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... but I mean well.

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WP:DAB

DAB cleanup

I'm a reforming poor DAB editor so please leave a note on my talk page if you have a different interpretation of WP:DAB or MOS:DAB than I do. My goal is to follow both of them to the letter and the spirit of the law. Here are my Coles notes.

Overview

"Disambiguation pages are solely intended to allow the user to choose from a list of ... articles" [[MOS:DAB]]

Top of page

  • {{Wiktionary}}{{wiktionary|WORD|WORD2|...|WORD5}}
  • Primary Topics?
    • Yes, one DAB entry is obviously primary as per [[WP:PRIME]]
      • eg: A school is an institution for learning.
      • Non-primary topics
        • School may also refer to:
    • No, Introductory line [[MOS:DABINT]]
      • eg: Angus McKay, MacKay or Mackay may refer to:
  • TOC?
    • Big guys: {{TOCright}}, "should be placed after the lead section of the wiki markup and immediately before the first section heading" [[MOS:DABORDER]]
    • Little guys: __NOTOC__

Individual Entries

  • Basics? Bullet, link, cap 1st letter, no commas etc., no bold
  • "Entries should nearly always be sentence fragments, with no final punctuation (commas, full stops, semicolons, etc.)." [[MOS:DABENTRY]]
  • Redirect? "should be used to link to a specific section ... if the title ... synonymous with ... topic" [[MOS:DAB#Introductory_line]]
    • "when the link is the subject ... For description sections, consider piping"
    • "redirects should not be used in disambiguation pages ... (except when) used to link to a specific section of an article" [[WP:Piping]]
  • Piped links? No ... but ...
    • Piped links allowed for WP:ITALICS, quoting, special chars [[MOS:DAB#Introductory_line]]
    • Piped links allowed "when the link is in the description" [[MOS:DAB#Introductory_line]]
    • Piped links allowed for "linking to a specific section of an article" [[MOS:DAB#Introductory_line]]
  • Description? "kept to a minimum" [[MOS:DAB#Introductory_line]]
  • Links? "exactly one navigable (blue) link" [[MOS:DAB#Introductory_line]]
  • External links or references? No [[MOS:DAB#Introductory_line]]
  • Create entry or not?
    • No "Partial title matches" [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Lists]]
    • "Only include articles whose subject might reasonably be called by the ambiguous title" [[MOS:DAB#Organization]]
    • Entry permitted "if the subject is commonly referred to simply by Title" [[MOS:DAB#Introductory_line]]
    • "people should be listed ... only if they are reasonably well-known by it"[[WP:PTM]]
  • Entry types
    • Foreign: "Avoid adding lines for words or phrases that are simply spelled the same as an English term"
    • People
      • "Include their birth and death years ... only enough descriptive information that the reader can distinguish" [[MOS:DABNAME#Specific_entry_types]] [[MOS:DOB]]
      • "Do not include a, an or the before the description of the person's occupation or role" [[MOS:DABNAME#Specific_entry_types]]
    • Places: "it may only be necessary to write the name" [[MOS:DABNAME#Specific_entry_types]]
    • Red links: "Do not create red links to articles that are unlikely ever to be written" MOS:DABRL
    • Synonyms: "If the link is to a synonym, simply use it as it is named" MOS:DABSY
    • "If a topic does not have an article of its own ... link to that article", eg: Tail: The luminous matter anti-sunwards from a comet
  • Order of entries: [[MOS:DABORDER]]
    • Primary, sections, clarifier in brackets, clarifier following comma, item in name, "See also", alpha/chronological sort MOS:DAB#Organization
    • See also: synonyms, broader-subject MOS:DAB#Organization
    • Long lists: "In science:"
    • Long-long lists or multi-level: ==Science==
    • Two entries? Wikipedia:Hatnote WP:2DAB

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HatNotes linking to DABs

Hatnotes "provide links to other similarly named articles or disambiguation pages." [[WP:HN]]

"Either of these two styles is acceptable" [[WP:HN]]

{{about|the insect-produced fluid}}

This article is about the insect-produced fluid. For other uses of the term, see Honey (disambiguation).

{{otheruses}}

For other uses of the term, see Honey (disambiguation).

"one is disambiguated and the other not" [[WP:HN]]

{{about|the village in England|H. P. Lovecraft's fictional town|Dunwich (Lovecraft)}}.

This article is about the village in England. For H. P. Lovecraft's fictional town, see Dunwich (Lovecraft).

Dunwich (pronounced Dun-Itch) is a town in the county of Suffolk in England, the remnant of what was once a prosperous seaport and centre of the wool trade during the early middle ages, with a natural harbour formed by the mouths of the River Blyth...

"primary meaning and two or more additional meanings" [[WP:HN]]

{{about|the mazelike labyrinth from Greek mythology}}

This article is about the mazelike labyrinth from Greek mythology. For other uses, see Labyrinth (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate maze-like structure constructed for King Minos of Crete and designed by the legendary artificer Daedalus to hold the Minotaur...

"term that redirects to an unambiguously named article" [[WP:HN]]

{{redirect}}

Johann Sebastian Bach


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"Bach" redirects here. For other uses, see Bach (disambiguation).

Johann Sebastian Bach (IPA: [joˈhan/ˈjoːhan zeˈbastjan ˈbax]) (March 21, 1685 O.S.July 28, 1750 N.S.) was ...

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I've tried to religiously follow [[MOS:DAB]] as per my notes [[User:Hutcher/WP_DAB]]

MOS:BIO

My notes for Biographies.

MOS:LEAD

[[MOS:LEAD#Elements_of_the_lead]]

Correct Structure of Lead Section:

{{Hatnote}}
{{Copy edit}}
{{Infobox rocket|name=...}}
{{Contains Korean text}}
[[File:TypicalRocket.gif|...|A typical rocket]] or {{Rocket Navigation}}
A '''rocket''' is a ...
[table of contents]

== First section ==

  • "Hatnotes are placed at the very top ... before ... images, navigational ... and maintenance templates" [[WP:HNP]]

Infobox

  • Gregorian calendar adopted in 1752 in most English-speaking countries
    • birth_date={{birth date|1913|1|9|mf=y}}
    • death_date={{death date and age|1994|4|22|1913|1|9}}

Opening paragraph

Name, dates, citizenship, what, why

  1. "Name(s) and title(s)" [[WP:OPENPARA]]
    1. "still living", eg: "Serena Williams (born September 26, 1981) ..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
    2. "only the years are known", eg: "Socrates (470–399 BC) was..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
    3. "year of birth is completely unknown ... earliest known period of activity", eg: "Offa of Mercia (before 734 – 26 July 796) ..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
    4. "year of birth is known only approximately", eg: "Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – August 18, 1227) ..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
    5. "years of both birth and death are known only approximately, eg: "Dionysius Exiguus (c. 470 – c. 540) ..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
    6. "year of death is completely unknown ... extrapolated from last known period of activity", eg: "Robert Menli Lyon (1789 – after 1863) ..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
    7. "reign of a sovereign is uncertain", eg: "Rameses III (reigned c. 1180 BCE – c. 1150 BCE) ..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
    8. "known to have been ... flourishing", eg: "Osmund ([[floruit|fl.]] 760–772) ..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
    9. "known to have been alive as early as about 660 ... died in 685", eg: "Aethelwalh ([[floruit|fl.]] c. 660–685) ..."[[WP:OPENPARA]]
  2. "Dates of birth and death" [[WP:OPENPARA]] [[MOS:DOB]]
  3. Citizenship
    1. "country of ... citizen(ship) ... when the person became notable" [[WP:OPENPARA]]
    2. "Ethnicity or sexuality should not ... be emphasized ... unless ... relevant to ... notability" [[WP:OPENPARA]]
  4. "notable positions ... activities ... roles" [[WP:OPENPARA]]
  5. "Why the person is notable" [[WP:OPENPARA]]

Names

  • "article title should generally be the name by which the subject is most commonly known" [[MOS:BIO#Names]]
  • "subject's full name should be given in the lead paragraph" [[MOS:BIO#Names]]
  • "Listen" link to follow name: "François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand ([fʁɑ̃swa mɔʁis mitɛˈʁɑ̃] (listen), 26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996)" [[WP:OPENPARA]]
  • "most common use of boldface is to highlight the first occurrence of the title ... and ... synonyms, in the lead section" [[MOS:BOLD]]
  • Examples:
    • (from Fidel Castro): Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) …
    • (from François Mitterrand): François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) …
    • (from Brian Jones): Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) …
    • (from Bill Clinton): William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) …
  • Maiden names: "give the maiden ... of a woman better known under her married name" [[MOS:BIO#Names]]
    • Lucy Washington (née Payne) (1772?–1846) ...
    • Lucy (Payne) Washington ...
  • Jr., Sr.: "Do not place a comma before Jr., Sr., or Roman numeral ... Sammy Davis Jr." [[MOS:BIO#Names]]
  • Pseudonyms: "legal name should usually appear first ... followed closely by the pseudonym" [[MOS:BIO#Names]]
    • Louis Bert Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by the stage name Slim Pickens ...[[MOS:BIO#Names]]
  • Doctor or Professor? "Academic and professional titles ... should not be used before the name"[[WP:CREDENTIAL]]
  • PHD or MBA? "Post-nominal letters ... academic ... should not be included following the subject's name" [[WP:CREDENTIAL]]
  • VC or CBE? "Post-nominal letters ... should be included when they are issued by a country". Use pipes, eg: Joe Bloggs, [[Victoria Cross|VC]] [[WP:INITIAL]]
  • Sir or Dame? "Titles of Knighthood such as Sir and Dame usually need not be included in the article title... e.g., Arthur Conan Doyle" [[WP:NCBRITPEER]]
  • Subsequent uses of names: "After the initial mention of any name, the person should be referred to by ..." [[WP:SURNAME]]
    • Royalty? "Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester" to be "Dudley" before elevation but "the Earl of Leicester" after
    • Common pseudonym w/o surname? Pseudonym, eg: "Snoop Dog"
    • Common pseudonym w/ surname? Pseudonymous surname, eg: "Hulk Hogan" to be "Hogan"
    • "one-word names, nicknames or pseudonyms, but who often also use their legal names professionally", eg: "J-Lo" to be "Lopez"
    • "academic or professional titles, subsequent uses of names should omit them", eg: "Dr. Ruth" to be "Westheimer" not "Dr. Ruth"
  • Family members with the same surname: "use given names or complete names to refer to relatives upon first mention"
    • eg: "The Reagans arrived separately, Ronald by helicopter and Nancy by car."
    • eg: "Jacob Grimm was thirteen months older than his brother, Wilhelm."
  • Tense: Present for living, past for dead, past for events
  • Out-of-date material: Avoid "currently" use "as of 2010" [[WP:DATED]]

Layout WP:LAY

  • Lead: dablinks, maintenance tags, infoboxes, images, nav templates, introductory text ("broad summary of the topic"), TOC, first section header
  • Section templates:
    • {{Main}} - this generates Main article; link.
    • {{Details}} – this generates For more details on this topic, see
    • {{Further}} – this generates Further information:
    • {{Related}} – this generates Related terms:
    • {{also}} – this generates See also
  • Paragraphs:
    • "single-sentence paragraphs should be minimized ... paragraphs that exceed a certain length become hard to read" [[Wikipedia:Layout#Paragraphs]]
    • "Short paragraphs and single sentences generally do not warrant their own subheading" [[Wikipedia:Layout#Paragraphs]]
  • Order of appendices: [[WP:FOOTERS]]
    • Works or Publications
    • See also
    • Notes and/or References
    • Further reading
    • External links
  • Order of footers:[[WP:FOOTERS]]
  • "Works"/"Discography"/"Filmography": "bulleted list, usually ordered chronologically" [[Wikipedia:Layout#Works_or_Publications]]
  • "See also" section: bulleted list, preferably alphabetized, of internal links [[WP:ALSO]]
  • Further reading: "bulleted list ... alphabetized ... reasonable number of recommended publications that do not appear ... and were not used to verify article content" [[WP:FURTHER]]
  • External links: "bulleted list of recommended relevant websites, ... short description ... should not appear in the article's body text, nor should they appear ... if they already appear in the References or Notes" [[Wikipedia:Layout#External_links]]

Random notes

  • Birthplace invalid in the name, eg: "Serena Williams (born September 26, 1981) ..." [[MOS:BIO#Opening_paragraph]]
  • "significant alternative names for the topic should be mentioned in...in the first sentence" [[WP:AT]]
  • WP:UEIA language translations in brackets not the alternate name itself

Public Domain

Public Domain/Copyright Term in U.S. [[WP:PD]]
Unpublished work: Author's life + 70 years Died 1954-12-7
Unpublished anonymous: 120 years from creation
Unpublished pseudonym: 120 years from creation
Unpublished for hire: 120 years from creation
Unpublished death unknown: 120 years from creation
Created 1904-12-7
Published in U.S. Pub: 1923-01-01

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Todo

WP:APO housekeeping:

Tools

Rants:

  • Copyright chart: http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
  • "page title should be the subject of the first sentence" [[WP:MOSBEGIN]]
  • "Only the first occurrence of the title and significant alternative titles are placed in bold" [[MOS:BOLDTITLE]]
  • "To avoid accessibility problems, headings should not normally contain links, especially where only part of a heading is linked." [[MOS:HEAD]]

Fun:

Fun with Language:

  • ISO 639-1, codes for the representation of names of languages
  • WP:PRON, pronunciation business
  • WP:IL, Help:Interlanguage links

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