Help:Drafts

This page is a draft. Feel free to contribute to this page as you would a mainspace page.

The very nature of editing on any wiki can be difficult. In particular, editing already existing articles is a lot easier than creating articles from scratch, while also making them to standard. Some users may prefer to enlist the help of their fellow contributors when creating new articles. The userspace is a good way to help out with this.

How to make a draft

1. Create a page titled User:Your Name/New article name.
2. Place {{draft}} at the top of the page.
3. Edit the page as you normally would.
4. When the page is complete, move it to the mainspace.

By creating a draft in your userspace, you grant other users permission to edit the page as they would a mainspace article. As always, potentially contentious information should be discussed on the talk page before adding it. The message template will also add your article to Category:Drafts.

Other things to keep in mind

• Draft pages are exempt from userpage and also probation policies, although already-probated users will not be able to create or even edit drafts.
  • It is however always possible to post on an associated talk page about any suggested edits.
• Any proposed article must be notable or otherwise worthy of becoming part of the mainspace.
• Forgetting to add the draft template may result in other users adding it for you if it appears that the page is intended for the mainspace.
• Drafts created by you must be placed in YOUR userspace. Do not use someone else's unless they have given you permission to do so.
• All other editing policies and guidelines apply when editing a draft. In particular, you must maintain a neutral point of view, avoid edit warring, and when the time comes, make sure that consensus is reached before moving or deleting a draft.