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==Titles==
=== Article Titles ===
In situations where a character is addressed both with and without a title and one isn't much more common than the other, consider the surrounding context (e.g. the two lords who switch their votes from [[Ashweather Cett|Cett]] to [[Ferson Penrod|Penrod]] are given the pages [[Lord Hue]] and [[Lord Habren]]; Lord Habren has an equal number of references with the "Lord" title and without it, but Lord Hue is always called Lord Hue, and so Lord Habren's page is titled "Lord Habren" to match Lord Hue's), but you should generally consult with the [[Coppermind:Keepers|Keepers]] when naming the articles in grey areas like this.
If it is unclear whether what a character considers to be their full name has changed in a book, their article will not generally be renamed immediately. For example, [[Moash]]'s page was not moved to "Vyre" after the release of ''[[Oathbringer]]'' and indeed ''[[Rhythm of War]]'' bore out that he uses both names. Similarly, [[Shallan Davar]]'s page was not moved to "Shallan Kholin" at that time, as it was unclear whether she had changed her last name, and indeed Brandon later [[wob:14904|confirmed]] that [[Veden]] women generally do not take their husband's last name.
Beware that, article titles are case sensitive for all letters except the first (so, there is a difference between <code>[[BioChromatic Breath]]</code>, <code>Biochromatic Breath</code>, and <code>Biochromatic breath</code>, but not between <code>[[BioChromatic Breath]]</code> and <code>[[bioChromatic Breath]]</code> [though, even if you made that first <code>b</code> lowercase when you created the page, MediaWiki would still render it as uppercase]). Always use standard capitalization for terminology. MediaWiki also differentiates articles depending on whether apostrophes are smart quotes or not, so be sure to use regular quotes, not the curlier quotes a rich word processor like Microsoft Word produces.▼
When the above guidelines don't seem to fit with the individual circumstances of an article, the best thing to do is to talk with other editors; the [[Coppermind: Keepers|Keepers]] will determine the best name to use on a case-by-case basis for such articles. Exceptions to the guidelines given above are:
* [[Vin]] is used over Vin Venture
* [[Szeth]] is used over Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Szeth-son-Neturo, or Szeth-son-Honor
* Some Epics (e.g., [[Jonathan Phaedrus]], [[Megan Tarash]], and [[Edmund Sense]]) use their personal names
▲Beware that
==== Disambiguation ====
When multiple distinct characters or other topics share the same name, their article names have to be changed slightly so that they can be [[Template: Disambig|disambiguated]]. Usually, this is done by adding something, usually a parenthetical, to each page name that distinguishes that page from other pages with the same name. The order of preference for these additions is generally:
# Distinction by specific name (e.g., [[Inkwell Flight]] to [[Inkwell (Epic)]] and [[Inkwell (town)]])
# Distinction by type (e.g., [[Burl (character)]] and [[burl (species)]])
# Distinction by setting
#* For cosmere things, this means the world a thing is from (e.g., [[Zu (Sel)]] and [[Zu (Roshar)]]
#* For non-cosmere things, this means the series a thing is from (e.g., [[Molly (Perfect State)]] and [[Molly (Snapshot)]])
#* For a mix of cosmere and non-cosmere things, follow the rule for each each setting for its pages (e.g., [[Vent (Scadrial)]] and [[Vent (Skyward)]])
# Distinction by some other characteristic (e.g., [[Ton (Veden)]] and [[Ton (singer)]])
While those are the general guidelines used, the best practice is generally to ask a Keeper when you encounter something that needs to be disambiguated. This will often be necessary anyways, as only Keepers can move existing pages to a new title. Occasionally, if the topic of one page is significantly more important than the other topics with the same name, it may be kept at the exact name, without a parenthetical.
===Section Titles===
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