SmashWiki:Creating new articles: Difference between revisions

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There are '''five''' different ways you can create an article:

# '''Typing in the URL directly'''. An easy way to produce the URL is editing the last part of the URL of another page in the same project. (For example, if you would like to create "This link", go to <nowiki>http://ssbwiki.com/This_link</nowiki>.) To prevent your new page being an "orphan", you should link to it from other pages.

#'''Searching for the article and finding a red link'''. This red link should be at the top of the page. Clicking this is another way to get to the edit page for the new article.

#'''With an inputbox'''. This is the easiest way to create a new article. You do this by typing the new article title in the box, and pressing "create article" will take you to the edit page for that article. There are two inputboxes located on SmashWiki: one on the main page, and the other [[SmashWiki:Creating new articles#Create an article|at the bottom of this page]].

==Considerations==

Before you create a new article, you should consider the following:

*'''Consider checking whether there is already a draft for the article'''. Check [[:Category:Drafts]] to see if there is already a draft for the article; if there is, you may wish to collaborate with the author(s) of that draft rather than creating an alternate version.

:'''Exception''': If the article is up for a split, you may create your desired page, but you should talk about it on the existing article's talk page before doing it.

*'''Make sure it's ''Smash'' related'''. If it's not ''Smash'' related, don't make it.

Furthermore, when actually writing the article, make sure you conform to [[SW:MoS|our manual of style]] and usage of proper grammar skills.

**Notable game hacks (such as ''[[Project M]]'')

**Other games that appear as [[Masterpieces]] in ''Brawl'' and/or ''[[Smash Wii U]]'' (for example, a page about ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' would be acceptable, whereas an article about ''Grand Theft Auto V'' would not)

*'''Articles about stages''': Articles about stages in the ''Smash'' games are acceptable, but ''only'' stages in the canon ''Smash'' series are allowed. In other words, an article about the [[Halberd]] stage is acceptable, but an article about the ''Castlevania'' stage in ''Project M'' would not.

*'''Articles about competitive ''Smash''''': If an article is related to the ''Smash'' series's competitive scene, it is allowed. These can include articles about:

**[[Advanced technique]]s

**Anything that relates to the [[metagame]]

*'''Articles about other miscellaneous subjects''': Articles can also be about other subjects not listed above, just as long as it's about the ''Smash'' series. These include:

**Notable ''Smash'' websites, whether it's for canon ''Smash'' or competitive ''Smash'' (for example, articles about the [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!]], [[Smashboards]], and {{B|Miiverse|social network}} would be acceptable, but an article about something like eHarmony would not)

**[[Event matches]] in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash Wii U''

**Articles about various modes in the ''Smash'' games

**Articles about named characters who appear as stage hazards, have a stage role beyond background cameo, appear as part of a moveset, or have major voice-acted appearances

**Articles about character moves

==What makes a bad, non-notable article==

**Articles about characters and objects that don't appear as items, Assist Trophies, or Poké/Master Ball Pokémon, or in ''Smash Bros.'' at all

**Articles that describe outside/unrelated events (such as an article about the American Civil War) or subjects (such as an article about dogs) to ''Smash Bros.''

**Articles about fan-made games (for example, no article may be made about ''Super Smash Flash'' or anything similar)

***'''Exception''': Game hacks such as ''[[Project M]]'' and ''[[Brawl-]]'', due to their large tournament presence, are allowed their own articles

**Articles about characters from fan-games (for example, no articles are allowed about Mario's presence in ''Super Smash Flash'')  

**Articles about fanfictions, even if they are made by notable [[Smasher]]s

*'''Articles based on opinion''': If the contents of your article is based on your opinion, it shouldn't be an article.  

*'''Articles about yourself''': Unless you're a notable competitive smasher, you are not allowed to create an article about yourself. These will either be deleted or moved to the "User:" namespace.

*'''Articles with minimal to no content in them''': If you have little or nothing to add about the article subject, simply don't make the article.  

**'''Note''': If you do make an article with sufficient content, but more content could be added, add the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> tag at the bottom of the article to let others know that the article could be expanded further.

==Redirects==

When linking to an article, you might want to link to a different name for an article. Instead of doing something like <nowiki>[[Alternate costume|color change]]</nowiki> when linking articles, you should instead create a '''redirect''' of the article, so instead of doing something like the example above, you can just make a redirect called "[[color change]]" and put it as <nowiki>[[color change]]</nowiki> in an article. This way, it saves space in an article, which is important—especially if the page is overly large. This also helps with searching for articles with different names but similar content, but to a lesser extent.

==Why can't I create a new article?==

If you find yourself unable to create your desired article, it could be for one of three reasons:

*The article already exists.