Editing Eurovision Wiki:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions (section)

== Miscellaneous topics==

=== Draft submissions ===

Draft submissions are designed to replace the [[WP:DRAFT|userspace draft]] option from the [[WP:WIZ|article wizard]]. Submissions are reviewed only after a review is requested. After a review is requested, it is reviewed like any other pending submission. If the submission meets the guidelines, it is accepted normally. If it needs improvement, it is declined. All draft submissions not pending review are located in [[:Category:Draft AfC submissions]].

Draft submissions are '''not''' meant to replace the current [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] system. Rather, it is meant to make it more effective by offering new editors a better way to create [[WP:DRAFT|draft articles]], without struggling with [[WP:RM|requested moves]] once they feel it is ready to be moved to mainspace.

A pending template can be turned into a draft template by replacing the second parameter with the letter "t". '''NOTE:''' Please only do this with the creator's permission.

==== Declining draft submissions ====
When a draft is submitted for review, there are two AFC submission templates. There is a [[Template:AFC submission/draft|draft submission template]], and a normal pending review template. The draft submission template is merely used to keep track of unsubmitted drafts. Once it has been submitted for review, this template should be removed. [[User:ArticlesForCreationBot|ArticlesForCreationBot]] is tasked with removing the draft submission template, so only the pending review template should remain. If a draft submission meets the quick fail criteria, then it is declined like any other submission.

=== Other types of submissions ===
Articles for creation can also be used to submit [[WP:templates|templates]] and [[WP:disambiguation|disambiguation]] pages. In these cases, there are no [[WP:N|notability]] issues. You just need to decide whether the page is useful and appropriate to Wikipedia. For these submissions it will most likely be necessary to include a custom decline reason. 

AfC processes [[WP:AFC/R|redirect]], [[WP:AFC/C|category]] and [[WP:FFU|file]] submissions in separate pages. Reviewing instructions can be found at [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects/Reviewing instructions]], [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Categories/Reviewing instructions]] and [[Wikipedia:Files for upload/Reviewer instructions]].

=== Cleaning submissions ===
The AFC Helper Script can clean up the formatting of submissions, including removing userspace/sandbox templates and unnecessary draft templates. From the ''Review'' menu, select ''Other options'' and then ''Clean submission''. Once the script has finished, reload the page to see the result.

=== Adding questions or comments ===
If you want to ask the submitter a question, or just make a comment on a submission, click the ''Comment'' option from the ''Review'' tab. Some premade templates of common responses can be found in [[:Category:AfC comment templates]]. 

=== Rejecting submissions ===
Drafts on topics entirely unsuitable for Wikipedia should be rejected. Rejection is appropriate when the page would be '''uncontroversially''' deleted if it were an article (i.e., the page would be an overwhelming "delete" at [[WP:AfD|AFD]], or clearly meet a [[WP:CSD|CSD]] article criterion). If a draft meets one of the '' general'' CSD criteria, an appropriate [[WP:CSD|CSD]] tag can also be added.

If you are in doubt about whether to reject a draft, don't. ([[User:Primefac/Thoughts on rejection|Essay]])

=== Submissions in other namespace ===
Pending submissions that have been created in userspace (including sandboxes) should be moved to the preferred AfC namespace. You will find a pre-loaded link at the bottom of the ''pending review'' template to complete this. You may need to select an alternative appropriate name for the submission, based on its content. Note that the AfC Helper Script will not work in non-AfC namespaces. Submissions in other namespaces that contain the {{tlx|Afc submission}} template may be moved to AfC space regardless of their status.

=== Duplicate submissions ===
Sometimes you will notice two or more different submissions on the same subject created by the same editor. You may notice while trying to move a pending submission from userspace, that the preferred AfC title already exists. This is usually the result of new editors who are unfamiliar with the MediaWiki interface and create new pages rather than editing existing ones. In such cases, you should consider requesting a [[Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests|technical page move]] or a [[WP:HISTMERGE|history merge]]. Do not create yet another duplicate page, even with a numerical distinguisher. This risks splitting page histories or creating [[WP:PVER|parallel histories]] and confusing new editors. If you find two ''pending'' submissions on the same subject, by the same author, you can decline one of them as a duplicate.

=== Reviewing manually ===
In the event of an [[WP:AFCH|AfC Helper Script]] failure, you can review submissions manually by reading [[Special:PermanentLink/560431901|this archived version of the instructions]] and following the steps for modifying {{tlx|Afc submission}}. Take care to follow every step exactly.

=== Log ===
To check a reviewer's list of AFC accepts, declines, comments, and edits, use the [https://apersonbot.toolforge.org/afchistory/ AFC History Tool].

=== Marking your own AFC accepts as reviewed ===
If you have the [[WP:NPPR|new page patrol]] right or the [[WP:AUTOPATROL|autopatrolled]] right, and you accept a draft, you are permitted to mark it as reviewed, even though you also did the AFC accept. However if the draft is borderline in some way such as notability, it is a good practice to leave it unreviewed, or mark it as unreviewed, to get an additional set of eyes on it.