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The Wormhole Campus uses a set of rules and guidelines to generate logical names for the many [[Wormhole Space]] systems it might be connected to. The original names of the systems (aka J-Sig) are difficult to convey over comms and chat, so we use better ones!

* This system naming scheme explains how we NAME SYSTEMS in wormhole space
* The [[WHC_Bookmarking_Scheme|bookmark naming scheme]] explains how we NAME BOOKMARKS in wormhole space
* The [[WHC_What_To_Bookmark_Guide|what to bookmark guide]] explains WHAT SHOULD BE BOOKMARKED in wormhole space
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=Scheme=
== Basic Concepts ==
=== System Names ===
* All systems (in K- or W-space) on the mapper have assigned short, unique, code names.
* Their name depends on their position in a ''chain''.
* Our home system is named ''Innuendo'' (often shortened to '''Innu''').
* Our static C3 is always named ''Bacon'' and takes '''B''' as a root name.
* Our static Highsec is always named ''Eggs'' and takes '''E''' as a root name.
=== Chain ===
* A chain is a list of systems each connected to the next by a wormhole.
* Each chain has a unique identifier called the root name (usually a single letter, chosen in reverse alphabetical order).
* Eggs and Bacon are technically '''1 E1''' and '''1 B1''', but the numbers can be omitted.
* All other incoming or outgoing wormholes from Innuendo are assigned a unique letter to the map.
* Position numbers get higher as you move further away from Innuendo.
=== Connections ===
* We give names to ALL Connections, even if it's a gated connection! (this includes EOL connections)

== Syntax ==
[[File:WHC Naming Convention Pathfinder Final Final.png|frame|Basic Mapper Naming Conventions]]
Every bookmark is made in the form:
:<math>D\ RW(S)</math>
Where:
* <math>D</math>  : The Depth of the chain - the number of jumps away from Innuendo.
* <math>R</math>  : The Root of the chain - selected only for connections to Innuendo. (B is reserved for Bacon, and E is reserved for Eggs, all other letters are selected in reverse alphabetical order)
* <math>W</math>  : The Width of the chain - representative of number of subchains / connections within a system.
* <math>S</math>  : The Security Status of the system or if it leads to Triglavian controlled space. [<span style="color:#00ff00">H</span>ighsec, <span style="color:#ffff00">L</span>owsec, <span style="color:#ff0000">N</span>ullsec, <span style="color:#00ffff">T</span>riglavian]


=== Examples ===
* <big>'''1 A1'''</big> Represents
** <math>D</math> : System is 1 jump out of Innuendo so Depth is 1
** <math>R</math> : The root system is named A
** <math>W</math> : As this is the root system Width is 1
** <math>S</math> : No special designation means it is a wormhole system
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* <big>'''2 B3L'''</big> Represents
** <math>D</math> : System is 2 jumps out of Innuendo so Depth is 2
** <math>R</math> : The root system is named B (aka Bacon)
** <math>W</math> : The system at this depth is identified uniquely by the number 3.
** <math>S</math> : <span style="color:#ffff00">L</span> tells us that this is a low security system.

== Naming ==
=== Root Name ===
Only the following letters may be used to name the root of a new chain starting off from Innuendo, that isn't one of the static connections Bacon or Eggs.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>Z</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>Y</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>W</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>V</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>U</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>S</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>R</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>Q</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>O</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>M</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>K</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>I</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>G</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>D</big></span>
|<span style="color:#00ff00"><big>A</big></span>
|}

==== Reserved Letters ====
Certain letters are reserved or are not used for chain names.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">B</span> || Reserved for Bacon, and while it is used in our naming scheme, it is to only be used for Bacon and the Bacon chain.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">C</span> || The prefix for the class of wormhole, and should not be used for a chain.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">E</span> || Reserved for Eggs, and while it is used in our naming scheme, it is to only be used for Eggs and the Eggs chain.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">F</span> || Reserved as it may be used on some mappers to denote a 'frigate' or small ships connection.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">H</span> || Reserved for indicating a system is a highsec system.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">J</span> || Already the embedded in the Eve name for a Wormhole system.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">L</span> || Reserved for indicating a system is a lowsec system.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">N</span> || Reserved for indicating a system is a nullsec system.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">P</span> || Sounds too similar to "B" on voice comms.
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">T</span> || Reserved for indicating a system is in the [[Pochven|Pochven]] region. 
|-
| style="padding: 5px" | <span style="color:#ff0000">X</span> || Sounds too similar to "Eggs" on voice comms.
|}

=== System Names in Chain ===
Each W-Space system is named as a derivative of the previously discovered adjacent system. Wormholes are bookmarked in order of discovery or the scanners preference. 

* Every connection away from Innuendo increments the <math>D</math> number by one.
* Each wormhole discovered in a system increments the <math>W</math> number by one.
* K-Space systems and wormholes are suffixed with <span style="color:#00ff00">H</span> (for highsec), <span style="color:#ffff00">L</span> (for lowsec), <span style="color:#ff0000">N</span> (for nullsec) and <span style="color:#00ffff">T</span> (for Triglavian space)
* If the chain has more than one defining letter, separate the last chain defining letter from the rest with "/" (forward slash). (Example: 2 B1/3 E2, when the same system is part of both Bacon and Eggs chains)

Here is a easier to read version of the decision making process. Note that it doesn't include the bookmarking scheme format.
# Scan system
# Ignore the wormhole that leads back
# Warp to wormhole
# Check where it leads to
# Name it as <current system name>, except:
#*Increment the <math>D</math>  value by one
#*If the name you now have is already used, keep incrementing the <math>W</math> value by one until it no longer is
#*Remember to set <span style="color:#00ff00">H</span>/<span style="color:#ffff00">L</span>/<span style="color:#ff0000">N</span>/<span style="color:#00ffff">T</span> for highsec/lowsec/nullsec/triglavian respectively if the destination is known space
# Go back to point 3

====Example====
Assume you are scanning in a fresh system. You have entered the system from '''1 B1''' (aka '''Bacon'''). You find 3 unexplored wormholes and the 4th is your way back. You ignore the one that goes back towards Innuendo;
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*The first wormhole you find leads to lowsec. You should name the system behind it '''2 B1L'''.
**2: because 2 comes after 1 (1+1=2)
**B: because you are in the B chain
**1: because it is the first (1st) system you're naming
**L: because it leads to lowsec
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*The second wormhole you find leads to "dangerous unknown space". You should name the system '''2 B2'''. 
**2: because 2 comes after 1 (1+1=2)
**B: because you are in the B chain
**2: because it is the second (2nd) system you're naming
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*The third wormhole you find leads to another C3. You should name the system '''2 B3'''. 
**2: because 2 comes after 1 (1+1=2)
**B: because you are in the B chain
**3: because it is the third (3rd) system you're naming

==Pros & Cons==
Unsurprisingly, any mapping structure has certain trade-offs in readability, standalone performance, ease of naming as well as quite a few other considerations. 

===Advantages===
*'''Compact''': Compared to other schemes with the aforementioned quality, this scheme generates relatively compact names.
*'''Unique System Names''': Each system has a unique name so you can give a call out without fear of people going to a different system.

===Disadvantages===
*'''Difficult to Learn''': Compared to mapping schemes where each chain isn't differentiated, players might end up going through 2 B1 to get to 3 B2 but it might actually be in 2 B2
*'''Prone to Mistakes''': Due to the chance of having multiple scanners naming a system will need to be called out over comms and in fleet chat so that somebody knows that the name has been taken and does not get used.
*'''Difficult to Navigate''': Names can be reserved for any amount of width at a certain depth which makes it harder to navigate full path without understanding the shortform.

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