Difference between revisions of "Willipedia:Naming conventions"

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''This is a draft of a policy being worked on by the [[Willipedia board]].  It has no effect until approved by board consensus.''
 
''This is a draft of a policy being worked on by the [[Willipedia board]].  It has no effect until approved by board consensus.''
  
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#'''Singular vs. Plural nouns'''
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'''General philsophy'''
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:Use the most general title you can about your subject, when you feel a Williamsian can write something meaningul about the general title (ie, even if you can't)
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::example: you want to write about the awesome beec in the forest garden for tree climbing.  start/edit "Tree climbing"
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::example: you want to write about cheap places to ski.  start/edit "skiing" and start a section in it on going cheaply.  hope you or someone else will write the preface on generally skiing at williams
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::example: you want to write about great spots to hang hammocks on campus.  "Hammocking" is the most general title, but is there something meaningful to write on "hammocking" besids where to do it?  This is arguable.  Start/edit "hammocking" with a section on places, or start/edit "hammock spots".  Someone can always create "hammocking" and link to/move your content later.
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'''Singular vs. Plural nouns'''
 
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Prefer_singular_nouns wiki link]
 
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Prefer_singular_nouns wiki link]
 
:willi rule of thumb:  when the main focus of an article will be to define or give the history of the subject, use a singular noun (broomball, Mountain Day).  when listing and explaining instances of the subject -- especially when ''defining'' what the title means would be silly for willipedia -- use a plural (Pranks, Classes).
 
:willi rule of thumb:  when the main focus of an article will be to define or give the history of the subject, use a singular noun (broomball, Mountain Day).  when listing and explaining instances of the subject -- especially when ''defining'' what the title means would be silly for willipedia -- use a plural (Pranks, Classes).
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#Use '''-ing Verbs'''
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Use '''-ing Verbs'''
 
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Use_gerund_of_verbs wiki link]
 
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Use_gerund_of_verbs wiki link]
 
:for activities, common practices, and the like, try to use the most basic but most unique gerund verb applicable.  Instead of "Great places to ski" use "Skiing" and, after talking generally a little about skiing at williams, have a section on "places" if you wish.
 
:for activities, common practices, and the like, try to use the most basic but most unique gerund verb applicable.  Instead of "Great places to ski" use "Skiing" and, after talking generally a little about skiing at williams, have a section on "places" if you wish.
 
:When what would otherwise be a section gets large and detailed/complex enough to be its own article (Skiing cheaply) use the shortest descriptive title you can (Skiing cheaply vs. Ways you can ski cheaply) and be sure to link to this article in a (perhaps empty) section of the main article.
 
:When what would otherwise be a section gets large and detailed/complex enough to be its own article (Skiing cheaply) use the shortest descriptive title you can (Skiing cheaply vs. Ways you can ski cheaply) and be sure to link to this article in a (perhaps empty) section of the main article.
  
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#General philsophy
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'''sentence-style capitalization'''
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:Use the most general title you can about your subject, when you feel a Williamsian can write something meaningful about the general title (i.e., even if you can't)
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:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Lowercase_second_and_subsequent_words wiki link]
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::example: you want to write about the awesome beech in the forest garden for tree climbing.  start/edit "Tree climbing"
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:even though the title of something, like an encyclopedia article, typically has all words campitalized, Willipedia is different.  capitalize your title as though you were writing a sentence
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::example: you want to write about cheap places to ski.  start/edit "skiing" and start a section in it on going cheaply.  hope you or someone else will write the preface on generally skiing at williams
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::the first word in the title is capitalized (the program will force this)
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::example: you want to write about great spots to hang hammocks on campus.  "Hammocking" is the most general title, but is there something meaningful to write on "hammocking" besids where to do it?  This is arguable.  Start/edit "hammocking" with a section on places, or start/edit "hammock spots".  Someone can always create "hammocking" and link to/move your content later.
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::all other words are lowercase, unless they are proper nouns
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Be_precise_when_necessary
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Be_precise_when_necessary

Revision as of 22:31, May 4, 2006

This is a draft of a policy being worked on by the Willipedia board. It has no effect until approved by board consensus.

General philsophy

Use the most general title you can about your subject, when you feel a Williamsian can write something meaningul about the general title (ie, even if you can't)
example: you want to write about the awesome beec in the forest garden for tree climbing. start/edit "Tree climbing"
example: you want to write about cheap places to ski. start/edit "skiing" and start a section in it on going cheaply. hope you or someone else will write the preface on generally skiing at williams
example: you want to write about great spots to hang hammocks on campus. "Hammocking" is the most general title, but is there something meaningful to write on "hammocking" besids where to do it? This is arguable. Start/edit "hammocking" with a section on places, or start/edit "hammock spots". Someone can always create "hammocking" and link to/move your content later.

Singular vs. Plural nouns

wiki link
willi rule of thumb: when the main focus of an article will be to define or give the history of the subject, use a singular noun (broomball, Mountain Day). when listing and explaining instances of the subject -- especially when defining what the title means would be silly for willipedia -- use a plural (Pranks, Classes).

Use -ing Verbs

wiki link
for activities, common practices, and the like, try to use the most basic but most unique gerund verb applicable. Instead of "Great places to ski" use "Skiing" and, after talking generally a little about skiing at williams, have a section on "places" if you wish.
When what would otherwise be a section gets large and detailed/complex enough to be its own article (Skiing cheaply) use the shortest descriptive title you can (Skiing cheaply vs. Ways you can ski cheaply) and be sure to link to this article in a (perhaps empty) section of the main article.

sentence-style capitalization

wiki link
even though the title of something, like an encyclopedia article, typically has all words campitalized, Willipedia is different. capitalize your title as though you were writing a sentence
the first word in the title is capitalized (the program will force this)
all other words are lowercase, unless they are proper nouns

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions#Be_precise_when_necessary

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