FAMEPedia:Drafts

Drafts are pages in the Draft namespace where new articles may be created and developed, for a limited period of time. They allow editors to develop new articles and to receive feedback before being moved to FAMEPedia's mainspace. If you are logged in, creating a Draft version first is optional. Editors may instead choose to create draft pages in their userspace, or new articles directly in mainspace after the user has become autoconfirmed or confirmed.

Finding drafts
Drafts are not indexed by most search engines including Google, meaning most readers will not find them. Anyone may search and view drafts on FAMEPedia directly using FAMEPedia's built-in search engine: simply choose "Advanced", then tick "Draft" and/or "Draft talk" on the list of options (i.e. in [//en.FAMEPedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&search=&fulltext=Search&ns118=1&ns119=1&redirs=1&profile=advanced this manner]). The list of all Draft pages is at Special:AllPages or Special:PrefixIndex. You may also view to the namespace, newly created drafts, visit a random draft.

Creating and editing drafts
Anyone, including users who are not logged in, may create and edit drafts. Drafts in the namespace have "Draft:" before their normal title, and also have an associated draft talk page. Users who have VisualEditor enabled will be able to use VisualEditor just like on articles. FP:Autoconfirmed rights are required for moving drafts to article mainspace page but you may request a page move at FAMEPedia:Requested moves. If there is a technical barrier to the move such as when the creation of an article may be protected, seek an Admin's assistance.

Preparing drafts

 * (Optionally) add the template Draft article at the top of the draft (not the talk page), along with the template's parameters name and subject. A list of appropriate subject fields can be found here.
 * Disable any categories by inserting a colon before the word "Category", e.g. change  to   , or by using the Draft categories template.
 * Non-free content cannot be included in draft articles per FAMEPedia's policy on where non-free media is allowed. Any desired non-free content should be added to the article once it has been moved to the mainspace.

Publishing a draft
Publishing a draft requires an editor to use the page move function to move it into the Main (article) namespace. This means that anonymous editors, or registered editors that are not autoconfirmed, will need to request publication by inserting into their drafts the relevant template for requesting a page move. Editors may also optionally submit drafts for review via the articles for creation process by adding the code to the top of the draft page.

An article created in draftspace does not belong to the editor who created it, and any other user may edit, publish, redirect, merge or seek deletion of any draft.

Moving articles to draft space
The aim of moving an article to draft is to allow time and space for the draft's improvement until it is ready for mainspace. It is not intended as a backdoor route to deletion. As a matter of good practice the editor moving a page to draft should mark its talk page with the tags of any relevant projects as a means of soliciting improvements from interested editors.

As a result of a deletion discussion
Articles may be moved to become a draft as a result of a deletion discussion, indirectly following deletion and a request for undeletion. 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 AfC submission process to have the page moved back to mainspace. The author is encouraged to ask other editors questions, or to use the Help me template.

During new page review
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:


 * 1) the topic has some potential merit, and
 * 2) the article does not meet the required standard, and
 * 3) there is no evidence of active improvement.
 * 4) or when the author clearly has a conflict of interest (per FP:COIEDIT).

Expanding on the above:

Has some merit
 * 1a. for example, the topic is plausibly notable (if not, it should be speedy-deleted under A7 or nominated at AfD; do not draftify junk).

Does not meet the required standard
 * 2a. The page is obviously unready for mainspace, for example:
 * 2a-i. it does not meet FP:STUB;
 * 2a-ii. or it would have very little chance of survival at AfD;
 * 2a-iii. or it meets any speedy deletion criterion.
 * 2b. The topic appears unimportant, is possibly not worth the effort of fixing, and no great loss if deleted due to expiring in draftspace.
 * 2c. The topic is not a new topic likely to be of interest to multiple people (such as current affairs topics).
 * 2d. The page is a recent creation by an inexperienced editor. (Old pages, and pages by experienced editors, deserve an AfD discussion).

No evidence of active improvement
 * 3a. There is no evidence of a user actively working on it.
 * 3b. 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.

When the author clearly has a conflict of interest
 * 4a. 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 (exclusively promotional articles should instead be tagged with G11).
 * 4b. Whenever this is done the draftifier must inform the author that COI editors should submit new articles through Articles for Creation (fourth bullet point of FP:COIEDIT).

Requirements for page movers
To unilaterally move an article to draft space, you should:
 * notify the author (this is facilitated by the script User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js),
 * be accountable for your draftification decisions per the standard described at FAMEPedia:Administrators (even if you are not an administrator)

Other editors (including the author of the page) have a right to object to moving the page. If an editor raises an objection, move the page back to mainspace and if it is not notable list at AfD. The etiquette about moving pages during deletion and review discussions is also good advice.

Tools for moving articles to draft space

 * A recommended tool for moving articles to draft space is User:Evad37/MoveToDraft, especially for users with the page mover user-right, which allows moving without leaving a redirect. For those without the page mover user-right, it is important to tag the redirect for deletion with CSD R2 after moving the article to draft.
 * For the draftifying gadgets see:
 * User:Mr. Stradivarius/gadgets/Draftify
 * User:Evad37/MoveToDraft

Deleting a draft
Drafts are meant to be works in progress, and most will not meet FAMEPedia's standards for quality at first.

Speedy deletion
The general section of the criteria for speedy deletion may be applied to drafts. Drafts that are copyright violations, vandalism, disparage or attack their subject, are tests, or unambiguous advertising or promotion will be speedily deleted.

Miscellany for deletion
Drafts are not subject to article deletion criteria like "no context," "no indication of notability," or "not in English" so creators may have time to e.g. establish context or notability, translate, and make other adjustments and improvements. Drafts may be nominated for deletion at FAMEPedia:Miscellany for deletion (MfD), but not solely because the draft fails to show that the notability guidelines are satisfied. A draft that has been repeatedly resubmitted and declined at AfC without any substantial improvement may be deleted at MfD if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the reasons for deletion outlined in the deletion policy. Substantial leeway is given to drafts; however, the community may decide to delete a draft via MfD if it is determined that the reasons for deletion are strong.

Deletion of old drafts
Drafts that have not been edited in six months may be deleted under criterion for speedy deletion G13. Most G13 nominations for deletion are done by bots 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 FP:REFUND (see FAMEPedia:Requests for undeletion/G13).

Promising drafts
Drafts may be tagged with promising draft if an editor feels that they are promising. This tag cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a G13 speedy deletion nomination, but extra attention should be directed to determining the viability of a draft bearing this notice before seeking to delete it.

Redirects from drafts moved to mainspace
Redirects that are a result of page moves from the draft namespace to the main namespace should be retained.

Learn more

 * See the technical requirements and future development ideas on MediaWiki.org