Difference between revisions of "NSWiki:Disambiguation"
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NSwiki thrives on the fact that making links is simple and automatic: as you're typing in an edit window, put brackets around [[Mercury]] (like this: <nowiki>[[Mercury]]</nowiki>) and you'll have a link. But were you intending to link to Mercury the [[region]], the [[The Planet Mercury|planet]], the [[nation]], or the [[Wikipedia:Roman mythology|Roman god]]? | NSwiki thrives on the fact that making links is simple and automatic: as you're typing in an edit window, put brackets around [[Mercury]] (like this: <nowiki>[[Mercury]]</nowiki>) and you'll have a link. But were you intending to link to Mercury the [[region]], the [[The Planet Mercury|planet]], the [[nation]], or the [[Wikipedia:Roman mythology|Roman god]]? | ||
| − | In NSwiki, our primary activity is chronicling the world of NationStates. Therefore, NSwiki policy is that "official" NS names take precedence. In | + | In NSwiki, our primary activity is chronicling the world of NationStates. Therefore, NSwiki policy is that "official" NS names take precedence. In cases where a name is shared by a Region and a Nation, they will be decided on a case-by-case basis - however, in most cases,the Region will get the "official" NSwiki page, and the Nation will be renamed pagename (nation). |
The primary ''pagename'' should have as its first element a link to ''pagename (disambiguation)''. This '''disambiguation''' page will provide a place for all claimants to differentiate between and link to their variant names. | The primary ''pagename'' should have as its first element a link to ''pagename (disambiguation)''. This '''disambiguation''' page will provide a place for all claimants to differentiate between and link to their variant names. | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 23 October 2004
Disambiguation in NSwiki is the process of resolving the conflict that occurs when articles about two or more different topics have the same natural title.
NSwiki thrives on the fact that making links is simple and automatic: as you're typing in an edit window, put brackets around Mercury (like this: [[Mercury]]) and you'll have a link. But were you intending to link to Mercury the region, the planet, the nation, or the Roman god?
In NSwiki, our primary activity is chronicling the world of NationStates. Therefore, NSwiki policy is that "official" NS names take precedence. In cases where a name is shared by a Region and a Nation, they will be decided on a case-by-case basis - however, in most cases,the Region will get the "official" NSwiki page, and the Nation will be renamed pagename (nation).
The primary pagename should have as its first element a link to pagename (disambiguation). This disambiguation page will provide a place for all claimants to differentiate between and link to their variant names.
