User:BessieMaelstrom/RAAW

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Does your topic actually already exist in Wikipedia?

Have you done a search using all the terms you can think of?

Yes, oops, found it! Go to Thanks for playing / Keep an eye on it
Yes, it exists but inaccurately, or under the wrong title. Go to Thanks for playing / Editing articles
No, it doesn't exist anywhere. Go to Why is it important that Wikipedia has an article on this topic?

Why is it important that Wikipedia has an article on this topic?

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, which means it aims to be a summary of knowledge.

What is the name of your topic? [response #1 = name]
In what field of knowledge does your topic lie? [response #2 = topic]
Please give a brief description of your topic that explains its connection to that field. (200 characters) [response #3 = connection]
How significant do you feel that connection is, relative to a summary of knowledge in that field? [response #4 = significance]

Extremely
Very
Reasonably

Has there been significant, independent coverage of your topic in reliable sources? For example:

i. Has your topic been reviewed or referenced in a reliable industry or national publication?

Yes --> link, link, link [go to ii.]

No --> [go to ii.]

ii. Has your topic has won an award that is recognised by its industry as a mark of excellence?

Yes --> link, link, link [go to iii.]

No --> [go to iii.]

iii. Is there any other written evidence that your topic has been noted as significant by its industry, or as being of general public significance?

Yes --> link, link, link

No

If i-iii does not result in [response #5 = refs] then go to Thanks for playing / No refs
If i-iii does result in [response #5 = refs] then go to Where should it go?

Where should it go?

We've gathered the following information:

name
topic
connection
significance
(refs)

If topic is extremely significant

Click here to submit and request an article

NB: tagging relevant projects / requests for editors?

If topic is very significant

Very significant topics are often best-placed within an existing article. (Go to Thanks for playing / Editing articles) You could also revise your estimation of the significance of this topic (go to How significant do you feel that connection is, relative to a summary of knowledge in that field?) and/or include additional coverage of your topic. (Go to Has there been significant, independent coverage of your topic in reliable sources?)

If topic is reasonably significant

Reasonably significant topics can grow in significance overnight. You can keep an eye on them (go to Thanks for playing / Keep an eye out) or revise your estimation of the significance of this topic (go to How significant do you feel that connection is, relative to a summary of knowledge in that field?) and/or include additional coverage of your topic. (Go to Has there been significant, independent coverage of your topic in reliable sources?)

Thanks for playing

Keep an eye on it

Thanks for checking. Wikipedia relies on people who are willing and able to be the caretakers of knowledge: if you're willing and able, do keep an eye on this topic. You could also check out how to be an editor, and other ways to contribute to Wikipedia.

Editing articles

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Anyone can make changes to a Wikipedia article. Here is a concise page on how to edit. If you don't want to do it yourself, or to avoid another editor removing your edits as soon as you have made them, it's useful to start by clicking on the Talk tab at the top of the article. Then click on the New Section tab to raise your topic. You can title this with the name of your topic, and ask for help including it within that article using your description above. Someone might just go ahead and make the change, or they might have a chat with you about why and where it belongs in Wikipedia. If your topic does have its own article but the title is misleading, or you think people might search for it under another title, you can ask about that on the Talk page too.

No refs

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No matter how significant a topic might be within its field, Wikipedia needs independent verification from reliable sources before it can be included here.

If there is an existing Wikipedia article for which your topic is very significant, you could request an edit to that article to include your topic. (Go to: Editing articles.) You can also hang onto your description above, and keep an eye out for when the situation changes. (Go to Keep an eye out.)

Keep an eye out

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Wikipedia relies on people who are willing and able to be the caretakers of knowledge, and you can be that for this topic. Keep an eye on the reliable sources that are most likely to write about your topic (and even, where appropriate, invite them to engage with your topic). As soon as one or more reliable sources exist, you can return to this Wizard to request an article. You could also learn how to edit pages so that, when the time is right, you can create a new article yourself. You can also revise your estimation of the significance of this topic. (Go back to Is your topic extremely significant?)