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This section regulates the inclusion and exclusion of names of specific entities, that is, names of individual people, names of geographic features, names of celestial objects, names of mythological creatures, names and titles of various works, etc. Some examples include the [[Internet]], the [[Magna Carta]], the [[Mona Lisa]], the [[Qur'an]], the [[Red Cross]], the [[Titanic]], and [[World War II]].
This section regulates the inclusion and exclusion of names of specific entities, that is, names of individual people, names of geographic features, names of celestial objects, names of mythological creatures, names and titles of various works, etc. Some examples include the [[Internet]], the [[Magna Carta]], the [[Mona Lisa]], the [[Qur'an]], the [[Red Cross]], the [[Titanic]], and [[World War II]].


A name of a specific entity must not be included if it does not meet the [[Wiktionary:Criteria for inclusion#Attestation|attestation]] requirement. Among those that do meet that requirement, many should be excluded while some should be included; there is no agreement on precise, all-encompassing rules for the inclusion of names of specific entities. However, policies exist for names of certain kinds of entities. In particular:
A name of a specific entity must not be included if it does not meet the [[Wiktionary:Criteria for inclusion#Attestation|attestation]] requirement. Among those that do meet that requirement, many should be excluded while some should be included. There is no agreement on precise, all-encompassing rules for the inclusion of names of specific entities. However, policies exist for names of certain kinds of entities. In particular:


* No individual person should be listed as a sense in any entry whose page title includes both a given name or diminutive and a family name or patronymic. For instance, Walter Elias Disney, the film producer and voice of Mickey Mouse, is not allowed a definition line at ''[[Walt Disney]]''.
* No individual person should be listed as a sense in any entry whose page title includes both a given name or diminutive and a family name or patronymic. For instance, Walter Elias Disney, the film producer and voice of Mickey Mouse, is not allowed a definition line at ''[[Walt Disney]]''.

Revision as of 07:45, 4 February 2011

Names of individuals

The section "Names of specific entities", which currently reads as follows:

This section regulates the inclusion and exclusion of names of specific entities, that is, names of individual people, names of geographic entities, names of mythological creatures, names of planets and stars, etc.

Many names of specific entities should be excluded while some should be included. With the exception of geographic entities (for which see the section "Place names"), there is no agreement on specific rules for the inclusion of names of specific entities.

will now read as follows:

This section regulates the inclusion and exclusion of names of specific entities, that is, names of individual people, names of geographic features, names of celestial objects, names of mythological creatures, names and titles of various works, etc. Some examples include the Internet, the Magna Carta, the Mona Lisa, the Qur'an, the Red Cross, the Titanic, and World War II.

A name of a specific entity must not be included if it does not meet the attestation requirement. Among those that do meet that requirement, many should be excluded while some should be included. There is no agreement on precise, all-encompassing rules for the inclusion of names of specific entities. However, policies exist for names of certain kinds of entities. In particular:

  • No individual person should be listed as a sense in any entry whose page title includes both a given name or diminutive and a family name or patronymic. For instance, Walter Elias Disney, the film producer and voice of Mickey Mouse, is not allowed a definition line at Walt Disney.
  • Names of specific companies and of specific places are subject to the “Company names” and “Place names” sections of this page, respectively.
  • For fictional people and places, names as with other terms are governed by the “Fictional universes” section of this page.

Such definitions as are included should be succinct rather than encyclopedic.

  • Vote starts: 00:00, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
  • Vote ends: 24:00, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

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