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{{Short description|Pages in the Draft: namespace}}
{{About|the Draft namespace|drafts in the User namespace|Help:Userspace draft}}
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{{Warning|<big>This specific page is '''not''' the place to create a new draft. For that, please see {{slink||Creating and editing drafts}} below.</big>}}
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'''Drafts''' are [[Wikipedia:Administration#Data structure and development|pages]] in the Draft [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]] where new articles{{refn|group=note|Including [[WP:Disambiguation|disambiguation pages]]; very rarely, new pages for non-article namespaces such as the Portal:, Template: and Wikipedia: namespaces are first incubated in the draftspace.}} may be created and developed, for a limited period of time.{{refn|group=note|After six months have elapsed since its last substantive edit, the draft becomes eligible for deletion. See {{slink||Deletion of old drafts}}.}} They allow editors to develop new articles and to receive feedback before being moved to Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:What is an article?|mainspace]]. If you are logged in, creating a Draft version first is optional. Editors may instead choose to create [[Help:Userspace draft|draft pages in their userspace]], or new articles directly in mainspace after the user has become [[WP:AUTOCONFIRM|autoconfirmed or confirmed]]. This namespace was created, and the current process [[Special:Diff/586576016|established]], in December 2013.

== How drafts work ==

=== Finding drafts ===
Drafts are [[Noindex|not indexed]] by most search engines including Google,{{refn|group=note|name=one|Search engines or [[WP:MIRRORS|mirrors]] that do not respect the [[Robots exclusion standard|robots.txt]] convention may still index drafts.}} meaning most readers will not find them. Anyone may search and view drafts on Wikipedia directly using Wikipedia's built-in search engine: simply choose "Advanced", then tick "Draft" and/or "Draft talk" on the list of options (i.e. in [//en.wikipedia.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/Draft:|Special:AllPages]] or [[Special:PrefixIndex/Draft:|Special:PrefixIndex]]. You may also view {{Recentchanges|118}} to the namespace, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ANewPages&namespace=118&tagfilter=&username= newly created drafts], visit a [[Special:Random/Draft|random draft]], or see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/tables]].

As the draft namespace is a common location for incubating articles (unlike user space), users are notified through [[template: New page DYM]] when visiting a non-existent article whose title does exist in draft space, to prevent unnecessary creation of duplicates on [[Wikipedia:Current event templates|current events]], and to help editors discover abandoned drafts to take over and save time rather than starting from scratch:

<blockquote>
{{There is a draft for this article|Draft:Example}}
</blockquote>

=== 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 [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] enabled will be able to use VisualEditor just like on articles. [[WP:Autoconfirmed|Autoconfirmed]] rights are required for moving drafts to article mainspace page. 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.
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{{!}}<div class="center">'''Create a new draft'''</div>
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preload=Template:Afc preload/draft
placeholder=Please type the name of the article here to start a draft.
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=== Preparing drafts ===
{{shortcut|WP:DRAFTCAT}}
* (Optionally) add the template {{tl|Draft article}} at the top of the draft (not the talk page), along with the template's parameters {{para||name}} and {{para|subject}}. A list of appropriate subject fields can be found [[Template:Draft article#Usage|here]]. If the draft name has a redirect page of the same name, you can use {{tl|Redirect draft}}.
* Disable any categories by inserting a colon before the word "Category", e.g. change <code><nowiki>[[Category:Living people]]</nowiki></code> to <code><nowiki>[[:Category:Living people]]</nowiki></code> , or by using the {{tl|Draft categories}} template.
* [[WP:NFC|Non-free content]] cannot be included in draft articles, per Wikipedia's [[WP:NFCCP#9|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 [[Wikipedia:Moving a page|page move]] function to move it into the Main (article) namespace. This means that anonymous editors, or registered editors who are not [[WP:AUTOCONFIRMED|autoconfirmed]], will need to request publication by inserting into their drafts the relevant template for [[Wikipedia:Requested moves|requesting a page move]]. Editors may also optionally submit drafts for review via the [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|articles for creation]] process by adding the code {{tlxs|submit}} 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.{{refn|group=note|name=editing policy|Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Editing policy|editing policy]] applies to all pages, including drafts.}}

=== Moving articles to draft space ===
{{shortcut|WP:DRAFTIFY}}
{{see also|Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Incubation}}
{{About|procedure for moving drafts|the user-space gadget|WP:DFY|section=yes}}
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 [[WP:AfD|deletion discussion]], indirectly following deletion and a [[Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion|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 [[WP:AfC|AfC]] submission process to have the page moved back to mainspace. The author is encouraged to ask other editors questions, or to use the {{tl|Help me}} template.

==== During new page review ====
{{see also|Wikipedia:New pages patrol#Drafts}}

<noinclude>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.</noinclude> As part of the review of new pages, an unreviewed page may be moved to draft if:

# the topic has some potential merit, ''and''
# the article does not meet the required standard, ''and''
# there is no evidence of active improvement.
# ''or'' when the author clearly has a conflict of interest (per [[WP:COIEDIT]]).

Expanding on the above:

''Has some merit''
: 1a. for example, the topic is plausibly notable (if not, it should be speedy-deleted under [[WP:A7|A7]] or nominated at [[WP:AfD|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 [[WP:STUB]];
:: 2a-ii. or it would have very little chance of survival at AfD;
:: 2a-iii. or it meets any [[WP:CSD|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 [[WP:G11|G11]]).
: 4b. Whenever this is done, the draftifier must inform the author that COI editors should submit new articles through [[WP:AfC|Articles for Creation]] (fourth bullet point of [[WP:COIEDIT]]).

{{anchor|Requirements for page movers}}
==== Requirements for draftifying editors ====
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 [[Wikipedia:Administrators#Accountability]] (even if you are not an administrator)

==== Objections ====
{{Shortcut|WP:DRAFTOBJECT}}
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 [[WP:N|notable]], list it at AfD.

A page may only be moved unilaterally to the draftspace ''a single time''. If anyone objects, it is no longer an uncontroversial move, and the page needs to be handled through other processes, such as deletion, stubbing, tagging, etc.

==== Draftifying during deletion discussions ====
The [[WP:AFD#Wikietiquette|etiquette]] about moving pages during deletion and review discussions is good advice:
{{Blockquote|text=While there is no prohibition against moving an article while an AfD or deletion review discussion is in progress, editors considering doing so should realize such a move can confuse the discussion greatly, can preempt a closing decision, can make the discussion difficult to track, and can lead to inconsistencies when using semi-automated closing scripts.}}

==== 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 [[WP:PAGEMOVER|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 [[WP:R2|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 Wikipedia's standards for quality at first.

=== Speedy deletion ===
The [[WP:CSD#General|general]] section of the [[WP:CSD|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 ===
{{See also|Wikipedia:Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity}}
{{shortcut|WP:NMFD}}
Drafts are not subject to [[Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#Articles|article deletion]] criteria like "no context," "no indication of importance," 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 [[Wikipedia: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 [[Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Reasons_for_deletion|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.{{refn|group=note|name=MFD|It was determined in [[Wikipedia talk:Notability/Archive 58#RfC: Does WP:N apply to drafts in userspace or draftspace.3F|this RfC]] regarding the applicability of [[Wikipedia:Notability]] to drafts in the userspace or draftspace that "notability guidelines do not apply to userspace and draftspace drafts." A [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 149#RfC: Deletion of drafts|later RfC]] added a clause allowing the consideration of notability in cases when drafts are repeatedly submitted and declined without improvement.}}

=== Deletion of old drafts ===
Drafts that have not been edited in six months may be deleted under criterion for speedy deletion [[WP:G13|G13]]. Most G13 nominations for deletion are done by [[Wikipedia:Bots|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 [[WP:REFUND]] (see [[Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion/G13]]).

=== Promising drafts ===
Drafts may be tagged with {{tl|promising draft}} if an editor feels that they are promising. This tag cannot be used to ''indefinitely'' prevent a [[WP:CSD#G13|G13]] speedy deletion nomination,{{refn|group=note|name=promising|[[Special:PermanentLink/848304259#Request for comment: Promising drafts|This RfC]] determined through community consensus that [[Template:Promising draft]] cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a [[WP:G13|G13]] speedy nomination, superseding a [[Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion/Archive 66#Template for promising drafts|previous discussion]].}} 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 ===
{{shortcut|WP:RDRAFT}}
Redirects that are a result of page moves from the draft namespace to the [[WP:MAINSPACE|main namespace]] should be retained.{{refn|group=note|name=redirects|It was determined that the community consensus in [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 135#Draft Namespace Redirects|this RfC]] regarding draft namespace redirects amounted to "there is a clear consensus against deletion of draft namespace redirects. There is a rough consensus against the alternative proposal to delete draft namespace redirects after six months."}}

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 107#Proposed new Draft namespace|Request for Comment]] for the new namespace on the [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)|Village pump (proposals)]]
* [[Wikipedia:Do not use draftspace]], an essay
* [[Wikipedia:Mbabel]] - article draft generating tool for Wikipedia based on Wikidata
* [[Wikipedia:Workpages]]

== Notes ==
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== Learn more ==
* See the [[:mw:Draft namespace|technical requirements and future development]] ideas on MediaWiki.org

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