Help:Page Naming: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:58, 20 March 2022

Page names in WikiMSK should:

Tell uninformed readers at a glance what the page is about
Use the most well recognised and up to date terminology e.g. Tendinopathy instead of tendinosis.
Capitalise each word (e.g. Gluteal Tendinopathy).
Be a complete name rather than an acronym (note that redirects can be created from the acronym) except where:
- The acronym is better known
- The acronym is part of a longer page name in which case the full meaning should be made clear in the beginning of the page

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Wikipedia:Article titles — Wikipedia page naming policy

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-Page names in Appropedia should:
+Page names in WikiMSK should:
-# Tell uninformed readers at a glance what the page is about (e.g. [[Deidre's vertical vegetable garden]] instead of "Daidre's project")
+# Tell uninformed readers at a glance what the page is about
-# Have only the first letter of the first word capitalized (e.g. [[Appropriate technology]]) except for:
+# Use the most well recognised and up to date terminology e.g. [[Tendinopathy]] instead of tendinosis.
-#* Proper names (e.g. [[Rachel Carson]])
+# Capitalise each word (e.g. [[Gluteal Tendinopathy]]).
-#* Organization names (e.g. [[Fashion Revolution]])
-#* Publication titles (e.g. [[Energy Conservation with Open Source Ad Blockers]])
 # Be a complete name rather than an acronym (note that [[Help:Redirects|redirects]] can be created from the acronym) except where:
-#* The acronym is better known (e.g. [[MIT]])
+#* The acronym is better known
-#* The acronym is part of a longer page name (e.g. [[AEF spiral herb garden]]) in which case the full meaning should be made clear in the beginning of the page
+#* The acronym is part of a longer page name in which case the full meaning should be made clear in the beginning of the page
-== Specific guidelines ==
-Following are hints on naming different types of pages
-=== [[:Category:Topics|Topics]] ===
-The name of the page should describe the specific subject area. The title should be, as far as possible:
-* Brief
-* Accurate
-* Easy to understand
-* Consistent with common usage
-Examples: [[Energy]] or [[Transport]].
-=== [[:Category:Projects|Projects]] ===
-* Organization name + Project type — e.g. [[AEF Greywater]]
-* Project location + Project type — e.g. [[Occidental Greywater]]
-* Your name + Project type — e.g. [[Aleiha's parabolic solar cooker]]
-=== [[:Category:Organizations|Organizations]] ===
-* Organization name — e.g. [[Potawot]]
-* Organization name + Chapter name — e.g. [[EWB Australia]]
-=== [[:Category:How tos|How tos]] ===
-* Descriptive name — e.g. [[How to measure stream flow rate]], [[How to avoid the heat island effect]]
-=== [[:Category:Programs|Programs]] ===
-* Full name of program — e.g. [[Parras summer program]]
-=== [[:Category:Supplies|Supplies]] ===
-* Your area name + supplies — e.g. [[Humboldt California supplies]]
-=== [[:Category:Coordination|Coordinations]] ===
-* Name of organization, program, project or location where coordination is taking place - hoped for final product name.
-* For global coordinations, just use the hoped for final product name — e.g. [[Low cost computer guide]]
-=== [[:Category:Topics|Resource]] ===
-This is for resources that would be placed under a topic. These pages are almost always under another category as well. Please peruse the other categories, to see if there is one that can direct your naming better.
-=== [[:Category:Theses|Thesis]] ===
-* Name of your thesis — e.g. [[Water management and culture in Indonesian cities]]
 == See also ==