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A key characteristic of Wiki is the automatic generation of hyperlinks.
This is made possible by the identification of each page in a wiki with
a WikiName.  Wherever a WikiName is used it creates a link to the
corresponding page.  If the corresponding page does not yet exist, it is
created the first time the link is followed.  This is indicated by a
question mark at the end of the WikiName.


General WikiName Scheme

  In order for this system to work, a scheme is required that
  differentiates WikiName/s from other text.  This rule is sometimes
  called StudlyCaps.  There are two ways of stating the rule:

  0. a WikiName is capitalised word containing more than one capital
     letter, so that 'eligible' capitalises to 'Eligible' which
     StudlyCaps to 'ELigible' or 'EligiBle' or one of the other 125
     variants; or

  0. a WikiName is a phrase that has been capitalised and then
     concatenated, so that 'Zope Zen' becomes 'ZopeZen'.

  When different participants generate WikiName/s for a single topic, we
  would like them to choose the same WikiName.  However, the first
  description is ambigous --- there are many ways to perform the
  conversion.  If you have to use the first, because you only have a
  single word, then see FalseCapitalisation for suggestions.
  Fortunately, the second description is unambigous.  Sometimes it is
  worth adding a word (particularly the definite article).


WikiName Details

  There are some further details for controlling WikiName/s.

  Square Bracket Wiki Name -- Any text can be made into a WikiName by
    placing it between square brackets, e.g.
    [square bracket wiki name].  See [square bracket wiki name] for
    reasons why this is generally a bad idea.

  FalseCapitalisation for WikiName/s -- Occasionally you wish to create a
    WikiName from a single word.  The problem here is the lack of words
    to concatenate.  One solution is to introduce FalseCapitalisation/s
    inside the word, e.g., Zope becomes ZoPe.

  Escaping a WikiName -- A word can be protected from being treated as a
    WikiName by prefixing it with an exclamation.  Notice that this
    **!WikiName** is unrecognised.  This is true whether the
    corresponding page exists or not.

  Pluralising a WikiName -- Often you wish to use a WikiName in plural
    without having to make a separate page.  To do this, interceed a
    non-alphanumeric character, e.g., WikiName/s, WikiName's, or
    WikiName-s.  Another method is to place the WikiName within square
    brackets, e.g., [WikiName]s.

  Prefixing a WikiName -- Sometimes you wish to prefix a WikiName
    without having to make a separate page.  For example, you might want
    to use a term like pre-WikiName.  To do this, interceed a
    hyphen.