Help:Namespaces

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A Namespace is a collection of pages which have content with a similar purpose, i.e. pages where the intended use is the same. Namespaces can be thought of as partitions of different types of information within the same wiki, and keep "real" content separate from user pages, templates, etc. They are distingued using the namespace prefix (e.g. Wikisimpsons: , Template: ...) In Wikisimpsons there are 14 namespaces:

Namespace Prefix Purpose Talk Talk Prefix (Main) No Prefix "Real" content; articles Talk Talk: User User: User pages User talk User talk: Wikisimpsons Wikisimpsons: Information about the wiki. Wikisimpsons talk Wikisimpsons talk: File File: Picture description pages File talk File talk: Mediawiki Mediawiki: Site interface customization. Mediawiki talk Mediawiki talk: Template Template: Template pages Template talk Template talk: Help Help: Help pages Help talk Help talk: Category Category: Category description pages Category talk Category talk: UserWiki UserWiki: UserWiki talk UserWiki talk: User profile User profile: User profile talk User profile talk: Blog Blog: Blog talk Blog talk: Forum Forum: Forum talk Forum talk: Dictionary Dictionary: Dictionary talk Dictionary talk: News News: News pages News talk News talk:

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