Wiktionary:Namespace
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[edit] Official Wiktionary namespaces
A variety of namespaces currently exist "officially" and are recognized by the MediaWiki software as such.
Each of these (except 0) can be linked as wiki links, e.g. Talk:Main Page. But beware of confusion...see #Externals below.
Note: In the table below, each namespace prefix in the "Name" column is linked to a list of all pages in that namespace.
| NS | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | Media: | Helper pages for developers; contain customized icons and widgets; ordinary users and sysops cannot access these — they come with the MediaWiki software. |
| -1 | Special: | These pages are links to specific programs within the MediaWiki software; note that the list of Special: pages gets longer as one moves up the user hierarchy: anonymous user → user → sysop → bureaucrat → steward → developer. |
| 0 | (none) | Most content is in this primary namespace, which is for articles. The absence of a prefix distinguishes these pages from those in other namespaces.
Although templates (see below) can be included on any page, including in templates themselves, when they are used in this namespace, they are somehow cached, and the template version that was in effect the last time the article was edited is always the one used, until the updateSpecialPages.php maintenance script runs (currently this is on Wednesdays and Saturdays.) Note: This is the only namespace that does not allow proper subpages. If the page title contains a slash (/) it is currently considered a single main namepsace page. For example "AC/DC" is not the subpage "DC" of page "AC" but rather the main namespace page "AC/DC". Note that "Talk:AC/DC" behaves quite differently. |
| 1 | Talk: | The discussion pages for all main articles is here. Whenever possible, discussion about a particular entry belongs in these pages, merely linked-to from WT:RFV, WT:RFC or WT:TR. |
| 2 | User: | Where registered users may create just about anything they want. Note that subpages (e.g. User:User Name/my1stProject are permitted and even encouraged. It is advisable to keep links to subpages on your main user page for all pages that you create. It is not Note that if you manage to create a user page that is not your own, or starts with punctuation, or starts with a number, it will very likely be deleted. |
| 3 | User talk: | Registered users are notified whenever someone edits their talk page. It is strongly discouraged to delete content from someone else's user talk page. Nor is it acceptable to modify or create sub-pages of other user's talk pages. Typically, User talk: namespace subpages are used only for talk page archives. |
| 4 | Wiktionary: | This is used for articles about Wiktionary. This namespace is reserved for articles that explain the general operation of Wiktionary, such as the main discussion board WT:BP or policy pages.
Of mention are two pseudo-sub-namespaces. Wiktionary:Projects- and Wiktionary:Policy. |
| 5 | Wiktionary talk: | Talk pages for proposals of changes to the corresponding Wiktionary: page. |
| 6 | Image: | Uploaded files are here. Note that only logos pertaining to Wiktionary should be here; all other content (especially audio .ogg files, or image files) belong on Commons:. Alerts regarding remote changes are posted automatically at WT:CT. |
| 7 | Image talk: | Complaints about suspected copyright violations go here. (Note that this is no longer used: since 2005, all images are uploaded on the Commons:.) |
| 8 | MediaWiki: | Text required by the Wiki* software is in this namespace. All pages in this namespace are protected by default, and can only be edited by sysops (admins). Crucial user interface changes can inadvertently be made here; few sysops are adequately versed on the technical challenges and traps in this namespace. |
| 9 | MediaWiki talk: | The place for anonymous and registered users to request or propose changes to the aformentioned MediaWiki: pages. If you spot a technical defect on a MediaWiki: page, this is where the technical details should be spelled out - plainly enough so that sysops (not as technically savvy as you) can follow your instructions. |
| 10 | Template: | Wiki* templates are blobs of text that users can define, and repeat on multiple pages by referencing the template name with squiggle brackets.
They include inflection templates (see: WT:IT/WT:EIT,) cleanup templates, topic tag templates (vis. {{cattag}},) and many, many others. |
| 11 | Template talk: | General discussions and flamewars about particular templates. |
| 12 | Help: | Help needs help. Intended to become a general resource (particularly for new users) this is very poorly fleshed out at this point (8 May 2005). Still - 6/28/2006. |
| 13 | Help talk: | General discussions and proposals regarding the corresponding NS:12 pages. |
| 14 | Category: | Articles become members of a category by including [[Category:categoryname]] at the end of their page (after the last section.) Categories themselves appear red until a description of what that category is, is entered in this namespace. NOTE: Categories that have no category page by default open the edit page. Clicking "Category" (tab at top left) or "Cancel" (link below edit box) will then display the category members. If you come across a single member category, or create a new category yourself, it is advisable to enter something for the category page as soon as possible...even if only a parent category link.
To display a category link is a little odd. The "normal" wiki syntax of simply preceding the name with the keyword "Category:" will result in whatever page you are editing to be placed in that category. If instead, you want to display a link to that category, precede it with another colon, e.g. Category:Colloquial (entered as [[:Category:Colloquial]]. |
| 15 | Category talk: | This namespace is used for discussion about the corresponding NS:14 pages |
[edit] New namespaces added in June 2006
Previously only pseudo-namespaces, several dictionary-specific namespaces were added on June 28th, 2006.
| NS | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Appendix: | Things that are suitable for a dictionary but encyclopedic in nature go into the Appendix namespace. Surnames, given names, language declensions, constellation lists, proto-language forms, and whatnot, end up here. |
| 101 | Appendix talk: | Talk pages for specific Appendix entries. |
| 102 | Concordance: | Listings of words from particular references — e.g., the Bible. Various data-manipulation experiments are performed here, as well, with the curious side-effect of skewing the Special:Wantedpages results. |
| 103 | Concordance talk: | Discussion of Concordance pages. |
| 104 | Index: | Language indexes. Mainly a staging area for lists of words from which other contributors can format proper entries. Remember to check the criteria for inclusion to see if the language you are adding is acceptable to Wiktionary. "All words in all languages" requires that something be a word in a language in the first place. |
| 105 | Index talk: | Discussions about particular indexes and their layouts. |
| 106 | Rhymes: | An index of words that rhyme, using strict rhyming rules and British formal pronunciation, indexed by the IPA notation. It is expected to expand to other dialects and languages eventually. |
| 107 | Rhymes talk: | Discussion of Rhymes pages. |
| 108 | Transwiki: | Wikipedia gets a lot of entries from anonymous contributors that it doesn't know what to do with, but can clearly identify as "dicdefs". These entries end up here, prior to being deleted at Wikipedia. These should be formatted correctly, referenced properly, decapitalized (if necessary), and/or merged with any relevant existing entry. |
| 109 | Transwiki talk: | These are not discussion pages. They have a special role in preserving a record of who made the edits on the Wikipedia article before it was transwiki'd. In order to satisfy the requirements of the GFDL license, these page histories must move about with the associated content. Note that sometimes these need to be cleaned up to "deactivate" template references contained in edit summaries (using <nowiki> tags). |
| 110 | Wikisaurus: | Wiktionary's thesaurus — as of June 2006, still a small project that has not fully defined its operating parameters. Most likely, an array of sub-pages will ultimately retain the more questionable content. |
| 111 | Wikisaurus talk: | Debates about the appropriateness of specific items. General discussion about the direction of the Wikisaurus project should not be placed here, as it will get lost in the shuffle. |
| 112 | WT: | Wiktionary shortcuts are a convenient way of avoiding typos; to keep the main namespace "clean" these have their own namespace. See WT:WS for a brief list of major shortcuts. |
| 113 | WT talk: | Discussions about where a redirect should redirect to. Note that we never use Wikipedia-style "disambiguation" pages, so basically it is "first come, first served". |
[edit] Cross-wiki pseudo-namespaces
Any wiki link prefaced by one of the keywords below link to external Wikimedia sites, as indicated. Each external site has its own set of namespaces which can also be included in the link. In addition, wikis in different languages exist. See below for further details.
From other Wikimedia sites link to Wiktionary by using the wikt: or wiktionary: prefix.
| w: | Wikipedia — The free encyclopedia. |
|---|---|
| b: | Wikibooks — A collection of free, open-content textbooks. |
| q: | Wikiquote — Free online compendium of quotations. |
| wikisource: | Wikisource — The free library. |
| wikispecies: | Wikispecies — Free species directory. |
| n: | Wikinews — The free news source. |
| commons: | Wikimedia Commons — Central repository for freely licensed photographs, music, video, etc. |
| m: | Wikimedia Meta-Wiki — Administrative coordination of all Wikimedia projects. |
| bugzilla: | Wikimedia Bugzilla — MediaWiki software bug reporting. |
| sep11: | In Memoriam — Memorial part of September 11th, 2001 wiki. |
To get to another language, you might use nl:Overleg:Hoofdpagina. Note that this requires a preceding colon, to display as a normal link, otherwise it will appear in the left-most column under "Other languages."
[edit] Proposed namespaces & experiments
Some other namespaces are being considered. Right now, any items found starting with these prefixes are purely experimental.
- Citations:
- Quotations:
Citations and quotes are different things. In the Wiktionary context, for our purposes, Wikiquote and Wikisource do not match our needs (nor do things that seem to meet our needs, meet those projects' criteria for inclusion.)
The naming convention here mimics the Talk: pages; for any main article (ns:0) there might be a citations page (or did we decide to go with sub-pages of the main articles?)
See: Quotations:Tidal wave, Quotations:Incubate
So far, all experiments that haven't been deleted are of the NS:0/subpage variety.
[edit] Requesting a new (formal) namespace
- If you want a new namespace, request it at Bugzilla, and/or talk to a developer on the #mediawiki channel. I found out the hard way that most of the pages that collect requests on meta don't generally get watched. (BTW, this wouldn't be the first wiktionary asking for an additional namespace. bg: also requested one at bugzilla:1902, though it doesn't seem to have it yet.) —Muke Tever 16:19, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] See also
[edit] Requests for other namespaces
Add requests on this page's talk page.
