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The following guidelines describe the appropriate order of entries on disambiguation pages: | The following guidelines describe the appropriate order of entries on disambiguation pages: | ||
# The [[#Linking to a primary topic|primary topic]], if there is one, should be placed at the top. In cases where a small number of main topics are significantly more likely to be the reader's target, several of the most common meanings may be placed at the top, with other meanings below. See [[Mojave (disambiguation)|Mojave]] or [[Mercury (disambiguation)|Mercury]] for examples of this. | # The [[#Linking to a primary topic|primary topic]], if there is one, should be placed at the top. In cases where a small number of main topics are significantly more likely to be the reader's target, several of the most common meanings may be placed at the top, with other meanings below. See [[Wikipedia:Mojave (disambiguation)|Mojave]] or [[Wikipedia:Mercury (disambiguation)|Mercury]] for examples of this. | ||
# Long disambiguation pages should be grouped into subject sections, and even subsections as necessary, as [[#Organizing long lists by subject sections|described below]]. These sections (and any subsections) should typically be in alphabetical order, e.g.: Arts and entertainment; Business; Government and politics; Places; Science and technology. | # Long disambiguation pages should be grouped into subject sections, and even subsections as necessary, as [[#Organizing long lists by subject sections|described below]]. These sections (and any subsections) should typically be in alphabetical order, e.g.: Arts and entertainment; Business; Government and politics; Places; Science and technology. | ||
# {{em|Within}} each section, entries should be ordered to best assist the reader in finding their intended article. Entries are typically ordered first by similarity to the ambiguous title, then alphabetically or chronologically as appropriate. A recommended order is: | # {{em|Within}} each section, entries should be ordered to best assist the reader in finding their intended article. Entries are typically ordered first by similarity to the ambiguous title, then alphabetically or chronologically as appropriate. A recommended order is: | ||
## Articles with a clarifier in parentheses: e.g., [[Moss (band)]] | ## Articles with a clarifier in parentheses: e.g., [[Wikipedia:Moss (band)|Moss (band)]] | ||
## Articles with a clarifier following a comma: e.g., [[Moss, Monterey County, California]] | ## Articles with a clarifier following a comma: e.g., [[Wikipedia:Moss, Monterey County, California|Moss, Monterey County, California]] | ||
## Articles with the item as part of the name: e.g., [[Moss Bros]] (Only include articles whose subject might {{em|reasonably}} be called by the ambiguous title.) | ## Articles with the item as part of the name: e.g., [[Wikipedia:Moss Bros|Moss Bros]] (Only include articles whose subject might {{em|reasonably}} be called by the ambiguous title.) | ||
## Synonyms: e.g., [[Tincture]] on [[Spirit (disambiguation)]] | ## Synonyms: e.g., [[Wikipedia:Tincture|Tincture]] on [[Wikipedia:Spirit (disambiguation)|Spirit (disambiguation)]] | ||
<ol start="4"><li>Some entries may belong in a "See also" section at the bottom of the page: | <ol start="4"><li>Some entries may belong in a "See also" section at the bottom of the page: | ||
# Terms which can be confused with | # Terms which can be confused with ''Title'', for example [[Wikipedia:New Market|New Market]] and [[Wikipedia:Newmarket|Newmarket]] | ||
# Likely misspellings of | # Likely misspellings of ''Title'', for example [[Wikipedia:Belmont|Belmont]], [[Wikipedia:Belmonte|Belmonte]] and [[Wikipedia:Bellmont|Bellmont]] | ||
# Different forms of | # Different forms of ''Title'', for example [[Wikiedia:Splitting|Splitting]], [[Wikipedia:Split|Split]], and [[Wikipedia:Splitter|Splitter]] | ||
# Broader-subject articles that treat the topic in a section: e.g., [[Wikipedia:Brewing|Brewing]] as part of a '''Hops''' dab page | |||
# Broader-subject articles that treat the topic in a section: e.g., [[Brewing]] as part of a '''Hops''' dab page | # Articles with the item as part of the name, but that are unlikely to be called by the ambiguous title: e.g., [[Wikipedia:Spanish moss|Spanish moss]] as part of a '''Moss''' dab page.</li></ol> | ||
# Articles with the item as part of the name, but that are unlikely to be called by the ambiguous title: e.g., [[Spanish moss]] as part of a '''Moss''' dab page.</li></ol> | :The "See also" should always be separated from the other entries with a [[Wikipedia:Help:Section|section header]]. Links to other disambiguation pages should use the "(disambiguation)" link per [[Wikipedia:WP:INTDABLINK|Wikipedia:Links to disambiguation pages]]. | ||
:The "See also" should always be separated from the other entries with a [[Help:Section|section header]]. Links to other disambiguation pages should use the "(disambiguation)" link per [[WP:INTDABLINK]]. | |||
In the "See also" section of a disambiguation page, an intentional link to another disambiguation page that does not contain "(disambiguation)" in the title should be written as '''<nowiki>[[Foo (disambiguation)]]</nowiki>'''. | In the "See also" section of a disambiguation page, an intentional link to another disambiguation page that does not contain "(disambiguation)" in the title should be written as '''<nowiki>[[Foo (disambiguation)]]</nowiki>'''. | ||
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