Alternative History:Conventions in use in this wiki

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Because there are many timelines on this wiki, a page name such as "Mexico" could create confusion. Which Mexico is referred to? The one in the Toyotomi Japan timeline? The one in the Greater Columbia timeline? One of several others? As a result, a convention has been adopted to mark every article with a tag indicating its timeline. This may be the full name of the timeline, or a shortened form. For example, all files of the Toyotomi Japan timeline are marked by (Toyotomi), thus, Mexico (Toyotomi) indicates Mexico in that timeline.

To make linking easier, templates can be used. For example, if you type, you'll get the equivalent of X , that is, the wiki will show the link as being "X", but it will take you to the page "X (Toyotomi)".

To create a template for your timeline, create a page "Template:X" and type in:

(Name)

"Name" will be the tag used for the timeline. To use this template, you merely type