township, Hamilton, Indiana, but use Cicero, Hamilton, Indiana for an incorporated municipality.
 
=== Special Guidelines by Country  ===
 
==== ''United States'' ====


*For county and state pages, list two jurisdictions.
*For county and state pages, list two jurisdictions.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Alabama, United States Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Alabama, United States Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Warren County, Ohio Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Warren County, Ohio Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*For towns/cities pages, include the county and the state.
*For towns/cities pages, include the county and the state.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy}}  
*Always use “County” when describing a United States county in an article name.
*Always use “County” when describing a United States county in an article name.
 
<br>
;Exceptions  
;Exceptions  
:Louisiana uses "Parishes" instead of counties and Alaska uses "Boroughs."
:Louisiana uses "Parishes" instead of counties and Alaska uses "Boroughs."
 
<br>
*Do not use "United States" in the title of town or county wiki articles.
*Do not use "United States" in the title of town or county wiki articles.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Genealogy}}  
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:{{!xt|Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States Genealogy}}  
:{{!xt|Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States Genealogy}}  
:{{!xt|Lincoln County, Montana, United States Genealogy}}
:{{!xt|Lincoln County, Montana, United States Genealogy}}
 
<br>
==== ''England, Scotland, Wales'' ====
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=== England, Scotland, Wales  ===


*For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
*For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Bedfordshire, England Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Bedfordshire, England Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Dunbartonshire, Scotland Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Dunbartonshire, Scotland Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*For parishes/cities pages, list only the county and do not include, England.
*For parishes, list three jurisdictions.
 
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|London, England Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Englefield, Berkshire Genealogy}}
:{{xt|St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw, London, England Genealogy}}
 
:{{xt|Englefield, Berkshire, England Genealogy}}
;Incorrect
:{{!xt|Aberdour, Fife Genealogy}}
:{{!xt|St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw, London Genealogy}}
:{{!xt|Englefield, Berkshire Genealogy}}
<br>
*Do not use the word, County in naming the article
*Do not use the word, County in naming the article
;Exceptions  
;Exceptions  
:County Durham
:County Durham
 
<br>
==== ''Canada'' ====
----
=== Canada  ===


*For province pages, list two jurisdictions.
*For province pages, list two jurisdictions.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Alberta, Canada Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Alberta, Canada Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*For county pages, list three jurisdictions.
*For county pages, list three jurisdictions.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Essex County, Ontario, Canada Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Essex County, Ontario, Canada Genealogy}}
 
<br>
==== ''Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland''  ====
----
===Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland===


*For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
*For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions
*For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Hallen, Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Hallen, Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Holeby, Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Holeby, Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}}
 
<br>
==== ''Switzerland''  ====
----
===Switzerland===


*For canton pages, list two jurisdictions.
*For canton pages, list two jurisdictions.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Genève Canton, Switzerland Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Genève Canton, Switzerland Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions
*For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Bergdietikon, Aargau Canton, Switzerland Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Bergdietikon, Aargau Canton, Switzerland Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*Always use “Canton” when describing an Switzerland Canton.
*Always use “Canton” when describing an Switzerland Canton.
<br>
----
===Germany===


==== ''Germany''  ====
*For Kreis/Landkreis, list three jurisdictions.
 
*For parish pages, list three jurisdictions.
 
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy}}
<br>
 
*For parish/city pages, list four jurisdictions including the Kreis/Landkreis
*For parish/city pages, list four jurisdictions including the kreis
 
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Sandebeck, Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Sandebeck, Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy}}
 
<br>
==== ''Ireland''  ====
----
===Ireland===


*For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
*For county pages, list two jurisdictions.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|County Kerry, Ireland Genealogy}}
:{{xt|County Kerry, Ireland Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions including the type of parish.
*For parish/city pages, list three jurisdictions including the type of parish.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Aghadoe Civil Parish, County Kerry, Ireland Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Aghadoe Civil Parish, County Kerry, Ireland Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*Always use “County” before the county name when describing an Irish county.
*Always use “County” before the county name when describing an Irish county.
;Exceptions  
;Exceptions  
:King's County and Queen's County
:King's County and Queen's County
 
<br>
==== ''Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Austria, France and other countries in the wiki''  ====
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===Mexico===
*Do not include any jurisdiction names (state) in the title of the articles.
;Correct
:{{xt|Baja California, Mexico Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Calotmul, Noreste, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy}}
;Incorrect
:{{!xt|Baja California State, Mexico Genealogy}}
<br>
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===Argentina, Spain, Austria, France and Other Countries in the Wiki===


*Include the country in all locality article titles
*Include the country in all locality article titles
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy}}  
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:{{xt|Chaco, Argentina Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Chaco, Argentina Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Bukovina, Austria Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Bukovina, Austria Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Nazca, Ica, Peru Genealogy}}
;Incorrect  
;Incorrect  
:{{!xt|Alagoas Genealogy}}  
:{{!xt|Alagoas Genealogy}}  
:{{!xt|Bukovina Genealogy}}
:{{!xt|Bukovina Genealogy}}
 
<br>
*Do not list the type of jurisdiction in the name of the article.
*Do not list the type of jurisdiction in the name of the article.
;Correct  
;Correct  
:{{xt|Baja California, Mexico Genealogy}}
:{{xt|Ain, France Genealogy}}  
:{{xt|Ain, France Genealogy}}  
;Incorrect  
;Incorrect  
:{{!xt|Baja California State, Mexico Genealogy}}
:{{!xt|Ain Department, France Genealogy}}
:{{!xt|Ain Department, France Genealogy}}
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