Like all wikis using In general the [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] software, Akvopedia uses the Akvopedia has eighteen built-in [http://wwwen.mediawikiwikipedia.org/wiki/HelpCategory:Namespace namespacesWikipedia_naming_conventions Wikipedia Naming conventions]: the main namespace, where page names have no prefix, and seventeen auxiliary types, each with its own prefix. In addition, there are two custom namespaces, with their own prefixes.
== Basic namespaces Structural naming conventions ==The nature of the MediaWiki software, which the Akvopedia uses, means that the names used to name pages in the wiki creates an implicit structure of the content. Learn more about the [[Akvopedia:Namespaces|Akvopedia namespaces]].
===MainExamples ===The main namespace or namespace is the Akvopedia proper. It is the default namespace and does not use a prefix.Examples of structural naming conventions are:
Example* [[Akvopedia:About]] - an article about the Akvopedia* [[Help: Getting started]] - a help article within the Akvopedia* [[Publication:Keep it working]] - a publication reproduced in the Akvopedia* [[Portal:Sanitation]] - a portal with links to sanitation articles* [[:Image:Rope pump.PNG]].- a link to an image page
===Akvopedia (Project)=Recreated documents and reports ==The general rule is that documents and publications are not reproduced as a whole inside of the Akvopedia project namespace (prefix ''Akvopedia:''. However, also called in some instances this may still be something which we want to do. For example if the ''Akvopedia namespace'') publication is accessed a namespace that provides information about Akvopedia lot in part and how hard to get access to use it. The page you are now reading is located in Generally the project namespacepublication should be linked to where it resides on an external site with a link.
Example: [[To keep the Akvopedia namespace from becoming cluttered up we have to have a structure for documents and reports which are reproduced in the Akvopedia. For documents and reports we will use a prefix of ''Publication:Privacy policy]]'' with the name of the publication, in full, behind the colon. Then there will be a second colon to separate chapters from the main publication.
===Portal===Example: [[Publication:Keep it working]]<br />The portal namespace (prefix ''PortalExample: [[Publication:Keep it working:'') is for reader-oriented portals that help readers find and browse through articles related to a specific subject. Chapter 1]]
Example: [[Portal:Water]].
===Help===The Help namespace contains Help pages. Example: [[HelpCategory:Getting Started]Akvopedia]. ==Talk namespaces==Except for special pages, each namespace has an associated talk namespace. The talk namespaces are designated by adding ''talk:'' to the normal prefix. For example, the talk namespace associated with the main article namespace has the prefix ''Talk:'', while the talk namespace associated with the user namespace has the prefix ''User talk:''. Most of the pages in the talk namespaces are used to discuss changes to the corresponding page in the associated namespace. Pages in the ''user talk'' namespace are used to leave messages for a particular user. The user talk namespace is special in that, whenever a user's talk page is edited, that user (if logged-in) will see a box saying "You have new messages" on the top every page that they view until they visit their talk page. == For more information == For a more general description about the namespaces and their use, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Namespace Wikipedia article on Namespace].
