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Names that end in "s" or an "s"-sound should not have an "apostrophe s" ('s) added in the possessive form. Names that end in "x" or "z" should have an "apostrophe s" unless they are either silent or sound like an "s". For example, "Max" and should be "Max's" when using the possessive but "Sanchez" should be "Sanchez'''{{'}}'''" for the possessive. | Names that end in "s" or an "s"-sound should not have an "apostrophe s" ('s) added in the possessive form. Names that end in "x" or "z" should have an "apostrophe s" unless they are either silent or sound like an "s". For example, "Max" and should be "Max's" when using the possessive but "Sanchez" should be "Sanchez'''{{'}}'''" for the possessive. | ||
== Disambiguation Pages == | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billet_(disambiguation) Example Disambiguation page for Billet]<br /> | |||
Referencing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Disambiguation_pages Wikipedia's documentation] on '''Disambiguation pages''', the following layout structure has become a familiar format: | |||
=== Page Naming === | |||
The page name should generally be named with the ambiguous term itself, unless there's a primary topic for that term. | |||
=== At the top of the page === | |||
* Optional: link to term in [https://en.wiktionary.org/ Wiktionary] | |||
* If a primary topic exists, a link to the primary topic | |||
** A link back to the primary topic, in bold, should appear at the top, in a brief explanatory sentence. | |||
* The introductory line (<nowiki><Ambiguous Term></nowiki> may also refer to:) | |||
=== Individual entries === | |||
A list of entries which direct the reader to various individual pages similar to the disambiguation page's page name. | |||
* Preface each individual entry with a ''bullet'' | |||
* Start each entry with a ''capital letter'', unless it specifically begins with a lowercase letter (eg iMac) | |||
* Insert a ''comma'' after an entry when a description is included | |||
* Use ''exactly one'' navigable (gold) link to direct the reader specifically to the single page the individual entry is there for | |||
** Good example: * [[Maat]] - A junior non-commissioned officer in the Imperial Andermani Navy. | |||
** Bad example: * [[Maat]] - A junior non-commissioned officer with the paygrade of [[E-4]] in the [[Imperial Andermani Navy]]. | |||
* Avoid descriptions that simply repeat information | |||
** Good example: HMS Atropos (BC-363), the Homer-class battlecruiser assigned to the Third Fleet | |||
** Bad example: HMS Atropos (BC-363), a ship in TRMN | |||
* Keep the description associated with the link concise; just enough for the reader to differentiate between the individual ambiguous entries | |||
=== Wikipedia Detailed Disambiguation Page info === | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Disambiguation_pages Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Disambiguation_pages] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||