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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8" title="Уикипедия:Чернови – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикипедия:Чернови" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:Mustand" title="Vikipeedia:Mustand – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Vikipeedia:Mustand" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7" title="ویکی‌پدیا:پیش‌نویس‌ها – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:پیش‌نویس‌ها" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%EC%B4%88%EC%95%88" title="위키백과:초안 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:초안" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%AB%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%A1:%D5%8D%D6%87%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%AB%D6%80" title="Վիքիպեդիա:Սևագիր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վիքիպեդիա:Սևագիր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bozza" title="Wikipedia:Bozza – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikipedia:Bozza" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%97%D7%91_%D7%98%D7%99%D7%95%D7%98%D7%94" title="ויקיפדיה:מרחב טיוטה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויקיפדיה:מרחב טיוטה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF:%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D" title="വിക്കിപീഡിയ:കരട് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിക്കിപീഡിയ:കരട്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F:Drafts" title="විකිපීඩියා:Drafts – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විකිපීඩියා:Drafts" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DA%AA%D9%8A%D9%BE%D9%8A%DA%8A%D9%8A%D8%A7:%DA%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%BD" title="وڪيپيڊيا:ڊرافٽ – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="وڪيپيڊيا:ڊرافٽ" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Osnutki" title="Wikipedija:Osnutki – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Wikipedija:Osnutki" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0:%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Википедија:Нацрти – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Википедија:Нацрти" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Balangkas" title="Wikipedia:Balangkas – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Wikipedia:Balangkas" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE:%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D" title="விக்கிப்பீடியா:வரைவுகள் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="விக்கிப்பீடியா:வரைவுகள்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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title="Wikipedia:Gadget">Gadget definition</a></td> <td>Gadget definition talk </td> <th>2303 </th></tr> <tr> <th>2600 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Flow" title="Wikipedia:Flow">Topic</a></td> <td> </td> <th>2601 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Namespace#Virtual_namespaces" title="Wikipedia:Namespace">Virtual namespaces</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>-1 </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Help:Special_page" title="Help:Special page">Special</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>-2 </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Help:Files" title="Help:Files">Media</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Special:NamespaceInfo" title="Special:NamespaceInfo">Current list</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Drafts</b> are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration#Data_structure_and_development" title="Wikipedia:Administration">pages</a> in the Draft <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Namespace" title="Wikipedia:Namespace">namespace</a> (<i>draftspace</i>) where new articles<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> can be created and developed, for a limited period of time.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They allow editors to develop new articles and to receive feedback before being moved to Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_an_article%3F" title="Wikipedia:What is an article?">article namespace</a> (<i>mainspace</i>). If you are logged in, creating a Draft version first is optional. Editors may instead choose to create <a href="/wiki/Help:Userspace_draft" title="Help:Userspace draft">draft pages in their userspace</a> or new articles directly in mainspace after the user has become <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AUTOCONFIRM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AUTOCONFIRM">autoconfirmed or confirmed</a>. This namespace was created, and the current process <a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/586576016" title="Special:Diff/586576016">established</a>, in December 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Creating_and_editing_drafts" data-mw-thread-id="h-Creating_and_editing_drafts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Creating_and_editing_drafts"></span>Creating and editing drafts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Creating_and_editing_drafts"></span></h2></div> <p>Anyone, including users who are not logged in, can create and edit drafts. Drafts have "Draft:" before their normal title, and also have an associated draft talk page. Users who have <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor">VisualEditor</a> enabled will be able to use VisualEditor just like on articles. Changing a page from a draft to an article requires an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed">autoconfirmed</a> account (an account with at least 10 edits and created at least 4 days ago). Doing so is done by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOVE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MOVE">moving</a> the page to a title without "Draft:" in front of it. If there is a technical barrier to the move, such as when the creation of an article may be protected, seek assistance at places such as the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TEAHOUSE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TEAHOUSE">Teahouse</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RM/TR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RM/TR">technical moves page</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFUP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFUP">request for unprotection page</a>. <br/> </p> <div class="center"> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="valign:center;padding-right:0.5em;"> </td> <td><div class="center"><b>Create a new draft</b></div> <div class="mw-inputbox-centered" style=""><form name="createbox" class="createbox mw-inputbox-form-inline" action="/w/index.php" method="get"><input type="hidden" value="edit" name="action"/><input type="hidden" value="Template:Afc preload/draft" name="preload"/><input type="hidden" value="Template:AfC draft editintro" name="editintro"/><input type="hidden" value="Draft:" name="prefix"/><div class="cdx-text-input"><input name="title" class="mw-inputbox-createbox cdx-text-input__input" placeholder="Please type the name of the article here to start a draft." required="" size="71" dir="ltr"/></div> <input type="submit" name="create" value="Create draft" class="cdx-button cdx-button--action-progressive cdx-button--weight-primary"/></form></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>After you have created your draft page: </p> <ul><li>(Optionally) add the template <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Draft_article" title="Template:Draft article">Draft article</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> at the top of the draft (not the talk page), along with the template's parameters <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|name</code> and <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|subject=</code>. A list of appropriate subject fields can be found <a href="/wiki/Template:Draft_article#Usage" title="Template:Draft article">here</a>. If the draft name has a redirect page of the same name, you can use <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:R_with_possibilities" title="Template:R with possibilities">R with possibilities</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>.</li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DRAFTCAT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DRAFTCAT&redirect=no">WP:DRAFTCAT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li>Disable any categories by inserting a colon before the word "Category", e.g. change <code>[[Category:Living people]]</code> to <code>[[:Category:Living people]]</code> , or by using the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Draft_categories" title="Template:Draft categories">Draft categories</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NFC">Non-free content</a> cannot be included in draft articles, per Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NFCCP#9" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NFCCP">policy on where non-free media is allowed</a>. Any desired non-free content should be added to the article once it has been moved to the mainspace.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Finding_drafts" data-mw-thread-id="h-Finding_drafts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Finding_drafts"></span>Finding drafts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Finding_drafts"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DRAFTINDEX"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DRAFTINDEX&redirect=no">WP:DRAFTINDEX</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Drafts are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOINDEX" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOINDEX">not indexed</a> by most search engines including Google,<sup id="cite_ref-one_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-one-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> meaning most readers will not find them. Anyone can search and view drafts on Wikipedia directly using Wikipedia's built-in search engine: simply choose "Advanced", then tick "Draft" and/or "Draft talk" on the list of options (i.e. in <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&search=&fulltext=Search&ns118=1&ns119=1&redirs=1&profile=advanced">this manner</a>). The list of all draft pages is at <a href="/wiki/Special:AllPages/Draft:" title="Special:AllPages/Draft:">Special:AllPages</a> or <a href="/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Draft:" title="Special:PrefixIndex/Draft:">Special:PrefixIndex</a>. You can also view <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&days=10&limit=100&hideminor=0&hideliu=0&hidebots=0&hidemyself=1&namespace=118">recent Draft changes</a></span> to the namespace, <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ANewPages&namespace=118&tagfilter=&username=">newly created drafts</a>, visit a <a href="/wiki/Special:Random/Draft" title="Special:Random/Draft">random draft</a>, or see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AfC_sorting" title="Wikipedia:AfC sorting">Wikipedia:AfC sorting</a>. Some drafts are sorted by subtopic under <a href="/wiki/Category:Draft_articles" title="Category:Draft articles">Category:Draft articles</a>. </p><p>As the draft namespace is a common location for incubating articles (unlike user space), users are notified through <a href="/wiki/Template:New_page_DYM" title="Template:New page DYM">Template:New page DYM</a> when visiting a non-existent article whose title does exist in draft space, to prevent unnecessary creation of duplicates on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Current_event_templates" title="Wikipedia:Current event templates">current events</a>, and to help editors discover abandoned drafts to take over and save time rather than starting from scratch: </p><p>The warning is also invoked by <a href="/wiki/Template:Editnotices/Namespace/Main" title="Template:Editnotices/Namespace/Main">Template:Editnotices/Namespace/Main</a> for existing mainspace pages. </p> <blockquote> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238441935">.mw-parser-output .fmbox{clear:both;margin:0.2em 0;width:100%;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);box-sizing:border-box;color:var(--color-base,#202122)}.mw-parser-output .fmbox-warning{border:1px solid #bb7070;background-color:#ffdbdb}.mw-parser-output .fmbox-editnotice{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .fmbox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.9em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .fmbox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .fmbox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .fmbox .mbox-invalid-type{text-align:center}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .fmbox-warning{background-color:#300}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .fmbox-warning{background-color:#300}}</style><table class="plainlinks fmbox fmbox-editnotice" role="presentation" style="background-color: #ffdadb; border-color: #bb7070"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ambox_warning_green_construction.svg/60px-Ambox_warning_green_construction.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ambox_warning_green_construction.svg/90px-Ambox_warning_green_construction.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ambox_warning_green_construction.svg/120px-Ambox_warning_green_construction.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="326"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="font-size: 130%;">There is a draft of this article at <a href="/wiki/Draft:Example" title="Draft:Example">Draft:Example</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Moving_drafts_to_mainspace" data-mw-thread-id="h-Moving_drafts_to_mainspace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Moving_drafts_to_mainspace"></span>Moving drafts to mainspace<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Moving_drafts_to_mainspace"></span></h2></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Publishing_a_draft"></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"></p><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DRAFTMOVE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DRAFTMOVE&redirect=no">WP:DRAFTMOVE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Putting the article in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mainspace" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Mainspace">main namespace</a> (where normal articles are) requires an editor to use the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Moving_a_page" title="Wikipedia:Moving a page">page move</a> function to move it into the Main (article) namespace. This means that anonymous editors, or registered editors who are not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AUTOCONFIRMED" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AUTOCONFIRMED">autoconfirmed</a>, will need to request help with this step by inserting into their drafts the relevant template for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves" title="Wikipedia:Requested moves">requesting a page move</a>. Optionally, editors can also submit drafts for review via the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation" title="Wikipedia:Articles for creation">articles for creation</a> process by adding the code <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Submit" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Submit">subst:submit</a>}}</code> to the top of the draft page. </p><p>An article created in draftspace does not belong to the editor who created it, and any other user may edit, move, rename, redirect, merge, or seek deletion of any draft.<sup id="cite_ref-editing_policy_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-editing_policy-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Moving_articles_to_draftspace" data-mw-thread-id="h-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span>Moving articles to draftspace<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DRAFTIFY"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DRAFTIFY&redirect=no">WP:DRAFTIFY</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="WP:DRAFTNOTIFY"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Incubation" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Wikipedia:Deletion policy § Incubation</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This section is about procedure for moving drafts. For the user script, see <a href="/wiki/User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft" title="User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft">User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft</a>.</div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Requirements_for_page_movers"></span> <span class="anchor" id="Requirements_for_draftifying_editors"></span> <span class="anchor" id="Tools_for_moving_articles_to_draft_space"></span> The aim of moving an article to draft is to allow time and space for the draft's improvement until it is acceptable for mainspace. It is <b>not</b> intended as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Backdoor_to_deletion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Backdoor to deletion">backdoor route to deletion</a>. </p><p>After moving an article to draft space, you should: </p> <ul><li>Nominate the resulting cross-namespace redirect for deletion using <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-r2" title="Template:Db-r2">db-r2</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> (administrators and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_mover" title="Wikipedia:Page mover">page movers</a> can skip this by moving without leaving a redirect)</li> <li>Notify the creator of the article (e.g. with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Uw-articletodraft" title="Template:Uw-articletodraft">uw-articletodraft</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>)</li> <li>Mark its talk page with the tags of any relevant projects as a means of soliciting improvements from interested editors</li></ul> <p>The process can be automated with the <a href="/wiki/User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft" title="User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft">MoveToDraft</a> user script. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reasons_to_move_an_article_to_draftspace" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reasons_to_move_an_article_to_draftspace-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reasons_to_move_an_article_to_draftspace-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span>Reasons to move an article to draftspace<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reasons_to_move_an_article_to_draftspace-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DRAFTREASON"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DRAFTREASON&redirect=no">WP:DRAFTREASON</a></span></li></ul></div></div><p><span class="anchor" id="WP:DRAFTYES"></span> </p><p>Common reasons for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Incubation" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">incubating an article to draftspace as an alternative to deletion</a> include, but are not limited to: </p> <ol><li>The article was created by an editor who appears to have a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">conflict of interest</a>, but it did not go through the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_Creation" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Articles for Creation">Articles for Creation</a> (AfC) process<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The article consists of machine-generated text, such as an <a href="/wiki/Help:Translation#Avoid_unedited_machine_translations" title="Help:Translation">unedited machine translation</a> or the output of a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Large_language_models" title="Wikipedia:Large language models">large language model</a></li> <li>The article is about an upcoming event or forthcoming work that is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Too_soon" title="Wikipedia:Too soon">not notable yet</a>, but likely to become so in the near future</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reasons_not_to_move_an_article_to_draftspace" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reasons_not_to_move_an_article_to_draftspace-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reasons_not_to_move_an_article_to_draftspace-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span>Reasons not to move an article to draftspace<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reasons_not_to_move_an_article_to_draftspace-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DRAFTNO"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DRAFTNO&redirect=no">WP:DRAFTNO</a></span></li></ul></div></div><p><span class="anchor" id="WP:DONTDRAFTIFY"></span><span class="anchor" id="WP:AFDTODRAFT"></span> </p><p>Editors should generally avoid moving an article to draftspace in the following circumstances: </p> <ol><li>The article was not created within the last 90 days<sup id="cite_ref-draftifyoldrfc_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-draftifyoldrfc-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The article is currently being discussed at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion">articles for deletion</a> (AfD), <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review" title="Wikipedia:Deletion review">deletion review</a> (DRV), or a similar venue where the move could pre-empt a formal close<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The article contains outstanding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">copyright violations</a>; these are not allowed in any namespace and must be addressed</li> <li>There is no <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PRESERVE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PRESERVE">chance that the article can be improved</a> to the point that is suitable for mainspace; problems that can't be fixed are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DEL-REASON" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DEL-REASON">reasons for deletion</a></li> <li>Another editor is actively working on the article, e.g. there is an <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Under_construction" title="Template:Under construction">under construction</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> notice or there have been constructive edits made within the last hour</li> <li>Another editor has asserted that the page belongs in mainspace, e.g. it has previously been moved there, or there is a clear statement to that effect in the edit history or on the talk page<sup id="cite_ref-movewar_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-movewar-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Another editor <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DRAFTOBJECT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DRAFTOBJECT">has objected to or reversed the move</a><sup id="cite_ref-movewar_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-movewar-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_result_of_a_deletion_discussion" data-mw-thread-id="h-As_a_result_of_a_deletion_discussion-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-As_a_result_of_a_deletion_discussion-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span>As a result of a deletion discussion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-As_a_result_of_a_deletion_discussion-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span></h3></div> <p>Articles may be moved to become a draft as a result of a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AfD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AfD">deletion discussion</a>, indirectly following deletion and a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion" title="Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion">request for undeletion</a>. When performing such a move, link to the original deletion discussion and the decision to move the article into draftspace. Authors should try to understand and respond to the reason for moving to draft status, and then use the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AfC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AfC">AfC</a> submission process to have the page moved back to mainspace. The author is encouraged to ask other editors questions, or to use the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Help_me" title="Template:Help me">Help me</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="During_new_page_review" data-mw-thread-id="h-During_new_page_review-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-During_new_page_review-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span>During new page review<span data-mw-comment-end="h-During_new_page_review-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol#Drafts" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol">Wikipedia:New pages patrol § Drafts</a></div> <p>The community has also allowed for new articles to be moved to draft space as an alternative to deletion. Below are a set of best practices to follow when draftifying an article in these circumstances. As part of the review of new pages, an unreviewed page may be moved to draft if: </p> <ol><li><span class="anchor" id="1"></span> the topic has some potential merit, <i>and</i></li> <li><span class="anchor" id="2"></span> the article does not meet the required standard, <i>and</i></li> <li><span class="anchor" id="3"></span> there is no evidence of active improvement (at least one hour since the last constructive edit), <i>and</i></li> <li><span class="anchor" id="4"></span> the article does not contain copyright violations.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="5"></span> <i>or</i> when the author clearly has a conflict of interest (per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COIEDIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COIEDIT">WP:COIEDIT</a>).</li></ol> <p>Expanding on the above: </p><p><i>Has some merit</i> </p> <dl><dd><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="1a"></span><span class="vanchor-text">1a</span></span>. for example, the topic is plausibly notable (if not, it should be speedy-deleted under <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:A7" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:A7">A7</a> or nominated at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AfD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AfD">AfD</a>; do not draftify junk).</dd></dl> <p><i>Does not meet the required standard</i> </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="2a"></span><span class="vanchor-text">2a</span></span>. The page is obviously unready for mainspace, for example: <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="2a-i"></span><span class="vanchor-text">2a-i</span></span>. is not a reasonable <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:STUB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:STUB">WP:STUB</a> (e.g. has very little verifiable information, or is interchangeable with a short dictionary entry, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_dictionary#Good_definitions" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary">but the definition is not good</a>);</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="2a-ii"></span><span class="vanchor-text">2a-ii</span></span>. or it would have very little chance of survival at AfD;</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="2a-iii"></span><span class="vanchor-text">2a-iii</span></span>. or it meets any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">speedy deletion criterion</a>.</dd></dl></dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="2b"></span><span class="vanchor-text">2b</span></span>. The topic appears unimportant, is possibly not worth the effort of fixing, and no great loss if deleted due to expiring in draftspace.</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="2c"></span><span class="vanchor-text">2c</span></span>. The topic is not a new topic likely to be of interest to multiple people (such as current affairs topics).</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="2d"></span><span class="vanchor-text">2d</span></span>. The page is a recent creation by an inexperienced editor. As a rule of thumb, <b>articles older than 90 days should not be draftified</b> without prior consensus at AfD or another suitable venue.<sup id="cite_ref-draftifyoldrfc_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-draftifyoldrfc-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <p><i>No evidence of active improvement</i> </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="3a"></span><span class="vanchor-text">3a</span></span>. There is no evidence of a user actively working on it. Wait at least an hour after the last constructive edit to see if the page is likely to be expanded in the immediate future.</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="3b"></span><span class="vanchor-text">3b</span></span>. There is no assertion that the page belongs in mainspace, such as a clear statement to that effect in the edit history, or on the talk page, or a revert of a previous draftification.</dd></dl> <p><i>Does not contain copyright violations</i> </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="4a"></span><span class="vanchor-text">4a</span></span>. Articles with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COPYVIO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COPYVIO">copyright violations</a> must be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations#Dealing_with_copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">addressed</a>, and may not be moved to any namespace.</dd></dl> <p><i>When the author clearly has a conflict of interest</i> </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="5a"></span><span class="vanchor-text">5a</span></span>. The article has some merit but is written with a promotional tone that makes it clear that the author has a conflict of interest with the topic (<i>exclusively</i> promotional articles should instead be tagged with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:G11" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:G11">G11</a>).</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="5b"></span><span class="vanchor-text">5b</span></span>. Whenever this is done, the draftifier must inform the author that COI editors should submit new articles through <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AfC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AfC">Articles for Creation</a> (fourth bullet point of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COIEDIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COIEDIT">WP:COIEDIT</a>).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Objections" data-mw-thread-id="h-Objections-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Objections-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span>Objections<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Objections-Moving_articles_to_draftspace"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:DRAFTOBJECT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:DRAFTOBJECT&redirect=no">WP:DRAFTOBJECT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Other editors, including the author of the page, but excluding editors with a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">conflict of interest</a>, have a right to object to draftifying the page. If an editor raises an objection, move the page back to mainspace and, if necessary, list it at AfD. </p><p>A page may only be moved unilaterally to the draftspace <i>a single time</i>. If anyone objects, it is no longer an uncontroversial move, and the page needs to be handled through other processes, such as deletion, stubbing, tagging, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Deleting_drafts" data-mw-thread-id="h-Deleting_drafts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Deleting_drafts"></span>Deleting drafts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Deleting_drafts"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Deletion_of_drafts" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Wikipedia:Deletion policy § Deletion of drafts</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drafts_are_not_checked_for_notability_or_sanity" title="Wikipedia:Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity">Wikipedia:Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity</a></div> <p>Drafts are meant to be works in progress, and most will not meet Wikipedia's standards for quality at first. This means that drafts are not subject to the same <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#Articles" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">deletion criteria</a> as articles, such as "no context", "no indication of importance", or "not in English". Creators should be allowed time to e.g. establish context or notability, translate, and make other adjustments and improvements (though <a href="#Abandoned_drafts">abandoned drafts</a> will be deleted after six months). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Speedy_deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Speedy_deletion-Deleting_drafts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Speedy_deletion-Deleting_drafts"></span>Speedy deletion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Speedy_deletion-Deleting_drafts"></span></h3></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#General" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">general</a> section of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">criteria for speedy deletion</a> may be applied to drafts. Drafts that are copyright violations, vandalism, disparage or attack their subject, are tests, or unambiguous advertising or promotion can be speedily deleted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Abandoned_drafts" data-mw-thread-id="h-Abandoned_drafts-Deleting_drafts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Abandoned_drafts-Deleting_drafts"></span>Abandoned drafts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Abandoned_drafts-Deleting_drafts"></span></h3></div> <p>Drafts that have not been edited in six months may be deleted under criterion for speedy deletion <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:G13" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:G13">G13</a>. Most G13 nominations for deletion are done by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots" title="Wikipedia:Bots">bots</a> or users using Twinkle or AFCH, processes that inform the draft creator on their talk page. Pages deleted under G13 may be restored upon request at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:REFUND" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:REFUND">WP:REFUND</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion/G13" title="Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion/G13">Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion/G13</a>). </p><p>Drafts may be tagged with <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Promising_draft" title="Template:Promising draft">promising draft</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> by an editor other than the original draft creator, if they feel that a draft is promising. This tag cannot be used to <i>indefinitely</i> prevent a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD#G13" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">G13</a> speedy deletion nomination,<sup id="cite_ref-promising_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-promising-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but extra attention should be directed to determining the viability of a draft bearing this notice before seeking to delete it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miscellany_for_deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Miscellany_for_deletion-Deleting_drafts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Miscellany_for_deletion-Deleting_drafts"></span>Miscellany for deletion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Miscellany_for_deletion-Deleting_drafts"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NMFD"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NMFD&redirect=no">WP:NMFD</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Drafts that do not meet any of the criteria for speedy deletion can still be nominated for deletion at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion">miscellany for deletion</a> (MfD). A draft will be deleted at MfD if there is a consensus that it meets one of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Reasons_for_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">reasons for deletion under the deletion policy</a> <i>and</i> that it is unlikely to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy#Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">ever be a viable article</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-delrfc_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-delrfc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Failure to demonstrate that the topic meets notability guidelines is not considered sufficient reason to delete a draft,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> unless it has been repeatedly declined and resubmitted at AfC without improvement.<sup id="cite_ref-delrfc_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-delrfc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Redirects_from_drafts_moved_to_mainspace" data-mw-thread-id="h-Redirects_from_drafts_moved_to_mainspace-Deleting_drafts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Redirects_from_drafts_moved_to_mainspace-Deleting_drafts"></span>Redirects from drafts moved to mainspace<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Redirects_from_drafts_moved_to_mainspace-Deleting_drafts"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:RDRAFT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RDRAFT&redirect=no">WP:RDRAFT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Redirects that are a result of page moves from the draft namespace to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MAINSPACE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MAINSPACE">main namespace</a> should be retained.<sup id="cite_ref-redirects_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-redirects-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_107#Proposed_new_Draft_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 107">Request for Comment</a> for the new namespace on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)">Village pump (proposals)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_use_draftspace" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Do not use draftspace">Wikipedia:Do not use draftspace</a>, an essay</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mbabel" title="Wikipedia:Mbabel">Wikipedia:Mbabel</a> - article draft generating tool for Wikipedia based on Wikidata</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Workpages" title="Wikipedia:Workpages">Wikipedia:Workpages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">Wikipedia:Article wizard</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Including <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">disambiguation pages</a>; very rarely, new pages for non-article namespaces such as the Portal:, Template: and Wikipedia: namespaces are first incubated in the draftspace.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">After six months have elapsed since its last substantive edit, the draft becomes eligible for deletion. See <a href="#Deletion_of_old_drafts">§ Deletion of old drafts</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-one-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-one_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Search engines or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MIRRORS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MIRRORS">mirrors</a> that do not respect the <a href="/wiki/Robots_exclusion_standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Robots exclusion standard">robots.txt</a> convention might still index drafts.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-editing_policy-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-editing_policy_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">editing policy</a> applies to all pages, including drafts.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Editors with a conflict of interest are asked to use AfC in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#COI_editing" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § COI editing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#Paid_editing" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § Paid editing</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-draftifyoldrfc-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-draftifyoldrfc_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-draftifyoldrfc_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">RFC at <a href="/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/1078979320#Proposal_to_ban_draftifying_articles_more_than_90_days_old_without_consensus" title="Special:PermanentLink/1078979320">Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Proposal to ban draftifying articles more than 90 days old without consensus</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion#Wikietiquette" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion">Wikipedia:Articles for deletion § Wikietiquette</a>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248585704">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{color:#00B785}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{color:#00B785}}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{font-family:Georgia,"DejaVu Serif",serif;color:#008560;quotes:none}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk-italic{font-family:inherit;font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk-marks{quotes:"\"""\""}</style><q class="inline-quote-talk">[w]hile there is no prohibition against moving an article while an AfD or deletion review discussion is in progress, editors considering doing so should realize such a move can confuse the discussion greatly, can preempt a closing decision, can make the discussion difficult to 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