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- See Disambiguation for basic definition...
- See WoWWiki:Disambiguation for much more info...
- See the Disambiguations category for a list of disambiguation articles.
Distinguishing the disambiguated target articles
A disambiguation article points to various target articles that have a specific context, so you need to make sure these target articles have names which are different from the generic article that needs disambiguation.
- Make sure to name the various disambiguated articles with some context before you link to them in the disambiguation article:
- Disambig article naming method 1:
- Use name in the form of
<context>:<link> - Example Druid:Claw.
- Use name in the form of
- Disambig article naming method 2:
- Use name in the form of
<link> (<context>) - Example Chest (container).
- Use name in the form of
- Disambig article naming method 1:
- You can use move to rename articles assuming the new name isn't used already.
Making a disambiguation article
Once you've made the target articles distinctive, you need to make an article with links to articles with specific context.
- Add the
{{disambig}}tag to the top of the page.
- Disambig listing method 1:
- Start with "
Were you looking for:" (optionally add<br>). - List each related article link with some context or in a descriptive question:
- Optionally, separate each entry with an
–OR–or simply-OR-.
- Start with "
- Disambig listing method 2:
- List each related article beginning with "
For more information on the <context>, see <link>.":- Example:
- Looks like:
- List each related article beginning with "