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| == The disambig notice and categorization== | | == The disambig notice and categorization== |
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| | :''See also: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Categories|Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Categories]]'' |
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| After all of the disambiguation content (including the See also section, if present), but before any categories (see below) or [[Help:Interlanguage links|interlanguage links]], a template should be placed identifying the page as a disambiguation page. This generates a message to the reader explaining the purpose of the page, and also places the page in the appropriate [[Wikipedia:Categorization|category or categories]].
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| The usual template to use is {{tlx|disambig}}, which produces a general disambiguation notice, and places the page in [[:Category:Disambiguation pages]]. Parameters can be added to place the page {{em|additionally}} into other more specific disambiguation categories. For example, if a page includes multiple places and multiple people with the same surname (and possibly other items), use {{tlx|disambig|geo|surname}}. A full list of available parameters and their corresponding categories can be found in the {{tlx|disambig}} template documentation.
| | After all of the disambiguation content (including the See also section, if present), but before any categories (see below), a template should be placed identifying the page as a disambiguation page. This generates a message to the reader explaining the purpose of the page, and also places the page in the appropriate [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categorization|category or categories]]. |
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| If a disambiguation page consists {{em|exclusively}} of items in one of the more specific classes, then a specific template should be used instead of {{tlx|disambig}}. For example, use {{tlx|geodis}} for locations, {{tlx|hndis}} for human names and so on. A full list can be found in the {{tlx|disambig}} template documentation.
| | The usual template to use is {{tl|disambig}}, which produces a general disambiguation notice, and places the page in [[:Category:Disambiguation pages]]. Parameters can be added to place the page {{em|additionally}} into other more specific disambiguation categories. |
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| If a disambiguation page needs cleaning up to bring it into conformance with this style manual, use {{tlx|disambig-cleanup}}. This replaces {{em|both}} {{tlx|disambig}} and {{tlx|cleanup-date}}.
| | Do not use <code><nowiki>{{subst:disambig}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{subst:disambig-cleanup}}</nowiki></code>, as the contents of this notice may change in the future (see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits|Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits]]). Also, the MediaWiki software relies on links to the templates to determine which pages are disambiguation pages, and subst'ing breaks this feature. |
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| Do not use <code><nowiki>{{subst:disambig}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{subst:disambig-cleanup}}</nowiki></code>, as the contents of this notice may change in the future (see [[Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits]]). Also, the Wikipedia software relies on links to the templates to determine which pages are disambiguation pages <!-- (see [[MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage]]) page no longer exists; a version of it has been archived at [[Wikipedia:Historical archive/MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage]] but is not maintained. -->, and subst'ing breaks this feature. | |
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| Most disambiguation pages do not need to be placed into any categories other than those generated by the template. If such cases do arise (for example, specific categories of personal names that do not have corresponding template parameters), then the additional categories should be placed after the template.
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| If new topical categories of disambiguation pages seem to be needed, please bring this up for discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation]].
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| == Exceptions == | | == Exceptions == |
