Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewer FAQ

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Frequently asked reviewing questions
Please see the main project page at WikiProject Articles for creation.
 * What is Wikiproject Articles for creation?


 * Who can review submissions?
 * There is a minimum amount of experience required before reviewing AfC submissions. The requirements are listed at WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants, and this is also where potential reviewers sign up to be eligible to use the AfC Helper Script.  Unless you're very familiar with the content creation policies/guidelines/procedures you really shouldn't do a review.  You may comment on the review, but do not accept or decline it without understanding all the requirements.  If there is an issue with your reviews, you may be asked to not do any reviews until you can demonstrate you understand the procedures necessary to make an appropriate determination.


 * How do I review submissions?
 * Detailed reviewing instructions can be found at: WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions. If you don't see the answer to your question here, it may be because it is included in these instructions; please read them carefully before beginning to review.


 * To what level should I hold a submission in terms of referencing, style, tone, and structure before accepting it from Articles for Creation?
 * Conceivably, any AfC submission could potentially be eligible for deletion as soon as it hits the main article space. For that reason it is strongly recommended that no submission be accepted unless it meets the minimum level of sourcing, is not a copyright violation, is not a violation of the Biographies of Living People policy, or any of the reasons that would immediately qualify the article for deletion. In addition it is recommended that no page be accepted unless it has at least a 50% chance at surviving a Articles for Deletion nomination.


 * What is the preferred location for submissions?
 * Submissions should be located at Draft:Article name.


 * Are all new articles listed at Afc for review?
 * No, any user who has an account that is four days old, and has made at least ten edits, can create an article in his or her user space and move it directly to the main encyclopedia; it will however be reviewed at New Page Patrol. However, unless the user is familiar with Wikipedia policies regarding articles, there is a good chance that the article will be deleted.  Submitting the article for review provides the user with a chance to improve the article with advice from experienced editors before it is moved into the encyclopedia.

Perennial Requests & Suggestions

 * Wouldn't it be easy to have a bot decline blanks submissions?
 * Some submissions appear blank because of formatting errors, so this would be more complicated than it seems.


 * Can't the latest submission box always appear at the top of the article?
 * That is an excellent suggestion, however, without processes to go through and check the page for misplaced templates, this is really dependent on individual volunteers like yourself to crawl the pending submissions to fix problems. The AFCH tool does have a way to clean up the templates and move the latest submission box to the top.


 * Can multiple declines be shown in one box in a condensed form so as not to overwhelm the page?
 * That's an excellent suggestion, however at this time there's been no real formal design for how the collapse box would work. Should it list the last 2 decline reasons in detail and then say "And declined for other reasons" with a pop open that shows the other declines in detail?


 * Can sandbox and user space templates be removed when articles are moved into "Wikipedia talk" space so that users won't be confused by the large red warning letters?
 * The cleanup function of the AFCH tool has logic that cleans up the sandbox and user space templates.