L5r:Article titles

The purpose of this article is to provide some rules and guidelines for naming article titles within the L5R Wiki. The following rules do not claim to be the last word on style. One way is often as good as another, but if everyone does it the same way, the L5R Wiki will be easier to read and use, not to mention easier to write and edit. There are certain ways that articles should be titled, and certain styles that should be avoided in article titles.

Capitalization
Article titles should reflect the way they would be typed in a normal sentence. Except for proper nouns, capital letters should not be used on all words. Because of the nature of the MediaWiki software, the first letter of a title will always display as a capital, though it may be linked using either a capital or lower-case letter. Beginning all words in a title with a capital letter, however, will make it impossible to link in a normal sentence, as people are not going to type (properly, at any rate)

Personal names
Within the world of L5R, peoples' names very frequently change. When a person's name changes, his article should be moved to the new name. Redirects should exist for all former names of the person. Thus, links to Akodo Toturi, Toturi, and Toturi I will all point to the same article: Toturi I, the character's final name (or current name, for the case of characters still living).

Nicknames
Linking form nicknames, such as Toturi the Black or Steel Chrysanthemum, is discouraged. Piped links should be used instead.

As this suggestion will doubtless be ignored at certain times, creating redirects for nicknames is encouraged nonetheless.

Plurality
Article titles should generally be in the singular. If there is a question about which should be used, such as Akodo Forward Sentry or Akodo Forward Sentries, use the singular. If, however, the subject of an article is always plural, such as Three Orders or Thousand Fortunes, make the title plural. If the title makes little sense if it is singular, such as festivals, then make the title plural and create a redirect from the singular. Expect that plural titles may be changed by future editors, however.

Quotation marks
There are two options when considering the look of the quotation marks themselves:


 * Typographic “ ” ‘ ’
 * Typewriter " '

As there is currently no consensus on which should be preferred, either is acceptable within articles. However, it appears that historically the majority of Wikipedia articles, and those on the internet as a whole, follow the latter style. Because of this, if quotation marks appear in an article title, please ensure that straight glyphs are used. Feel free to make a redirect using curved ones, though this is not mandatory.