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| This page offers best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates on FamilySearch Wiki.<!--{12079366519530} -->
| | #REDIRECT [[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article]] |
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| = Policies specific to FamilySearch Wiki =
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| The following policies were vetted in the FamilySearch Wiki contributor forum and arrived at by a vote of at least 2:1.
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| == Place names in article titles ==
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| === Ascending order ===
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| When adding place names to article titles, add jurisdictions in ascending order (smallest to largest).<br>
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| '''Correct:''' "Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland"<br>
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| '''Incorrect:''' "Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville"<br>
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| '''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland"<br> <!--{12079366519531} -->
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| === Avoid Abbreviations ===
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| Do not use abbreviations in naming a place.
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| '''Correct:''' "Montgomery County, Maryland"
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| '''Incorrect:''' "Montgomery Co., MD"<br>
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| '''Example:''' "Cemetery Records of Montgomery County, Maryland"<br>
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| = Resources =
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| == General ==
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| [http://category:Wikipedia_naming_conventions/ Category:Wikipedia naming conventions] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions Wikipedia:Naming conventions] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conflict Wikipedia:Naming conflict] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_%28technical_restrictions%29 Wikipedia:Naming conventions (technical restrictions)] <!--{12079366519532} -->
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| == Special rules for templates ==
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| Spaces in the name are allowed, e.g. '''<nowiki>{{train topics}}</nowiki>'''. The first character (only) is not case-sensitive, so '''<nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>{{Cleanup}}</nowiki>'''are the same template, but '''<nowiki>{{cfd}}</nowiki>'''and '''<nowiki>{{cfD}}</nowiki>'''are not.<br><br>The template name in general should be short. Many on Wikipedia are abbreviations.
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| == Special rules for namespaces ==
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| Only a system admin can create a namespace. Namespaces should be created only after much discussion. The name should be a single word.<br><br>Headings:<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Section_headings Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Section headings] <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Section#Creation_and_numbering_of_sections Help:Section - Creation and numbering of sections] <br><br>Categories:<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_%28categories%29 Wikipedia:Naming conventions & categories] <br>
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