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Welcome to WikiProject Articles for creation! This is the project page for editors interested in working on:

Looking to submit something? Use the Article wizard for an article, the Redirect wizard for a redirect, the Category wizard for a category, or the Files for upload wizard for a file. To suggest a topic for someone else to write about, see Requested articles.

Introduction

Articles for creation (AfC) is Wikipedia's process for reviewing proposed new draft articles before they are published in the encyclopedia. It is used by new and unregistered editors who cannot create articles directly, and by editors with a conflict of interest who are encouraged to submit new articles for independent review.

AfC reviewers assess submitted drafts against Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. The basic question is whether a draft is likely to survive in mainspace: submissions that are ready are accepted, while those with substantive problems are declined with feedback explaining what needs to be addressed. Reviewers can also reject submissions where there is little reasonable prospect of the topic becoming suitable for an article.

Reviewers are volunteers. There is often a backlog of submissions, but there is no requirement to review quickly. Careful consistent reviews and useful feedback are more important than the number of drafts reviewed!

How to get involved

We need you! Reviewers are experienced editors trusted to decide whether submitted drafts are ready for the encyclopedia and to give submitters clear and constructive feedback.

Reviewers must:

have a Wikipedia account at least 90 days old;
have a minimum of 500 undeleted edits to articles;
read and understood the reviewing instructions;
have a demonstrated understanding of the relevant content policies and guidelines, including how to identify and apply the appropriate notability guideline;
have sufficient understanding of Wikipedia's deletion processes to judge whether a draft is likely to survive deletion, with experience at venues such as Articles for deletion, Criteria for speedy deletion, Proposed deletion or New pages patrol;
have a willingness to explain their reviews and respond to questions about them from draft authors.

You do not need to memorise every policy or subject-specific notability guideline! You should know the core principles, recognise when a more specialised rule may apply, and be willing to check or ask for help when you are unsure.

Article submissions must be reviewed in accordance with Wikipedia's established policies and guidelines and the reviewing instructions.

Redirects, categories, and file requests use separate reviewing processes:

If you are unsure about a review, ask for help. You can use the AfC talk page, find a reviewer familiar with the subject, or ask in the #articles-for-creation channel in the NPP Discord.

To request access to the AfC Helper Script, follow the instructions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants. Administrators and New Page Patrollers already have access to the helper script and do not need to request it.

Welcome template

This template is used to welcome new participants to the project. It can be added to a new participant's talk page by adding {{subst:AfC welcome}} to the bottom of the page:

Preview the welcome template

Hi, and welcome to WikiProject Articles for creation! We are editors who work together on Articles for creation, Redirects for creation, Categories for creation, and Files for upload.

Some helpful places to get started:

Read the reviewing instructions before reviewing draft articles. Redirects, categories, and file requests have their own reviewing instructions.
Find draft submissions on the Articles for Creation tab of Special:NewPagesFeed. You can filter drafts by clicking Set filters and choose from the available filters what kinds of drafts you would like to review. You can also find a list at Category:Pending AfC submissions. Submissions sorted by their predicted category can be found at Wikipedia:AfC sorting.
Ask for help at the project talk page. You can also chat with other reviewers in the New Page Patrol Discord server.
The AfC help desk is where draft authors can ask questions about their submissions. Reviewers are welcome to help answer them.
If you would like to show your involvement with the project, there is a project userbox, and you may add yourself to the list of reviewers by subject.

There is no requirement to review submissions quickly or to clear the backlog. Take the time needed to make careful, consistent reviews and give useful feedback!

Once again, welcome. ~~~~

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Put this template on your user page and talk page to help promote this WikiProject!

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You can also use one of the following userboxes and icons:

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To add an AFC icon to the top-right corner of a page, use: {{AfC topicon}}

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Drop this on a prospective reviewer's user talk page to help recruit new reviewers:

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Hello WikiProject Articles for creation,

WikiProject Articles for creation is looking for experienced editors interested in reviewing draft articles submitted through the Articles for creation process!

Reviewers assess whether drafts are ready for the encyclopedia, accepting suitable submissions and giving clear and constructive feedback where substantive problems remain. Reviewers are expected to understand Wikipedia's core content and deletion policies, but there is no requirement to review quickly or to clear the backlog.

If you are interested, see how to get involved and read the reviewing instructions. If you are unsure about a review or would like advice from other reviewers, ask at the project talk page.

There are currently over 800 pending submissions.

If you know an editor who may be willing to help out, please drop them a {{subst:WPAFCInvite}}. Many hands make light work! ~~~~

Awards

The AfC Barnstar may be awarded to editors for meritorious contributions to Articles for creation. To present the barnstar to another editor, place the following on their user talk page: {{subst:AFC barnstar|message ~~~~}}

A companion ribbon is also available at File:AFC Ribbon 2.png. Editors who have received the AfC Barnstar may display the ribbon on their user page.

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Chat with other reviewers!

You can ask questions at the project talk page.
There's also an active Discord server: New Page Patrol Discord server.

Article alerts

This page shows current alerts for articles within the scope of WikiProject Articles for creation, courtesy of the AAlertBot.

Did you know

30 Aug 2026 – Arthur Osver (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AntiImperialPlanetologist (t · c); see discussion
29 Aug 2026 – Nicholas de Trinbey (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Quoting Querying Questioner (t · c); see discussion
26 Aug 2026 – Boston Korea (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Chang at Boston Korea (t · c); see discussion
25 Aug 2026 – Dundalk Railway Works (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sparpo (t · c); see discussion
24 Aug 2026 – Reza Pishghadam (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Shiana20 (t · c); see discussion
24 Aug 2026 – Teun Toebes (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by DoNothingEveryday (t · c); see discussion
23 Aug 2026 – Ray Garraty (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by BellyKelly (t · c); see discussion
22 Aug 2026 – District No. 2 Schoolhouse (Charlton, Massachusetts) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PeterCooperJr (t · c); see discussion
21 Aug 2026 – J. Y. Zhu (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by FPLSPORL (t · c); see discussion
21 Aug 2026 – Montgeard Church (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Widlauragais2 (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for deletion

01 Sep 2026 – Spanish Association of Families of Deafblind Persons (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JohnMizuki (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
31 Aug 2026 – Amour Amour Diamond Dog Collar (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by BorealFox (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
31 Aug 2026 – Khailee Ng (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dionysodorus (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
31 Aug 2026 – 12Go (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Helpful Raccoon (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
31 Aug 2026 – Tourism 4.0 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ltbdl (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
30 Aug 2026 – Antonia Medlicott (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dionysodorus (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
30 Aug 2026 – Joshua Chiang (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Athanelar (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
30 Aug 2026 – Big Feelings (Ariana Grande song) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
30 Aug 2026 – Freak (Ariana Grande song) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
30 Aug 2026 – Never Get Over Me (Ariana Grande song) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)

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Proposed deletions

31 Aug 2026 – Mal Adarsha Bidya Bhaban (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Filmssssssssssss (t · c): concern
31 Aug 2026 – Delhi Public School, Sarvodaya Nagar (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern
30 Aug 2026 – The Sweet Science (book) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
30 Aug 2026 – Fluidesign (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Gurkubondinn (t · c): concern
27 Aug 2026 – Post-war Igbo economic dispossession (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c): concern
27 Aug 2026 – Nag Chiki (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Kisseran (t · c): concern
27 Aug 2026 – Manava Bharati India International School (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern
26 Aug 2026 – CRPF Public School (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern
24 Aug 2026 – Adult telomerase positive stem cells (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by HistidinFan (t · c) was deproded by ThanosFisherman (t · c) (author) on 25 Aug 2026
24 Aug 2026 – Yang Mu (footballer) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Cloudz679 (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 25 Aug 2026 was deleted

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Categories for discussion

30 Aug 2026 – Category:2025 Bondi Beach shooting (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Oustsync (t · c); see discussion
21 Aug 2026 – Category:Cosmic horror novels (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
18 Aug 2026 – Category:Deniers of the Rwandan genocide (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c); see discussion
05 Aug 2026 – Category:2013 Bulgarian television series debuts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Aug 2026 – Category:2016 Bulgarian television series debuts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
05 Aug 2026 – Category:2015 Bulgarian television series debuts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

23 Aug 2026 – Anti-aging drugs (talk · edit · hist) →Anti-aging movement was RfDed by Mathguy2718 (t · c); see discussion
23 Aug 2026 – Anti-aging drug (talk · edit · hist) →Life extension#Anti-aging drugs was RfDed by Mathguy2718 (t · c); see discussion
22 Aug 2026 – Not Another Dungeons & Dragons Podcast (talk · edit · hist) →Not Another D&D Podcast was RfDed by Sariel Xilo (t · c); see discussion
21 Aug 2026 – List of armed conflicts in 2023 (talk · edit · hist) →List of ongoing armed conflicts was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
21 Aug 2026 – Karkhandari Hindustani (talk · edit · hist) →Karkhandari Urdu was RfDed by Veritasphere (t · c); see discussion
13 Aug 2026 – Grigorovitch (talk · edit · hist) →Luba Grigorovitch was RfDed by Rosbif73 (t · c); see discussion
10 Aug 2026 – Waluigi effect (talk · edit · hist) →AI alignment#Waluigi effect was RfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
30 Jul 2026 – How old is Trump (talk · edit · hist) →Age and health concerns about Donald Trump was RfDed by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion
30 Jul 2026 – How old is Donald Trump? (talk · edit · hist) →Age and health concerns about Donald Trump was RfDed by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion

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