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::* Unless the name of the article contains a proper noun, only the first word should be capitalised. | ::* Unless the name of the article contains a proper noun, only the first word should be capitalised. | ||
== Restrictions == | == Restrictions == | ||
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 discussion]]. | ::* 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 discussion]]. | ||
::*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. | ||
