Wikipedia:New article template

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This is based on a proposal on wikien-l to include a template for new articles, available immediately in the editing box. This will help inexperienced users create articles in a standard style, use citations, mark pages as stubs and categorize articles.

[edit] New article template

** This is a template to help you create an article.
** Please replace the text in this template with your own text.

New article template is …

** This is the introductionary paragraph.
** It should define the article's subject briefly and explain why it is important.
** The title of the article should be used in the first sentence
** and made bold by surrounding it by three quotes on either side
('''example''').

== This is a section heading ==

** This is a section of your article.
** Sections show up in the article's table of contents,
** and are useful for separating the ideas in an article.

=== This is a sub-section heading ===

** Sub-sections can be useful to further deliminate a section.
** Sub-section headings will appear in bold. 
** Make new headings as your article needs them

== See also ==
* [[A related page]]
* [[Another related page]]

== References ==
 
It is important to cite your references. The references may be placed in this section

== External links ==

* [Place a url of an important external link here]

** If the article is a "starter" article and merely introduces the concept,
** please include the stub template below
{{stub}}

** Please categorize your article in an appropriate category.
** You can search for a category at [[Wikipedia:Browse]]

[[Category:My category]]