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=== Name a new article === | === Name a new article === | ||
{{main|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article}}Before creating a new article, check to ensure that another article does not already exist for the topic. | '''{{main|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article}}''' | ||
Before creating a new article, check to ensure that another article does not already exist for the topic.<br> | |||
*'''Unique titles:''' No two articles may have the same title. <br> | *'''Unique titles:''' No two articles may have the same title. <br> | ||
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==== Place names ==== | ==== Place names ==== | ||
'''''Please review information found in this article:''''' '''[[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article]]''' '''''as it gives much more details about the process. Below is just an abbreviated''''' version.<br> | |||
'''Places listed in ascending order:''' If a city or county is listed in a title, at least the state, province, or country where the place is located should also be listed. The place is listed in ascending order (smallest place to largest). Unlike most genealogy software place name conventions, the word "county" should be included in the title of an article about a particular county. | '''Places listed in ascending order:''' If a city or county is listed in a title, at least the state, province, or country where the place is located should also be listed. The place is listed in ascending order (smallest place to largest). Unlike most genealogy software place name conventions, the word "county" should be included in the title of an article about a particular county. | ||
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'''Places and dates in titles:''' If the place, country, or time period is important to the content of the article, include them in the title of the article. <br> | '''Places and dates in titles:''' If the place, country, or time period is important to the content of the article, include them in the title of the article. <br> | ||
'''''For more details: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article|FamilySearch Wiki:Naming a Page or Article]]''''' | |||
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