Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/How to create a wikipedia article

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was MOVE to Wikipedia namespace. The article is in the wrong namespace but otherwise I don't see much problems with it. JIP | Talk 06:51, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How to create a wikipedia article

Self-referential in the article namespace, irrelevant given WP:YFA and others Batmanand | Talk 21:48, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Speedy delete. Well meaning initiative, but this shouldnt be in the article namespace. Could proberbly be userfied. --Ezeu 22:07, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[I]rrelevant given WP:YFA" and "Could proberbly be userfied" are examples of the techspeak that motivated me to create the page in the first place. The process for creating my first wiki articles was tortuous at best (though thanks go to Dismas for his/her help). As an online teacher, I think you need to have a short but inclusive article to get people started. I could not find one. So, I merely tried to create instructions with the first-timer in mind. User:Grapeman

I agree. Wikipedia jargon is a problem. Parhaps you can edit Wikipedia:Your first article to make it better. --Ezeu 22:59, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

That is exactly my point. The article in itself is worthwhile; it is just not in the right namespace. Batmanand | Talk 23:01, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure what in the right namespace is referring to, but I changed the subheading and made it less repetitive. Hopefully that addresses Batmanand's point. As for editing Wikipedia:Your first article, I wouldn't know where to begin! Moreover, Wiki probably needs an extensive resource like that; I just think it needs something else, too... something a lot simpler and more introductory. Once people have something that's up and running according to minimum specs, then I believe they'll use the details and multi-links in Wikipedia:Your first article. --Cheers, Grapeman

Grapeman, there is a glossary at Wikipedia:Glossary, you may find it of some use. --Ezeu 02:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. A nice effort, but the article is in the wrong namespace, and we already have Wikipedia:Guide to layout which covers this. Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:04, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Honest effort, but in wrong namespace and unencyclopedic (more like a user manual) -Ambuj Saxena (talk) 10:41, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect to Wikipedia:Introduction -- 80.168.226.232 10:44, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Full marks to the author for trying to write good tutorials, but it should be in the Wikipedia or Help spaces, and without a redirect. DJ Clayworth 18:11, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Good writing and effort, but shouldn't be published inside wikipedia itself. ---Dana 02:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. The point that current instructions are to complex for novices is valid. I, after two years here, have often problem to find out how to do something new. Pavel Vozenilek 18:30, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
• Errr, any reason not to just move it to Wikipedia:How to create a Wikipedia article rather than delete it? Friday (talk) 17:45, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.