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== How to use the "articles for creation helper script" ==
==AFC Helper Script==
The "Articles for creation helper script" is a script that assists in reviewing article submissions. The script can accept and decline article submissions, mark submissions as under review, tag submissions for deletion, and add comments to submissions without changing their status. The script will also automatically notify the author of the outcome and can be used to create the respective talk page of an accepted submission.
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'''The AFC Helper Script''' is a script by ] that assists in reviewing both article, redirect and category submissions. The script can accept and decline articles, mark articles as ''Review in progress'' and add comments to submissions without changing their status. The script will also automatically notify the author of the outcome and can be used to create the respective talk pages, of an approved submission or request.


It is '''highly recomended''' that reviewers use the script when reviewing articles, as it ensures that editors are notified and templates are removed from articles once they have been created. It is '''very highly recommended''' that reviewers use the script when reviewing, as it ensures that editors are notified and templates are removed from articles once they have been created. Though it is technically possible to do the process manually, it needs to be done exactly in every detail to avoid confusion to the contributors and other reviewers.


Editors must read the script documentation and the reviewing instructions below before starting to review submissions. The documentation and the discussion pages for the script are located at ].
To install the script follow the instructions at ].


To install the script go to your user preferences and check the checkbox at: {{myprefs|9|AFC Helper Script: easily review Articles for creation submissions (drafts)}}
*Documentation: ]
*Script Location: ].


== How to find submissions for review ==
==Without the script==
All drafts are displayed in the dynamic list at ]. Select 'Articles for Creation' and then from 'Set filters' choose from the multiple options which kind of drafts you would like to review. Submissions sorted by their predicted category can be found at ]. This page is updated every day by a bot.
Follow the instructions in the sections below. You will need to manually edit the template code in accordance with the examples given.


You can also find a list at ]. Or you can click on the button at {{tl|AFC button}}, which will take you to a random article waiting for your keen eye.
Please remember to notify editors once you have reviewed their submission

== How to place a submission "under review" ==
If you are in the process of reviewing a submission, please mark the submission "under review". This changes the visible submission template, alerting other reviewers that someone is reviewing the submission, which reduces occurrence of ]. When using the script, simply select ''Mark as reviewing'' from the ''Review'' tab.

== Core purpose ==
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The purpose of reviewing is to identify which submissions will be deleted and which won't. Articles that will probably survive a listing at ] should be accepted. Articles that will probably not survive should be declined. Issues that do not affect the likelihood of success at AFD (e.g., ]s like formatting) <u>should not be considered</u>.

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|{{yes}}, it will probably be kept.
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|{{no}}, it will be deleted.
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|{{maybe}}, but I'm not sure.
|Then '''ASK FOR HELP''' on ].
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== General standards and invalid reasons for declining a submission ==
=={{Hilite|Finding submissions awaiting review|#f3eba3;}}==
{{divbox|blue|] '''AfC participants should follow the standards set by the standard ] for what makes an acceptable article.''' Article submissions that are likely to survive an ] nomination should be accepted and ] to mainspace. If you are unsure whether a particular submission should be accepted or declined, ask for advice from other reviewers at the ]. Also, for submissions about particularly specialized subjects, consider asking for assistance on the talk page of a ].}}
You can find a list of submissions awaiting review at ]. Those that need to be reviewed are shown in {{Hilite|yellow|#f3eba3;}}, in the ''Pending submissions'' table. The page also lists those submissions being reviewed, recently accepted and recently declined. You can also find a list at ].
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;Avoid the following errors:
# Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses ] to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require ] for only ], most commonly ] and contentious material about ].
# Avoid declining an article that meets the ] because you wrongly assumed that the absence of little blue numbers meant that no inline citations existed. The use of <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags, although popular, is not required. Editors may choose any form of ], not just the most popular one. Many new editors choose a different style, and their choice is protected by ].
# Avoid declining an article because the references contain ] or other reference formatting problems. Instead, run ] (and ''check its output!'') or tag the article with {{tlx|cleanup-link rot|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} or {{tlx|citation style|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}.
# Avoid declining an article because it contains formatting issues, such as the absence of ], or because it has no sections. Instead, ], or accept the article and tag it with ] to alert other editors to issue(s).
# Avoid declining an article because ] the citation style or formatting.
# Avoid declining an article because the reliable sources are not ], ] or ]. Books, magazines, and other print-only sources are perfectly acceptable, and may as well be in another language.
== Reviewing workflow ==

{{divbox|blue|] When reviewing submissions you should follow the steps that follow, in the order they are shown, to ensure that they are properly assessed and any problems are correctly identified. Be sure to read each step carefully and take your time; reviewing submissions is not a race. If you are unsure of the notability/factual accuracy of a subject specific article, consider finding a reviewer to ask help from at ]}}

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{{divbox|green|When reviewing a submission you should follow the 4 steps below, in the order they are shown, to ensure that submissions are properly assessed and any problems are correctly identified. Be sure to read each step carefully and take your time, reviewing submissions is not a race.}}
=== Step 1: Quick-fail criteria ===


Before reading a submission in detail, check whether it meets any of the quick-fail criteria. If so, it should be declined immediately and in some cases it may be necessary to nominate the submission for speedy deletion.
===Step 1: Quick-fail criteria===
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Before reading the submission in detail, check whether it meets any of the six criteria below. If so it should be declined immediately.
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|{{nowrap|Copyright violation}}||Please check all submissions for copying from existing sources – ] is a pervasive problem and it is not only important that we don't host such material, but it often leads to significant additional work when not caught early. One way to search for them is to copy and paste into a search engine such as ] (between quotation marks) a limited but unique portion of text of the draft, and try a few such snippets from each paragraph. See also . Also check the sources provided, and, if relevant, and even if not given as a reference or link, check the person's or organization's web site (it is often useful once located to look for an "about", "history" or other narrative section).<p>If the submission contains material that has been copied from elsewhere and the source is not released under a ] or into the ], '''immediately decline the submission as a copyright violation'''. In no event should you simply decline and leave the copyright violation sitting in the page history. There are three routes to take from here:<p>{{anchor|cv1}}1) If substantially the entire page is an unambiguous copyright violation (and there's no non-infringing revision to revert to), please tag the page for ] with {{tlx|db-g12}}. This can be done via ] if you have this gadget installed, or via AFCH when you decline the draft. Don't forget to warn the user with the warning notice template that will be provided to you in the text of the speedy deletion tag. Where you have not marked the page for speedy deletion for whatever reason (e.g., removing the infringement found would still leave substantial content), you can either:<p>{{anchor|cv2}}2) Send the page for investigation to ], by marking it with <tt><nowiki>{{copyvio | url=insert URL}}</nowiki></tt>, and then follow the instructions in the copyright investigation notice to list the page at "today's" copyright violations page and to warn the user; or<p>{{anchor|cv3}}3) If you are willing to take the time to clean up the copyright problem yourself, please click "show" below for detailed instructions.{{Hidden begin|titlestyle = background-color: wheat; text-align: center;|title=Copyright cleanup instructions }}{{/Copyright cleanup instructions}}{{Hidden end}}
|{{nowrap|Vandalism or attack page}}||If a submission is clearly an ], or ], '''immediately decline the submission as a test and blank the body text of the page''', then place {{tlx|afc cleared}} just below the {{tlx|AFC submission}} template. Consider also warning the user responsible, on their talkpage. If the submission was unambiguously made in bad faith, the submission may be tagged for ] by adding {{tlx|db-g10}} for attack pages, or {{tlx|db-g3}} for vandalism, to the top of the page.||{{nowrap|{{tlx|AFC submission|D|test|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}}} <center>{{tlx|afc cleared}}</center>
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|{{nowrap|Vandalism, negative unsourced BLP, or attack page}}||If a submission is clearly an ], an entirely negative unsourced ], or ], '''immediately decline the submission as such and ensure you select the check&nbsp;box to blank the submission using {{tlx|afc cleared}}'''. Also, you should immediately tag the page for ] with {{tlx|db-g10}} for attack pages and negative unsourced BLP, or {{tlx|db-g3}} for vandalism and blatant hoaxes. This can be done using ], if you have this gadget installed. Consider also warning the user on their talkpage.
|{{nowrap|Blank submission}}||Click on edit to ensure that the article is truly blank and that it is not simply missing a closing tag.&nbsp; If the entry is blank, you can tell the user to try ] instead.||{{nowrap|{{tlx|AFC submission|D|blank|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}}}
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|{{nowrap|Nonsense or test}}||If a submission consists of nothing more than ] or is an unambiguous test edit, it can be declined as a test.||{{nowrap|{{tlx|AFC submission|D|test|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}}} |{{nowrap|Nonsense or test}}||If a submission consists of only ] or is an unambiguous test edit, decline it as a test. Test submissions with no other useful page history are also eligible for ] under criteria {{tlx|db-g2}}.
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|{{nowrap|Advertising}}||Quickly read over the submission. If the submission is a blatant advertisement decline the submission as such. In some cases it may be necessary to select the checkbox to blank the submission using {{tlx|afc cleared}}; although {{code|Draft:}} pages are not normally indexed by search engines, they can show up on ]. In extreme cases, where a submission is a blatant advertisement and the subject is clearly ] or ] for Misplaced Pages, it may be appropriate to tag the submission for ] using {{tlx|db-g11}}.
|{{nowrap|Submission not in English}}||If an article submitted is not in English, it can be declined. ] is linked from ]. An editor who works on translations may be able to translate the submission at a later date.||{{nowrap|{{tlx|AFC submission|D|lang|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}}}
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|{{nowrap|Blank submission}}||Click on edit to ensure that the article is truly blank and not simply missing a closing tag. If truly blank, decline as a blank submission. However, if you look at the page history and see that it previously had content but it was 1) blanked ''by the same user/IP address that posted that content''; and 2) there were no substantive edits by other users – you may tag it for speedy deletion using any of {{tlx|db-g7}} / {{tlx|db-blanked}} / {{tlx|db-author}}.
|{{nowrap|Copyright violation}}||Check that the submission has not been copied from another source. One way to do this is by searching for a portion of the text of the article on ] or another search engine. You could also check the sources provided, to make sure it has not been copied from there. If the article has been copied, decline it as a copyright violation. If you are reviewing manually, please '''blank the body text of the page''' and add {{tlx|afc cleared}} to the page just below the {{tlx|AFC submission}} template. If you are using the script to review the submission, this will be done by default.||{{nowrap|{{tlx|AFC submission|D|cv|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}}} <center>{{tlx|afc cleared}}</center>
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|{{nowrap|Submission not in English}}||If a submission is not written in English, it can be declined. ] is linked from ]. Another editor might translate the submission at a later date.
|{{nowrap|Already exists}}||Sometimes new editors create a submission without checking to see if the subject already has a Misplaced Pages article. Do a quick search for the title of the suggested article, as well as any alternate names that come to mind. If you find an article on Misplaced Pages on the same subject, decline the article. Consider making a redirect if the contributed name is useful.||{{nowrap|{{tlx|AFC submission|D|exists|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}}}
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|{{nowrap|Already exists}}||Sometimes new editors create a submission without checking to see if the subject already has a Misplaced Pages article. Do a quick search for the title of the suggested article, as well as any alternative names that come to mind. If you find an article on the same subject, decline the article. Consider making a ] if the contributed name is useful.

However, articles that have been moved manually without using the AFCH script often leave behind the original draft, instead of properly redirecting this to the article talk page. When you encounter such drafts, don't mark them as duplicates; redirect them properly. But be careful–sometimes users not entitled to accept drafts use the manual method either inadvertently or to avoid scrutiny–check the actual article carefully, because a high percentage of these are spam or otherwise unsuitable.
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=== Step 2: Notability and verifiability ===

The principle of ] applies to the ''subject'' of the article. The principle of ] applies to the ''content'' of the article. The most basic standard for inclusion in Misplaced Pages is notability. It is important for reviewers to determine a subject's likely notability right away, to avoid new editors having submissions declined for other reasons, only to find out later that the subject of their submission cannot be accepted because it does not meet the notability guidelines. Many problems found in submissions can be fixed through good editing, but ]!


If what is written in the submission meets the ], such as a claim to a major award, but the submission lacks references to evidence this, then the underlying issue is inadequate ] and the submission should be declined for that reason. ''Notability'' is a higher standard than lacking an indication of ''importance'' or ''significance'', which are grounds for ] in the article mainspace.
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The principle of ] applies to the ''subject'' of the article. The principle of ] applies to the ''content'' of the article. The most basic standard for inclusion in Misplaced Pages is notability. It is important for reviewers to determine a subject's notability at the earliest opportunity, to avoid new editors having submissions declined for other reasons, only to find out later, that the subject of their submission cannot be accepted because it does not meet the notability guidelines. Many problems found in submissions can be fixed through good editing; however, no amount of good editing can make an inherently non-notable subject, notable!


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If what is written in the submission meets the ], but the submission lacks references to evidence this, then the underlying issue is ] and the submission should be declined for that reason. ''Notability'' is a higher standard than ''importance'' or ''significance'', which are terms used in respect of ].
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References '''about''' the subject – at least one lengthy paragraph, preferably more. Not passing mentions, not directory listings, not just any old thing that happens to have the name in it. Several of them. The subject of the article must be ''''']'''''. }}
References '''about''' the subject — at least one lengthy paragraph, preferably more. Not passing mentions, not directory listings, not just any old thing that happens to have the name in it. Several of them. The subject of the article must be ''''']'''''. }}
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====Reliable sources====
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Something that is ''''']''''' to tell the truth. A major newspaper, a factual, widely-published book, high-quality mainstream publications with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. '''Not''' blogs, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, fansites, or Twitter. The content of the article must be ''''']'''''. }}
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Published sources that have a ''''']'''''. A major newspaper, a factual, widely-published book, high-quality generally trusted mainstream publications. '''Not''' blogs, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, fansites, Twitter, wikis, or other sites with user-generated content. The content of the article must be ''''']'''''. }}
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Nothing written by the subject, paid for by the subject, or affiliated with the subject. Not their website, and not a press release. The sources must be ''''']'''''. }} Nothing written by the subject, paid for by the subject, or affiliated with the subject. Not their website, and not a press release. The sources must be ''''']'''''. }}

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====Subject-specific notability guidelines==== ==== Subject-specific notability guidelines ====

Misplaced Pages does have some subject-specific notability guidelines. The following table shows the notability guidelines and templates for specific subjects. If the subject of the submission you are reviewing is not listed in the table below, apply the ].
Misplaced Pages has some subject-specific notability guidelines. Read through the submission and consider if one or more of the guidelines below applies. If it does, and the submission does not meet the relevant guideline or the ] you can decline the submission for that reason. The following table shows the notability guidelines for specific subjects. If the subject of the submission you are reviewing is not listed in the table below, only apply the ].


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| Academics (Professors, scientists, etc.) | Academics (professors, scientists, etc.)
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| Decline the submission as about a non-notable academic
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| Astronomical objects
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| Books | Books
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| Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
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| Events
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| Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
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| Films | Films
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| Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable film
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| Geographical features
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| Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
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| Musical performers or works | Musical performers or works
| ] | ]
| Decline the submission as about a non-notable band
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|band|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Organizations or companies | Organizations or companies
| ] | ]
| Decline the submission as about a non-notable corporation
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|corp|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Sports and athletes
| Pornographic actors
| ] | ]
| Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
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| Web content | Web content
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| Decline the submission as about a non-notable web presence
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|web|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Other people | Other people
| ] | ]
| Decline the submission as a non-notable biography
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|bio|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Any subject not covered above | Any subject not covered above
| ] | ]
| Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|nn|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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====Verifiability====
==== Verifiability ====
If what is written in the submission meets the ], but the submission lacks references to evidence this, then the underlying issue is ] and the submission should be declined for that reason.

If what is written in the submission meets the ], but the submission lacks references to evidence this, then the underlying issue is inadequate ] and the submission should be declined for that reason.

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| Insufficient ] to ] the content of the submission. | Insufficient ] to ] the content of the submission.
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=== Step 3: Suitability ===


Now you should read the submission in detail and decide whether it is suitable for Misplaced Pages. '''To be suitable, the article must be about a ] subject and be written in an ] from a ] point of view.''' The most common reasons that a submission is not suitable are provided here.
===Step 3: Suitability===
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Now you should read the submission in detail and decide whether it is suitable for Misplaced Pages. '''To be suitable, the article must be about a ] subject and be written in an ] from a ] point of view.''' The most common reasons that a submission is not suitable are provided below, along with the appropriate templates.


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| Nothing more than a ] | Nothing more than a ]
| Decline the submission as a nothing more than a dictionary definition
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| A non-notable ] | A non-notable ]
| Decline the submission as a nothing more than a non-notable neologism
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|neo|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Appears to be a joke or hoax | Appears to be a joke or hoax
| Decline the submission as a joke
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|joke|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Does not conform to ] <small>(see Note 1 below)</small> | Does not conform to ]<ref name="Note 1" />
| Decline the submission as not conforming to the BLP policy<ref name="Note 1" />
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|blp|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}} <center>{{tlx|afc cleared}}</center>
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| Is not written from a ] | Is not written from a ]
| Decline the submission as not written from a neutral point of view
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|npov|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Insufficient ]
| Is written like an ]
| Decline the submission as having insufficient context to make the subject understandable
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|adv|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Recommend merging into ''Article''
| Is too short / not enough ]
| Decline the submission as being better placed as part of an existing article. Suggest a suitable title for the content to be merged into (if applicable). Generally, the author should be able to do this themselves.
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|context|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
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| Too short, but could be merged into ''Article''
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|mergeto|Article|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
|- |-
| Anything else covered by ] | Anything else covered by ]
| Decline the submission as not suitable for Misplaced Pages; consider writing a custom decline reason in these cases, explaining exactly why the submission is not suitable.
| {{tlx|AFC submission|D|not|4=ts=<nowiki>{{subst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}</nowiki>|5=u=Example|6=ns=5}}
|} |}
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'''Note 1''': If the article is a ] violation, '''blank the body text of the page as a courtesy''' and place {{tlx|afc cleared}} just below the {{tlx|AFC submission}} template. If you are using the script, this is done by default when you decline a submission as a BLP violation.
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===Step 4: Invalid reasons for declining a submission===
<ref name="Note 1">When reviewing any submission about a living person, remember that the policy on ] includes:
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<blockquote>"Contentious material about living persons… that is unsourced or poorly sourced — whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable — should be '''removed immediately and without waiting for discussion''.'"</blockquote>
AFC participants should follow the normal standards set by the ] for what makes an acceptable article. Avoid the following errors:
:If the submission is a ] violation, '''decline it as such, ensuring you select the checkbox to blank the submission''' using {{tlx|afc cleared}} &ndash; this is done as a courtesy to the subject of the submission. ] and ''entirely negative'' unsourced BLP are distinct from straightforward BLP violations. They should '''not''' be declined as BLP violations, non-notable, or lacking sources. Instead, they should be declined using the specific decline reason for vandalism/negative blp/attack page and tagged for immediate deletion with {{tl|db-g10}}. This can be done using ], if you have this gadget installed.</ref>}}
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=== Step 4: Accepting a submission ===
# Declining an article because it correctly uses ] to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require ] for only ], most commonly: ] and contentious material (whether negative, positive, or neutral) about living persons.
# Declining an article because you personally don't like the citation style or formatting, or because you wrongly assumed that the absence of little blue numbers meant that no inline citations existed, is not acceptable. The use of <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags, although popular, is not required. Editors may choose any form of ], not just the most popular one. Many new editors choose a different style, and their choice is officially protected by ].
# Declining an article because it contains '''easily solved''' formatting issues, such as no wikilinks to other articles or no sections, is not acceptable. Instead, ], or accept and tag the article to alert other editors to the one or two issues that you believe are the most urgent issues.
# Declining an article because the citations contain bare URLs or other reference formatting problems. Instead, run or tag the article with {{tlx|cleanup-link rot|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} or {{tlx|citation style|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}.


'''At this point, if you have not found any reason to decline the creation of the article, it should be accepted.''' Follow the steps here:
===After you have declined===
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If you are using a script, there is nothing more you need to do.


If manually reviwing, after you have filled in the submission template with "D" and the reason, and added any other templates, save the page.&nbsp; The page should reload with the decline template showing.&nbsp; At the lower right corner of the decline template will be the link: "Inform the Author".&nbsp; Click on this link, and it will bring up the user talk page preloaded with the following template:
:::<tt><nowiki>{{subst:Afc decline||cv=no|sig=yes}}</nowiki></tt>.
Insert the exact Title of the declined article between the "<tt>||</tt>" so the template will look like:
:::<tt><nowiki>{{subst:Afc decline|Declined Article Title Example|cv=no|sig=yes}}</nowiki></tt>.
This will add a template to the user page informing of the declining of his article.&nbsp; If you forget the Title of the Article, the author will not have a link to it.
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=={{Hilite|Accepting a submission|#CCFFCC;}}==
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'''At this point, if you have not found any reason to decline the creation of the article, it should be accepted.''' There are two ways to accept:


# Click the ''Accept'' button.
===Using the script===
# click the ''Accept'' button.
#* Select ] #* Select ]
#* Give the article a rating on ] #* Give the article an assessment on ]
#* Consider adding categories, and/or appropriate ] or ] by entering the code in the relevant boxes.
#* Add any other tags you think might be relevant
#* Add any ] that would apply to the article by inserting the template code into the relevant box.
#** {{hilite|If accepting an article about a living person, please ensure you add <nowiki>{{WPbiography|living=yes}}</nowiki> to the article talk page. This ensures such articles are placed in ]}}. You may also add the {{tl|Persondata}}, if it's not in the draft.
#* If accepting an article about a person, please ensure you tick the biography checkbox, and select the relevant option from the living person drop-down menu. This ensures such articles are placed in ].
# Click ''Submit''. The script will move the article for you, create its talk page, grade it, and notify the submission creator.
# Click ''Accept and publish to mainspace''. The script will move the article for you, clean it up, create its talk page, grade it, and notify the submission creator.

#If you have ] authorization, you can use AWB to tidy up the new article and carry out typo and general fixes. If you don't have AWB, you can use ] to clean up the formatting of pages or do it manually.
===Doing it manually===
# If the submission is reasonably well-sourced, has a minimum of 1,500 characters of prose, and is generally interesting, consider nominating the article to appear on the main page as part of ] (see ]).
# Create the article by moving it into mainspace and removing the {{tl|AFC submission}} tag, as well as any AFC related comments or content from earlier, declined submissions.
# Consider adding the new article to categories, and tagging it with appropriate ].
# If the article is a stub, add the {{tl|stub}} template, or preferably the appropriate ].
# Add {{tl|WPAFC}} to the talk page of the new article to flag it as part of the AFC WikiProject. (To quickly add {{tl|WPAFC}}, click the ''Preload talk'' link on the bottom row of the pending banner before removing it from the submission.) Also add any other ] that would apply to the article.
#*{{hilite|If accepting an article about a living person, please ensure you add <nowiki>{{WPbiography|living=yes}}</nowiki> to the article talk page. This ensures such articles are placed in ]}}. You may also add the {{tl|Persondata}}, if it's not in the draft, and complete as much information as possible.
# If you feel able, please try to assess the quality class of the article and include this in the template {{tl|WPAFC}}. The parameter name is ''class'' and the criteria can be found at ].
# Add {{tlsp|Afc talk|Article Name|class=}} to the talk page user who submitted the article, to inform them that their submission was successful
# Consider adding a link to the article in the ] list, adding the new article at the top and removing the bottom entry.
# If the submission is reasonably well-sourced and has a minimum of 1,500 characters of prose, consider nominating the article to appear on the main page as part of ] (see ]).
'''Note:''' If for some reason, it is necessary to copy-paste the submission rather than moving it, credit the IP address or username of the author in the edit summary and redirect the submission to the title of the new page.


==== If you cannot publish the draft ====
===After accepting, remember to cleanup!===
This is related to both the script and to the manually accepted submissions:
#Clean up the accepted page. Remove AfC related templates, comments, and signatures.
#Add banners for the relevant WikiProjects to the talkpage.
#Add (if needed) {{tl|stub}} tags, categories (or tag as needing: {{tl|categories}}), wikilinks (or tag as needing: {{tl|deadend}}) and other relevant maintenance tasks, such as {{tl|sections}}.
#If you have ] authorization, you can use AWB to tidy up the new article and carry out typo and general fixes. If you don't have AWB, you can use ] to clean up the formatting of pages.


If a submission, which should be accepted, cannot be moved, you may get one of the following errors:
===Known issues===
* If a proposed article title is triggering the ], you will see an error message that reads: {{code|Error info:hookaborted : The modification you tried to make was aborted by an extension hook}}. If you try and move the page manually you will see: {{code|MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-forbidden-move}}. Please request help with the move from a pagemover at ].
If a submission, which should be accepted, cannot be moved because the ], or the page is ], you will get an error message.
* If the destination page has been ] because of repeated recreation, it will be necessary to make a request for unprotection at ].
* If a proposed article title is triggering the blacklist, you will see an error message that reads: ]. Please find an ] who will be able to assist you.
* If the page title you have selected already exists as a redirect in mainspace, tag the redirect with {{tlx|db-afc-move|2=1={{var|page to be moved}}}} and {{ndash}} if desired {{ndash}} mark the draft under review. After it has been deleted by an administrator, you can then accept the submission. If deletion is declined because the draft is not ready for main space, please notify reviewers on ].
* If the destination page has been creation protected because of repeated recreation, it may be necessary to make a request for unprotection at ].
* A title with a slash would work in the article namespace, but in the draft namespace it generates a ]. For example, <nowiki>]</nowiki> would be understood by the system as the DC subpage of <nowiki>Draft:AC</nowiki>. To properly promote such pages, move the draft to a name without slash, promote the draft, and then move it back to the name with a slash.
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=== Step 5: Other tasks and checks ===
=={{Hilite|Draft submissions|#d2d3cc;}}==
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Draft submissions are designed to replace the ] option from the ]. Submissions are reviewed only after a review is requested by the submitter. After a review is requested, it is reviewed like any other pending submission. If the submission meets the guidelines, it is accepted normally. If it needs improvement, it is declined. All draft submissions not pending review are located in ]. If the draft has not been edited for more than one week, the draft is automatically declined by ].


Please read Misplaced Pages's ] and if you recognize that a user has a prohibited username, tag the user's talk page with {{tlxs|Uw-username|''Reason''}}. This tag is also used by ] under: warn&nbsp;→ Single issue warnings&nbsp;→ <nowiki>{{uw-username}}</nowiki>. If the username is a blatant violation of the username policy, consider reporting the username to ].
Draft submissions are '''not''' meant to replace the current ] system. Rather, it is meant to offer new editors a way to create ], without struggling with ] once they feel it is ready to be moved to mainspace.

== See also ==

=== Draft submissions ===

Draft submissions are designed to replace the ] option from the ]. Submissions are reviewed only after a review is requested by the submitter. After a review is requested, it is reviewed like any other pending submission. If the submission meets the guidelines, it is accepted normally. If it needs improvement, it is declined. All draft submissions not pending review are located in ].

Draft submissions are '''not''' meant to replace the current ] system. Rather, it is meant to make it more effective by offering new editors a better way to create ], without struggling with ] once they feel it is ready to be moved to mainspace.


A pending template can be turned into a draft template by replacing the second parameter with the letter "t". '''NOTE:''' Please only do this with the creator's permission. A pending template can be turned into a draft template by replacing the second parameter with the letter "t". '''NOTE:''' Please only do this with the creator's permission.


===Declining draft submissions=== ==== Declining draft submissions ====
When a draft is submitted for review, there are two AFC submission templates. There is a ], and a normal pending review template. The draft submission template is merely used to keep track of unsubmitted drafts. Once it has been submitted for review, this template should be removed. ] is tasked with removing the draft submission template, so only the pending review template should remain. If a draft submission meets the quick fail criteria, then it is declined like any other submission. When a draft is submitted for review, there are two AFC submission templates. There is a ], and a normal pending review template. The draft submission template is merely used to keep track of unsubmitted drafts. Once it has been submitted for review, this template should be removed. ] is tasked with removing the draft submission template, so only the pending review template should remain. If a draft submission meets the quick fail criteria, then it is declined like any other submission.
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=== Other types of submissions ===
==If you're unsure about a submission==
Articles for creation can also be used to submit templates, disambiguation pages and articles for deletion discussions. In these cases, there are no ] issues. You just need to decide whether the page is useful and appropriate to Misplaced Pages. For these submissions it will most likely be necessary to include a custom decline reason, using the AfC Helper Script. Refer to official guidelines for guidance on when to disambiguation pages or templates. This can be found at ] or ]. Articles for deletion discussions may be created on behalf of anonymous users, who cannot start them. Aside from general reasons for declining a submission (empty, gibberish, spam, copyright violations, etc.), AFD submissions should generally be accepted. (See ] and ] for more information.)
If you're not sure whether a particular submission should be created, ask for advice from other reviewers at the ].


AFC also processes ], ] and ] submissions. Reviewing instructions can be found at ], ] and ].
==Useful Templates==
If you want to ask the submitter a question, or just make a comment on a submission, please use the following templates:


=== Cleaning submissions ===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
The AFC Helper Script is able to clean up the formatting of submissions, including removing userspace/sandbox templates and unnecessary draft templates. From the ''Review'' menu, select ''Other options'' and then ''Clean submission''. Once the script has finished, reload the page to see a much cleaner submission.
! What to type

! Where to type it
=== Adding questions or comments ===
! What will appear
If you want to ask the submitter a question, or just make a comment on a submission, click the ''Comment'' option from the ''Review'' tab. Some premade templates of common responses can be found in ].
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| {{tlsx|question|question}} Your question here.
=== Rejecting submissions ===
| When you wish to ask the submitter a question regarding the submission.
Drafts on topics entirely unsuitable for Misplaced Pages should be rejected. Rejection is appropriate when you genuinely believe the page would be '''uncontroversially''' deleted if it were an article (i.e., the page would be an overwhelming "delete" at ], or clearly meet a ] article criterion). If a draft meets one of the '' general'' CSD criteria, an appropriate ] tag should also be added.
| {{question}} Your question here.

|-
=== Submissions in other namespace ===
| {{tlsx|Afc comment|Your comment here.}}
Pending submissions that have been created in userspace (including sandboxes) should be moved to the preferred AfC namespace. You will find a pre-loaded link at the bottom of the ''pending review'' template to complete this. You may need to select an alternative appropriate name for the submission, based on its content. Note that the AfC Helper Script will not work in non-AfC namespaces. Submissions in other namespaces that contain the {{tlx|Afc submission}} template can be moved to AfC space regardless of their status, if it is beneficial to do so.
| When you wish to leave a comment for the submitter regarding the submission.

| {{Afc comment|Your comment here.}}
=== Duplicate submissions ===
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Sometimes you will notice two or more different submissions on the same subject created by the same editor. You may notice while trying to move a pending submission from userspace, that the preferred AfC title already exists. This is usually the result of new editors who are unfamiliar with the MediaWiki interface and create new pages rather than editing existing ones. In such cases, you should consider requesting a ] or a ]. Do not create yet another duplicate page, even with a numerical distinguisher. This risks splitting page histories or creating ] and confusing new editors. If you find two ''pending'' submissions on the same subject, by the same author, you can decline one of them as a duplicate. If you are unsure about how to deal with duplicates, ask an experienced member of the project or an administrator for assistance.

=== Reviewing manually ===
In the event of an ] failure, you can review submissions manually by reading ] and following the steps for modifying {{tlx|Afc submission}}. If you do this, be careful to follow every step exactly.

=== Log ===
If you want to check a reviewer's list of AFC accepts, declines, comments, and edits, you can use the .

=== Marking your own AFC accepts as reviewed ===
If you have the ] right or the ] right, and you accept a draft, you are permitted to mark it as reviewed, even though you also did the AFC accept. However if the draft is borderline in some way such as notability, it is a good practice to leave it unreviewed, or mark it as unreviewed, to get an additional set of eyes on it.


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==See also==
* ]
* ] - A full list of old templates used by AfC. Many of the templates are made obsolete by {{tl|AFC submission}}. They are retained for historical reasons, the text of the decline reasons in the new template having been drawn from the old.


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AfC submissions must be reviewed in accordance with Misplaced Pages's established content policies and these instructions. If you are unfamiliar with core content policies you should not conduct AfC reviews. Editors involved in the reviewing process must meet the criteria listed on the main page.
Warning: You take full responsibility for any actions taken using AFC Helper Script. You must read and understand all relevant Misplaced Pages policies and abide by them when using this tool; failure to do so may result in being blocked from editing.

Not everyone can review potentially new articles like they can edit Misplaced Pages. For criteria to become a reviewer, see Participants.

How to use the "articles for creation helper script"

The "Articles for creation helper script" is a script that assists in reviewing article submissions. The script can accept and decline article submissions, mark submissions as under review, tag submissions for deletion, and add comments to submissions without changing their status. The script will also automatically notify the author of the outcome and can be used to create the respective talk page of an accepted submission.

It is very highly recommended that reviewers use the script when reviewing, as it ensures that editors are notified and templates are removed from articles once they have been created. Though it is technically possible to do the process manually, it needs to be done exactly in every detail to avoid confusion to the contributors and other reviewers.

Editors must read the script documentation and the reviewing instructions below before starting to review submissions. The documentation and the discussion pages for the script are located at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script.

To install the script go to your user preferences and check the checkbox at: Preferences → Gadgets → AFC Helper Script: easily review Articles for creation submissions (drafts)

How to find submissions for review

All drafts are displayed in the dynamic list at Special:NewPagesFeed. Select 'Articles for Creation' and then from 'Set filters' choose from the multiple options which kind of drafts you would like to review. Submissions sorted by their predicted category can be found at Misplaced Pages:AfC sorting. This page is updated every day by a bot.

You can also find a list at Category:Pending AfC submissions. Or you can click on the button at {{AFC button}}, which will take you to a random article waiting for your keen eye.

How to place a submission "under review"

If you are in the process of reviewing a submission, please mark the submission "under review". This changes the visible submission template, alerting other reviewers that someone is reviewing the submission, which reduces occurrence of edit conflicts. When using the script, simply select Mark as reviewing from the Review tab.

Core purpose

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The purpose of reviewing is to identify which submissions will be deleted and which won't. Articles that will probably survive a listing at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion should be accepted. Articles that will probably not survive should be declined. Issues that do not affect the likelihood of success at AFD (e.g., halo effects like formatting) should not be considered.

If this article were nominated for deletion at WP:AFD, would it be likely to survive?
Yes, it will probably be kept. Then ACCEPT it now. (You can tag non-deletion-worthy problems.)
No, it will be deleted. Then DECLINE it. Please explain why you believe it would be deleted.
Maybe, but I'm not sure. Then ASK FOR HELP on the talk page.

General standards and invalid reasons for declining a submission

AfC participants should follow the standards set by the standard policies and guidelines for what makes an acceptable article. Article submissions that are likely to survive an AfD nomination should be accepted and moved to mainspace. If you are unsure whether a particular submission should be accepted or declined, ask for advice from other reviewers at the project's talk page. Also, for submissions about particularly specialized subjects, consider asking for assistance on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Shortcut
Avoid the following errors
  1. Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses general references to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require inline citations for only four specific types of material, most commonly direct quotations and contentious material about living persons.
  2. Avoid declining an article that meets the criteria for requiring inline citations because you wrongly assumed that the absence of little blue numbers meant that no inline citations existed. The use of <ref> tags, although popular, is not required. Editors may choose any form of inline citation, not just the most popular one. Many new editors choose a different style, and their choice is protected by Misplaced Pages's citation guidelines.
  3. Avoid declining an article because the references contain bare URLs or other reference formatting problems. Instead, run reFill (and check its output!) or tag the article with {{cleanup-link rot|date=December 2024}} or {{citation style|date=December 2024}}.
  4. Avoid declining an article because it contains formatting issues, such as the absence of wikilinks, or because it has no sections. Instead, fix it yourself, or accept the article and tag it with maintenance templates to alert other editors to issue(s).
  5. Avoid declining an article because you personally don't like the citation style or formatting.
  6. Avoid declining an article because the reliable sources are not free, online or in English. Books, magazines, and other print-only sources are perfectly acceptable, and may as well be in another language.

Reviewing workflow

When reviewing submissions you should follow the steps that follow, in the order they are shown, to ensure that they are properly assessed and any problems are correctly identified. Be sure to read each step carefully and take your time; reviewing submissions is not a race. If you are unsure of the notability/factual accuracy of a subject specific article, consider finding a reviewer to ask help from at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Articles for creation/List of reviewers by subject
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Reviewing process flow chart

Step 1: Quick-fail criteria

Before reading a submission in detail, check whether it meets any of the quick-fail criteria. If so, it should be declined immediately and in some cases it may be necessary to nominate the submission for speedy deletion.

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Quick-fail criteria
Quick-fail reason Action
Copyright violation Please check all submissions for copying from existing sources – copyright infringement is a pervasive problem and it is not only important that we don't host such material, but it often leads to significant additional work when not caught early. One way to search for them is to copy and paste into a search engine such as Google (between quotation marks) a limited but unique portion of text of the draft, and try a few such snippets from each paragraph. See also this tool. Also check the sources provided, and, if relevant, and even if not given as a reference or link, check the person's or organization's web site (it is often useful once located to look for an "about", "history" or other narrative section).

If the submission contains material that has been copied from elsewhere and the source is not released under a suitable free license or into the public domain, immediately decline the submission as a copyright violation. In no event should you simply decline and leave the copyright violation sitting in the page history. There are three routes to take from here:

1) If substantially the entire page is an unambiguous copyright violation (and there's no non-infringing revision to revert to), please tag the page for speedy deletion with {{db-g12}}. This can be done via Twinkle if you have this gadget installed, or via AFCH when you decline the draft. Don't forget to warn the user with the warning notice template that will be provided to you in the text of the speedy deletion tag. Where you have not marked the page for speedy deletion for whatever reason (e.g., removing the infringement found would still leave substantial content), you can either:

2) Send the page for investigation to Misplaced Pages:Copyright problems, by marking it with {{copyvio | url=insert URL}}, and then follow the instructions in the copyright investigation notice to list the page at "today's" copyright violations page and to warn the user; or

3) If you are willing to take the time to clean up the copyright problem yourself, please click "show" below for detailed instructions.

Copyright cleanup instructions     (i) remove all of the copyrighted material from the draft, noting in your edit summary where it is from ("Remove copyright violation of http://www...."). Where the copying is from more than one source, it's often easiest to remove each infringement in a separate edit;

     (ii) post to the draft's talk page {{subst:cclean|url=URL(s) copied from}}; just place a space between the URLs if there's more than one (note: this template automatically signs for you so place no tildes);

     (iii) mark the revisions in the page history (typically the first edit and second to last edit) for redaction by an administrator by placing and saving at the top of the draft page this template: {{copyvio-revdel|url=URL(s) copied from|start = earliest revision ID (that is, the number at end of the revision's URL after "oldid=") | end= end revision ID}}. The cv-revdel script can assist in this;

     (iv) change the decline parameter in your AfC copyvio decline template from cv to cv-cleaned – or remove that decline entirely, since you've just cleaned it, and re-assess the draft on its other merits; and

     (v) warn the user, such as with {{subst:uw-copyright-new|DraftName}}.

Vandalism, negative unsourced BLP, or attack page If a submission is clearly an attack page, an entirely negative unsourced BLP, or vandalism, immediately decline the submission as such and ensure you select the check box to blank the submission using {{afc cleared}}. Also, you should immediately tag the page for speedy deletion with {{db-g10}} for attack pages and negative unsourced BLP, or {{db-g3}} for vandalism and blatant hoaxes. This can be done using Twinkle, if you have this gadget installed. Consider also warning the user on their talkpage.
Nonsense or test If a submission consists of only patent nonsense or is an unambiguous test edit, decline it as a test. Test submissions with no other useful page history are also eligible for speedy deletion under criteria {{db-g2}}.
Advertising Quickly read over the submission. If the submission is a blatant advertisement decline the submission as such. In some cases it may be necessary to select the checkbox to blank the submission using {{afc cleared}}; although Draft: pages are not normally indexed by search engines, they can show up on mirror sites. In extreme cases, where a submission is a blatant advertisement and the subject is clearly non-notable or otherwise unsuitable for Misplaced Pages, it may be appropriate to tag the submission for speedy deletion using {{db-g11}}.
Blank submission Click on edit to ensure that the article is truly blank and not simply missing a closing tag. If truly blank, decline as a blank submission. However, if you look at the page history and see that it previously had content but it was 1) blanked by the same user/IP address that posted that content; and 2) there were no substantive edits by other users – you may tag it for speedy deletion using any of {{db-g7}} / {{db-blanked}} / {{db-author}}.
Submission not in English If a submission is not written in English, it can be declined. Category:AfC submissions declined as not in English is linked from Misplaced Pages:Pages needing translation into English. Another editor might translate the submission at a later date.
Already exists Sometimes new editors create a submission without checking to see if the subject already has a Misplaced Pages article. Do a quick search for the title of the suggested article, as well as any alternative names that come to mind. If you find an article on the same subject, decline the article. Consider making a redirect if the contributed name is useful.

However, articles that have been moved manually without using the AFCH script often leave behind the original draft, instead of properly redirecting this to the article talk page. When you encounter such drafts, don't mark them as duplicates; redirect them properly. But be careful–sometimes users not entitled to accept drafts use the manual method either inadvertently or to avoid scrutiny–check the actual article carefully, because a high percentage of these are spam or otherwise unsuitable.


Step 2: Notability and verifiability

The principle of notability applies to the subject of the article. The principle of verifiability applies to the content of the article. The most basic standard for inclusion in Misplaced Pages is notability. It is important for reviewers to determine a subject's likely notability right away, to avoid new editors having submissions declined for other reasons, only to find out later that the subject of their submission cannot be accepted because it does not meet the notability guidelines. Many problems found in submissions can be fixed through good editing, but no amount of editing can make an inherently non-notable subject notable!

If what is written in the submission meets the notability guidelines, such as a claim to a major award, but the submission lacks references to evidence this, then the underlying issue is inadequate verification and the submission should be declined for that reason. Notability is a higher standard than lacking an indication of importance or significance, which are grounds for speedy deletion in the article mainspace.

Expand this box to learn about notability and verifiability
Articles require significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.

Significant coverage

References about the subject — at least one lengthy paragraph, preferably more. Not passing mentions, not directory listings, not just any old thing that happens to have the name in it. Several of them. The subject of the article must be notable.

Reliable sources

Published sources that have a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. A major newspaper, a factual, widely-published book, high-quality generally trusted mainstream publications. Not blogs, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, fansites, Twitter, wikis, or other sites with user-generated content. The content of the article must be verifiable.

Independent

Nothing written by the subject, paid for by the subject, or affiliated with the subject. Not their website, and not a press release. The sources must be independent.

Subject-specific notability guidelines

Misplaced Pages has some subject-specific notability guidelines. Read through the submission and consider if one or more of the guidelines below applies. If it does, and the submission does not meet the relevant guideline or the General Notability Guideline you can decline the submission for that reason. The following table shows the notability guidelines for specific subjects. If the subject of the submission you are reviewing is not listed in the table below, only apply the general notability guideline.

Notability guidelines
Subject Guideline shortcut Action
Academics (professors, scientists, etc.) WP:PROF Decline the submission as about a non-notable academic
Astronomical objects WP:NASTRO Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
Books WP:NBOOK Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
Events WP:NEVENT Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
Films WP:NFILM Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable film
Geographical features WP:NGEO Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
Musical performers or works WP:NMUSIC Decline the submission as about a non-notable band
Organizations or companies WP:NCORP Decline the submission as about a non-notable corporation
Sports and athletes WP:NSPORT Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject
Web content WP:NWEB Decline the submission as about a non-notable web presence
Other people WP:BIO Decline the submission as a non-notable biography
Any subject not covered above WP:GNG Decline the submission as about a generally non-notable subject


Verifiability

If what is written in the submission meets the notability guidelines, but the submission lacks references to evidence this, then the underlying issue is inadequate verification and the submission should be declined for that reason.

Verifiability
Reason for denial Action
Insufficient reliable sources to verify the content of the submission. Decline the submission as lacking sufficient references to verify the content.


Step 3: Suitability

Now you should read the submission in detail and decide whether it is suitable for Misplaced Pages. To be suitable, the article must be about a notable subject and be written in an encyclopedic style from a neutral point of view. The most common reasons that a submission is not suitable are provided here.

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Types of unsuitable articles
Reason for denial Action
Nothing more than a dictionary definition Decline the submission as a nothing more than a dictionary definition
A non-notable neologism Decline the submission as a nothing more than a non-notable neologism
Appears to be a joke or hoax Decline the submission as a joke
Does not conform to the BLP policy Decline the submission as not conforming to the BLP policy
Is not written from a neutral point of view Decline the submission as not written from a neutral point of view
Insufficient context Decline the submission as having insufficient context to make the subject understandable
Recommend merging into Article Decline the submission as being better placed as part of an existing article. Suggest a suitable title for the content to be merged into (if applicable). Generally, the author should be able to do this themselves.
Anything else covered by WP:NOT Decline the submission as not suitable for Misplaced Pages; consider writing a custom decline reason in these cases, explaining exactly why the submission is not suitable.
  1. ^ When reviewing any submission about a living person, remember that the policy on Biographies of living persons includes:

    "Contentious material about living persons… that is unsourced or poorly sourced — whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable — should be 'removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.'"

    If the submission is a BLP policy violation, decline it as such, ensuring you select the checkbox to blank the submission using {{afc cleared}} – this is done as a courtesy to the subject of the submission. Attack pages and entirely negative unsourced BLP are distinct from straightforward BLP violations. They should not be declined as BLP violations, non-notable, or lacking sources. Instead, they should be declined using the specific decline reason for vandalism/negative blp/attack page and tagged for immediate deletion with {{db-g10}}. This can be done using Twinkle, if you have this gadget installed.


Step 4: Accepting a submission

At this point, if you have not found any reason to decline the creation of the article, it should be accepted. Follow the steps here:

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  1. Click the Accept button.
  2. Click Accept and publish to mainspace. The script will move the article for you, clean it up, create its talk page, grade it, and notify the submission creator.
  3. If you have AWB authorization, you can use AWB to tidy up the new article and carry out typo and general fixes. If you don't have AWB, you can use Auto-Ed to clean up the formatting of pages or do it manually.
  4. If the submission is reasonably well-sourced, has a minimum of 1,500 characters of prose, and is generally interesting, consider nominating the article to appear on the main page as part of Did you know? (see instructions).

If you cannot publish the draft

If a submission, which should be accepted, cannot be moved, you may get one of the following errors:

  • If a proposed article title is triggering the page title blacklist, you will see an error message that reads: Error info:hookaborted : The modification you tried to make was aborted by an extension hook. If you try and move the page manually you will see: MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-forbidden-move. Please request help with the move from a pagemover at Misplaced Pages:Requested moves/Technical requests.
  • If the destination page has been creation protected because of repeated recreation, it will be necessary to make a request for unprotection at Misplaced Pages:Requests for unprotection.
  • If the page title you have selected already exists as a redirect in mainspace, tag the redirect with {{db-afc-move|1=page to be moved}} and – if desired – mark the draft under review. After it has been deleted by an administrator, you can then accept the submission. If deletion is declined because the draft is not ready for main space, please notify reviewers on the Articles for Creation talk page.
  • A title with a slash would work in the article namespace, but in the draft namespace it generates a subpage. For example, ] would be understood by the system as the DC subpage of Draft:AC. To properly promote such pages, move the draft to a name without slash, promote the draft, and then move it back to the name with a slash.


Step 5: Other tasks and checks

Please read Misplaced Pages's username policy and if you recognize that a user has a prohibited username, tag the user's talk page with {{subst:Uw-username|Reason}}. This tag is also used by Twinkle under: warn → Single issue warnings → {{uw-username}}. If the username is a blatant violation of the username policy, consider reporting the username to usernames for administrator attention.

See also

Draft submissions

Draft submissions are designed to replace the userspace draft option from the article wizard. Submissions are reviewed only after a review is requested by the submitter. After a review is requested, it is reviewed like any other pending submission. If the submission meets the guidelines, it is accepted normally. If it needs improvement, it is declined. All draft submissions not pending review are located in Category:Draft AfC submissions.

Draft submissions are not meant to replace the current Articles for Creation system. Rather, it is meant to make it more effective by offering new editors a better way to create draft articles, without struggling with requested moves once they feel it is ready to be moved to mainspace.

A pending template can be turned into a draft template by replacing the second parameter with the letter "t". NOTE: Please only do this with the creator's permission.

Declining draft submissions

When a draft is submitted for review, there are two AFC submission templates. There is a draft submission template, and a normal pending review template. The draft submission template is merely used to keep track of unsubmitted drafts. Once it has been submitted for review, this template should be removed. ArticlesForCreationBot is tasked with removing the draft submission template, so only the pending review template should remain. If a draft submission meets the quick fail criteria, then it is declined like any other submission.

Other types of submissions

Articles for creation can also be used to submit templates, disambiguation pages and articles for deletion discussions. In these cases, there are no notability issues. You just need to decide whether the page is useful and appropriate to Misplaced Pages. For these submissions it will most likely be necessary to include a custom decline reason, using the AfC Helper Script. Refer to official guidelines for guidance on when to disambiguation pages or templates. This can be found at Misplaced Pages:Disambiguation or Misplaced Pages:Template namespace. Articles for deletion discussions may be created on behalf of anonymous users, who cannot start them. Aside from general reasons for declining a submission (empty, gibberish, spam, copyright violations, etc.), AFD submissions should generally be accepted. (See Misplaced Pages:Deletion policy and instructions for opening an AFD for more information.)

AFC also processes redirect, category and file submissions. Reviewing instructions can be found at Misplaced Pages:Articles for creation/Redirects/Reviewing instructions, Misplaced Pages:Articles for creation/Categories/Reviewing instructions and Misplaced Pages:Files for upload/Reviewer instructions.

Cleaning submissions

The AFC Helper Script is able to clean up the formatting of submissions, including removing userspace/sandbox templates and unnecessary draft templates. From the Review menu, select Other options and then Clean submission. Once the script has finished, reload the page to see a much cleaner submission.

Adding questions or comments

If you want to ask the submitter a question, or just make a comment on a submission, click the Comment option from the Review tab. Some premade templates of common responses can be found in Category:AfC comment templates.

Rejecting submissions

Drafts on topics entirely unsuitable for Misplaced Pages should be rejected. Rejection is appropriate when you genuinely believe the page would be uncontroversially deleted if it were an article (i.e., the page would be an overwhelming "delete" at AFD, or clearly meet a CSD article criterion). If a draft meets one of the general CSD criteria, an appropriate CSD tag should also be added.

Submissions in other namespace

Pending submissions that have been created in userspace (including sandboxes) should be moved to the preferred AfC namespace. You will find a pre-loaded link at the bottom of the pending review template to complete this. You may need to select an alternative appropriate name for the submission, based on its content. Note that the AfC Helper Script will not work in non-AfC namespaces. Submissions in other namespaces that contain the {{Afc submission}} template can be moved to AfC space regardless of their status, if it is beneficial to do so.

Duplicate submissions

Sometimes you will notice two or more different submissions on the same subject created by the same editor. You may notice while trying to move a pending submission from userspace, that the preferred AfC title already exists. This is usually the result of new editors who are unfamiliar with the MediaWiki interface and create new pages rather than editing existing ones. In such cases, you should consider requesting a technical page move or a history merge. Do not create yet another duplicate page, even with a numerical distinguisher. This risks splitting page histories or creating parallel histories and confusing new editors. If you find two pending submissions on the same subject, by the same author, you can decline one of them as a duplicate. If you are unsure about how to deal with duplicates, ask an experienced member of the project or an administrator for assistance.

Reviewing manually

In the event of an AfC Helper Script failure, you can review submissions manually by reading this archived version of the instructions and following the steps for modifying {{Afc submission}}. If you do this, be careful to follow every step exactly.

Log

If you want to check a reviewer's list of AFC accepts, declines, comments, and edits, you can use the AFC History Tool.

Marking your own AFC accepts as reviewed

If you have the new page patrol right or the autopatrolled right, and you accept a draft, you are permitted to mark it as reviewed, even though you also did the AFC accept. However if the draft is borderline in some way such as notability, it is a good practice to leave it unreviewed, or mark it as unreviewed, to get an additional set of eyes on it.

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