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Please use the Preview button before saving.">edit</span></a></span> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Making_a_new_request" data-mw-thread-id="h-Making_a_new_request"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Making_a_new_request"></span>Making a new request<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Making_a_new_request"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Language_committee/Handbook_(requesters)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Making a new request"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol> <li><b>Read the <a href="/wiki/Language_proposal_policy" title="Language proposal policy">Language proposal policy</a>.</b> Requests that do not meet the policy will be rejected.</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup">Register an account</a> or <a href="/wiki/Special:UserLogin" title="Special:UserLogin">log in</a> on Meta.</li> <li>Below, replace WIKIPROJECT with "Wikipedia", "Wikisource", ... and replace LANGUAGE with the language name, so it is for example "Requests for new languages/Wikipedia French". <div class="mw-inputbox-centered" style=""><form name="createbox" class="createbox mw-inputbox-form" action="/w/index.php" method="get"><input type="hidden" value="edit" name="action"/><div class="cdx-text-input"><input name="title" class="mw-inputbox-input mw-inputbox-createbox cdx-text-input__input" value="Requests for new languages/WIKIPROJECT LANGUAGE" placeholder="" required="" size="80" dir="ltr"/></div><br/><input type="submit" name="create" value="Create page" class="cdx-button cdx-button--action-progressive cdx-button--weight-primary"/></form></div> </li> <li>Create the page with the following template. Make sure to fill out the template and replace the examples. Preview the new page to view explanations for each field. <pre>{{New wiki request | status = open | language_code = fr | language_code3 = fra | language_English = French | language_native = français | language_Wikidata= Q150 | new_language = yes/no  | directionality = LTR  | project_English = Wikipedia | project_native = Wikipédia | ns_project = | ns_project_talk = | enable_upload = no | logo = File:... | timezone = Continent/City | add_namespaces = | add_settings = | category =  }} == Proposal == Replace this text with your opening argument in favour of the new project. You can also refer to external documentation or websites. Sign your request by ending your statement with: --~~~~ == Discussion == </pre></li> <li>On <a href="/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages" title="Requests for new languages">Requests for new languages</a>, add "{{subst:ls-newrow|<i>Project Language name</i>}}" (for example, "{{subst:ls-newrow|Wikipedia French}}") under "Open". 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