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==Disambiguation pages== | ==Disambiguation pages== | ||
Disambiguation page names should only contain the name of the ambiguous subject. Only append "(disambiguation)" to the title if a subject-only title would be better suited as a redirect to something else. A disambiguation page can be made for any subject, whether it has two disambiguation links or multiple, but make sure that it wouldn't be better to use a {{tem|redirects}}, {{tem|for}}, or something similar instead. | Disambiguation page names should only contain the name of the ambiguous subject. Only append "(disambiguation)" to the title if a subject-only title would be better suited as a redirect to something else, or if the disambiguations pages also use something in parenthesis in their title. A disambiguation page can be made for any subject, whether it has two disambiguation links or multiple, but make sure that it wouldn't be better to use a {{tem|redirects}}, {{tem|for}}, or something similar instead. | ||
Disambiguation pages for a subject that is purely a search title (like "green") should be avoided. In essence, a disambiguation page is helpful for when a reader searches for something they don't know the exact title of, and we know that there is a very high chance that they wanted this or that article. | Disambiguation pages for a subject that is purely a search title (like "green") should be avoided. In essence, a disambiguation page is helpful for when a reader searches for something they don't know the exact title of, and we know that there is a very high chance that they wanted this or that article. | ||