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Before creating a draft article, you can practice by first editing in Wikipedia's community sandbox your personal sandbox. It's a great way to try out editing without affecting live articles. If you need some help along the way, see our guide to your first article
Wikipedia Article Wizard. Draft Creation. WARNING! There is an ongoing scam designed to target new users on Wikipedia! Users impersonating volunteers will ask for ...
Welcome to the Wikipedia Article Wizard! This wizard will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia. If you have questions at any point, you can get help from other Wikipedians by going to the Wikipedia Teahouse or the help desk, or by clicking the Live Help Chat in the top right.
Replace New article name with the name of the article, leaving the ' ' ' format marks intact. Place the text of your article in the blank area as directed. Use your own words. Do not copy-paste text from other websites. However you may wish to find a similar Wikipedia article to examine its wikitext for guidance on layout, style and type of content
The topic of an article must already be covered in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. These include academic journals, books, newspapers, magazines, and media with a reputation for fact checking.
There are a lot of common mistakes that are made with drafts. Here are a few you must watch out for: Writing about yourself or someone/something you're close to Whether it is yourself, a family member, a friend, an employer, a mentor/business partner, writing about topics close to you (and the people close to you) is discouraged as the article you will create may not be neutral.
Go live now! If you are a user with 10 or more edits and registered for 4 or more days you can place your article into Wikipedia straight away. However, we still strongly recommend that you use the draft option instead.
All articles on Wikipedia follow the same style. Make sure you take a look at the Simplified Manual of Style, its full version, or take a look at an article, preferably a Wikipedia 'Good article’’ related to your subject to see how content is formatted. Do not mix American English and British English in one article.