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Uniformity in the titling of pages is much appreciated in that it makes for a much more professional appearance with regards to the public perception of Bulbapedia. Any page title including the name of a person should write their name as "[first name] [last name]", not "[last name], [first name]"; i.e., "Gary Oak", not "Oak, Gary" as the page title for [[Gary Oak|Ash's rival]]. In cases where only a first name ([[Bill]]) exists, or where a character is known by a title (such as [[Professor Oak]]) more than their proper name, those should be used as the page's title. In the case of Professor Oak, redirects from "Prof. Oak" and "Samuel Oak" may be created. | Uniformity in the titling of pages is much appreciated in that it makes for a much more professional appearance with regards to the public perception of Bulbapedia. Any page title including the name of a person should write their name as "[first name] [last name]", not "[last name], [first name]"; i.e., "Gary Oak", not "Oak, Gary" as the page title for [[Gary Oak|Ash's rival]]. In cases where only a first name ([[Bill]]) exists, or where a character is known by a title (such as [[Professor Oak]]) more than their proper name, those should be used as the page's title. In the case of Professor Oak, redirects from "Prof. Oak" and "Samuel Oak" may be created. | ||
In most cases, titles referring to a specific group should be kept singular, such as [[item]] rather than items. | In most cases, titles referring to a specific group should be kept singular, such as [[item]] rather than items. This does not apply when the group name is plural, for example with the title [[Eevee brothers]] rather than "Eevee brother". | ||
Also, only link to an article once within a given portion of text; if you say "Ash" more than once in a paragraph, only link it the first time. Instances further apart may be linked to more than once, it is up to you how far apart to place repeated links. For consistency, if most elements of a list are links, then link to an article as many times as needed ''in that list''. | Also, only link to an article once within a given portion of text; if you say "Ash" more than once in a paragraph, only link it the first time. Instances further apart may be linked to more than once, it is up to you how far apart to place repeated links. For consistency, if most elements of a list are links, then link to an article as many times as needed ''in that list''. | ||