Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft

So you made a userspace draft - now what? This page will tell you.

So you made a userspace draft: if you've just created (or had created for you) a draft in your userspace (something like User:Example/pagename) then this is the place to be.

If you haven't already done so, you might want to look at the Tutorial or Contributing to Wikipedia for general guidance on how to edit pages, or Writing better articles for guidance on how to write and structure your article. The Cheatsheet can help with basic wiki markup. If you need help, you can ask at the Teahouse, Help desk or Wikipedia's live help chat. It is often very instructive to find existing articles on topics similar to that of your draft (e.g. if you're writing a biography of an economist, find existing biographies of other economists). Look at how these established articles are written and structured, and examine how the wiki markup works to produce the final product.

Once you feel the draft is completed, you may wish to ask for feedback on your creation first at Wikipedia:Peer review. If you are ready to go live, you can move it to mainspace. However, note that your account must be four days old and you must have made a minimum of 10 edits in order to do so (a restriction called autoconfirmation). If you do not meet these restrictions, you can request such a move at this section of Wikipedia:Requested moves. Further, note that autoconfirmed editors with a low edit count are strongly encouraged to follow the peer review process rather than move a draft directly into mainspace.

Above all, don't rush: Rome wasn't built in a day, and there's no reason your article should be. However, if you don't cover at least the core issues below before going "live" with your draft, you may soon be looking at Why was my page deleted? Don't wait to get it perfect, but do write enough content and cite enough sources so that others can develop the article if you move on.


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