Bharatpedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions

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Not everyone can review potentially new articles like they can edit Bharatpedia. For criteria to become a reviewer, see Participants.

See who can review potentially new articles

Not everyone can review potentially new articles like they can edit Bharatpedia. For criteria to become a reviewer, see Participants.

How to use the "article for creation helper script"

The "Articles for creation helper script" is a script that assists in reviewing article submissions and redirect or category requests. The script can accept and decline article submissions, mark submissions as under review, tag submissions for deletion, and add comments to submissions without changing their status. The script will also automatically notify the author of the outcome and can be used to create the respective talk page of an accepted submission.

It is very highly recommended that reviewers use the script when reviewing, as it ensures that editors are notified and templates are removed from articles once they have been created. Though it is technically possible to do the process manually, it needs to be done exactly in every detail to avoid being confusing to the contributors and other reviewers.

Editors must read the script documentation and the reviewing instructions below before starting to review submissions. The documentation and the discussion pages for the script are located at Bharatpedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script.

To install the script go to your user preferences and check the checkbox at: Preferences → Gadgets → Yet Another AFC Helper Script: easily review Articles for creation submissions and redirect requests.

How to find submissions for review

All drafts are displayed in the dynamic list at Special:NewPagesFeed. Select 'Articles for Creation' and then from 'Set filters' choose from the multiple options which kind of drafts you would like to review. Submissions sorted by their predicted category can be found at Bharatpedia:AfC sorting. This page is updated every day by a bot.

You can also find a list at Category:Pending AfC submissions. Or you can click on the button at {{AFC button}}, which will take you to a random article waiting for your keen eye.

How to place a submission "under review"

If you are in the process of reviewing a submission, please mark the submission "under review". This changes the visible submission template, alerting other reviewers that someone is reviewing the submission, which reduces the possible occurrence of edit conflicts. When using the script, simply select Mark as reviewing from the Review tab.

Core purpose

The purpose of reviewing is to identify which submissions will be deleted and which won't. Articles that will probably survive a listing at Bharatpedia:Articles for deletion should be accepted. Articles that will probably not survive should be declined. Issues that do not affect the likelihood of success at AFD (e.g., halo effects like formatting) should not be considered when making this fundamental calculation.

If this article were nominated for deletion at BP:AFD, would it be likely to survive?

Yes, it will probably be kept.	Then ACCEPT it now. (You can tag non-deletion-worthy problems.)
No, it will be deleted.	Then DECLINE it. Please explain why you believe it would be deleted.
Maybe, but I'm not sure.	Then ASK FOR HELP on the talk page.

General standards and invalid reasons for declining a submission

Avoid the following errors

1. Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses general references to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require inline citations for only four specific types of material, most commonly direct quotations and contentious material (whether negative, positive, or neutral) about living persons.
2. Avoid declining an article that meets the criteria for requiring inline citations because you wrongly assumed that the absence of little blue numbers meant that no inline citations existed. The use of <ref> tags, although popular, is not required. Editors may choose any form of inline citation, not just the most popular one. Many new editors choose a different style, and their choice is officially protected by Bharatpedia's citation guidelines.
3. Avoid declining an article because the references contain bare URLs or other reference formatting problems.
4. Avoid declining an article because it contains formatting issues, such as no wikilinks to other articles, or because it has no sections. Instead, fix it yourself, or accept the article and tag it with maintenance templates to alert other editors to the one or two issues that you believe need to be resolved first.
5. Avoid declining an article because you personally don't like the citation style or formatting.
6. Avoid declining an article because the reliable sources are not free, on-line or in English. Books, magazines, and other print-only sources are perfectly acceptable, and may be in another language.

Reviewing workflow