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	* [[Article 2]]		* [[Article 2]]
	* [[Article 3]]</pre>		* [[Article 3]]</pre>
−	Replace "page name" and "article #" appropriately, of course.	+	Replace the "page name" and use the appropriate article names, of course.
−	Don't forget to "sign" the page with the [[Template:Disambig|Disambig]] template, which indicates that this is a disambiguation page. Example:	+	Don't forget to tag the page with {{Templatelink|Disambig}}, which indicates that it is a disambiguation page and automatically categorises it appropriately.
−	<pre>(Carlo) may refer to:	+
		+	==Examples==
		+	For a page with pagename "Carlo (disambiguation)":
		+	<pre>{{Disambig}}
		+
		+	(Carlo) may refer to:
	* [[Carlo (Baggage Claim)]]		* [[Carlo (Baggage Claim)]]
−	* [[Carlo (Port-Ludo)]]	+	* [[Carlo (Port-Ludo)]]</pre>
−	{{Disambig}}</pre>	+	You could also add short distinctive descriptions for each one instead of their full page names, preferably with additional links to their context, like this:
		+	<pre>{{Disambig}}
−	Lastly, you could add short distinctive descriptions for each one, preferably with additional links to their context, like this:	+	(Carlo) may refer to:
−	<pre>(Carlo) may refer to:	+
	* [[Carlo (Baggage Claim)|Carlo]] - the worker guy downstairs in the [[Baggage Claim]] on [[Citadel Island]]		* [[Carlo (Baggage Claim)|Carlo]] - the worker guy downstairs in the [[Baggage Claim]] on [[Citadel Island]]
−	* [[Carlo (Port-Ludo)|Carlo]] - the quetch jeux de boule player in [[Port-Ludo]] on [[Desert Island]]	+	* [[Carlo (Port-Ludo)|Carlo]] - the quetch jeux de boule player in [[Port-Ludo]] on [[Desert Island]]</pre>
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−	{{Disambig}}</pre>	+
−	'''''Note:''' convention is to name these pages appropriately, like "Carlo (disambiguation)"''	+	'''''Note:''' convention is to name this kind of page appropriately, like "Carlo (disambiguation)"''
	==Disambiguations in the Twinsuniverse==		==Disambiguations in the Twinsuniverse==
−	For a list of all pages that use the Disambig template, see the [[:Category:Disambiguation]].	+	For a list of all pages that use the Disambig template, see [[:Category:Disambiguation]]. Pages that use the above mentioned template are automatically listed here.
	[[Category:Disambiguation| ]]		[[Category:Disambiguation| ]]

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A disambiguation page is a "junction" page, linking to several articles of the same name. Although in the LBA worlds this is less common, we might sometimes encounter the need for such a page.

Creating a disambiguation page

To create a disambiguation page, start the article you wish to be such a page, and enter the following text layout:

(Page name) may refer to:
* [[Article 1]]
* [[Article 2]]
* [[Article 3]]

Replace the "page name" and use the appropriate article names, of course.

Don't forget to tag the page with {{Disambig}}, which indicates that it is a disambiguation page and automatically categorises it appropriately.

Examples

For a page with pagename "Carlo (disambiguation)":

{{Disambig}}

(Carlo) may refer to:
* [[Carlo (Baggage Claim)]]
* [[Carlo (Port-Ludo)]]

You could also add short distinctive descriptions for each one instead of their full page names, preferably with additional links to their context, like this:

{{Disambig}}

(Carlo) may refer to:
* [[Carlo (Baggage Claim)|Carlo]] - the worker guy downstairs in the [[Baggage Claim]] on [[Citadel Island]]
* [[Carlo (Port-Ludo)|Carlo]] - the quetch jeux de boule player in [[Port-Ludo]] on [[Desert Island]]

Note: convention is to name this kind of page appropriately, like "Carlo (disambiguation)"

Disambiguations in the Twinsuniverse

For a list of all pages that use the Disambig template, see Category:Disambiguation. Pages that use the above mentioned template are automatically listed here.