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| ||Meet Naming Conventions||[[WP:NC]] ||
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| ||Meet Style Guidelines|| [[WP:MOS]]; [[WP:MOSNUM]]|| Comprehensive style guide; Numbers style guide
| ||Meet '''Style Guidelines'''|| [[WP:MOS]]; [[WP:MOSNUM]]|| Comprehensive style guide; Numbers style guide
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| ||Ensure Redirects are in place, as appropriate|| [[WP:R]] ||
| ||Ensure '''Redirects''' are in place, as appropriate|| [[WP:R]] ||
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| ||Ensure Disambiguations are in place, as appropriate|| [[WP:D]] ||Also [[MOS:DP]] for further inf
| ||Ensure '''Disambiguations''' are in place, as appropriate|| [[WP:D]] ||Also [[MOS:DP]] for further inf
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| ||Add appropriate Infobox || [[WP:INFO]] ||
| ||Add appropriate '''Infobox''' || [[WP:INFO]] ||
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| ||Add Notes/References/Further reading, as needed || [[WP:CITE]]; [[WP:CIT]] || CITE is general guide; CIT contains templates
| ||Add Notes/'''References'''/Further reading, as needed || [[WP:CITE]]; [[WP:CIT]] || CITE is general guide; CIT contains templates
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| ||Add link to Main article, as appropriate ||<!-- This is a SUMMARY. Please don't add new information or details here, but instead at the main article [[Schindler's Ark]]! -->
| ||Add link to Main article, as appropriate ||<!-- This is a SUMMARY. Please don't add new information or details here, but instead at the main article [[Schindler's Ark]]! -->
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|| For example, in the article on [[Thomas Keneally]], a link is made from the section on ''[[Schindler's Ark]]'' to the article on the novel
|| For example, in the article on [[Thomas Keneally]], a link is made from the section on ''[[Schindler's Ark]]'' to the article on the novel
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| ||Add ''See alsos'', if appropriate || [[See also]] || Article containing links to managing "See alsos" in Wiki
| ||Add '''''See alsos''''', if appropriate || [[See also]] || Article containing links to managing "See alsos" in Wiki
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| ||Create WikiLinks, as appropriate, and check them ||[[Help:Contents/Links]]; [[WP:LINK]] || Article containing links to managing "Links" in Wiki; Check wikilinks by previewing before saving (but don't forget then to save!)
| ||Create '''WikiLinks''', as appropriate, and check them ||[[Help:Contents/Links]]; [[WP:LINK]] || Article containing links to managing "Links" in Wiki; Check wikilinks by previewing before saving (but don't forget then to save!)
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| || Make sure it is '''not an orphan''' || || Make sure other articles link to it, to help accessibility to it
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| ||Add DEFAULTSORT instruction || [[WP:CAT]] ||
| ||Add '''Persondata''', if biography || [[WP:PDATA]] ||
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| ||Add appropriate Categories || [[WP:CAT]] and [[WP:Categorization]] ||
| ||Add '''DEFAULTSORT''' instruction || [[WP:CAT]] ||
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| ||Add Image, if available || [[WP:IMAGE]] ||
| ||Add appropriate '''Categories''' || [[WP:CAT]] and [[WP:Categorization]] ||
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| ||Add Stub Tag/Categories, if appropriate || [[WP:Stub]] ||
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| ||Add Project Banners to Discussion Page, if appropriate || WP ||
| ||Add '''Project Banners''' to Discussion Page, if appropriate || WP ||
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Revision as of 08:28, 7 September 2007

Checklist for New Article Creation

Check Task How-to Link/s Comments
Apply in use or under construction templates, if appropriate Use "underconstruction" and "inuse" templates (enclosed in double curly brackets). Remove the template when edits are complete.
Meet Naming Conventions WP:NC
Meet Style Guidelines WP:MOS; WP:MOSNUM Comprehensive style guide; Numbers style guide
Ensure Redirects are in place, as appropriate WP:R
Ensure Disambiguations are in place, as appropriate WP:D Also MOS:DP for further inf
Add appropriate Infobox WP:INFO
Add Notes/References/Further reading, as needed WP:CITE; WP:CIT CITE is general guide; CIT contains templates
Add Exernal Links, as appropriate
Add link to Main article, as appropriate
Main article: Schindler's Ark
 For example, in the article on Thomas Keneally, a link is made from the section on Schindler's Ark to the article on the novel
Add See alsos, if appropriate See also Article containing links to managing "See alsos" in Wiki
Create WikiLinks, as appropriate, and check them Help:Contents/Links; WP:LINK Article containing links to managing "Links" in Wiki; Check wikilinks by previewing before saving (but don't forget then to save!)
Make sure it is not an orphan Make sure other articles link to it, to help accessibility to it
Add Persondata, if biography WP:PDATA
Add DEFAULTSORT instruction WP:CAT
Add appropriate Categories WP:CAT and WP:Categorization
Add Image, if available WP:IMAGE
Add Stub Tag/Categories, if appropriate WP:Stub
Add Project Banners to Discussion Page, if appropriate WP
Check for typos - and again!

Other useful sources for creating and editing articles

Source How-to Link/s Comments
Help Contents Page WP:HELP
Glossary WP:G
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