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Some characters are disallowed in names for technical reasons. And some things are discouraged as the result of community discussions here at Tardis. The following lists aren't exhaustive, of course, but they instead focus on the things most likely encountered here at Tardis. | Some characters are disallowed in names for technical reasons. And some things are discouraged as the result of community discussions here at Tardis. The following lists aren't exhaustive, of course, but they instead focus on the things most likely encountered here at Tardis. | ||
=== Things flatly forbidden by the software === | === Things flatly forbidden by the software === | ||
::* Article names '''cannot''' contain the characters |, #, <, >, {, }, [, and ]. For advice about how to handle a page which ''should'' include one of these characters, like [[2 entertain|2{{!}}entertain]] or [[Man 1|Man #1]], please see [[:Template:wrongname|this | ::* Article names '''cannot''' contain the characters |, #, <, >, {, }, [, and ]. For advice about how to handle a page which ''should'' include one of these characters, like [[2 entertain|2{{!}}entertain]] or [[Man 1|Man #1]], please see [[:Template:wrongname|this template]]. | ||
::*While article names can ''usually'' contain a colon (:), they cannot ''always'' do so, if the words preceding the colon have a meaning. The most pertinent example on this wiki are the various [[Big Finish]] articles beginning with ''Project:'', like ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]''. Because ''Project:'' refers to the project [[namespace]], what you're really saying if you type {{tt|<nowiki>[[Project: Twilight]]''</nowiki>}} is equivalent to typing {{tt|<nowiki>[[Tardis: Twilight]]</nowiki>}}. Thus, in order to properly represent the title of the audio on this wiki, you have to rather laboriously type {{tt|<nowiki>''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]''</nowiki>}} to italicise and [[pipe trick]] it to the correct name. But the proper page name must be ''sans'' colon. | ::*While article names can ''usually'' contain a colon (:), they cannot ''always'' do so, if the words preceding the colon have a meaning. The most pertinent example on this wiki are the various [[Big Finish]] articles beginning with ''Project:'', like ''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]''. Because ''Project:'' refers to the project [[namespace]], what you're really saying if you type {{tt|<nowiki>[[Project: Twilight]]''</nowiki>}} is equivalent to typing {{tt|<nowiki>[[Tardis: Twilight]]</nowiki>}}. Thus, in order to properly represent the title of the audio on this wiki, you have to rather laboriously type {{tt|<nowiki>''[[Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight]]''</nowiki>}} to italicise and [[pipe trick]] it to the correct name. But the proper page name must be ''sans'' colon. | ||
::* Some ''other'' colon (:) use at the front of titles is flatly impossible because of inter-wiki linking. For instance, you can't name a page [[Wikipedia: A Heck of a Site]], because that creates a ''link'' to Wikipedia. | ::* Some ''other'' colon (:) use at the front of titles is flatly impossible because of inter-wiki linking. For instance, you can't name a page [[Wikipedia: A Heck of a Site]], because that creates a ''link'' to Wikipedia. | ||
=== Things allowed by the software, but tricky === | === Things allowed by the software, but tricky === | ||
::* Articles can have more than one set of parentheses, but there is a technical consequence to doing so. It inhibits proper [[pipe trick]]ing, which a number of automatic templates depend upon. While there are many use-cases for parentheticals at the ''end'' of a title, '''never''' use '''internal''' parentheticals that aren't actually a part of a title. If you're forced to title a page with an internal parenthetical — like [[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)]] — a redirect from the single-parenthesised title — [[The Fiveish Doctors Reboot (TV story)]] — '''must''' be maintained. It's '''this''' version of the title that then needs to then be manually added to the {{{name}}} and/or {{{prev}}}/{{{next}}} fields in infoboxes. | ::* Articles can have more than one set of parentheses, but there is a technical consequence to doing so. It inhibits proper [[pipe trick]]ing, which a number of automatic templates depend upon. While there are many use-cases for parentheticals at the ''end'' of a title, '''never''' use '''internal''' parentheticals that aren't actually a part of a title. If you're forced to title a page with an internal parenthetical — like [[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)]] — a redirect from the single-parenthesised title — [[The Fiveish Doctors Reboot (TV story)]] — '''must''' be maintained. It's '''this''' version of the title that then needs to then be manually added to the {{{name}}} and/or {{{prev}}}/{{{next}}} fields in infoboxes. | ||