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WikiProject Articles for creation

Welcome to WikiProject Articles for creation! This is the project page for editors interested in working on Articles for creation, Wikipedia:Redirects for creation, Wikipedia:Categories for creation and Files for upload.

To submit an article, use the Article wizard; for redirects and categories, use the Redirect wizard and Category wizard respectively. If you would like to request a media file be uploaded to Wikipedia, use the File upload wizard. If you simply want to suggest a topic for someone else to write, use Requested articles.

Introduction

Only editors with Autoconfirmed and confirmed user levels are allowed to create mainspace articles directly, so Articles for creation, or AfC, 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 asserting notability, 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.

Brief history

On 5 December 2005, in response to the Seigenthaler incident, unregistered users were stopped from creating new pages on the English Wikipedia (read about it in the Wikipedia's newspaper The Signpost).

Consequently, the page Wikipedia:Articles for creation was set up by Creidieki (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 redirect Fox Latin America requested by 140.247.23.58 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). The first article created was Horsea Island by Chemstud (talk · contribs).

Following huge backlogs, Kwsn and others started WikiProject Articles for creation on 2 June 2007.

Project goals

Promote awareness of the WikiProject.
Review requests at
Promote, monitor and improve the articles and images created through the project.

How to get involved

We need you! Any editor who meets the criteria below can apply to be a reviewer. Reviewers must have:

a Wikipedia account at least 90 days old.
a minimum of 500 undeleted edits to articles.
read and understood the reviewing instructions.
a demonstrated understanding of the policies mentioned in the reviewing instructions, including the special notability categories.
evidence of understanding the deletion policy (experience in areas such as CSD/AfD/PROD or page curation are beneficial).
a willingness and ability to respond in a timely manner to questions.

Submissions must be reviewed in accordance with Wikipedia's established content policies and guidelines — 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 the our talk page, the live chat in Wikipedia's Live Help Channel, or the #articles-for-creation channel in the NPP Discord.

To join, follow the instructions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants. Administrators and New Page Patrollers are automatically able to use the helper script and thus do not need to request access or add their name to the list.

Welcome template

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 to WikiProject Articles for creation! We are editors who work together on the Articles for creation and Files for upload processes.

Some helpful tips:

Take time to read the reviewers' instructions.
Feel free to ask for help at the reviewers' talk page.
Submissions to be reviewed can be found in Category:Pending AfC submissions and there is a useful list which is maintained by a bot.
You might wish to add {{AFC status}} or {{AfC Defcon}} to your userpage, which will alert you to the number of submissions. There is also a project userbox. If you haven't done so already, please consider adding your name to the list of participants by subject.
Several of our members monitor Wikipedia's help IRC channel, and you are welcome to join in to ask Wikipedia-related questions.
The IRC channel #wikipedia-en-afc ^connect is used occasionally for internal discussion regarding the AfC process, and also serves as a recent changes feed, displaying all edits made in the Articles for creation namespace.
The help desk is the place where new editors can ask questions about their submissions. You are welcome to help in answering their questions.

Once again, welcome. ~~~~

Advertisement and reviewer recruiting

Put this template on your user page and talk page to help promote this WikiProject!

Code: {{Wikipedia ads|ad=69}}


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You can also use one of the following userboxes.

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This user is a participant in WikiProject Articles for creation. You can help!

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This user is an articles for creation reviewer on the English Wikipedia.

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This user reviews and improves submissions at Articles for Creation.

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Drop this on a prospective reviewer's user talk page to help recruit new reviewers.

Code: {{subst:WPAFCInvite}}

Hello WikiProject Articles for creation,

Unregistered editors cannot create articles on Wikipedia, but they can use the articles 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 to get involved, then please take a look at the reviewing instructions. To discuss specific AfC reviews, do so freely on the designated talk page.

There is currently a backlog of over 1200 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!

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To add an AFC icon to the top-right corner of a page, use: {{AFC topicon}}

Awards

The AfC barnstar is granted for meritorious contributions relating to Articles 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 the Articles for creation project. There is also a companion ribbon File: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 former red links.			The AfC Barnstar
The ribbon may be displayed by any user who has been awarded the barnstar.	The AfC ribbon	To present this award to a user, place the following code on their talk page: {{subst:AFC barnstar\|message ~~~~}}

Chat rooms

Wikipedia's IRC Live Help Channel
#wikipedia-en-afc ^connect channel in IRC
#articles-for-creation channel in the NPP Discord

Article Alerts

This page shows current alerts for articles within the scope of WikiProject Articles for creation, courtesy of the AAlertBot.

Did you know

22 Nov 2024 – Jacob Frolich (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dwkaminski (t · c); see discussion
22 Nov 2024 – Tyler Oliveira (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Based5290 (t · c); see discussion
17 Nov 2024 – Arne Slettebak (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sgubaldo (t · c); see discussion
16 Nov 2024 – Trevor (duck) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dan Leonard (t · c); see discussion
15 Nov 2024 – Thomas Sewell (neo-Nazi) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by TarnishedPath (t · c); see discussion
14 Nov 2024 – Alien: Romulus (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lankyant (t · c); see discussion
02 Nov 2024 – Details Cannot Body Wants (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Imbluey2 (t · c); see discussion
31 Oct 2024 – Charles de Gaulle's trip to South America (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dan Leonard (t · c); see discussion
28 Oct 2024 – History of Key West (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bronson Fotiadis1 (t · c); see discussion
16 Oct 2024 – Common fixed point problem (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for deletion

23 Nov 2024 – Pics.io (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Star Mississippi (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
21 Nov 2024 – Domain authority (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by The Anome (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
20 Nov 2024 – PageRank algorithm in biochemistry (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Apocheir (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
17 Nov 2024 – Warren Hue (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pridemanty (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
16 Nov 2024 – Utkarsh Gupta (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
14 Nov 2024 – Akshata Krishnamurthy (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Tammy0507 (t · c); see discussion (14 participants; relisted)
13 Nov 2024 – Abdul Hannan Masud (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vinegarymass911 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
11 Nov 2024 – 2023 Wynne–Parkin tornado (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by EF5 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
11 Nov 2024 – Parents' Worship Day (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ratnahastin (t · c); see discussion (10 participants; relisted)
05 Nov 2024 – Miss You (film) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Robert McClenon (t · c); see discussion (7 participants; relisted)

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Proposed deletions

12 Nov 2024 – Aleksandr Agapitov (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by JBW (t · c) was deleted
12 Nov 2024 – Ingogo (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

11 Nov 2024 – Category:Keystone State Wrestling Alliance (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Namiba (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

22 Nov 2024 – Wikipedia:ASSIMILATION (talk · edit · hist) →Wikipedia:Redirect#Do not "fix" links to redirects that are not broken was RfDed by Trovatore (t · c); see discussion
22 Nov 2024 – Wikipedia:Redirect assimilation (talk · edit · hist) →Wikipedia:Redirect#Do not "fix" links to redirects that are not broken was RfDed by Trovatore (t · c); see discussion
21 Nov 2024 – Richard Doty (talk · edit · hist) →Mirage Men was RfDed by Carguychris (t · c); see discussion
21 Nov 2024 – Moseley tea service (talk · edit · hist) →Earl Grey tea#Alcoholic preparations was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
20 Nov 2024 – Xxps (talk · edit · hist) →XXP was RfDed by 65.92.246.77 (t · c); see discussion
18 Nov 2024 – Mario I (talk · edit · hist) →Super Mario Bros. was RfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion
16 Nov 2024 – Bccs (talk · edit · hist) →BCC was RfDed by 65.92.246.77 (t · c); see discussion
04 Nov 2024 – ハンマーブロス (talk · edit · hist) →List of Mario franchise characters was RfDed by TNstingray (t · c); see discussion
29 Oct 2024 – Her Royal Hotness (talk · edit · hist) →Pippa Middleton was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
14 Nov 2024 – 6beta-aminonaltrexol (talk · edit · hist) →Β-Naltrexamine RfDed by Mdewman6 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

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Recently accepted articles

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