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Well-publicized recent events affecting a subject, whether controversial or not, should be kept in historical perspective. What is most recent is not necessarily what is most notable: new information should be carefully balanced against old, with [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view#Undue weight|due weight]] accorded to each. When a subject dies, the lead need not be radically reworked. Unless the cause of death is itself a reason for notability, a single sentence describing the death is usually sufficient.

==~~{{anchor|LEADALT}}~~Alternative names==

==Alternative names==

~~{{shortcut|MOS~~:~~LEADALT|WP~~:~~ALTNAME}}~~

:''See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Article titles#Treatment of alternative names|Wikipedia:Article titles#Treatment of alternative names]]

~~{{see also|~~Wikipedia:Article titles#Treatment of alternative names}}

~~[[File~~:Article ~~title versus first sentence (new).png|300px|thumb|The [[WP:AT|'''article title''']] appears at the top~~ of ~~a reader's browser window and as a large level 1 heading above the editable text of an article, circled here in dark red. The name or~~ names ~~given in the first sentence does not always match the article title. This page gives advice on the contents of the first sentence, not the article title.~~]]

By the design of ~~Wikipedia~~'s software, an article can have only one title. When this title is a name, significant alternative names for the topic should be mentioned in the article, usually in the first sentence or paragraph. These may include alternative spellings, longer or shorter forms, historical names, and significant names in other languages. Indeed, alternative names can be used in article text in contexts where they are more appropriate than the name used as the title of the article. For example, the city now called "[[Gdańsk]]" can be referred to as "Danzig" in suited historical contexts. The editor needs to balance the desire to maximize the information available to the reader with the need to maintain readability.

By the design of the UniWiki's software, an article can have only one title. When this title is a name, significant alternative names for the topic should be mentioned in the article, usually in the first sentence or paragraph. These may include alternative spellings, longer or shorter forms, historical names, and significant names in other languages. Indeed, alternative names can be used in article text in contexts where they are more appropriate than the name used as the title of the article. For example, the city now called "[[Wikipedia:Gdańsk|Gdańsk]]" can be referred to as "Danzig" in suited historical contexts. The editor needs to balance the desire to maximize the information available to the reader with the need to maintain readability.

~~===Non-English titles===~~

Although Wikipedia's naming convention guidelines [[WP:UE|recommend the use of English]], there are instances where the subject of an article is best known in English-speaking sources by its non-English name. In this case, the non-English title may be appropriate for the article.

===Usage in first sentence===

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 Well-publicized recent events affecting a subject, whether controversial or not, should be kept in historical perspective. What is most recent is not necessarily what is most notable: new information should be carefully balanced against old, with [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view#Undue weight|due weight]] accorded to each. When a subject dies, the lead need not be radically reworked. Unless the cause of death is itself a reason for notability, a single sentence describing the death is usually sufficient.
-==<!-- Wikipedia:Article_titles#Treatment_of_alternative_names links here -->{{anchor|LEADALT}}Alternative names==
+==Alternative names==
-{{shortcut|MOS:LEADALT|WP:ALTNAME}}
+:''See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Article titles#Treatment of alternative names|Wikipedia:Article titles#Treatment of alternative names]]
-{{see also|Wikipedia:Article titles#Treatment of alternative names}}
-[[File:Article title versus first sentence (new).png|300px|thumb|The [[WP:AT|'''article title''']] appears at the top of a reader's browser window and as a large level 1 heading above the editable text of an article, circled here in dark red. The name or names given in the first sentence does not always match the article title. This page gives advice on the contents of the first sentence, not the article title.]]
-By the design of Wikipedia's software, an article can have only one title. When this title is a name, significant alternative names for the topic should be mentioned in the article, usually in the first sentence or paragraph. These may include alternative spellings, longer or shorter forms, historical names, and significant names in other languages. Indeed, alternative names can be used in article text in contexts where they are more appropriate than the name used as the title of the article. For example, the city now called "[[Gdańsk]]" can be referred to as "Danzig" in suited historical contexts. The editor needs to balance the desire to maximize the information available to the reader with the need to maintain readability.
+By the design of the UniWiki's software, an article can have only one title. When this title is a name, significant alternative names for the topic should be mentioned in the article, usually in the first sentence or paragraph. These may include alternative spellings, longer or shorter forms, historical names, and significant names in other languages. Indeed, alternative names can be used in article text in contexts where they are more appropriate than the name used as the title of the article. For example, the city now called "[[Wikipedia:Gdańsk|Gdańsk]]" can be referred to as "Danzig" in suited historical contexts. The editor needs to balance the desire to maximize the information available to the reader with the need to maintain readability.
-===Non-English titles===
-Although Wikipedia's naming convention guidelines [[WP:UE|recommend the use of English]], there are instances where the subject of an article is best known in English-speaking sources by its non-English name. In this case, the non-English title may be appropriate for the article.
 ===Usage in first sentence===