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== Disambiguation pages == | == 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 === | |||
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 === | |||
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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*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 === | |||
Include either the template {{tl|Geodis}}, or the template {{tl|Disambig}} on the page as an indicator of the page's status. | Include either the template {{tl|Geodis}}, or the template {{tl|Disambig}} on the page as an indicator of the page's status. | ||
==== Geodis vs. Disambig ==== | |||
*Select the template {{tl|Geodis}} when the only titles to disambiguate are '''place-names'''. | *Select the template {{tl|Geodis}} when the only titles to disambiguate are '''place-names'''. | ||
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*Use both templates when the similar titles are mixed place-names and non-place-names. | *Use both templates when the similar titles are mixed place-names and non-place-names. | ||
==== Template position ==== | |||
'''''When adding a''''' '''single''' '''''template:''''' | '''''When adding a''''' '''single''' '''''template:''''' | ||