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= Article titles, headings, and sections =

== Article titles ==

When choosing an article's title, refer to the [[UniWiki:Article titles|article titles]] policy. A title should be a recognizable name or description of the topic that is natural, sufficiently precise, concise, and consistent with the titles of related articles. If these criteria are in conflict, they should be balanced against one another.

For guidance on formatting titles, see {{section link|UniWiki:Article titles|Article title format}} section of the policy. Note the following:

* Capitalize the title's initial letter (except in rare cases where the first letter is purposely lowercase), but otherwise follow [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case#Sentence_case sentence case], not title case; e.g., <span style="color:green">Funding of EVE University projects</span>, not <span style="color:red">Funding of EVE University Projects</span>. This does not apply where title case would be expected were the title to occur in ordinary prose. See [[UniWiki:Naming conventions (capitalization)]] for more details.

* Do not use {{notthis|A}}, {{notthis|An}}, or {{notthis|The}} as the first word ({{dothis|Economy of the Caldari State}}, not {{notthis|The economy of the Caldari State}}), unless it is an inseparable part of a name ({{dothis|The Broker}}) or it is part of the title of a work (''{{dothis|The Seven Events of the Apocalypse}}'', ''{{dothis|The Scope}}'').

* Titles should normally be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun nouns] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun_phrase noun phrases]: {{dothis|Early life}}, not {{notthis|In early life}}.<ref>Using phrases like {{dothis|In early life}} is acceptable for section headings.</ref>

* The final character should not be a punctuation mark unless it is part of a name ({{dothis|Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!}}) or an abbreviation ({{dothis|Inverness City F.C.}}), or a closing round bracket or quotation mark is required ({{dothis|[[Kronos (ship)]]}}).

The guidance contained elsewhere in the UMoS, particularly {{section link||Punctuation}} (below) applies to all parts of an article, including the title. ([[UniWiki:Article titles]] does not contain detailed rules about punctuation.)

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 Discuss style issues on the [[Uniwiki talk:Manual of Style|UMoS talk page]].
+= Article titles, headings, and sections =
+== Article titles ==
+{{main|UniWiki:Article titles}}
+When choosing an article's title, refer to the [[UniWiki:Article titles|article titles]] policy. A title should be a recognizable name or description of the topic that is natural, sufficiently precise, concise, and consistent with the titles of related articles. If these criteria are in conflict, they should be balanced against one another.
+For guidance on formatting titles, see {{section link|UniWiki:Article titles|Article title format}} section of the policy. Note the following:
+* Capitalize the title's initial letter (except in rare cases where the first letter is purposely lowercase), but otherwise follow [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case#Sentence_case sentence case], not title case; e.g., <span style="color:green">Funding of EVE University projects</span>, not <span style="color:red">Funding of EVE University Projects</span>. This does not apply where title case would be expected were the title to occur in ordinary prose. See [[UniWiki:Naming conventions (capitalization)]] for more details.
+* Do not use {{notthis|A}}, {{notthis|An}}, or {{notthis|The}} as the first word ({{dothis|Economy of the Caldari State}}, not {{notthis|The economy of the Caldari State}}), unless it is an inseparable part of a name ({{dothis|The Broker}}) or it is part of the title of a work (''{{dothis|The Seven Events of the Apocalypse}}'', ''{{dothis|The Scope}}'').
+* Titles should normally be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun nouns] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun_phrase noun phrases]: {{dothis|Early life}}, not {{notthis|In early life}}.<ref>Using phrases like {{dothis|In early life}} is acceptable for section headings.</ref>
+* The final character should not be a punctuation mark unless it is part of a name ({{dothis|Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!}}) or an abbreviation ({{dothis|Inverness City F.C.}}), or a closing round bracket or quotation mark is required ({{dothis|[[Kronos (ship)]]}}).
+The guidance contained elsewhere in the UMoS, particularly {{section link||Punctuation}} (below) applies to all parts of an article, including the title. ([[UniWiki:Article titles]] does not contain detailed rules about punctuation.)