Help:Disambiguation

Disambiguation in the Scratch Wiki is the process of resolving the conflicts that arise when a single term is ambiguous, and so may refer to more than one topic which the Scratch Wiki covers. For example, the word "Mod" can refer to a Scratch Modification, as well as a Community Moderator or the mod  block. There are four important aspects to disambiguation:


 * Naming articles in such a way that each has a unique title
 * Making the links for ambiguous terms point to the correct article title
 * Ensuring that a reader who searches for a topic using a particular term can get to the information on that topic quickly and easily, whichever of the possible topics it might be
 * Basic conventions, such as checking that the links and their descriptions are separated by dashes ( [created with - or using the symbols box below the editing area]), not commas. To see the basic form of a disambiguation page, see here.

When a term means one thing a lot more than others, a priority disambig should be created. Only use this when the exact term is the name of the disambiguation; notice how Collaboration (disambiguation) is written with Collaboration redirecting to Collaboration (group). Be careful; in an example like Scratch Mod, the disambig should not be written in priority form.

Disambiguation pages with only two items are not necessary; it would be a better idea to use quick explanation of what the page is to distinguish it from the other page(s) or title that redirects here. More information on how to use the templates is available on their documentation pages.

Put disambig on the top of a disambiguation page. This template will add it to Category:Disambiguations.