User:DGG/Routes to Wikipedia for new editors

(all numbers are approximate)

2007

 * '''2000 daily articles submitted to New Pages,
 * About 1000 removed by CSD, Prod, and AfD
 * some userified into user sub pages for improvement--
 * most eventually removed by MfD if not improved.
 * some rewritten and accepted'''

2013

 * 900 daily articles submitted to New Page Patrol - article curation
 * 500 removed by CSD, Prod or AfD 
 * some userified into user sub pages
 * most eventually removed by MfD if not improved.
 * some rewritten and accepted, or just reinserted bypassing NPP'''


 * 200 daily submissions to AfC 
 * about 1/3 (?) accepted, initially or after improvement
 * the remainder kept indefinitely, ; many now removed after 6 months by G13 speedy
 * Direct moves into article space, some bypassing NPP


 * Requested Articles
 * Education Program

2014

 * AfC and userspace drafts moving to Drafts space

AfC purpose

 * '''Helping new editors
 * usable route for unregistered editors
 * preferred route for COI editors

AfC procedure
.                                         .                                         .                                          .                                          .                                         WMF AfC success study
 * 1) Initial submission elaborate instructions, mostly ignored.
 * 2) "queue", articles reviewed at random (?) & no way to select by subject
 * 3) half(?) of the reviews by unqualified reviewers (minimum editing requirement being implemented)
 * 4) half(?) of the reviews reject articles for trivial or incorrect reasons (formatting, ref. style, "could be better"
 * 5) some drafts accepted  but key checks (copyvio, promotionalism, partial duplication) often omitted
 * 6) reviewer must pick one single very general form notice (custom notice possible, but little used)
 * 7) no clear guidance whether an article is likely to be possible
 * 8) referral to assistance ("Teahouse'), very helpful, but rarely used
 * 9) most drafts abandoned, 
 * 10) some indefinitely resubmitted (now trying to remove them at MfD)
 * 11) drafts now deleted after 6 months if not worked on unless postponed (can be restored on demand)
 * 12) no provision for referring drafts to people who will work on them

Fundamental problems

 * Getting people to take advice
 *  Getting people to give advice

Acknowlegments to:, Kudpung, Ocassi, Anne Delong