FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style

Naming

Name a new article

Main article: Name a new article

Before creating a new article, take the time to think of a name that clearly explains in a few words the content of the article. Remove any unnecessary words or punctuation. The correct name for a new article can be very helpful to users.

Rename an existing article

Main article: Renaming pages


Naming subheadings within articles

Formatting

Character Formatting

Bold

Italics

Underline

Capitalization


Source Citations

Geographical Names

A proposed style guideline Naming Conventions for Geographic Names is being discussed. Once a consensus is reached a guideline will be adopted.

Acronyms and Abbreviations


Linking

Linking to other articles in FamilySearch wiki

interwiki

Resources on other web sites

Free web sites

"For pay" web sites

OCLC/WorldCat

FHLC

Record Search

Maps