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==Persons==
When naming articles about persons, the '''most generally accepted convention''' is to use the person's full name as the article title, e.g. [[Francis Celestino Brent]]. If the full name is not known, as much as possible should be supplied, e.g. [[Alexander V. Clubbs]] or [[C. C. Goodman]]. However, a number of exceptions do apply, and are detailed below. After naming a given article, you want to be sure to create redirects to the article using alternate forms of the name, especially in the case of historical figures, who were and are commonly referred to by initialisms. For example, after creating [[Francis Celestino Brent]], one would want to create redirects to the articles at [[F. C. Brent]] and [[Francis C. Brent]].
===Living/recent persons===
===Avoiding very long article names===
Sometimes, in order to avoid very long article names, it is best to omit a middle name in favour of an initial, e.g. [[Willoughby A. D'Alemberte]], instead of [[Willoughby Augustus D'Alemberte]]. These cases are judgement calls and can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
==Specific events==
When naming specific events, the most generally accepted convention is to use the name or description of the event, followed by a comma, and the year in which the event took place, e.g. [[Municipal elections, 1908]].
==Specific events==
When naming specific events, the most generally accepted convention is to use the name or description of the event, followed by a comma, and the year in which the event took place, e.g. [[Municipal elections, 1908]].