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Pages on Bulbapedia are grouped into collections called “'''namespaces'''” which differentiate between the purpose of the pages at a high level. Pages in certain namespaces can also have special properties or behave differently when they interact with other pages. | Pages on Bulbapedia are grouped into collections called “'''namespaces'''” which differentiate between the purpose of the pages at a high level. Pages in certain namespaces can also have special properties or behave differently when they interact with other pages. | ||
Namespaces are indicated in page titles by prefixing the page name with <code><nowiki><namespace>:</nowiki></code>, so the prefix <code>Help:</code | Namespaces are indicated in page titles by prefixing the page name with <code><nowiki><namespace>:</nowiki></code>, so the prefix <code>Help:</code> in this page's title (<code>{{FULLPAGENAME}}</code>) indicates that this page is in the <code>{{NAMESPACE}}</code> namespace. Each namespace is identified by a number and a name, which can also have some aliases. | ||
A page whose name is ''not'' prefixed by a namespace lies in the mainspace. Note, however, that colons and prefixes can also appear in page titles ''without'' indicating a namespace: the page <code>Foo:{{PAGENAME}}</code> is a page located in the mainspace because the namespace “Foo” does not exist. Similarly the page <code>{{NAMESPACE}}:Foo:{{PAGENAME}}</code> is in the “{{NAMESPACE}}” namespace. | A page whose name is ''not'' prefixed by a namespace lies in the mainspace. Note, however, that colons and prefixes can also appear in page titles ''without'' indicating a namespace: the page <code>Foo:{{PAGENAME}}</code> is a page located in the mainspace because the namespace “Foo” does not exist. Similarly the page <code>{{NAMESPACE}}:Foo:{{PAGENAME}}</code> is in the “{{NAMESPACE}}” namespace. | ||