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[edit] Scope

All disambiguation pages, as described at Wikipedia:Disambiguation.

[edit] Goals

Make disambiguation pages conform to the manual of style.
Eliminate links to disambiguation pages, such as the massive list at Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links, and keep Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links/Maintenance under control.

[edit] How to help

First, please familiarize yourself with the Wikipedia Disambiguation Style, described at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages).
Then, though this project is mainly concerned with editing existing disambiguation pages, it is useful to have read Wikipedia:Disambiguation, which describes guidelines about when and how to disambiguate.
Pick a disambiguation page to work on (see the "Finding disambiguation pages" section below).
Once you have fixed an article, leave an edit summary pointing to this project. This is important as it tells reviewers why the article was changed and gains this project some visibility. Suggested edit summary:
```
 Repaired link to disambiguation page: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation|please help]] 
```
If you are a coder you can help here: /Fixer

[edit] Marking disambiguation pages for cleanup

If you find a dab (disambiguation) page which needs cleaning up, but don't have the time to do it right now (or, aren't sure about the best way to attack the problem), you can change the {{disambig}} template at the bottom of the page to be {{disambig-cleanup}} (or change {{hndis}} to {{hndis-cleanup}}). This will add it to Category:Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup, as well as change the descriptive text at the bottom of the page. Describing the problem on the dab page's talk page will help future editors understand what they need to do.

If you want to help clean up dab pages other people have nominated, just visit Category:Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup and pick one to work on. Check the talk page for comments earlier editors may have left. When you fix up a page, please change the {{disambig-cleanup}} back to {{disambig}} (or change {{hndis-cleanup}} back to {{hndis}}). Thanks for helping make Wikipedia a less ambiguous place!

[edit] Reporting malplaced disambiguation pages

Where there is no primary topic, the disambiguation page should be at "Foo" rather than "Foo (disambiguation)", as stated in Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Generic topic. When you find a malplaced disambiguation page, you can report it at /Malplaced disambiguation pages, or, if you can do so yourself, use the move tool to rename the malplaced page.

[edit] Disambiguating pages

There are many instances where a new disambiguation page is needed. A collection of auto-generated suggestions is at Wikipedia:Suggestions for name disambiguation. You can help by disambiguating the entries listed there.

[edit] Disambiguation pages with hatnotes

Most disambiguation pages do not need hatnotes, except for {{distinguish}} and {{selfref}} on base-name dabs. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation/Disambiguation pages with hatnotes for a list to investigate.

[edit] Related WikiProjects

Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy, for pages related to the names of people
Wikipedia:WikiProject Roadmap, for a method of putting any article in proper context by showing which other articles it depends upon and which articles depend on it

[edit] Resources

[edit] Finding disambiguation pages

Dablinks, a tool running on the Toolserver that lists ambiguous internal Wikipedia links in a page
Special:Disambiguations shows pages with links to disambiguation pages (see also the list of disambig templates)
Category:Disambiguation contains most all the pages that are in the scope of this WikiProject.
Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links lists pages that relate to the goal of eliminating links to disambiguation pages
Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links/Maintenance lists pages that are known to have had incoming links repeatedly in the past and require monitoring
Current disambiguation collaboration at the Dab-pages-with-links page
Wikipedia:Offline reports/Is this really a disambiguation page?, pages labeled as dabs that have only one article referenced on them (inactive page)
Category:Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup, dabs that have been tagged for needed attention

[edit] Templates

Disambiguation templates are listed under the "general" category of template message. Most of these templates do not have usage guidelines associated with them on their Talk pages, however, some direction is provided for hatnotes at Wikipedia:Hatnote#Hatnote templates and Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Disambiguation links.

" * " = no usage guidelines

On disambiguation pages:

{{Disambig}}
{{Disambig-cleanup}}
{{Hndis}} – articles associated with the same personal name
{{Hndis-cleanup}}

Topic-specific templates - these bring the disambiguation page to the attention of editors knowledgeable in the topic (through category includes or WikiProjects and often include topic specific language
- {{Geodis}} – distinct geographical locations with the same name
- {{Hospitaldis}}
- {{POWdis}} (places of worship)
- {{Schooldis}}
- {{Roaddis}}
- {{Airport disambig}} – airports with the same or similar names
- {{Mathdab}}
- {{Numberdis}} * – lists articles associated with the same number

On set index articles. Note that set index articles are similar to, but are not the same thing as disambiguation pages:

{{SIA}} * – The generic set index template.
{{Mountainindex}} – For set index articles about mountain names.
{{Shipindex}} – For lists of ships with the same or similar names.

On anthroponymy list articles. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy for specific guidelines. These are also not disambiguation pages, although short lists may be embedded on disambiguation pages until they are long enough to split off.

{{Given name}} – For given name pages or sections of disambiguation pages that list people by given names.
{{Surname}} – For pages or sections of disambiguation pages that list people by family name.

Optional Wiktionary templates, for use on disambiguation pages:

Lookfrom, for use on disambiguation pages where the term is used to form compound terms, this link lists all pages that begin with the specified term:

- {{lookfrom}} {{lookfrom|term}}
The lookfrom template can also be wrapped in the {{selfref}} template to mark it as a self-reference:
- {{selfref|* {{lookfrom|term}}|}}

Hatnotes, for use on articles where reference to a disambiguation page is useful

{{about}} * (formerly {{otheruses4}})
{{otheruses}}
{{redirect}} *
{{for}} *
{{dablink}} *
{{otheruses2}} *
{{otherusesabout}} (formerly {{OtherUses}})
{{otheruses-number}}
{{otherplaces}} *
Wiktionary:Template:wikipediaabbr * for use on Wiktionary pages

Redirect, for use on redirects that point to a disambiguation page

{{R to disambiguation page}}

Inline, for use within article text where a link needs correcting, but it is unclear where it should link

{{dn}} or {{Disambig needed}}

Project banner, for use on the disambiguation article's talkpage

{{DisambigProject}}

User talk, for alerting editors to the dab guidelines.

{{subst:uw-dab}}

Userbox, for your own userpage

{{User WP Disambiguation}}

[edit] Deletion discussions

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Disambiguations

[edit] Participants

Members list

All participants are worthy to wield the official dab-cleaning broom

	This user is a member of WikiProject Disambiguation.

Please insert your details here (in alphabetical order please). Use {{User WP Disambiguation}} on your user page if you wish to post your pride in joining this esteemed WikiProject.

15lsoucy, I write disambiguation pages when I see them necessary
16@r
AeronPeryton, I'll keep an eye on the pages needing cleanup category and any that need work as I find them.
AchedDamiman
Acjelen
Adjusting
After Midnight
AKeen
Aguerriero (ţ) (ć) (ë)
Alex Roggio
Alphax ^τεχ
Anakata
Andareed
AndrewHowse Sometimes here, sometimes there.
User:Andrewlp1991
Andylkl ^(talk)
AnnaFrance (talk)
Anthony Ivanoff
aphid360
Aqwis
Arbitarily0
Arthena
Artichoke-Boy
Astrale01
Auntof6

Bakanov
Beginning is formally committing to her sick addiction. :)
billinghurst
Biochemza (talk · contribs)
older≠wiser Not sure how much I'll actively participate in project tasks, but I have an interest in dab pages.
Bláthnaid
Bleeding Blue
Blnguyen.Blnguyen
BrainyBabe. I have been tidying up dab pages for a long time and have just discovered this project.
BryanG
Brz7 (one of my favourite activities on Wikipedia!)
Burzmali - Working on human name dab pages, over 2 weeks and I am still fixing Johns

Calindigo
CALR
Camaron | Chris (talk)
Canglesea - Chipping away at the Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links list
CarolGray - working on placenames.
Cate 13:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
Catherine\^talk
cf38 I work on them a little bit, so I guess it's time to join up! cf38^talk 20:47, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Chaffers ^(talk)/_{(contributions)} 16:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Chapium\^talk
Chaser T
Chris the speller - I move lots of namecruft from dab pages to surname and given name articles
Christopherlin making it official
CJewell (talk to me)
Clariosophic I have been working on dab pages relating to NRHP listings, churches, etc.
Clarityfiend
Commander Keane
ConDem^Talk - why is doing this so satisfying?
Cool Blue - I'll join! Why not?
CPAScott
CQ
CSWarren I do a lot of link-disambiguating already, so I guess I should sign up here.
Cúchullain ^t/c I work on disambiguation pages a lot, so I guess it's time to join up.

DaGizza
Dan Leveille^TALK
Davehi1
DCDuring - esp. cognitive psychology
ddlamb - I've been doing dab repair for a few months, and I just never got around to signing up. :-)
Deizio - just love it....
DeLarge (mostly dabpage repairing)
Dlrohrer2003
Docu
Dommccas
Doncram
Dorkules
dpotter
Dr. Sunglasses - I also find it repetitive yet fun. I'm working on removing internal links.
DrWarpMind
Dumelow

Charlie-talk to me-what I've done 22:42, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
EdGl (disambiguation link repair)
Elonka (my second home is at Category:Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup)
Emperor - as I'm doing a lot of disambiguating anyway I might as well sign up
Encephalon‘’
Enchanter
Endroit — I will specialize in DAB's involving CJKV characters.
Enochlau
Esprit15d
EWS23 (Leave me a message!) - I've been involved in WP:DPL since September 2005; not sure why I didn't put my name on this list sooner.
Ezhiki (talk · contribs)

Fabio
fififolle
firenze127
Floquenbeam This looks like something I could help with when I have a free minute here or there.
Felix Folio Secundus, interested in the topic but busy with other projects
Fournax
France3470

Gaff
Gamesmaster G-9
Geniac
Gerry Ashton
Goldom Dunno why I hadn't found this project sooner, I do tons of this
Goochelaar
GraemeMcRae^talk
grubber

Hairy Dude - Fixing disambig notices to use templates seems to be one of the things I do most. I've also created a couple of disambig pages.
HeartofaDog
Hide&Reason – One more disambo soldier reporting for duty. I've been chipping away at Greek so far.
HopeChrist (talk) 21:36, 19 September 2008 (UTC) - My interests are in the religion and spirituality related disamb. pages
Hydrogen Iodide

J04n talk
Jameboy
Jeff - with the aid of CorHomo and Navigation popups
Jerzy - When MoSDab was sent for consensus, I (briefly) thought it was a mistake, so I guess it's appropriate for this to finally be my first WikiProject.
JHunterJ
jiy
Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley _talk _contrib 17:28, 2 June 2007 (UTC) (Seem to spend way too much time cleaning up DPs and otherwise sorting dab like cleaning up or adding redirects and hatnotes.)
John J. Bulten - taking the plunge now, but have enjoyed it a year already.
Johnny Au
johnSLADE (talk)
Jon Stockton - as with others, have done it a while but never signed up
Jonathan Kovaciny (talk|contribs)
Josh Parris ✉
Jw21/PenaltyKillah^{(discuss•edits)} - Helping to make the Wikipedia Experience faster and more enjoyable.

Kaiwynn (talk) joined 01 January 2007.
Karenjc (talk) joined 12 July 2008.
Kenb215 - October 10, 2006
Kingjamie - January 5, 2007 (help out with mainly sporting Disambiguation's)
Kpalion — I occasionally create or cleanup disamb. pages so I thought I'd add my name here.
Krash (Talk) I've been formating dab pages for some time now. I didn't know there was a WikiProject for it.
Kusma (討論)
Koert van der Veer (talk)
Kyoko I've been doing some of this occasionally without knowing there was an actual WikiProject for it...sure, I'll help.

Lauracs
LAX
Legotech Hoping I can help out some
Lenoxus (talk · contribs) 06:07, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
LessThanClippers
ŁittleÄlien¹⁸²

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~~maf (talk-cont) (finally relenting to sign up after some 120 cleanups)~~ (rm myself after some 121 cleanups - guidelines are not enough, will wait for policy)
Magicmonster
Magioladitis
Mahanga ^Talk
Malpass93
Maias
--M @r ē ino -- I do enough of this anyway, that I might as well stay informed about the latest guidelines
MartinDK
Mashiah 22:20, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Masoud
Matchups I started fixing pages as I run into them, after being corrected on "prettifying" a dab page. I also created {{mosdab}}.
Matthew Yeager
MECU≈talk
Mdebets
MegX
Merenta
Mervyn
Michfan2123 This is addicting, I don't know why
Millichip
Milton Stanley - This is fun.
Missvain
Mothball
M r. L e fty _{Talk to me!}
Mycroft7
Michael Z.

Naha|^(talk) 14:10, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
NapoliRoma I've been fixing pages as I see them for a while now; not sure what it means to add myself to the list, but count me in
Nataly a
Negabandit86
Nehrams2020
Nekura
Neonumbers
Neutralle
Nihonjoe
Nikki311
Norwaystudent
Ntsimp I've been repairing links for a few weeks; just found this page.

OttoTheFish

Parsecboy (talk) I pretty much just stick to WP:MDP, probably not so much in any of the rest of the project.
Paul Erik
Pb30
Pikiwyn
ponyo
Propaniac
Purplebackpack89
Quarl ^(talk)

Quentin X
Quiddity
queso man -- I've been doing this for a while with Tibetan, but I forgot to sign up!
QuadrivialMind - Doing this helps me channel my inner WikiGnome :)
QueenCake - Yeah sounds like something I could do.

ramu50
Ravn and his DabMachine also love to disambiguate.
Rbarreira
Reinyday
Reliable ♪ Forever ^talk 23:24, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
Renesis - I've been fixing disambig pages on my own a little, so I'd like to join the project.
Rhindle The Red I'm in.
RideABicycle I didn't even know this was part of a group, but I've been "clarifying" (the term I have applied to the process of directing links to proper pages, not disambiguation pages) for a while (I recently cleared out Special:Whatlinkshere/Lake_Placid). I look forward to continuing my "clarification crusade" but as a member of WikiProject Disambiguation.
Risingpower
Rjd0060
rkmlai
Robocoder - count me in...
Rosiestep (talk)
RoySmith
Russ (talk)

Sanguinity
Sapphic
SCHZMO ✍
Scott Davis ^Talk I've been doing this for about 4 months.
Secret ^{wat's sup}
sgeureka ^t•c I mainly go for dab pages marked for cleanup
ShelfSkewed Talk
Shruti14
Silence
SlackerMom
Smack (talk)
Sarmad
SoberEmu Mainly working on WP:DPWL
Speednat
Squids and Chips
Srice13
Starrycupz
Stijn Vermeeren
Swpb

TAnthony - I'm in the process of using AWB to add the Project banner to all disambig talk pages which don't currently have them; 1000 down, 13,000 to go ;)
Tatrgel
Tbone762
Tedernst | talk
Tesscass
Thaagenson
Thaurisil
The Chronic
The Rambling Man I started a while ago, but have rediscovered the joys of the task
Theheadhunter
TimBentley
— TKD::Talk 07:34, 14 October 2007 (UTC) I often try to clean up badly formatted disambiguation pages when I see them.
Tkynerd
TonyTheTiger
Totakeke423
Trevor MacInnis
Tyciol 15:51, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Veledan • Talk I've been working on DPL since August: I guess it's time I signed up :-)
Vicarious, I fancy myself a bit of an expert on disambig pages, but I'm exquisitely egotistical so I'm really not to be trusted on that.

Yamara ✉ 10:38, 16 February 2008 (UTC) — Mostly in conjunction with disambig pages related to the Time or Biography Projects

Zach425
Zigger «º» (old dab-er)
Zoz (t)

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