Editing Encyclopedia:Article titles (section)

===Name changes===
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Sometimes the subject of an article will undergo a change of name. When this occurs, we give extra weight to [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources|independent, reliable, English-language sources]] ("reliable sources" for short) written after the name change. If the reliable sources written after the change is announced routinely use the new name, Wikipedia should follow suit and change relevant titles to match. If, on the other hand, reliable sources written after the name change is announced continue to use the established name {{em|when discussing the article topic in the present day}}, Wikipedia should continue to do so as well, as described above at {{section link||Use commonly recognizable names}}.

[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a crystal ball|Wikipedia is not a crystal ball]]. We do not know what terms or names will be used in the future, but only what is and has been in use, and is therefore familiar to our readers. However, [[Wikipedia:Common sense|common sense]] can be applied&nbsp;– if the subject of an article has a name change, it is reasonable to consider the usage following the change in [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable]], English-language sources. This provision also applies to names used as part of descriptive titles.