How to Submit an Article to Articles for Creation on Wikipedia

Go to the Articles for Creation page., Click on "Click here to create an article now!, Go through the Article Wizard., Enter the title of your article in the box for Articles for Creation drafts and click on "Create new article draft.", Write your...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Go to the Articles for Creation page.

    ". , You'll be asked whether your proposed article already exists and if so, what it is about, whether your article meets the site's notability requirements, if it has good sources, and whether it is a neutral subject, is notable, and is not copy and pasted from somewhere else. , , Make sure that you have enough content so that the reviewer will know what your page is about, that the subject of your article is notable and can verified through secondary, reliable sources, and that the subject is suitable as an article. ,, If you still feel that the draft needs more work, work on it more before putting it up for review. , If it is accepted, it will be published to the site.

    If it is declined, however, you'll be given a message on your submission explaining why it was declined.

    If it was declined, read the explanation of why it was declined, and fix the problem before submitting it again.
  2. Step 2: Click on "Click here to create an article now!

  3. Step 3: Go through the Article Wizard.

  4. Step 4: Enter the title of your article in the box for Articles for Creation drafts and click on "Create new article draft."

  5. Step 5: Write your article.

  6. Step 6: Click on "Save page" to save your draft.

  7. Step 7: Add the template {{AFC submission}} to put the draft up for review.

  8. Step 8: Your submission will be reviewed.

Detailed Guide

". , You'll be asked whether your proposed article already exists and if so, what it is about, whether your article meets the site's notability requirements, if it has good sources, and whether it is a neutral subject, is notable, and is not copy and pasted from somewhere else. , , Make sure that you have enough content so that the reviewer will know what your page is about, that the subject of your article is notable and can verified through secondary, reliable sources, and that the subject is suitable as an article. ,, If you still feel that the draft needs more work, work on it more before putting it up for review. , If it is accepted, it will be published to the site.

If it is declined, however, you'll be given a message on your submission explaining why it was declined.

If it was declined, read the explanation of why it was declined, and fix the problem before submitting it again.

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