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WikiProject Articles for creation
Welcome toWikiProject Articles for creation! This is the project page for editors interested in working onArticles for creation,Wikipedia:Redirects for creation,Wikipedia:Categories for creation andFiles for upload.
Only editors withAutoconfirmed and confirmed user levels are allowed to create mainspace articles directly, soArticles for creation, orAfC, opens a path for new users. Experienced editors can help develop and create drafts, and decline submissions that are not ready to be published.
An article may be unsuitable for many reasons. Submissions can be declined based on having insufficient context, containing copyright violations, not assertingnotability, not being properly sourced, promotional language, and for other reasons.
A dedicated team of editors is needed to review the requests. There is often a backlog, so ensure submissions meet Wikipedia guidelines to avoid repeated declines.
On 5 December 2005, in response to theSeigenthaler incident, unregistered users were stopped from creating new pages on the English Wikipedia (read about it in Wikipedia's newspaperThe Signpost).
Consequently, the pageWikipedia:Articles for creation was set up byCreidieki (talk ·contribs) and others, to allow unregistered users to submit articles for registered users to create on their behalf. The first page to be created was the redirectFox Latin AmericaFox Latin America requested by140.247.23.58(talk ·contribs ·WHOIS). The first article created wasHorsea Island byChemstud (talk ·contribs).
Following huge backlogs,Kwsn and othersstarted WikiProject Articles for creation on 2 June 2007.
We need you! Any editor who meets the criteria below can apply to be a reviewer.Reviewersmust have:
Submissions must be reviewed in accordance with Wikipedia'sestablished content policies andguidelines — become familiar with them. The reviewing instructions cover reviews of article drafts, redirects and categories, and file requests.
If you are unsure, ask for help! Some helpful places are theour talk page, the live chat inWikipedia's Live Help Channel, or the#articles-for-creation channel in the NPP Discord.
To join, follow the instructions atWikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants. Administrators andNew Page Patrollers are automatically able to usethe helper script and thus do not need to request access or add their name to the list.
This template is used to welcome new participants to the project. It can be added to a new participant's talk page by adding {{subst:AfC welcome}} to the bottom of the page:
Hi, and welcome toWikiProject Articles for creation! We are editors who work together on theArticles for creation andFiles for upload processes.
Some helpful tips:
Once again, welcome. ~~~~
Put this template on your user page and talk page to help promote this WikiProject!
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You can also use one of the following userboxes.
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Drop this on a prospective reviewer's user talk page to help recruit new reviewers.
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Hello WikiProject Articles for creation,
Unregistered editors cannot create articles on Wikipedia, but they can use thearticles for creation process to submit drafts that registered editors can either accept and publish or decline.WikiProject Articles for creation is looking for experienced editors who want to partake in this peer review process. If you have what it takes toget involved, then please take a look at thereviewing instructions. To discuss specific AfC reviews, do so freely on the designatedtalk page.
There is currently abacklog of over 2800 drafts (0 very old).
If you know an editor who may be willing to help out, please use the template you are currently reading{{subst:WPAFCInvite}} to draw attention to this WikiProject. Many hands make light work!
To add an AFC icon to the top-right corner of a page, use:{{AfC topicon}}
| The AfC barnstar is granted for meritorious contributions relating toArticles for creation and consists of a green cross on a star composed of five capital letter As. The A signifies new articles, which is what this project is all about, the grey signifies the neutrality of Wikipedia, and the green cross signifies theArticles for creation project. There is also a companion ribbonFile:AFC Ribbon 2.png, consisting of a thick blue center stripe surrounded by two narrow grey stripes surrounded by two wide green stripes. The blue center recollects the new color of formerred links. |  | ||
| The ribbon may be displayed by any user who has been awarded the barnstar. |  | To present this award to a user, place the following code on their talk page: {{subst:AFC barnstar|message ~~~~}} | |
This page shows current alerts for articles within the scope ofWikiProject Articles for creation, courtesy of theAAlertBot.
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