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This page explains how to try Article guidance in a test wiki and give feedback. You will need to create a test account on Patch demo first.
Step-by-step guide
Create a test account
This wiki is separate from other Wikimedia sites.
Sign up with a new account
if needed before you start.
Start a new article from the patch demo and follow the workflow.
Use the Article Guidance workflow to
create a new article
. Pick a topic you know, or use one from the example list below.
Review the article outline
Before writing, read the outline, it shows suggested sections and tips for your article type. Think of it as advice from an experienced editor sitting next to you with a sample requirement for that type of article.
Write the article
Write your article using the outline as a guide. You do
not
need to make it perfect, focus on a good
first version
Review the outlines in this
category
You can also edit and improve existing outlines if something is missing or not represented well.
Share your thoughts on the
project talk page
After testing and reviewing the outlines, tell us what you noticed, what you changed or improved in an outline in the project talk page.
Example articles to try
Type one of these article names in the patch demo to start a new article if you don't have a topic.
Back in black
Caracas
Paris
Dog
Museo del Prado
Michael Jordan
Mercury
Influenza
Feedback we are looking for
Compare old vs new
How does the new experience creating new articles compare to your normal experience?
Was the guidance helpful?
Was the outline useful for the type of article you wrote? What worked, and what did not?
✏️
Improvements you made or suggested
Did you change or propose changes to an outline? Tell us what you changed and why
Quick guide to markups used in outlines
Article type
Links the outline to a Wikidata topic.The outline appears when creating articles of that type (or any sub-type).
Notability risk
Sets rules for which topics can be created. For example, only topics on Wikidata, or only topics available in more than 5 other languages, only sources not discouraged by community
noinclude & Article guidance tags
Wraps the guidance shown to the editor. Keep it simple and practical — like advice you would give a new editor at an editathon.
Instructions
It summarises the guidance shown to the editor before they start. Keeping it simple and practical is key. Think of it like an advice you would give a new editor sitting close to you in an editathon. You won't just send the person to documentation pages.
Recommended-sources
They are a list of community-recommended resources. The info tag are used to provide information, and the source are used to include specific URLs representing these recommended sources. The system shows these to the user and checks if their sources match.
Discouraged-sources
Same structure as recommended-sources, but for sources the community wants to flag as problematic. The system shows a warning if the user's sources match.
The rest of the page
This captures starting content for the new article. It illustrates suggested sections and example paragraphs. Keep it minimal; do not try to write the full "featured" article.
After the test:
Outlines you create or improve will be reviewed, then moved to community Wikipedias where each community can translate and adjust them further.
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