Difference between revisions of "Naming the titles of files and their pages"

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Use a name that describes the file and some main parameters.
In general the rule is that your title should contain the title that was used by the authors of the file, article, book, video. This is important especially when searching for a certain content. For example, someone else may already have uploaded an article from a web page and you want to check whether this article is already there.
For example, the title of a book, you may include 'Book - ' to make clear that this is the actual book and not a page about the book.
Date: If there is a date, start the file with it like this: '2015 05 13 -'. First the year, then the month, then the day.
- Example: Private:2012 09 05 - Mailonline - I got married in a Moonie mass wedding
Location: Sometimes the location is important, for example for images, so you could include something like 'Paris' in the title.
Do not make the titles too long because that will give problems with storing the files on hard disks and also with making thumbnails of images.
Source: Suppose you made a pdf file of an article that you found in the New York Times. Then it's a good idea to include 'New York Times' in the title.
Clean: Make your titles look clean, therefore no unnecessary underscores __ etc.
Do not copy propaganda that is hidden in titles. This is not always possible, for example if the title is that of a book. But otherwise, be keen on this.

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-Use a name that describes the file and some main parameters.
+*Use a name that describes the file and some main parameters.
+*In general the rule is that your title should contain the title that was used by the authors of the file, article, book, video. This is important especially when searching for a certain content. For example, someone else may already have uploaded an article from a web page and you want to check whether this article is already there.
-For example, the title of a book, you may include 'Book - ' to make clear that this is the actual book and not a page about the book.
+*For example, the title of a book, you may include 'Book - ' to make clear that this is the actual book and not a page about the book.
+*'''Date''': If there is a date, start the file with it like this: '2015 05 13 -'. First the year, then the month, then the day.
-Date: If there is a date, start the file with it like this: '2015, May 13'. First the year, then the month in letters, then the day.
+**Example: <code>Private:2012 09 05 - Mailonline - I got married in a Moonie mass wedding</code>
+*'''Location''': Sometimes the location is important, for example for images, so you could include something like 'Paris' in the title.
-Location: Sometimes the location is important, for example for images, so you could include something like 'Paris' in the title.
+*Do not make the titles too long because that will give problems with storing the files on hard disks and also with making thumbnails of images.
+*'''Source''': Suppose you made a pdf file of an article that you found in the New York Times. Then it's a good idea to include 'New York Times' in the title.
-Do not make the titles too long because that will give problems with storing the files on hard disks and also with making thumbnails of images.
+*'''Clean''': Make your titles look clean, therefore no unnecessary underscores __ etc.
+*'''Do not copy propaganda''' that is hidden in titles. This is not always possible, for example if the title is that of a book. But otherwise, be keen on this.
-Source: Suppose you made a pdf file of an article that you found in the New York Times. Then it's a good idea to include 'New York Times' in the title.
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