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Naming pages properly is important, because naming them improperly makes it difficult to find pages, and also to create other pages which may have similar meanings. This page will talk some about why this is important, and also give some conventions for good naming. Enjoy. | '''Naming pages properly''' is important, because naming them improperly makes it difficult to find pages, and also to create other pages which may have similar meanings. This page will talk some about why this is important, and also give some conventions for good naming. Enjoy. | ||
==Unique Names== | ==Unique Names== | ||
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So too, here on the Wiki, each page's name is its own unique identifier. Your first priority in naming is always to keep this in consideration. | So too, here on the Wiki, each page's name is its own unique identifier. Your first priority in naming is always to keep this in consideration. | ||
* Right: '''Enterprise shuttlebay''' | |||
* Wrong: Shuttlebay | |||
==Specificity== | ==Specificity== | ||
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==Lowercase second and subsequent words== | ==Lowercase second and subsequent words== | ||
Do not capitalize second and subsequent words unless the title is a proper noun (such as a name) or is otherwise almost always capitalized | Do not capitalize second and subsequent words unless the title is a proper noun (such as a name) or is otherwise almost always capitalized. | ||
* Right: '''John Wayne''' | |||
* Right: '''Computer game''' | |||
* Wrong: Computer Game | |||
Due to technical limitations inherent to the MediaWiki software, the first letter in an article title always needs to be a capital letter. Ordinarily this isn't a problem, but it poses an issue when a proper noun's first letter is lowercase (for example, eBay). | Due to technical limitations inherent to the MediaWiki software, the first letter in an article title always needs to be a capital letter. Ordinarily this isn't a problem, but it poses an issue when a proper noun's first letter is lowercase (for example, eBay). | ||
==Prefer singular nouns== | ==Prefer singular nouns== | ||
In general only create page titles that are in the singular, unless that noun is always in a plural form in English | In general only create page titles that are in the singular, unless that noun is always in a plural form in English. | ||
* Right: '''Scissors''' | |||
* Right: '''Trousers''' | |||
* Right: '''Enterprise shuttlebay''' | |||
* Right: '''Phaser''' | |||
* Wrong: Enterprise shuttlebays | |||
* Wrong: Phasers | |||
==Redirect adjectives to nouns== | ==Redirect adjectives to nouns== | ||
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{{WikipediaContent}} | {{WikipediaContent}} | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||