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===Use full names to be unambiguous===
<div style="float:top"><font size="-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Be_precise_when_necessary ''Wikipedia origin'']</font></div>
Another common issue for Willipedia is that we have a lot of things named after people (namely, [[:Category:BuildingsBuilding|buildings]]). This creates a need to resolve ambiguity about whether "Hopkins" is an article about [[Hopkins Hall]], [[Mark Hopkins House]], or [[Mark Hopkins]] the person.
The solution in most cases is to use the full name of something, even if it is rare in common parlance. So while it is typical to say, "I'm eating at Mission," the article on this it would have to be "[[Mission Dining Hall]]". Notice that all words in this titles are capitalized, as it is the proper name of the place.
If you're feeling very helpful, create a [[#Disambiguation pages|disambiguation page]] at the name that forks to many related pages. The [[Spencer]] and [[Dodd]] pages are examples of these.
