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= '''Wiki:Disambiguation''' = | = '''Wiki:Disambiguation''' = | ||
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| '''This guideline documents FamilySearch Research Wiki disambiguation.''' It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense and the occasional exception. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page. | | '''This guideline documents FamilySearch Research Wiki disambiguation.''' It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense and the occasional exception. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page. | ||
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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. | ||
For example the word '''Delaware''' may be of interest to genealogists as an American Indian tribe, that tribe's language, a United States colony | For example the word '''Delaware''' may be of interest to genealogists as an American Indian tribe, that tribe's language, a United States colony-state, county, town, township, river, or a river cut through a mountain. | ||
There must then be a way to direct the reader to the correct specific article when an ambiguous term is referenced by linking, browsing or searching; this is what is known as disambiguation. In this case it is achieved using the [[Delaware (disambiguation)]] page. | There must then be a way to direct the reader to the correct specific article when an ambiguous term is referenced by linking, browsing or searching; this is what is known as disambiguation. In this case it is achieved using the [[Delaware (disambiguation)]] page. | ||
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== Is there a primary topic? == | == Is there a primary topic? == | ||
When there is a well-known '''primary topic''' for an ambiguous family history term, name or phrase, much more used than any other topic covered in Research Wiki to which the same word(s) may also refer (significantly more commonly searched for and read than other meanings), then that term or phrase should either be used for the title of the article on that topic or redirect to that article. If the '''primary topic''' for a term is titled something else by the naming conventions, then a redirect for the term is used. Any article which has primary usage for its title and has other uses should have a disambiguation link at the top, and the disambiguation page should link back to the primary topic. | When there is a well-known '''primary topic''' for an ambiguous family history term, name or phrase, much more used than any other topic covered in Research Wiki to which the same word(s) may also refer (significantly more commonly searched for and read than other meanings), then that term or phrase should either be used for the title of the article on that topic or redirect to that article. If the '''primary topic''' for a term is titled something else by the naming conventions, then a redirect for the term is used. Any article which has primary usage for its title and has other uses should have a disambiguation link at the top, and the disambiguation page should link back to the primary topic. | ||
== Disambiguation page or disambiguation links? == | == Disambiguation page or disambiguation links? == | ||
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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 second kind of disambiguation link (when a disambiguation page is '''not''' used), see [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]. | 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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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. | ||
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 === | === Naming the disambiguation page === | ||