User:DGG/Routes to Wikipedia for new editors

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(all numbers are approximate)

2007[edit]

  • 2000 daily articles submitted to New Pages,
About 1000 removed by CSD, Prod, and AfD
some userified into user sub pages for improvement--
most eventually removed by MfD if not improved.
some rewritten and accepted

2013[edit]

  • 900 daily articles submitted to New Page Patrol - article curation
500 removed by CSD , Prod or AfD
some userified into user sub pages
most eventually removed by MfD if not improved.
some rewritten and accepted, or just reinserted bypassing NPP
  • 200 daily submissions to AfC
about 1/3 (?) accepted, initially or after improvement
the remainder kept indefinitely, ; many now removed after 6 months by G13 speedy
Direct moves into article space, some bypassing NPP
  • Requested Articles
  • Education Program

2014[edit]

  • AfC and userspace drafts moving to Drafts space

AfC purpose[edit]

  • Helping new editors
  • usable route for unregistered editors
  • preferred route for COI editors

AfC procedure[edit]

  1. Initial submission elaborate instructions, mostly ignored.
  2. "queue", articles reviewed at random (?) & no way to select by subject
  3. half(?) of the reviews by unqualified reviewers (minimum editing requirement being implemented)
  4. half(?) of the reviews reject articles for trivial or incorrect reasons (formatting, ref. style, "could be better"
  5. some drafts accepted but key checks (copyvio, promotionalism, partial duplication) often omitted
  6. reviewer must pick one single very general form notice (custom notice possible, but little used)
  7. no clear guidance whether an article is likely to be possible
  8. referral to assistance ("Teahouse') , very helpful, but rarely used
  9. most drafts abandoned,
  10. some indefinitely resubmitted (now trying to remove them at MfD)
  11. drafts now deleted after 6 months if not worked on unless postponed (can be restored on demand)
  12. no provision for referring drafts to people who will work on them

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Fundamental problems[edit]

  • Getting people to take advice
  • Getting people to give advice



Acknowlegments to:, Kudpung, Ocassi, Anne Delong

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