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This page offers best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates.<!--{ | This page offers best practices in naming articles, categories, images, files, and templates on FamilySearch Wiki.<!--{12066836861710} --> | ||
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= General = | == General == | ||
[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] | |||
= Special rules for templates = | == Special rules for templates == | ||
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. | 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. | ||
= Special rules for namespaces = | == Special rules for namespaces == | ||
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> | 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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