Editing GoArch:Naming conventions (section)

== General conventions ==
* '''Links are case-sensitive.''' <nowiki>[[D'ni holidays]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[D'ni Holidays]]</nowiki> link to different pages, an additional reason to make sure you are using the preferred capitalization.
** '''Exception:''' The first letter of a link may be lowercase—<nowiki>[[Barnacle moss]]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[[barnacle moss]]</nowiki> link to the same page. Complicated constructs using pipe links are unnecessary in this case.
* '''Lowercase second and subsequent words.''' Unless the title of the article is a proper noun, all words except the first should be lowercase, not capitalized (i.e. [[w:Letter case#Headings and publication titles|sentence case]]). For example, use <nowiki>[[Tahvo timer]], not [[Tahvo Timer]]</nowiki>.
* '''Use singular nouns.''' Because the wiki engine will allow you to append suffixes after a link, it's best to use the singular form of all words, unless the subject is generally always in the plural form. For example, use <nowiki>[[D'ni numerals]] and [[Age]], but use [[Age]]s instead of [[Ages]]</nowiki>.
* '''Use the most encyclopedic name.''' Generally, the most encyclopedic name for an article is the most complete and commonly used name.
** '''Use redirects.''' Use redirects for any other names or commonly used shorter names for the subject. For example, [[Watcher's Sanctuary]] redirects to [[Watcher's Pub]], and [[Jalak Dador]] redirects to [[Jalak]].
* '''Be precise.''' Ambiguously-named articles will likely create confusion for readers. '''See also:''' [[GoArch:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]].
* '''Use spelled-out phrases, not acronyms.''' Well-known acronyms can be used as redirects for easy linking, like [[DRC]] or [[OTS]].
* '''Don't create subpages.''' Although the wiki engine accepts the slash ("/") character in article titles, refrain from using it to suggest a hierarchy of articles. A name like <nowiki>[[D'ni/language]]</nowiki> would be an example to avoid. 
** '''Note:''' this applies mostly to the main namespace. Other namespaces, like [[Reference:Main Page|Reference]] and [[Dictionary:Main Page|Dictionary]], have their own conventions.
* '''Avoid special characters.''' There are a number of characters that are not accepted by the [[w:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] engine in article titles. The following characters should not be used:
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