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When writing an article, write out the full name and only use abbreviations in subsequent mentions. When editing an article, be careful to ensure that at least the first mention is written out. For example, any reference to House Davion's preeminent university should first be "New Avalon Institute of Science," while only subsequent mentions should be abbreviated as "NAIS." This means that no page should ever have an abbreviated and linked word/phrase, unless that is the sole name for it (e.g. [[ROM]]). When writing an article, write out the full name and only use abbreviations in subsequent mentions. When editing an article, be careful to ensure that at least the first mention is written out. For example, any reference to House Davion's preeminent university should first be "New Avalon Institute of Science," while only subsequent mentions should be abbreviated as "NAIS." This means that no page should ever have an abbreviated and linked word/phrase, unless that is the sole name for it (e.g. [[ROM]]).
− Sarna BTW has the functionality to use the template {{tl|Abbr}} that can be used to write an abbreviation (including an acronym or initialism) with its meaning. That creates a tooltip indicating the meaning of the term. Usage of the template in place of the full name is reserved for infoboxes or other tables. + Sarna BTW has the funcionality to use the template {{tl|Abbr}} that can be used to write an abbreviation (including an acronym or initialism) with its meaning. That creates a tooltip indicating the meaning of the term. Usage of the template in place of the full name is reserved for infoboxes or other tables.
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When writing an article, write out the full name and only use abbreviations in subsequent mentions. When editing an article, be careful to ensure that at least the first mention is written out. For example, any reference to House Davion's preeminent university should first be "New Avalon Institute of Science," while only subsequent mentions should be abbreviated as "NAIS." This means that no page should ever have an abbreviated and linked word/phrase, unless that is the sole name for it (e.g. [[ROM]]). | When writing an article, write out the full name and only use abbreviations in subsequent mentions. When editing an article, be careful to ensure that at least the first mention is written out. For example, any reference to House Davion's preeminent university should first be "New Avalon Institute of Science," while only subsequent mentions should be abbreviated as "NAIS." This means that no page should ever have an abbreviated and linked word/phrase, unless that is the sole name for it (e.g. [[ROM]]). | ||
− | Sarna BTW has the | + | Sarna BTW has the funcionality to use the template {{tl|Abbr}} that can be used to write an abbreviation (including an acronym or initialism) with its meaning. That creates a tooltip indicating the meaning of the term. Usage of the template in place of the full name is reserved for infoboxes or other tables. |
==Article titles== | ==Article titles== |