

For example, all user pages are prefixed by " User:", their talk pages by "User talk:" templates by "Template:" and various types of internal administrative pages by "Wikipedia:" (such as this page). This is distinct from other namespaces, where page names are always prefixed by an indicator of the particular namespace in which the page resides.

The main namespace is the default namespace and does not use a prefix in article page names. The main namespace, article namespace, or mainspace is the namespace of Wikipedia that contains the encyclopedia proper-that is, where "live" Wikipedia articles reside, as opposed to Sandbox pages. "Articles" belong to the main namespace of Wikipedia pages (also called " article namespace" or simply " mainspace"). Main page: Wikipedia:Administration § Data structure and development Wikipedia policies and guidelines pages (along with everything else in the Wikipedia: namespace).templates, including navboxes (aka navigation boxes),.The following items are not counted as articles (see also Wikipedia:Administration § Data structure and development): These lists or tables are also considered articles for Wikipedia's purposes and are included in the Main/Article namespace, the one without a title prefix followed by a colon ( :). However, articles may also be formatted as stand-alone lists or tables (not to be confused with disambiguation pages, which are purely navigation aids). Most articles consist of paragraphs and images (perhaps with other types of audiovisual media). contains wikilinks to and is linked to by other articles or article sections about related topics.contains references to reliable sources, and.is written in an encyclopedic style of language,.A Wikipedia article or entry is a page on this site that has encyclopedic information on it.
