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==General page title guidelines== | ==General page title guidelines== | ||
:''See also | :''See also [[w:Wikipedia:Article titles]] for more general ideas'' | ||
*'''Use lower case, except for proper names:''' related guidelines: | *'''Use lower case, except for proper names:''' related guidelines: [[w:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (capitalization)]], [[w:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters]] | ||
*'''Avoid definite and indefinite articles:''' Do not place definite or indefinite articles (the, a and an) at the beginning of titles unless they are part of a proper name (e.g. The Old Man and the Sea). | *'''Avoid definite and indefinite articles:''' Do not place definite or indefinite articles (the, a and an) at the beginning of titles unless they are part of a proper name (e.g. The Old Man and the Sea). | ||
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:''Any given page can fall under multiple types. A page does not have to be strictly one type or another'' | :''Any given page can fall under multiple types. A page does not have to be strictly one type or another'' | ||
*'''How-to's:''' a "how to" page is generally a step-by-step set of instructions for a specific task. These pages should be titled '''"How-to:Page title"''' such as '''"How-to:Install XBMC on a toaster oven"'''. | *'''How-to's:''' a "how to" page is generally a step-by-step set of instructions for a specific task. These pages should be titled '''"How-to:Page title"''' such as '''"How-to:Install XBMC on a toaster oven"'''. | ||
*'''General topic:''' A general topic, such as | *'''General topic:''' A general topic, such as Movie sets, should be named after the topic at hand. These general topic pages can also include "how-to" instructions, but since they also cover additional general information should not be titled as a "How-to:". | ||
*'''Data dumps:''' Data dumps include pages that are meant to just be wiki copies of XML files like keymaps, configuration files, etc. | *'''Data dumps:''' Data dumps include pages that are meant to just be wiki copies of XML files like keymaps, configuration files, etc. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:03, 21 July 2020
This guideline describes the varies types of content pages on XBMC Wiki, and how they should be titled.
General page title guidelines
- See also w:Wikipedia:Article titles for more general ideas
- Use lower case, except for proper names: related guidelines: w:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (capitalization), w:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters
- Avoid definite and indefinite articles: Do not place definite or indefinite articles (the, a and an) at the beginning of titles unless they are part of a proper name (e.g. The Old Man and the Sea).
Page types
- Any given page can fall under multiple types. A page does not have to be strictly one type or another
- How-to's: a "how to" page is generally a step-by-step set of instructions for a specific task. These pages should be titled "How-to:Page title" such as "How-to:Install XBMC on a toaster oven".
- General topic: A general topic, such as Movie sets, should be named after the topic at hand. These general topic pages can also include "how-to" instructions, but since they also cover additional general information should not be titled as a "How-to:".
- Data dumps: Data dumps include pages that are meant to just be wiki copies of XML files like keymaps, configuration files, etc.