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<noinclude>{{Pp-template|small=yes}}</noinclude>[[Image:Symbol move vote.svg|20px]] Please '''see [[Wikipedia:Your first article|Your first article]].''' ''If you'd like help going through the steps below, try the [[WP:WIZ2|Article Wizard]].''
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#Ensure that you have an account and you are [[Special:Userlogin|logged in]].  If you don't have an account, [[WP:Signup|create one]]
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#Read '''[[Wikipedia:Your first article|Your first article]]''' carefully.
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#If you don't have an account, consider [[WP:Signup|creating one]] (it's not essential, but it makes some things easier, especially communicating with other editors) and logging in.
 
#Learn the basics of editing with the [[Wikipedia:Tutorial]]
 
#Learn the basics of editing with the [[Wikipedia:Tutorial]]
 
#[[WP:N|Make sure the subject is notable enough to warrant a stand-alone article]]
 
#[[WP:N|Make sure the subject is notable enough to warrant a stand-alone article]]
 
#Gather [[WP:IRS|reliable sources]] to [[WP:CITE|cite]] in the article
 
#Gather [[WP:IRS|reliable sources]] to [[WP:CITE|cite]] in the article
 
#Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box and clicking 'Search'
 
#Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box and clicking 'Search'
#Type the page name in the search box and click 'Go'
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#Use the [[WP:Article Wizard|Article Wizard]] to create a draft.
#Click 'Create this page'
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#Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the [[WP:MOS|Manual of Style]] and our [[WP:LAYOUT|article layout guidelines]]. Base the article on what the references say, rather than on what you know.
#Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the [[WP:MOS|Manual of Style]] and our [[WP:LAYOUT|article layout guidelines]]
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#Once you believe that your draft meets Wikipedia's requirements, submit it for review by picking the "Submit your draft for review" button in the draft.
#Be aware that Wikipedia [[WP:WWMPD|deletes thousands of new articles]] for failing to adhere to our [[WP:POLICY|policies and guidelines]]. New articles by new users are at extra risk of deletion, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|editing existing articles]] before attempting to create new ones.<!-- Template:HD -->
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#Be aware that many drafts are not accepted the first time, or even the second time they are submitted for review, for failing to adhere to our [[WP:POLICY|policies and guidelines]]. New articles by new users are particularly likely not to be accepted, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|editing existing articles]] before attempting to create new ones.<!-- Template:HD -->

Revision as of 21:19, 13 September 2016

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  1. Read Your first article carefully.
  2. If you don't have an account, consider creating one (it's not essential, but it makes some things easier, especially communicating with other editors) and logging in.
  3. Learn the basics of editing with the Wikipedia:Tutorial
  4. Make sure the subject is notable enough to warrant a stand-alone article
  5. Gather reliable sources to cite in the article
  6. Make sure no article on the subject exists under a different title by typing the subject into the search box and clicking 'Search'
  7. Use the Article Wizard to create a draft.
  8. Create the article, including all your references, making sure you adhere to the Manual of Style and our article layout guidelines. Base the article on what the references say, rather than on what you know.
  9. Once you believe that your draft meets Wikipedia's requirements, submit it for review by picking the "Submit your draft for review" button in the draft.
  10. Be aware that many drafts are not accepted the first time, or even the second time they are submitted for review, for failing to adhere to our policies and guidelines. New articles by new users are particularly likely not to be accepted, due to new users' unfamiliarity with our rules. Consider gaining experience by editing existing articles before attempting to create new ones.