Template:Draft article
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Finished drafting? or |
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Drafts are often created to work on future articles before they are ready to be published or otherwise might not yet meet Wikipedia's
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Usage
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Default output
{{Draft article}} renders as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Joe Roe (talk | contribs) 5 days ago. (Update)
Finished drafting? or |
Minimalist output
{{Draft article|brief=yes}} renders as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Last edited by Joe Roe (talk | contribs) 5 days ago. (Update) |
Intended target page
{{Draft article|name|brief=yes}}, where name is the name of the intended target page for the draft article, will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article at name. Last edited by Joe Roe (talk | contribs) 5 days ago. (Update) |
Note this will work with the 'default' output as well as with |brief=yes.
Invite others to join in
{{Draft article|join-in=yes|brief=yes}} will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Last edited by Joe Roe (talk | contribs) 5 days ago. (Update) |
 | Join in and help expand this draft! |
Note this parameter will work with the 'default' output as well as with |brief=yes.
Suppress "Submit for review" button
{{Draft article|noafc=yes}} will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Joe Roe (talk | contribs) 5 days ago. (Update) |
Categorization
The |subject= parameter categorizes the article into a sub-category of Category:Draft articles as shown below. Note that if the message box is not desired and only the category is necessary, use |catonly=yes.
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Category | Example topics |
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agriculturefooddrinkagriculture, food, and drink |
Category:Drafts about agriculture, food, and drink | Agriculture, food, and drink |
artarchitectureart and architecture |
Category:Drafts about art and architecture | Art and architecture |
engineeringtechnologyengineering and technology |
Category:Drafts about engineering and technology | Engineering and technology · Transport |
filmfilms |
Category:Draft articles on films | Film |
geographyplacesgeography and places |
Category:Draft articles on geographical topics | Geography · Places |
history |
Category:Drafts about history | World history · Royalty, nobility, and heraldry |
languageliteraturelanguage and literature |
Category:Drafts about language and literature | Language and literature |
mediadramamedia and drama |
Category:Draft articles on media | Media and drama |
music |
Category:Drafts about music | Albums · Songs · Other music drafts |
natural sciences |
Category:Drafts about natural sciences | Biology and medicine · Chemistry and materials science · Earth sciences · Physics and astronomy |
philosophyreligionphilosophy and religion |
Category:Drafts about philosophy and religion | Philosophy and religion |
social sciencessocietysocial sciences and society |
Category:Drafts about social sciences and society | Culture, sociology, and psychology · Education · Economics and business · Law · Magazines and print journalism · Politics and government |
sportsrecreationsports and recreation |
Category:Drafts about sports and recreation | Sports and recreation |
televisiontv |
Category:Draft articles on television | Television |
video games |
Category:Draft articles on video games | Video games |
warfare |
Category:Drafts about warfare | Warfare |
See also
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