Wikipedia:Make stubs

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A well-crafted stub is an acorn that can grow to become an oak tree of an article.

So, you just wrote a killer new

notability guidelines and Wikipedia seems to have articles on every single topic imaginable
.

Instead of letting that

stub
!

Replacing red links with stubs helps to

new users
who aren't accustomed to Wikipedia's culture and policies. Give them a head start. Wikipedia is consistently in the top of Google searches, so making stubs also helps attract other editors who are familiar with that topic.

Do not feel compelled to create all these stubs on the same day. If it is a lot of work, you can do it gradually at your own pace. Remember,

there is no deadline
and no rush.

What makes a good stub

Even if you don't have the time or the inclination necessary to give that topic a full

featured article
-style treatment, it's okay to create a stub if you are willing to provide:

Alternatives

Not all words or phrases found in an article are

suitable for making new articles out of
in the near future or in some cases, ever. If you think the likelihood is low, consider the following:

  • Creating a
    redirect
    : You can redirect the term to an existing article, or even a section within an article that more definitively describes the term. Even if that section has not been written yet, if it fits there, it may be added. And if more information is added there in the future, the redirect can be converted into an article of its own.
  • Linking the term straight to another article. If the article you created or worked on has some terms that sound worthy of articles, and these terms are already described in an existing article with a different title, you can link them by entering [[Desired target article|Word or phrase in this article]]. This is useful when it is unlikely the word or phrase is suitable as an article title or a redirect.
  • Linking to a
    sister project. For example, if the word or phrase has a dictionary definition that is not encyclopedia, you can link to wiktionary
    by entering [[wikt:Desired target entry]]. This is also useful when wiktionary has an entry that defines the term accurately, and Wikipedia has a page with the exact title referring to something unrelated.

See also