User talk:Equazcion/sandbox2/2013 17 10 October Oct

Backlog
I submitted an article earlier today and noticed that there's 1200+ articles waiting to be reviewed in the queue, and I was wondering if there was anything I could help to get some of this backlog reviewed? obviously, reviewing my own article would be a conflict of interest, but how can I try to help out and what should I read up on before I would be allowed to help? Bumblebritches57 (talk) 19:21, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Typically we prefer editors who are familiar with the ins and outs of content guidelines before they start reviewing submissions. Based on your latest work (Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/DTS Multi-Dimensional Audio) it does not inspire confidence in me of your creation skills.  Please take a look at the reasoning I gave for declining the submission. If you want to read up some you can always take a look at Wikiproject Articles for creation/Reviewer FAQ for common questions and ideas of what to read. Thanks Hasteur (talk) 20:13, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Unlike some other content-related areas (e.g. GA review, FA review, DYN review, etc.), most articles submitted through AFC are by definition submitted by people who do not have the necessary experience and understanding of the process to help out. The only major exceptions I can think of is if an experienced editor drafted an article in which he had a conflict of interest in or which he just wanted a peer review before putting it on the main encyclopedia.
 * The best way to help out AFC is to become an experienced editor, then come back here and help out so the people submitting articles a year from now aren't sitting in a long line. I would recommend reading all the content-related policies and guidelines then edit for at least 3-6 months with hundreds if not thousands of edits and significant content contributions to at least 3-5 articles on completely unrelated topics. I would also recommend following and, later, participating in, deletion discussions at AFD.  AFD experience is very helpful since one of the goals of AFC is to make sure that none of the articles that get through AFC are likely to wind up at AFC or speedy-deletion any time soon. davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs) 20:45, 15 October 2013 (UTC)