Page names in Appropedia should:
- Tell uninformed readers at a glance what the page is about (e.g. Deidre's vertical vegetable garden instead of "Daidre's project")
- Have only the first letter of the first word capitalized (e.g. Appropriate technology) except for:
- Proper names (e.g. Rachel Carson)
- Organization names (e.g. Fashion Revolution)
- Publication titles (e.g. Energy Conservation with Open Source Ad Blockers)
- Be a complete name rather than an acronym (note that redirects can be created from the acronym) except where:
- The acronym is better known (e.g. MIT)
- The acronym is part of a longer page name (e.g. AEF spiral herb garden) in which case the full meaning should be made clear in the beginning of the page
Specific guidelines[edit | edit source]
Following are hints on naming different types of pages
Topics[edit | edit source]
The name of the page should describe the specific subject area. The title should be, as far as possible:
- Brief
- Accurate
- Easy to understand
- Consistent with common usage
Examples: Energy or Transport.
Projects[edit | edit source]
- Organization name + Project type — e.g. AEF Greywater
- Project location + Project type — e.g. Occidental Greywater
- Your name + Project type — e.g. Aleiha's parabolic solar cooker
Organizations[edit | edit source]
- Organization name — e.g. Potawot
- Organization name + Chapter name — e.g. EWB Australia
How tos[edit | edit source]
- Descriptive name — e.g. How to measure stream flow rate, How to avoid the heat island effect
Programs[edit | edit source]
- Full name of program — e.g. Parras summer program
Supplies[edit | edit source]
- Your area name + supplies — e.g. Humboldt California supplies
Coordinations[edit | edit source]
- Name of organization, program, project or location where coordination is taking place - hoped for final product name.
- For global coordinations, just use the hoped for final product name — e.g. Low cost computer guide
Resource[edit | edit source]
This is for resources that would be placed under a topic. These pages are almost always under another category as well. Please peruse the other categories, to see if there is one that can direct your naming better.
Thesis[edit | edit source]
- Name of your thesis — e.g. Water management and culture in Indonesian cities
See also[edit | edit source]
- Help:Moving a page — How to rename (move) a page
External links[edit | edit source]
- Wikipedia:Article titles — Wikipedia page naming policy