On The Elder Scrolls Sandbox Wiki, disambiguation is a tool for resolving conflicts with similar page names. Disambiguation helps readers and editors find the page they're looking for, without causing confusion.
Fundamentals[]
There are three fundamental principles that disambiguation is founded upon
- Titling articles so that each name is different. For instance Rowan Autumn-Arrow (Legend of Nirn) versus Rowan Autumn-Arrow (Brave New World). Make sure to put the article's canon in the parenthesis.
- Linking to the proper page is key to avoiding ambiguity conflicts. For instance, a link to Rowan Autumn-Arrow points to a disambiguation, when perhaps the original creator of the page intended for the article to contain only Rowan in Legend of Nirn.
- Allowing readers to find the information they're looking for in either this wiki's search engine, or search engines such as Google or Yahoo!. For instance, a reader might type Rowan Autumn-Arrow into the search engine, not knowing that multiple articles have a similar name. The reader will be directed toward Rowan Autumn-Arrow, where they can select from a list of articles containing that name.
When to use disambiguation[]
Disambiguation should be used to differentiate articles and make it easier for new users not to get confused while looking through them. It should be used in the following situations:
- When pages have the exact same name, i.e.: Rowan Autumn-Arrow (Brave New World) and Rowan Autumn-Arrow (Legend of Nirn).
- When pages have almost the exact same names, i.e.: Fenrir Firewind and Fenrir (Children's Anuad).
- When pages have similar names, i.e.: Anna Gilliet and Anna Ice-Eye.