User:Davidwr/Templates/How to create an article on Wikipedia

How to create an article on Wikipedia

Please read the following, they will help you write articles that will not be deleted:

• The links in the "welcome" message above.
• Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
• Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
• Wikipedia:Verifiability
• Wikipedia:No original research
• Wikipedia:Notability and any notability guidelines that apply to your article

and when writing about individuals who are still alive:

• Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons

Also, read through Wikipedia:List of policies and Wikipedia:List of guidelines.

To help you understand why some articles are deleted, read

• Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
• Wikipedia:Proposed deletion
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion