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The name of the page also positions your page in dedicated areas and defines who may read and write on your page <ref>[[Proteopedia:Namespaces]]</ref> | The name of the page also positions your page in dedicated areas and defines who may read and write on your page <ref>[[Proteopedia:Namespaces]]</ref> | ||
A good Proteopedia article title has the following characteristics: | |||
*'''Uniqueness''' - There can't be two Proteopedia pages with the same exact name. | |||
*'''Recognizability''' – The title is a name or description of the subject that someone familiar with, although not necessarily an expert in, the subject area will recognize. | |||
*'''Naturalness''' – The title is one that readers are likely to look or search for and that editors would naturally use to link to the article from other articles. Such a title usually conveys what the subject is actually called in English. | |||
*'''Precision''' – The title unambiguously identifies the article's subject and distinguishes it from other subjects. | |||
*'''Conciseness''' – The title is no longer than necessary to identify the article's subject and distinguish it from other subjects. | |||
*'''Consistency''' – The title is consistent with the pattern of similar articles' titles. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 09:49, 1 September 2020
Composing a good name for your Proteopedia page/article is really important, because it will uniquely identify your page and help other people to find and learn from your work. The content below if heavily based on Wikipedia's page on Article titles [1][2]
The name of the page also positions your page in dedicated areas and defines who may read and write on your page [3]
A good Proteopedia article title has the following characteristics:
- Uniqueness - There can't be two Proteopedia pages with the same exact name.
- Recognizability – The title is a name or description of the subject that someone familiar with, although not necessarily an expert in, the subject area will recognize.
- Naturalness – The title is one that readers are likely to look or search for and that editors would naturally use to link to the article from other articles. Such a title usually conveys what the subject is actually called in English.
- Precision – The title unambiguously identifies the article's subject and distinguishes it from other subjects.
- Conciseness – The title is no longer than necessary to identify the article's subject and distinguish it from other subjects.
- Consistency – The title is consistent with the pattern of similar articles' titles.