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== How drafts work == |
== How drafts work == |
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;Finding drafts: Drafts are [[Noindex|not be indexed]] by most search engines including Google,<ref>Search engines or [[WP:MIRRORS|mirrors]] which do not respect the [[robots.txt]] convention may still index drafts.</ref> meaning most readers will not find them. Anyone may search and view drafts on Wikipedia directly using Wikipedia's [[Special:Search|built-in search engine]]: Simply choose "Draft" or "Draft talk" from the list of options on [[Special:Search|search]]. The list of all Draft pages is at [[Special:AllPages/Draft:]], and you may also view {{Recentchanges|118}} |
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;Creating and editing drafts: Anyone, including users who are not logged in, may create and edit drafts. Drafts in the namespace have "Draft:" before their normal title, and also have an associated draft talk page. Users who have [[WP:VE|VisualEditor]] enabled will be able to use VisualEditor just like on articles. |
;Creating and editing drafts: Anyone, including users who are not logged in, may create and edit drafts. Drafts in the namespace have "Draft:" before their normal title, and also have an associated draft talk page. Users who have [[WP:VE|VisualEditor]] enabled will be able to use VisualEditor just like on articles. |
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;Publishing a draft: Publishing a draft will (for now) require an editor to use the [[Wikipedia:Moving a page|page move]] function to move it in the Main (article) namespace. This means that anonymous editors or registered editors not [[WP:AUTOCONFIRMED|autoconfirmed]] will need to request publication. |
;Publishing a draft: Publishing a draft will (for now) require an editor to use the [[Wikipedia:Moving a page|page move]] function to move it in the Main (article) namespace. This means that anonymous editors, or registered editors not [[WP:AUTOCONFIRMED|autoconfirmed]], will need to request publication. |
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;Deleting a draft: Keep in mind that drafts are meant to be works in progress, and most will not meet Wikipedia's standards for quality at first. The [[WP:CSD#General|general]] [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criteria]] may be applied to drafts, though a special deletion policy for drafts has not been decided. Though drafts are not subject to [[WP:ACSD|article deletion]] criteria like "no context" or no indication of notability, it will likely be important that we keep an eye out for copyright violations, vandalism, and content that exists solely to defame a subject. Note that currently, [[WP:G13|speedy deletion critera G13]] applies only to [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]], according to the policy. In the future, a consensus may develop that old drafts should be deleted after a certain period. |
;Deleting a draft: Keep in mind that drafts are meant to be works in progress, and most will not meet Wikipedia's standards for quality at first. The [[WP:CSD#General|general]] [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criteria]] may be applied to drafts, though a special deletion policy for drafts has not been decided. Though drafts are not subject to [[WP:ACSD|article deletion]] criteria like "no context" or no indication of notability, it will likely be important that we keep an eye out for copyright violations, vandalism, and content that exists solely to defame a subject. Note that currently, [[WP:G13|speedy deletion critera G13]] applies only to [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]], according to the policy. In the future, a consensus may develop that old drafts should be deleted after a certain period. |
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Revision as of 01:14, 18 December 2013
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| 0 | (Main/Article) | Talk | 1 |
| 2 | User | User talk | 3 |
| 4 | Wikipedia | Wikipedia talk | 5 |
| 6 | File | File talk | 7 |
| 8 | MediaWiki | MediaWiki talk | 9 |
| 10 | Template | Template talk | 11 |
| 12 | Help | Help talk | 13 |
| 14 | Category | Category talk | 15 |
| 100 | Portal | Portal talk | 101 |
| 118 | Draft | Draft talk | 119 |
| 710 | TimedText | TimedText talk | 711 |
| 828 | Module | Module talk | 829 |
| Former namespaces | |||
| 108 | Book | Book talk | 109 |
| 442 | Course | Course talk | 443 |
| 444 | Institution | Institution talk | 445 |
| 446 | Education Program | Education Program talk | 447 |
| 2300 | Gadget | Gadget talk | 2301 |
| 2302 | Gadget definition | Gadget definition talk | 2303 |
| 2600 | Topic | 2601 | |
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| -2 | Media | ||
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Drafts of new Wikipedia articles may be hosted in the "Draft" namespace. It was created out of concern for the backlog at the Articles for Creation process for new articles.[1] If you are logged in, creating a draft before directly publishing the article is optional. Editors may also create draft pages in their userspace if they prefer to instead.
How drafts work
- Finding drafts
- Drafts are not be indexed by most search engines including Google,[2] meaning most readers will not find them. Anyone may search and view drafts on Wikipedia directly using Wikipedia's built-in search engine: Simply choose "Draft" or "Draft talk" from the list of options on search. The list of all Draft pages is at Special:AllPages/Draft:, and you may also view recent Draft changes
- Creating and editing drafts
- Anyone, including users who are not logged in, may create and edit drafts. Drafts in the namespace have "Draft:" before their normal title, and also have an associated draft talk page. Users who have VisualEditor enabled will be able to use VisualEditor just like on articles.
- Publishing a draft
- Publishing a draft will (for now) require an editor to use the page move function to move it in the Main (article) namespace. This means that anonymous editors, or registered editors not autoconfirmed, will need to request publication.
- Deleting a draft
- Keep in mind that drafts are meant to be works in progress, and most will not meet Wikipedia's standards for quality at first. The general speedy deletion criteria may be applied to drafts, though a special deletion policy for drafts has not been decided. Though drafts are not subject to article deletion criteria like "no context" or no indication of notability, it will likely be important that we keep an eye out for copyright violations, vandalism, and content that exists solely to defame a subject. Note that currently, speedy deletion critera G13 applies only to Articles for Creation, according to the policy. In the future, a consensus may develop that old drafts should be deleted after a certain period.
Footnotes
- ^ Request for Comment for the new namespace on the Village pump (proposals).
- ^ Search engines or mirrors which do not respect the robots.txt convention may still index drafts.
See also
Learn more
- See the technical requirements and future development ideas on MediaWiki.org