User blog:SusannahWithAnH/Character Article Naming Guidelines - PLEASE READ

This is a rough guide to how character articles should be named, if more than one option is possible. I think that's all. Let me know if I missed something and I will add it in. I hope this helps everybody, both new users and ones who are familiar with this wiki. Thank you! *Ginny* (Anne Shirley) Call me Cordelia 08:07, October 6, 2012 (UTC)
 * The name of the article should be the name the character is best known by. This means you can use nicknames, as long as they are more well known than the original names.
 * Examples: Use Carl Meredith instead of Thomas Carlyle Meredith and RIlla Blythe instead of Bertha Marilla Blythe. Also use Nan Blythe instead of Anne Blythe, as
 * Exceptions: Do not use the name the character is best known by if that name includes a title (such as Miss, Mr, Dr, Mrs, etc.).
 * Example: Use Muriel Stacy instead of Miss Stacy and Teddy Phillips instead of Mr. Phillips)
 * Avoid using titles in article names, unless there is no other option.
 * Example: The name Mrs. Blythe is used as an article name only because we do not know the character's first name; otherwise, the name of the article would be her first name plus Blythe.
 * In the case of female characters whose names where changed when they married, please use the name they are best known by, not neccessarily their maiden name or current married name. Do not use hyphenated surnames, unless they are explicitly shown to be hyphenated in the books.
 * Examples: Use Anne Shirley instead of Anne Blythe or Anne Shirley-Blythe, and Leslie Moore instead of Leslie West or Leslie Ford. Also, use Emily Harrison instead of Emily Scott, as she is better by her married name.
 * The article name does not have to match the name written in bold at the start of the article. The name written at the start of the article is always the character's full name, with nicknames and maiden names included if known, in the following format: Bertha Marilla "Rilla" Ford (nee Blythe).
 * Example: The Rilla Blythe page should not be renamed to Thomas Carlyle "Carl" Meredith, even though that is the name written at the start of the article. This is both for simplicity and in accordance with the first guideline (see above).
 * Middle names should not be included in article titles unless that character is known almost exclusively by their full name (which is unlikely).
 * Example: Use Walter Blythe instead of Walter Cuthbert Blythe.