Pikipedia:Page title guidelines: Difference between revisions

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: e.g. "[[Dwarf Bulborb]]", not "Dwarf Red Bulborb".
: e.g. "[[Dwarf Bulborb]]", not "Dwarf Red Bulborb".


; If there's no official name for the subject, its name should be an objective, short, and concise description
; If there's no official name for the subject, its name should be an objective, short, and concise description.
: e.g. "[[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]]", not "Not PNF-404".
: e.g. "[[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]]", not "Not PNF-404".
; If there's no official name for the subject, its name shouldn't look like an official name with an added disambiguation.
: e.g. "[[Fire geyser]]", not "Geyser (fire)".


; If the name is a noun, use the singular form.
; If the name is a noun, use the singular form.
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== Conflicts ==
== Conflicts ==
If there are multiple subjects that want to use the title, use the following.
If there are multiple subjects that have the same official name, use the following.


; If all subjects are equally important, they should have some disambiguation in parentheses.
; If all subjects are equally important, they should have some disambiguation in parentheses.
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; If one subject is much more important than the others, or obviously what the reader intends, then that one can have the plain title.
; If one subject is much more important than the others, or obviously what the reader intends, then that one can have the plain title.
: e.g. "[[Breadbug]]" for the main creature, and "[[Breadbug family]]" for the family page.
: e.g. "[[Breadbug]]" for the main creature, and "[[Breadbug family]]" for the family page.
; If a subject has no official name and the best name is already being used by another subject, then find another name.
: e.g. "[[Fire geyser]]", because "[[Geyser]]" is already taken up.


== Disambiguation pages ==
== Disambiguation pages ==