WikiProject Articles for creation

Welcome to WikiProject Articles for creation! This is the project page for editors interested in working on Articles for creation, Wikipedia:Redirects for creation, Wikipedia:Categories for creation and Files for upload.

Only editors with Autoconfirmed and confirmed user levels are allowed to create mainspace articles directly, so Articles for creation, or AfC, opens a path for new users. Experienced editors can help develop and create drafts, and decline submissions that are not ready to be published.

An article may be unsuitable for many reasons. Submissions can be declined based on having insufficient context, containing copyright violations, not asserting notability, not being properly sourced, promotional language, and for other reasons.

A dedicated team of editors is needed to review the requests. There is often a backlog, so ensure submissions meet Wikipedia guidelines to avoid repeated declines.

On 5 December 2005, in response to the Seigenthaler incident, unregistered users were stopped from creating new pages on the English Wikipedia (read about it in the Wikipedia's newspaper The Signpost).

Consequently, the page Wikipedia:Articles for creation was set up by Creidieki (talk · contribs) and others, to allow unregistered users to submit articles for registered users to create on their behalf. The first page to be created was the redirect Fox Latin AmericaFox Latin America requested by 140.247.23.58 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). The first article created was Horsea Island by Chemstud (talk · contribs).

Following huge backlogs, Kwsn and others started WikiProject Articles for creation on 2 June 2007.

1. Promote awareness of the WikiProject.
2. Review requests at
   • Category:Pending AfC submissions (or Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Submissions)
   • Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects and categories
   • Wikipedia:Files for upload
3. Promote, monitor and improve the articles and images created through the project.

We need you! Any editor who meets the criteria below can apply to be a reviewer. Reviewers must have:

• a Wikipedia account at least 90 days old.
• a minimum of 500 undeleted edits to articles.
• read and understood the reviewing instructions.
• a demonstrated understanding of the policies mentioned in the reviewing instructions, including the special notability categories.
• evidence of understanding the deletion policy (experience in areas such as CSD/AfD/PROD or page curation are beneficial).
• a willingness and ability to respond in a timely manner to questions.

Submissions must be reviewed in accordance with Wikipedia's established content policies and guidelines — become familiar with them. The reviewing instructions cover reviews of article drafts, redirects and categories, and file requests.

If you are unsure, ask for help! Some helpful places are the our talk page, the live chat in Wikipedia's Live Help Channel, or the #articles-for-creation channel in the NPP Discord.

To join, follow the instructions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants. Administrators and New Page Patrollers are automatically able to use the helper script and thus do not need to request access or add their name to the list.

This template is used to welcome new participants to the project. It can be added to a new participant's talk page by adding {{subst:AfC welcome}} to the bottom of the page:

Hi, and welcome to WikiProject Articles for creation! We are editors who work together on the Articles for creation and Files for upload processes.

Some helpful tips:

• Take time to read the reviewers' instructions.
• Feel free to ask for help at the reviewers' talk page.
• Submissions to be reviewed can be found in Category:Pending AfC submissions and there is a useful list which is maintained by a bot.
• You might wish to add {{AFC status}} or {{AfC Defcon}} to your userpage, which will alert you to the number of submissions. There is also a project userbox. If you haven't done so already, please consider adding your name to the list of participants by subject.
• Several of our members monitor Wikipedia's help IRC channel, and you are welcome to join in to ask Wikipedia-related questions.
• The IRC channel #wikipedia-en-afc ^connect is used occasionally for internal discussion regarding the AfC process, and also serves as a recent changes feed, displaying all edits made in the Articles for creation namespace.
• The help desk is the place where new editors can ask questions about their submissions. You are welcome to help in answering their questions.

Once again, welcome. ~~~~

Put this template on your user page and talk page to help promote this WikiProject!

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You can also use one of the following userboxes.

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Drop this on a prospective reviewer's user talk page to help recruit new reviewers.

Code: {{subst:WPAFCInvite}}

Hello WikiProject Articles for creation,

Unregistered editors cannot create articles on Wikipedia, but they can use the articles for creation process to submit drafts that registered editors can either accept and publish or decline. WikiProject Articles for creation is looking for experienced editors who want to partake in this peer review process. If you have what it takes to get involved, then please take a look at the reviewing instructions. To discuss specific AfC reviews, do so freely on the designated talk page.

There is currently a backlog of over 600 drafts (0 very old).

If you know an editor who may be willing to help out, please use the template you are currently reading {{subst:WPAFCInvite}} to draw attention to this WikiProject. Many hands make light work!

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To add an AFC icon to the top-right corner of a page, use: {{AfC topicon}}

The AfC barnstar is granted for meritorious contributions relating to Articles for creation and consists of a green cross on a star composed of five capital letter As. The A signifies new articles, which is what this project is all about, the grey signifies the neutrality of Wikipedia, and the green cross signifies the Articles for creation project. There is also a companion ribbon File:AFC Ribbon 2.png, consisting of a thick blue center stripe surrounded by two narrow grey stripes surrounded by two wide green stripes. The blue center recollects the new color of former red links.
The ribbon may be displayed by any user who has been awarded the barnstar.		To present this award to a user, place the following code on their talk page:   {{subst:AFC barnstar|message ~~~~}}

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This page shows current alerts for articles within the scope of WikiProject Articles for creation, courtesy of the AAlertBot.

Did you know

• 08 Jul 2025 – Pioneer Park (San Diego) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Issac I Navarro (t · c); see discussion
• 05 Jul 2025 – Plotkin's Vaccines (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by BD2412 (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jul 2025 – Marc Mac (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by I&I22 (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Jul 2025 – Fishing industry in Peru (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SonOfYoutubers (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Jul 2025 – Andrea Enisuoh (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Medievalfran (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Jul 2025 – Kattar Karachi (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by M.Billoo2000 (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Jun 2025 – Xeokit (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Drashevski (t · c); see discussion
• 19 Jun 2025 – Bésame (Alejandro Sanz and Shakira song) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by 1arch (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Jun 2025 – Attempt (German penal code) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by FortunateSons (t · c); see discussion
• 10 Jun 2025 – Starlight (Taylor Swift song) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for deletion

• 11 Jul 2025 – Tim Kane (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MediaKyle (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
• 10 Jul 2025 – Apryse (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Curb Safe Charmer (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
• 09 Jul 2025 – Boyce Thompson (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by WhoIsCentreLeft (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
• 09 Jul 2025 – Busiinge Aggrey (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Curb Safe Charmer (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
• 08 Jul 2025 – Max Hechtman (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by David Fuchs (t · c); see discussion (9 participants)
• 08 Jul 2025 – Battle of Grbavica (1993) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Amanuensis Balkanicus (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
• 07 Jul 2025 – Serenity Cox (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Launchballer (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
• 07 Jul 2025 – Codenominator function (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Quantling (t · c); see discussion (12 participants)
• 07 Jul 2025 – Netcore Cloud (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TCBT1CSI (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
• 07 Jul 2025 – Matteo Paz (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)

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Proposed deletions

• 11 Jul 2025 – Windmill Theatre (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Ivey (t · c): concern
• 11 Jul 2025 – Wen Ken Group (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by IdanST (t · c): concern
• 11 Jul 2025 – Construction of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by MooseMike (t · c): concern
• 09 Jul 2025 – Eric Bisser (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Svartner (t · c): concern
• 09 Jul 2025 – Emmanuel Emuejeraye (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Svartner (t · c): concern
• 09 Jul 2025 – Yusif Nurudeen (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Svartner (t · c): concern
• 09 Jul 2025 – Pranavananda Vidyamandir (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern
• 08 Jul 2025 – Concept-driven strategy (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by JohnLoeber (t · c): concern and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 09 Jul 2025: concern
• 08 Jul 2025 – Rachid Lajane (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Svartner (t · c): concern
• 08 Jul 2025 – Mun Seung-man (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Svartner (t · c): concern

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Redirects for discussion

• 09 Jul 2025 – Jack Wagner (director) (talk · edit · hist) →Yeah, But Still was RfDed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Jul 2025 – N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide, N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide, HPMA, HPMA polymer, HPMA copolymer, polyHPMA, poly(HPMA), PHPMA, pHPMA, poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide) (talk · edit · hist) →N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Jul 2025 – K-pop (Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, and the Weeknd song (talk · edit · hist) →K-pop (Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and the Weeknd song) was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
• 04 Jul 2025 – Beanie Boos (talk · edit · hist) →Beanie Babies was RfDed by EurekaLott (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jul 2025 – Stereotypes of women (talk · edit · hist) →Gender role#Gender stereotypes was RfDed by Thepharoah17 (t · c); see discussion
• 03 Jul 2025 – Stereotypes of men (talk · edit · hist) →Gender role#Gender stereotypes was RfDed by Thepharoah17 (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Jun 2025 – Flip (geometry) (talk · edit · hist) →Reflection (mathematics) was RfDed by Howardcorn33 (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Jun 2025 – North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc. (talk · edit · hist) →List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 419 RfDed by Tamzin (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Files for discussion

• 03 Jul 2025 – File:Disabled People Against Cuts logo.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Disabled People Against Cuts) was FfDed by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion

Featured list candidates

• 11 Jul 2025 – List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Malta (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by History6042 (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Jun 2025 – Serie A Player of the Month (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by Wikipediæ philosophia (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 10 Jul 2025 – Lubricating tram 5572 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by CosXZ (t · c); start discussion
• 09 Jul 2025 – History of Key West (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by RobertFord II (t · c); start discussion
• 24 Jun 2025 – Seventeen (South Korean band) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Orangesclub (t · c); start discussion
• 31 May 2025 – Leo McLaughlin (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Jon698 (t · c); start discussion
• 31 May 2025 – Walter White (Tennessee politician) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Jon698 (t · c); start discussion
• 23 May 2025 – 2024 World Figure Skating Championships (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Bgsu98 (t · c); start discussion
• 22 May 2025 – Joe Kent (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
• 22 May 2025 – 2025 Singaporean general election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ZKang123 (t · c); start discussion
• 17 May 2025 – Fashion of Catherine, Princess of Wales (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MSincccc (t · c); start discussion
• 21 Apr 2025 – Marko Matijević Sekul (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DarkKholi (t · c); start discussion

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Requests for comments

• 27 Jun 2025 – List of gangs in Australia (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by 2405:6E00:62C:4A60:148D:B7C:243C:CA13 (t · c); see discussion
• 01 Jul 2025 – Cave Johnson Couts (talk · edit · hist) RfC by Issac I Navarro (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Peer reviews

• 12 Jul 2025 – Mizo Chieftainship (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Taitesena (t · c); see discussion
• 04 Jul 2025 – Fishing industry in Peru (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by SonOfYoutubers (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Jun 2025 – Sae Kitamura (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Saimmx (t · c); see discussion
• 04 Jun 2025 – Murder of Patricia Jeschke (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Jon698 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 11 Jul 2025 – Grok (chatbot) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Grok by Seungri400 (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Jul 2025 – Eero (wireless networking brand) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to eero by Locke Cole (t · c); see discussion
• 05 Jul 2025 – GWR Cathedral Class (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to GWR proposed Hawksworth Pacific locomotive by Verbarson (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Jun 2025 – Michael Reeves (Internet personality) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Michael Reeves (YouTuber) by Sahaib (t · c); see discussion
• 21 May 2025 – 2021 Tri-State tornado (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Tri-state tornado of 2021 by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Jun 2025 – Manya Singh (model) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Manya Singh by Heart of Destruction (t · c) was closed; see discussion
• 16 Jun 2025 – Loveless (American duo) (talk · edit · hist) move request somewhere else by Closeapple (t · c) was moved to Loveless (band) (talk · edit · hist) by Pppery (t · c) on 06 Jul 2025; see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 11 Jul 2025 – Ifedayo Agoro (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Frank Itom by Sangjiinhwa (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Jul 2025 – 2-Aminoadipic-2-oxoadipic aciduria (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Alpha-aminoadipic and alpha-ketoadipic aciduria by Abvdj (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Jul 2025 – Sustainability strategies (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sustainability science by EMsmile (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Jul 2025 – Rhodoreae (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Rhododendron by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Jun 2025 – Mala hotpot (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Chongqing hot pot by Alpha3031 (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Jun 2025 – List of law firms in Uganda (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of largest law firms by profits per partner by LR.127 (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Jun 2025 – List of largest law firms by profits per partner (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of largest law firms by profits per partner by LR.127 (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Jun 2025 – Siamese occupation of Germany (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Siam in World War I by 1.46.132.212 (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Jun 2025 – Muhammadpur (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Muhammadpur Diwan by Jamuxe (t · c); see discussion
• 19 Jun 2025 – Cardiopulmonary exercise test (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Cardiac stress test by Timtrent (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

• 21 May 2025 – Rubble & Crew (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Apr 2025 – Libraries in Croatia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Easternsahara (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Apr 2025 – Japanese occupation of West Sumatra (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kaliper1 (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Jan 2025 – Motohiko Saitō (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by AlphaBetaGamma (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Nov 2024 – 2022 in the Philippines (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BadEditor93 (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Oct 2024 – Judas and the Black Messiah (soundtrack) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion
• 17 Sep 2024 – Business court (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ost316 (t · c); see discussion
• 29 Jul 2024 – List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 142.113.140.146 (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Jun 2024 – Games of the Future (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ahri.boy (t · c); see discussion
• 21 Jun 2024 – Mu krop (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Paul 012 (t · c); see discussion

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