Policy:Article Naming
 | This Policy is still under Construction This page presents an incomplete BTW policy. Until it is completed, it has not become official. Feel free to take part in the talk page. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Articles have a naming convention that establishes the proper methodology for determining page names. |
BattleTechWiki has several categories of articles on the mainspace, with BattleMechs, Characters and Products being just a few of the numerous representatives. In order to establish consistency between like-minded pages, a naming convention has been established to guide the naming of future pages.
BattleMechs
Characters
Middle and abbreviated names
Generally, use the most common format of a name used in reliable sources: if that is with a middle name or an abbreviation, make the Wikipedia article title conform to that format. Examples: Kester Hsiun Chi, Ninyu Kerai Indrahar, Elizabeth Jordan Liao.
For abbreviations:
- If the version of an article name with the first and middle names written in full is used nearly as often as the version with abbreviated names followed by a period, prefer the version with these names written in full.
- Where the subject uses two consecutive initials, the space between initials is used. Example: T. S. Elliot.
Important: provide redirects wherever possible (or appropriate disambiguation where redirects are not possible) for all other formats of a name that are also in use, or could reasonably be typed in BTW's "Search" box by someone looking for information about that person.
Adding middle names, or their abbreviations, merely for disambiguation purposes (if that format of the name is not commonly used to refer to the person) is not advised.