https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30208
--- Comment #4 from Snottywong <[email protected]> 2011-08-04 17:14:33 UTC --- (In reply to comment #3) > I would recommend at least a serious beefing up of the requests for article > creation pages before trying this; a newbie attempting to create a new article > definitely needs to be shepherded through some checks, and should end up with > the opportunity to at least create a page -- even if it's in a sandbox area. Can you define "beefing up"? The current en:WP:Articles_for_Creation and en:WP:Article_wizard have existed for quite some time and, in my opinion, do a good job of shepherding new users through the process of creating a new article. In addition, the error page which will be displayed to the user when they try to create a new article will give them clear instructions on how to get their article created despite being non-autoconfirmed: 1. It will direct them straight to Articles for Creation with instructions on how to use the Article Wizard to create a new article and have experienced editors review it. This process has worked for IPs creating new articles for years. 2. It will also provide a link to start the article in their userspace, with clear directions on how to get the attention of an editor to review the article and move it into mainspace for them when they're done. Or, they can just wait 4 days and make 10 edits, which is a very low bar to achieve. Can you identify the specific deficiencies in the current Articles for Creation and Article Wizard systems which you believe need to be "beefed up"? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
