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''' This policy is a draft policy and is in the works - Use the talk page to add comments '''
 
''' This policy is a draft policy and is in the works - Use the talk page to add comments '''
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== General ==
  
 
* A Disambiguation page is a way to resolving conflicts in article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic. (See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation Disambiguation] on WikiPedia.
 
* A Disambiguation page is a way to resolving conflicts in article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic. (See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation Disambiguation] on WikiPedia.
 
* Some examples of articles on the NC-Wiki which have terms with more than one meaning are [[Ceres]] and [[Neocron]].
 
* Some examples of articles on the NC-Wiki which have terms with more than one meaning are [[Ceres]] and [[Neocron]].
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== Disambiguation page naming ==
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* All wiki Disambiguation pages shall be named in the form of "Term (Disambiguation)" (For example [[Ceres (Disambiguation)]].
 
* All wiki Disambiguation pages shall be named in the form of "Term (Disambiguation)" (For example [[Ceres (Disambiguation)]].
* The main article will have a link at the top of the article to the Disambiguation page using the ''dablink'' template.
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* Other pages with the same term shall be named appropriately either in the form of [[Ceres (Disks|Ceres (Disks)]. However in some cases the form of [[Ceres Disks]] may be more appropiate.
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* For locations, where there is more than one location for a landscape feature the Disambiguation policy shall be applied as well. (For example [[Broadcast Tower (A 06)]], [[Broadcast Tower (A 07)]] [[Broadcast Tower]] and [[Broadcast Tower (Disambiguation)]].
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== Content of disambiguation page and main article pages ==
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* The main article will have a link at the top of the article to the Disambiguation page using the {{{{dablink}}}} template.
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* The disambiguation page should containe a link to all the other pages, with a short brief discription to help the user select the correct article to read.
 
* The content of the main article will be decided by the NC-Wiki admin team. Opinions for the content of the main article can be left on the talk page of the article.
 
* The content of the main article will be decided by the NC-Wiki admin team. Opinions for the content of the main article can be left on the talk page of the article.
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* The disambiguation page will transclude the {{{{disambig}}}} or {{{{disambiguation}}}} template.
 
* Redirect pages from the main article page with the term to the Disambiguation page are not permitted.
 
* Redirect pages from the main article page with the term to the Disambiguation page are not permitted.
* The disambiguation page will transclude the {{{disambig}}} or {{{disambiguation}}} template.
 
* Other pages with the same term shall be named appropriately either in the form of [[Ceres Disks]] or [[Ceres (Disks|Ceres (Disks)]].
 

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This policy is a draft policy and is in the works - Use the talk page to add comments

General

  • A Disambiguation page is a way to resolving conflicts in article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic. (See Disambiguation on WikiPedia.
  • Some examples of articles on the NC-Wiki which have terms with more than one meaning are Ceres and Neocron.

Disambiguation page naming

Content of disambiguation page and main article pages

  • The main article will have a link at the top of the article to the Disambiguation page using the {{{{dablink}}}} template.
  • The disambiguation page should containe a link to all the other pages, with a short brief discription to help the user select the correct article to read.
  • The content of the main article will be decided by the NC-Wiki admin team. Opinions for the content of the main article can be left on the talk page of the article.
  • The disambiguation page will transclude the {{{{disambig}}}} or {{{{disambiguation}}}} template.
  • Redirect pages from the main article page with the term to the Disambiguation page are not permitted.