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id="toc-Ask_for_a_review" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ask_for_a_review"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Ask for a review</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ask_for_a_review-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Congratulations!" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Congratulations!"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Congratulations!</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Congratulations!-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Help_is_available!" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Help_is_available!"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Help is available!</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Help_is_available!-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> 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data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89" title="ويكيبيديا:مقالتك الأولى – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكيبيديا:مقالتك الأولى" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC:%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7_%E0%A6%86%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AD_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%95" title="সহায়:নতুন প্ৰবন্ধ আৰম্ভ কৰক – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="সহায়:নতুন প্ৰবন্ধ আৰম্ভ কৰক" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B1_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%8C%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%8A%D0%B5_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD" title="Википедия:Хехаб байбихьиялъе баян – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Википедия:Хехаб байбихьиялъе баян" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6m%C9%99k:%C4%B0lk_m%C9%99qal%C9%99niz" title="Kömək:İlk məqaləniz – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kömək:İlk məqaləniz" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:আপনার প্রথম নিবন্ধ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:আপনার প্রথম নিবন্ধ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:L%C3%AD-%C3%AA_t%C4%93-it_phi%E2%81%BF_b%C3%BBn-chiu%E2%81%BF" title="Wikipedia:Lí-ê tē-it phiⁿ bûn-chiuⁿ – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Wikipedia:Lí-ê tē-it phiⁿ bûn-chiuⁿ" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%A2%D0%B8%D2%99_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D2%93%D1%8B%D1%81_%D3%A9%D1%81%D3%A9%D0%BD_%D2%A1%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Википедия:Тиҙ башланғыс өсөн ҡулланма – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Википедия:Тиҙ башланғыс өсөн ҡулланма" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82%3F" title="विकिपीडिया:नया लेख कइसे सुरू करीं? – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="विकिपीडिया:नया लेख कइसे सुरू करीं?" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</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%9A%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D1%81%D0%B5_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0" title="Уикипедия:Как се започва страница – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикипедия:Как се започва страница" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Va%C5%A1_prvi_%C4%8Dlanak" title="Wikipedia:Vaš prvi članak – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Wikipedia:Vaš prvi članak" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:El_meu_primer_article" title="Viquipèdia:El meu primer article – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquipèdia:El meu primer article" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8:%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%85%D0%B8_%D1%83%D1%82%C4%83%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC" title="Википеди:Малтанхи утăмсем – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Википеди:Малтанхи утăмсем" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:V%C3%A1%C5%A1_prvn%C3%AD_%C4%8Dl%C3%A1nek" title="Wikipedie:Váš první článek – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikipedie:Váš první článek" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayuda:Tu_primer_art%C3%ADculo" title="Ayuda:Tu primer artículo – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Ayuda:Tu primer artículo" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hj%C3%A6lp:Din_f%C3%B8rste_artikel" title="Hjælp:Din første artikel – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Hjælp:Din første artikel" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%87%DE%AC%DE%80%DE%A9:%DE%8C%DE%A8%DE%94%DE%A6%DE%84%DE%AD%DE%8A%DE%AA%DE%85%DE%A7%DE%8E%DE%AC_%DE%8A%DE%AA%DE%83%DE%A6%DE%8C%DE%A6%DE%89%DE%A6_%DE%8D%DE%A8%DE%94%DE%AA%DE%82%DE%B0" title="އެހީ:ތިޔަބޭފުޅާގެ ފުރަތަމަ ލިޔުން – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="އެހީ:ތިޔަބޭފުޅާގެ ފުރަތަމަ ލިޔުން" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1:%CE%A4%CE%BF_%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%BF_%CF%83%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%BB%CE%AE%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1" title="Βικιπαίδεια:Το πρώτο σου λήμμα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βικιπαίδεια:Το πρώτο σου λήμμα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayuda:Tu_primer_art%C3%ADculo" title="Ayuda:Tu primer artículo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ayuda:Tu primer artículo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedio:Via_unua_artikolo" title="Vikipedio:Via unua artikolo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikipedio:Via unua artikolo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7:%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%94_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7" title="راهنما:اولین مقالهٔ شما – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="راهنما:اولین مقالهٔ شما" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8:%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%85_%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Википеди:Болх сиха болабар – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="Википеди:Болх сиха болабар" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xal mw-list-item"><a href="https://xal.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%D0%A8%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%83_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%85_%D2%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Wikipedia:Шулу орох һардавар – Kalmyk" lang="xal" hreflang="xal" data-title="Wikipedia:Шулу орох һардавар" data-language-autonym="Хальмг" data-language-local-name="Kalmyk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Хальмг</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Yadda_ake_rubuta_mu%C6%99ala" title="Wikipedia:Yadda ake rubuta muƙala – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Wikipedia:Yadda ake rubuta muƙala" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</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%94%D5%B8_%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%BB%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%B8%D5%A4%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE%D5%A8" title="Վիքիպեդիա:Քո առաջին հոդվածը – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վիքիպեդիա:Քո առաջին հոդվածը" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82" title="विकिपीडिया:नया लेख कैसे बनायें – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विकिपीडिया:नया लेख कैसे बनायें" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Artikel_pertama_Anda" title="Wikipedia:Artikel pertama Anda – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:Artikel pertama Anda" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Artikel%C3%A9_panjenengan_sing_pisanan" title="Wikipédia:Artikelé panjenengan sing pisanan – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Wikipédia:Artikelé panjenengan sing pisanan" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF:%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%8A%E0%B2%B8_%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%96%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%8A%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%81_%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%81" title="ಸಹಾಯ:ಹೊಸ ಲೇಖನವೊಂದನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುವುದು – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಸಹಾಯ:ಹೊಸ ಲೇಖನವೊಂದನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುವುದು" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-krc mw-list-item"><a href="https://krc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B3%D1%8A%D0%B0_%D1%8E%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%83" title="Википедия:Дженгил башлаугъа юретиу – Karachay-Balkar" lang="krc" hreflang="krc" data-title="Википедия:Дженгил башлаугъа юретиу" data-language-autonym="Къарачай-малкъар" data-language-local-name="Karachay-Balkar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Къарачай-малкъар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%90:%E1%83%97%E1%83%A5%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="ვიკიპედია:თქვენი პირველი სტატია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ვიკიპედია:თქვენი პირველი სტატია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%90%D0%BB%D2%93%D0%B0%D1%88%D2%9B%D1%8B_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D2%9B%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Уикипедия:Алғашқы мақала – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Уикипедия:Алғашқы мақала" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayudo:Tu_primer_artikolo" title="Ayudo:Tu primer artikolo – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Ayudo:Tu primer artikolo" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Els%C5%91_sz%C3%B3cikkem" title="Wikipédia:Első szócikkem – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikipédia:Első szócikkem" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%3F" title="विकिपिडिया:नव पृष्ठ कोना आरम्भ करी? – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="विकिपिडिया:नव पृष्ठ कोना आरम्भ करी?" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mnw mw-list-item"><a href="https://mnw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AE%E1%80%AF_%E1%80%80%E1%80%AF%E1%80%8A%E1%80%B8%E1%80%99%E1%80%81%E1%80%BB%E1%80%B0_%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AD%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B1%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%80%E1%81%A0%E1%80%AC%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA" title="ရီု ကုညးမချူ လိက်ပရေင်ကၠာအိုတ် – Mon" lang="mnw" hreflang="mnw" data-title="ရီု ကုညးမချူ လိက်ပရေင်ကၠာအိုတ်" data-language-autonym="ဘာသာမန်" data-language-local-name="Mon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ဘာသာမန်</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Rencana_pertama_anda" title="Wikipedia:Rencana pertama anda – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wikipedia:Rencana pertama anda" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9D%E1%80%AE%E1%80%80%E1%80%AE%E1%80%95%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8%E1%80%92%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9A%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8:%E1%80%9E%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%81%8F_%E1%80%95%E1%80%91%E1%80%99%E1%80%86%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B6%E1%80%B8%E1%80%86%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%80%AB%E1%80%B8" title="ဝီကီပီးဒီးယား:သင်၏ ပထမဆုံးဆောင်းပါး – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဝီကီပီးဒီးယား:သင်၏ ပထမဆုံးဆောင်းပါး" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E8%A8%98%E4%BA%8B%E3%82%92%E5%9F%B7%E7%AD%86%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B" title="Wikipedia:記事を執筆する – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikipedia:記事を執筆する" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8:%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%BE_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%85_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Википеди:Сихо болх бола балитар – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Википеди:Сихо болх бола балитар" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hjelp:Din_f%C3%B8rste_artikkel" title="Hjelp:Din første artikkel – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Hjelp:Din første artikkel" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%86:Your_first_article" title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Your first article – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Your first article" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%A6:%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A1%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%96" title="ਮਦਦ:ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਲੇਖ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਮਦਦ:ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਲੇਖ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-blk mw-list-item"><a href="https://blk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9D%E1%80%AE%E1%80%81%E1%80%AE%E1%80%95%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8%E1%80%92%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9A%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8:%E1%80%A1%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9E%E1%80%BD%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA%EA%A9%BB%E1%80%94%E1%80%AC%EA%A9%BB%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%96%E1%80%BC%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B2%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%EA%A9%BB" title="ဝီခီပီးဒီးယား:အရီးသွတ်ꩻနာꩻရောမ်ဖြုဲင်ꩻ – Pa'O" lang="blk" hreflang="blk" data-title="ဝီခီပီးဒီးယား:အရီးသွတ်ꩻနာꩻရောမ်ဖြုဲင်ꩻ" data-language-autonym="ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ" data-language-local-name="Pa'O" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%DA%A9%D9%8A%D9%BE%DB%90%DA%89%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%90_%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%DA%93%D9%86%DB%8D_%D9%84%D9%8A%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%87" title="ويکيپېډيا:ستاسې لومړنۍ ليکنه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ويکيپېډيا:ستاسې لومړنۍ ليکنه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wat_es_dann_en_Sigg%3F" title="Wikipedia:Wat es dann en Sigg? – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Wikipedia:Wat es dann en Sigg?" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Primul_articol" title="Wikipedia:Primul articol – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Wikipedia:Primul articol" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0:%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%8F" title="Справка:Ваша первая статья – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Справка:Ваша первая статья" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8C%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%8D:%D0%A2%D2%AF%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D1%81%D0%B0%D2%95%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D3%A9%D0%BC%D3%A9%D0%BB%D3%A9%D2%BB%D3%A9%D1%80_%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%B0" title="Бикипиэдьийэ:Түргэнник саҕалыырга көмөлөһөр ыстатыйа – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Бикипиэдьийэ:Түргэнник саҕалыырга көмөлөһөр ыстатыйа" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Artikulli_i_par%C3%AB" title="Wikipedia:Artikulli i parë – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Wikipedia:Artikulli i parë" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</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:%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A_%E0%B6%87%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%B9%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B8" title="විකිපීඩියා:ලිපියක් ඇරඹුම – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විකිපීඩියා:ලිපියක් ඇරඹුම" 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%85%D8%AF%D8%AF:%D8%AA%D9%88%DA%BE%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%88_%D9%BE%DA%BE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%B6%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86" title="مدد:توھان جو پھريون مضمون – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="مدد:توھان جو پھريون مضمون" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:V%C3%A1%C5%A1_prv%C3%BD_%C4%8Dl%C3%A1nok" title="Wikipédia:Váš prvý článok – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Wikipédia:Váš prvý článok" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomo%C4%8D:Va%C5%A1_prvi_%C4%8Dlanek" title="Pomoč:Vaš prvi članek – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Pomoč:Vaš prvi članek" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Maqaalkaadii_koowaad" title="Wikipedia:Maqaalkaadii koowaad – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Wikipedia:Maqaalkaadii koowaad" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%DB%8C%DB%95%DA%A9%DB%95%D9%85_%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA" title="ویکیپیدیا:یەکەم وتارت – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ویکیپیدیا:یەکەم وتارت" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</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%9A%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%83_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%83" title="Википедија:Како започети нову страницу – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Википедија:Како започети нову страницу" 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-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Artikel_munggaran_Anjeun" title="Wikipedia:Artikel munggaran Anjeun – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Wikipedia:Artikel munggaran Anjeun" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohje:Ensimm%C3%A4inen_artikkeli" title="Ohje:Ensimmäinen artikkeli – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Ohje:Ensimmäinen artikkeli" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulong:Ang_iyong_unang_artikulo" title="Tulong:Ang iyong unang artikulo – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Tulong:Ang iyong unang artikulo" 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%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88" title="விக்கிப்பீடியா:முதல் கட்டுரை – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="விக்கிப்பீடியா:முதல் கட்டுரை" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D1%80%D0%B4%D3%99%D0%BC:%D0%AF%D2%A3%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D3%99%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D3%99_%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%83" title="Ярдәм:Яңа мәкалә язу – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Ярдәм:Яңа мәкалә язу" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn 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Please take the time to read through this guide. Also consider looking at our <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction">introductory tutorials</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">contributing to Wikipedia</a> to learn the basics about editing. Working on existing articles is a great way to learn Wikipedia's protocols and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">style conventions</a>; see the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Task_Center" title="Wikipedia:Task Center">Task Center</a> or <a href="/wiki/Special:Homepage" title="Special:Homepage">your homepage</a> for articles that need your assistance and tasks you can help out with. </p><p>Once you are familiar with the <a href="/wiki/Help:Getting_started" title="Help:Getting started">basics of Wikipedia editing</a>, this page will guide you through the process of creating <b>your first article</b>! Specifically, you will learn how to: </p> <ul><li><strong>Determine</strong> whether Wikipedia should have a new article on the given subject</li> <li><strong>Identify and use</strong> reliable sources to support assertions in the article</li> <li><strong>Create</strong> a draft of the article</li> <li><strong>Submit</strong> the draft for publication into the encyclopedia itself</li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="The_basics" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_basics"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_basics"></span>The basics<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_basics"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset" title="Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset">Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">Wikipedia:Reliable sources</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Wikipedia:Verifiability</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Wikipedia:Citing sources</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Help:Find_sources" title="Help:Find sources">Help:Find sources</a></div> <p>All new articles start by researching a topic using <strong>high-quality, published sources</strong>. Even an expert on a topic cannot directly use their knowledge; published sources are needed. High-quality sources include <strong>books</strong> by reputable publishers, <strong>respected newspapers</strong>, peer-reviewed scientific and <strong>academic journals</strong>, and other sources with a <strong>reputation for fact-checking and accuracy</strong>. This may include some high-quality websites, but excludes personal and company websites, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLOG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLOG">blogs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOCIAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOCIAL">social media</a>, and any site where <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User-generated_content" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:User-generated content">the public can contribute</a>, like forums and even <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WINARS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WINARS">Wikipedia itself</a>. </p><p>We <em>summarize</em> such high-quality, published sources in Wikipedia articles. That is all we do! Please make sure that everything you write on Wikipedia is based on such sources, and be sure to include <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INLINECITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INLINECITE">inline citations</a> along with the content you write. While <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Primary_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Primary sources">primary sources</a> can be used, they should be used sparingly and carefully, usually only to support basic facts. Primary sources do not contribute to establishing notability. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Before_you_start_writing" data-mw-thread-id="h-Before_you_start_writing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Before_you_start_writing"></span>Before you start writing<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Before_you_start_writing"></span></h2></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Are_you_closely_connected_to_the_article_topic?"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Are_you_connected_to_the_article_topic?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Are_you_connected_to_the_article_topic?-Before_you_start_writing"><span id="Are_you_connected_to_the_article_topic.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Are_you_connected_to_the_article_topic?-Before_you_start_writing"></span>Are you connected to the article topic?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Are_you_connected_to_the_article_topic?-Before_you_start_writing"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Plain_and_simple_conflict_of_interest_guide" title="Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide">Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure" title="Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure">Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure</a></div> <p>If you have a personal or professional relationship with what you want to write about, it is best if you do not create the new article yourself. Editing with a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">conflict of interest</a>, regardless of whether you feel you can do so neutrally, gives the appearance of bias and undermines public confidence in Wikipedia. If you create an article despite your conflict of interest, you should <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">disclose your relationship</a> and make sure that it is reviewed by another editor. If you have a <i>financial</i> conflict of interest in the topic (for example if you have been paid to edit it) you <i>must</i> make the required <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure" title="Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure">paid-contribution disclosure</a> and abide by the community's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#Paid_editing" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">restrictions on paid editing</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Search_for_an_existing_article" data-mw-thread-id="h-Search_for_an_existing_article-Before_you_start_writing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Search_for_an_existing_article-Before_you_start_writing"></span>Search for an existing article<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Search_for_an_existing_article-Before_you_start_writing"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Help:Searching" title="Help:Searching">Help:Searching</a></div> <p>The English Wikipedia already has 6.9 million articles. Before creating a new one, try to make sure there is not already an article (or a Draft in development) on the same topic, perhaps under a different spelling, or even a different name. </p> <div class="YFA-search"> <div class="YFA-search-top"><b>Search for articles (or drafts) that already exist:</b></div> <div class="YFA-search-box"> <div class="mw-inputbox-centered" style=""><form name="searchbox" class="searchbox mw-inputbox-form" action="/wiki/Special:Search"><div class="cdx-text-input"><input class="mw-inputbox-input mw-searchInput searchboxInput cdx-text-input__input" name="search" placeholder="" size="50" dir="ltr"/></div><br/> <span class="cdx-checkbox cdx-checkbox--inline"><input type="checkbox" name="ns0" value="1" id="mw-inputbox-ns0-0.277486311519" class="cdx-checkbox__input" checked=""/><span class="cdx-checkbox__icon"></span><label class="cdx-checkbox__label" for="mw-inputbox-ns0-0.277486311519">Main</label></span> <span class="cdx-checkbox cdx-checkbox--inline"><input type="checkbox" name="ns118" value="1" id="mw-inputbox-ns118-0.277486311519" class="cdx-checkbox__input" checked=""/><span class="cdx-checkbox__icon"></span><label class="cdx-checkbox__label" for="mw-inputbox-ns118-0.277486311519">Draft</label></span> <br/><input type="submit" name="fulltext" value="Search" class="cdx-button"/></form></div> </div> <div class="YFA-search-footer"> <p><b>Note:</b> Articles are in "Main" space, and drafts are in "Draft" space. </p> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p>If you're sure that there is no article or draft available for your topic, then there is just one big task to do before you start writing your first article: you have to <strong>gather sources about the topic</strong> in order to <strong>establish its notability</strong>. <span class="anchor" id="Gathering_references_and_establishing_notability"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gather_sources" data-mw-thread-id="h-Gather_sources-Before_you_start_writing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Gather_sources-Before_you_start_writing"></span>Gather sources<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Gather_sources-Before_you_start_writing"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Help:Find_sources" title="Help:Find sources">Help:Find sources</a></div> <p>As described above in <a href="#The_basics">§ The basics</a>, Wikipedia articles are written based on published sources. If you need some help finding sources, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Finding_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Finding sources">this helpful guide</a>. </p><p>For some common sources, you may find <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">these assessments</a> by the Wikipedia community helpful. Please note these assessments certainly do not list all possible sources: if a source is not listed, that only means it has not met the criteria for listing. If a source meets the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable source</a> criteria, you are welcome to use it. 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(people)">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(species)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (species)">Species</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(sports)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (sports)">Sports and athletes</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(web)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (web)">Web content</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> See also</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#Notability" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Notability essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Guide to deletion">Guide to deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes">Common deletion outcomes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_was_the_page_I_created_deleted%3F" title="Wikipedia:Why was the page I created deleted?">Why was my article deleted?</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Notability_sidebar" title="Template:Notability sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Notability_sidebar" title="Template talk:Notability sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Notability_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Notability sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">Wikipedia:Notability</a></div> <p>Your topic must be <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">notable</a></b>, <em>as Wikipedia uses the term</em>, in order to warrant an article. Wikipedia has articles on many topics, but not <em>every</em> topic. Notability is tricky to define, but in a nutshell, if there are multiple published <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a> about a topic, then it may be notable. A topic is not notable if there aren't sufficient reliable sources about it. (<b>Important:</b> unreliable ones like <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLOG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLOG">blogs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOCIALMEDIA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOCIALMEDIA">social media</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UGC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:UGC">websites anyone can edit</a> don't count!). The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GNG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GNG">General notability guideline</a> gives more details on how to tell if a topic is notable or not. If you're not sure if your topic is notable, ask for help at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TEA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TEA">Teahouse</a>. </p><p>A notable topic is one that has reliable sources that each meet <strong>all three</strong> of the following criteria: </p> <ul><li><strong>Secondary</strong>. A <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Secondary" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Secondary">secondary source</a> provides thought and reflection based on primary sources, generally at least one step removed from a topic. It contains <i>analysis, evaluation, interpretation, or synthesis</i> of the facts, evidence, concepts, and ideas taken from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Primary">primary sources</a>.</li> <li><strong>Independent</strong> of the subject. This means that nobody involved in writing or publishing the source has a financial or other connection to the subject. A source is <strong>not</strong> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IS">independent</a> of the subject if <strong>any</strong> of the following are true: <ul><li>if the subject paid for it, including all forms of <a href="/wiki/Sponsored_content" class="mw-redirect" title="Sponsored content">sponsored content</a>,</li> <li>if the content within the source originates from the subject, including most <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Interviews" title="Wikipedia:Interviews">interviews</a> and all <a href="/wiki/Press_releases" class="mw-redirect" title="Press releases">press releases</a>, even if published by a third-party (sometimes called "<a href="/wiki/Churnalism" title="Churnalism">churnalism</a>"), or</li> <li>it was <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPS">published by the subject itself</a>, on behalf of the subject, or by someone related to the subject.</li></ul></li> <li><strong>Significant coverage</strong>. The sources must discuss your subject <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SIGCOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SIGCOV">in depth</a>, in multiple paragraphs. A mention in one or two sentences or the appearance of your subject in a table or list is not enough to help establish notability. The special notability guideline for businesses has <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CORPDEPTH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CORPDEPTH">lots of good examples</a> of what is considered significant.</li></ul> <p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><span title="If your topic is not notable, stop here and find a new one."><img alt="Round exclamation point icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Emblem-important-red.svg/20px-Emblem-important-red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Emblem-important-red.svg/30px-Emblem-important-red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Emblem-important-red.svg/40px-Emblem-important-red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></span></span> If you discover the topic is not notable, stop here. Non-notable topics do not qualify for a separate article. Consider expanding a relevant existing article related to the topic or select a new topic. If you are stuck, ask for guidance at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Teahouse</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Look_at_similar_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Look_at_similar_articles-Before_you_start_writing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Look_at_similar_articles-Before_you_start_writing"></span>Look at similar articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Look_at_similar_articles-Before_you_start_writing"></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/Help:Introduction_to_the_Manual_of_Style" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style">Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style</a></div> <p>It's a good idea to look at several existing Wikipedia articles on subjects similar to yours to see how such articles are formatted. The quality of our existing articles varies and lower quality articles should not be used as a model. The <a href="/wiki/Help:Talk_pages" title="Help:Talk pages">Talk page</a> of the article may have a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ASSESS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ASSESS">quality rating</a> in the shaded box at the top. If an article has been assessed as <b>B</b>-class, or as a <b>Good Article</b> or <b>Featured Article</b>, it is safe to use as an organizational template for your article. You can also consult Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/MOS:ORDER" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:ORDER">Manual of Style</a> for guidance on how to structure an article. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Writing_your_draft" data-mw-thread-id="h-Writing_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Writing_your_draft"></span>Writing your draft<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Writing_your_draft"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">Wikipedia:Writing better articles</a></div> <p>Once you've verified that there <a href="#Search_for_an_existing_article">§ isn't already an article out there</a> about your topic, <a href="#Gather_sources">§ gathered your sources</a>, and <a href="#Notability_–_should_this_topic_have_an_article?">§ established notability</a>, you're ready to start writing! </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="What_editing_tool_to_use" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_editing_tool_to_use-Writing_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_editing_tool_to_use-Writing_your_draft"></span>What editing tool to use<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_editing_tool_to_use-Writing_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><img resource="/wiki/File:En.wp_Vector_2022_Light_Mode_action_tabs_Edit_circled_plus_language_selector_for_context.png" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/En.wp_Vector_2022_Light_Mode_action_tabs_Edit_circled_plus_language_selector_for_context.png/218px-En.wp_Vector_2022_Light_Mode_action_tabs_Edit_circled_plus_language_selector_for_context.png" decoding="async" width="218" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/En.wp_Vector_2022_Light_Mode_action_tabs_Edit_circled_plus_language_selector_for_context.png/327px-En.wp_Vector_2022_Light_Mode_action_tabs_Edit_circled_plus_language_selector_for_context.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/En.wp_Vector_2022_Light_Mode_action_tabs_Edit_circled_plus_language_selector_for_context.png/436px-En.wp_Vector_2022_Light_Mode_action_tabs_Edit_circled_plus_language_selector_for_context.png 2x" data-file-width="652" data-file-height="198"/></span><figcaption>Edit tab in desktop view</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><img resource="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_mobile_version_toolbar_iOS_edit_pencil_circled.png" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wikipedia_mobile_version_toolbar_iOS_edit_pencil_circled.png/218px-Wikipedia_mobile_version_toolbar_iOS_edit_pencil_circled.png" decoding="async" width="218" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wikipedia_mobile_version_toolbar_iOS_edit_pencil_circled.png/327px-Wikipedia_mobile_version_toolbar_iOS_edit_pencil_circled.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wikipedia_mobile_version_toolbar_iOS_edit_pencil_circled.png/436px-Wikipedia_mobile_version_toolbar_iOS_edit_pencil_circled.png 2x" data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="295"/></span><figcaption>Edit pencil in mobile view</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction">Help:Introduction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Help:Wikitext" title="Help:Wikitext">Help:Wikitext</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Help:VisualEditor" title="Help:VisualEditor">Help:VisualEditor</a></div> <p>Wikipedia provides <a href="/wiki/Help:Editing#Edit_screen(s)" title="Help:Editing">various editing tools</a>, and you have a choice of what tool best suits your needs: </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><img resource="/wiki/File:Vector_2022_edit_interface_selector,_light_mode,_source_editor_selected.png" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Vector_2022_edit_interface_selector%2C_light_mode%2C_source_editor_selected.png/220px-Vector_2022_edit_interface_selector%2C_light_mode%2C_source_editor_selected.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Vector_2022_edit_interface_selector%2C_light_mode%2C_source_editor_selected.png/330px-Vector_2022_edit_interface_selector%2C_light_mode%2C_source_editor_selected.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Vector_2022_edit_interface_selector%2C_light_mode%2C_source_editor_selected.png/440px-Vector_2022_edit_interface_selector%2C_light_mode%2C_source_editor_selected.png 2x" data-file-width="598" data-file-height="322"/></span><figcaption>Editing interface selector</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_editing_with_Wiki_Markup/1" title="Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/1">Source editor</a> – edits the <a href="/wiki/Help:Wikitext" title="Help:Wikitext">wikitext</a> of the article, which uses some special characters, like adding [[brackets]] to create a link to another page, or asterisks to make bullet points.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_editing_with_VisualEditor/1" title="Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor/1">Visual Editor</a> – a tool similar to a word processor, for editing articles without the need to understand any special codes or <a href="/wiki/Markup_language" title="Markup language">markup</a>.</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Visual_Editor" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Visual Editor">Visual Editor</a> is the default. To switch your default editing interface, select an option from the "Editing mode" menu in <a href="/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing" title="Special:Preferences">your preferences</a>. </p><p>Users of <a href="/wiki/Help:Mobile_access" title="Help:Mobile access">mobile devices</a> are automatically redirected to the <a href="/wiki/Help:Mobile_access#Official_mobile_version" title="Help:Mobile access">official mobile version</a> of Wikipedia at <a class="external text" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org"><b>en.m.wikipedia.org</b>.</a> If you don't want to use the mobile version, tap the <a href="/wiki/Help:Mobile_access#Desktop_access" title="Help:Mobile access">Desktop</a> link at the bottom of any page to switch to the desktop version at <span class="nowrap"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org"><b>en.wikipedia.org</b>.</a></span> <span class="anchor" id="Create_your_draft"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Where_to_start_writing" data-mw-thread-id="h-Where_to_start_writing-Writing_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Where_to_start_writing-Writing_your_draft"></span>Where to start writing<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Where_to_start_writing-Writing_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drafts" title="Wikipedia:Drafts">Wikipedia:Drafts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About_the_sandbox" title="Wikipedia:About the sandbox">Wikipedia:About the sandbox</a></div> <p>Where will you develop your draft? You have several options: </p> <ul><li>in "<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drafts" title="Wikipedia:Drafts">Draftspace</a>" – this is a special area of Wikipedia dedicated to creating new articles, and is a good choice because other editors can find your draft here and help out.</li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About_the_sandbox" title="Wikipedia:About the sandbox">your sandbox</a> – this is a page you can always easily find, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1150407293"><span class="ifmobile"><span class="nomobile">by clicking 'Sandbox' at the top of any page at Wikipedia</span><span class="mobile">by tapping the user icon in the top right corner to show the menu linking your sandbox</span></span>. Downside: you can only create one article at a time there, and it's not so easy for other editors to find.</li> <li>in a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:USERSUBPAGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:USERSUBPAGE">user subpage</a>. You can find more information about subpages <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SUBPAGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SUBPAGE">here</a>.</li></ul><p> The easiest way is with the Article Wizard, which will create your article in Draft space and guide you through the steps of creating a draft.</p><div class="center"><span class="plainlinks clickbutton"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard"><span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive">Create your draft with the Article Wizard!</span></a></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="How_to_create_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_create_content-Writing_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_create_content-Writing_your_draft"></span>How to create content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_create_content-Writing_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">Help:Editing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">WP:Neutral point of view</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">WP:Verifiability</a></div> <p>Writing a Wikipedia article: </p> <ul><li>Summarize the most important things your sources say. <ul><li>Don't <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COPYRIGHT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COPYRIGHT">copy/paste</a> wording from your sources; instead, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FOLLOWSOURCE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FOLLOWSOURCE">summarize the ideas in the source</a> using your own words. Summarization is more than just <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CLOP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CLOP">changing a few words around</a> here and there.</li> <li>Only add information <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">supported by your sources</a>. Don't add from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOR">your own knowledge</a> or expertise.</li></ul></li> <li>Make sure you <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DUE">show all major viewpoints</a> fairly. Do not cover <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FRINGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FRINGE">fringe</a> views or those held only by a tiny minority.</li> <li>Don't <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">take sides</a> or use <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PROMO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PROMO">promotional language</a>.</li> <li>Write in a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TONE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TONE">professional tone</a>; avoid <a href="/wiki/MOS:PUFFERY" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:PUFFERY">loaded</a> language.</li> <li>Add <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CITE">citations</a> as you go. This is much easier than writing first and trying to remember later where you found each piece of information.</li> <li>You don't have to write the article all at once! Save your progress frequently, with an appropriate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EDITSUMMARY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EDITSUMMARY">edit summary</a>. The <span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive">Publish</span> button saves your progress.</li> <li>You can <a href="/wiki/Help:Pictures" title="Help:Pictures">add images</a>, <a href="/wiki/Help:Template" title="Help:Template">templates</a> like a an <a href="/wiki/Help:Infobox" title="Help:Infobox">infobox</a> at the top, or a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">stub</a> at the bottom, and <a href="/wiki/Help:Categories" title="Help:Categories">categories</a> to your article.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citing_sources" data-mw-thread-id="h-Citing_sources-Writing_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Citing_sources-Writing_your_draft"></span>Citing sources<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Citing_sources-Writing_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Wikipedia:Citing sources</a>, <a href="/wiki/Help:Find_sources" title="Help:Find sources">Help:Find sources</a>, <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">Help:Referencing for beginners</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_referencing_with_VisualEditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor">Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:VisualEditor_tool_reference-ltr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Abstract graphic depicting referencing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/VisualEditor_tool_reference-ltr.png/275px-VisualEditor_tool_reference-ltr.png" decoding="async" width="275" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/VisualEditor_tool_reference-ltr.png/413px-VisualEditor_tool_reference-ltr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/VisualEditor_tool_reference-ltr.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>Sources are the published books, academic articles, reputable magazines and newspapers, and other locations where you find the information you will be writing about. You will need to find sources before you start writing, because all content in articles at Wikipedia must be <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">verifiable</a></strong>—that is, backed up by <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a></strong>. </p><p>The best way to demonstrate verifiability, is by creating a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CITE">citation</a> to a reliable source that you found, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INLINECITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INLINECITE">embedding it in-line</a> as you write your article. </p><p>The best sources tend to have some form of editorial oversight and a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Some websites are reliable; many are not. If you're not sure about the reliability of a website, you can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">read what editors think about them</a>. It's okay to use <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NONENG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NONENG">non-English sources</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OFFLINE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OFFLINE">offline sources</a>, and subscription-only or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PAYWALL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PAYWALL"> fee-based sources</a>, as long as they are reliable. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dos_and_don'ts" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dos_and_don'ts-Writing_your_draft"><span id="Dos_and_don.27ts"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dos_and_don'ts-Writing_your_draft"></span>Dos and don'ts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dos_and_don'ts-Writing_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main pages: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoiding_common_mistakes" title="Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes">Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes</a></div> <p>Here are some "Do"s and "Don't"s, to highlight some of the most important points about writing your first article: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Dos and don't</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:58%">Great ways to contribute </th> <th scope="col" style="width:42%"><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="Things_to_avoid"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Things to avoid</span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <ul><li><strong>Do</strong> make sure that the topic you write about is <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">notable</a></strong>; articles about non-notable topics get deleted.</li> <li><strong>Do</strong> include <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CITE">citations</a></strong> to <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">independent</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable</a></strong> sources for all assertions of fact.</li> <li><strong>Do</strong> add content that has a <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">neutral point of view</a></strong>, and <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DUE_WEIGHT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DUE WEIGHT">fairly represents the majority</a></strong> of the sources.</li> <li><strong>Do</strong> exercise caution when editing articles about <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">living people</a></strong>. Negative or critical content must be impeccably sourced to <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLPSOURCES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLPSOURCES">highly reliable sources</a></strong>.</li> <li><strong>Do</strong> ask for help at the <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Teahouse</a></strong>, the <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Help desk</a></strong>, or check <a href="/wiki/Help:Directory" title="Help:Directory">these help links</a>.</li></ul> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <ul><li><strong>Don't</strong> engage in <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a></strong> or personal essays.</li> <li><strong>Don't</strong> copy <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights" title="Wikipedia:Copyrights">copyrighted material</a></strong> into articles.</li> <li><strong>Don't</strong> speculate about <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTCRYSTAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTCRYSTAL">events in the future</a></strong>.</li> <li><strong>Don't</strong> write an article only to define a word; Wikipedia is <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTDICT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTDICT">not a dictionary</a></strong>. Try <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary" title="Wiktionary">Wiktionary</a> instead.</li> <li><strong>Don't</strong> write an article if you have a <strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COI" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COI">conflict of interest</a></strong> because of a personal or professional connection to the topic of the article.</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Publish_your_draft" data-mw-thread-id="h-Publish_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Publish_your_draft"></span>Publish your draft<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Publish_your_draft"></span></h2></div> <p>When your draft is ready, you have two options for publishing it: you can do so directly yourself, or ask another editor to review it first. If you don't have an account, if your account is not yet <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels#Autoconfirmed_and_confirmed_users" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">confirmed</a>, or if you have a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">conflict of interest</a> with the article topic, you will have to ask for a review. Otherwise, the choice is up to you. In either case, you should take some time to double check that the draft is ready first. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-publication_checks" data-mw-thread-id="h-Pre-publication_checks-Publish_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Pre-publication_checks-Publish_your_draft"></span>Pre-publication checks<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Pre-publication_checks-Publish_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <p>Take another look at your draft to see if it meets the criteria required for a Wikipedia article. Make sure that: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/MOS:LEADSENTENCE" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:LEADSENTENCE">first sentence</a> defines the article topic, and tells the reader who or what the subject is in plain English.</li> <li>There are citations to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a> in the article (most reviewers look for at least three sources). <ul><li>Some <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MINREF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MINREF">specific types</a> of information <strong>require</strong> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INLINECITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INLINECITE">inline citations</a>, namely: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WHYCITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WHYCITE">direct quotations</a>, and any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLPCT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLPCT">contentious material</a> about <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLP">living persons</a> (negative, positive, or neutral).</li></ul></li> <li>The article is written from a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">neutral point of view</a>.</li> <li>Any controversial claims about <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLP">living people</a> are impeccably sourced.</li></ul> <div class="autoconfirmed-show"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Publish_directly" data-mw-thread-id="h-Publish_directly-Publish_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Publish_directly-Publish_your_draft"></span>Publish directly<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Publish_directly-Publish_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drafts#Moving_drafts_to_mainspace" title="Wikipedia:Drafts">Wikipedia:Drafts § Moving drafts to mainspace</a></div> <p>If you are sure your draft is ready, and you do <strong>not</strong> have a <a href="#Are_you_connected_to_the_article_topic?">§ conflict of interest with the topic</a>, you can publish it directly by moving the page from the draft namespace to the main article namespace. To do so, follow the instructions in <a href="/wiki/Help:How_to_move_a_page" title="Help:How to move a page">how to move a page</a>. </p> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ask_for_a_review" data-mw-thread-id="h-Ask_for_a_review-Publish_your_draft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Ask_for_a_review-Publish_your_draft"></span>Ask for a review<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Ask_for_a_review-Publish_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation" title="Wikipedia:Articles for creation">Wikipedia:Articles for creation</a></div> <p><span class="autoconfirmed-show">Alternatively, if</span><span class="unconfirmed-show">If</span> you think your article is ready<span class="autoconfirmed-show"> but would like another editor to check it</span>, you can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AFCREVIEW" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AFCREVIEW">submit it for review</a> by an experienced editor by clicking the <span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive" style="line-height: 1em; margin-top:3px; padding: 0.5em 0.8em">Submit the draft for review!</span> button at the top of your draft. If the button isn't there, you can instead add <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Submit" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Submit">subst:submit</a>}}</code> to the top of the draft. A reviewer will then look at your draft and either publish it or give you feedback on how to improve it. You may continue to edit the page, even while waiting for a review. This may take some time (maybe weeks); please have patience, we are all volunteers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Congratulations!" data-mw-thread-id="h-Congratulations!-Publish_your_draft"><span id="Congratulations.21"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Congratulations!-Publish_your_draft"></span>Congratulations!<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Congratulations!-Publish_your_draft"></span></h3></div> <p>Congratulations, you've created your first article! We have some suggested next steps at <a href="/wiki/Help:After_your_first_article" title="Help:After your first article">Help:After your first article</a>, but do pat yourself on the back. Not many people have successfully created an article on Wikipedia! </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Still_need_help?"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Help_is_available!" data-mw-thread-id="h-Help_is_available!"><span id="Help_is_available.21"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Help_is_available!"></span>Help is available!<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Help_is_available!"></span></h2></div> <ul><li>The best place to ask for assistance is at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Teahouse</a>, which is dedicated to answering newer editors' questions.</li> <li>For a list of informative, instructional and supportive pages, see the <a href="/wiki/Help:Contents/Directory" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Contents/Directory">Help directory</a>. 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