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{{pullbox|Writing an article|Learn how you can create an article.|3=|4=To experiment, be sure that you are logged in, and then use [[Special:MyPage/sandbox|your personal sandbox]].}}
{{pullbox|Writing an article|Learn how you can create an article.|3=|4=To experiment, you can use the shared [[Sarkarverse:Sandbox|sandbox]] – or if you're logged in, [[Special:MyPage/sandbox|your personal sandbox]] or [[Special:MyPage|your user page]].<br/><br/> To create an article, you can try the [[Sarkarverse:Article wizard|Article Wizard]]; or, for a super simple explanation, see '''[[Sarkarverse:Simple guide to creating your first article|this]]'''.}}
{{nutshell|New articles should follow some [[Sarkarverse:10P|general guidelines]]. If your new article does not meet the general guidelines, it is likely to be quickly deleted. Either way, here are the practical steps for creating a new article and publishing it.}}
{{nutshell|New articles should follow some guidelines: the topic should be [[WP:N|notable]] (i.e. it should have some detailed coverage in [[WP:Reliable sources|good references]] from [[Sarkarverse:Third-party sources|independent sources]]). Sarkarverse is an [[encyclopedia]] – [[Sarkarverse:What Sarkarverse is not|not something else]]. Please respect [[WP:Copyright|copyright]] law and [[WP:Biographies of living persons|avoid defamatory content]]. Feel free to [[WP:be bold|be bold]] and create the article with a limited knowledge of norms here, but other editors might [[Sarkarverse:Deletion process|choose to delete it]] if it's not seen as belonging.}}
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'''Welcome to Sarkarverse!'''
 
This is a guide to starting your first encyclopedia article. We will explain some of the DOs and DON'Ts, then show you how to create an article. When you're ready to start writing, consider using the [[Sarkarverse:Article wizard|Article Wizard]] to help you create the article – it will walk you through these steps. Here are some tips that may help you along the way:
 
# ''Sarkarverse covers certain kinds of subjects and not others''. If the topic is likely to be suitable for an encyclopedia, go ahead; if you're unsure, or the article is about you or something you are closely connected to, you can ask questions and read more about subject suitability [[WP:N/N|here]]. <!--You can ask on the same page if unsure.-->
# You can only create a new article directly once you've [[WP:SIGNUP|registered an account]] – you need only choose a username and password. If you don't want to register for an account, registered and unregistered users alike may submit their article for review and publishing by others at the [[WP:AfC|Articles for Creation]] project.
# Before starting, try editing existing articles to get a feel for writing and for using Sarkarverse's mark-up language – we recommend that you first take a tour through the [[Sarkarverse:Tutorial]] to learn editing basics. Also [[Special:Search|search Sarkarverse first]] in case an article ''already exists'' on the subject, perhaps under a different title.  If the article already exists, feel free to make any constructive edits to improve it.
#'''Gather references''' both to use as source(s) of the information you will include and to demonstrate the '''[[WP:N|notability]]''' of your article's subject matter. References to blogs, personal websites, [[Facebook]] and  [[YouTube]] are unsuitable – we need [[WP:IRS|reliable sources]].  There are many places to find reliable sources, including your local library, but if internet-based sources are to be used, start with [http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp books] and [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=a#hl=en&safe=off&gl=us&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22your+search+here%22&oq=%22your+search+here%22&gs_l=serp.3...13840.16191.2.16495.2.2.0.0.0.0.75.150.2.2.0...0.0...1c.gI5pLKtnlBw&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=eaf35048cd590c78&biw=1550&bih=1201 news archive] searches rather than a simple web search. Extra care should be taken to make sure that articles on '''[[WP:BLP|living persons]]''' have reliable sources – articles about living people without reliable sources may be deleted, especially if they include negative or controversial content.
#'''Consider requesting feedback.''' You can request feedback on articles you would like to create in a number of places, including the [[Sarkarverse:Talk page|talk page]] of a related [[Sarkarverse:WikiProject|WikiProject]] or the [[WP:TEAHOUSE|Teahouse]].
#'''Consider creating the article first in your user space.''' As a registered user, you have your own [[WP:USER|user space]]. You can start the new article there, on a [[WP:SUBP|subpage]]; you can get it in shape, take your time, ask other editors to help work on it, and only move it into the [[WP:MAINSPACE|"live" part of Sarkarverse]] once it is ready to go. To create your own subpage, see [[Sarkarverse:Subpages#How_to_create_user_subpages|here]]. When the new article is "ready for prime time", you can [[Help:Moving_a_page|move]] it into the main article space. (Notes. The [[Sarkarverse:Article wizard|Article Wizard]] has an option to create these kinds of draft pages. Even in user space, unacceptable articles (see below) are liable to be nominated for deletion.)
 
:''Remember that if the article is not acceptable, it will be [[WP:CSD|deleted quickly]]. Sarkarverse has a [[WP:NPP|new pages patrol]] division where people check new articles shortly after creation.''
:*'''Articles that do not meet [[WP:N|notability guidelines]] and do not cite [[WP:RS|reliable published sources]] are likely to be deleted.'''
:*'''Do not create''' pages about '''[[Sarkarverse:Autobiography|yourself]]''', your '''[[Sarkarverse:FAQ/Organizations|company]]''', your '''[[WP:COI|band]]''' or your '''[[WP:COI|friends]]''', nor pages that '''[[WP:Spam|advertise]]''', are '''[[WP:OR|personal essays]]''' or other articles you would [[WP:NOT|not find in an encyclopedia]].
:*'''Be careful''' about the following: '''[[WP:Plagiarism|copying things]]''', '''controversial''' material, extremely '''short articles''', and '''local-interest articles'''.


==Search for an existing article==
==Search for an existing article==
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Sarkarverse already has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles. Before creating an article, try to make sure there is not already an article on the same topic, perhaps under a slightly different name. [[Help:Searching|Search]] for the article, and review Sarkarverse's [[Sarkarverse:Article titles|article titling policy]] before creating your first article. If an article on your topic already exists, but you think people might look for it under some different name or spelling, learn how to [[Sarkarverse:Redirect|create ''redirects'' to alternative titles]]; adding needed redirects is a good way to help Sarkarverse. Also, remember to check the article's [[Special:Log/delete|deletion log]] in order to avoid creating an article that has already been deleted. (In some cases, the topic may be suitable even if deleted in the past; the past deletion may have been because it was a copyright violation, did not explain the importance of the topic, or on other grounds addressed to the writing rather that the topic's suitability.)
Sarkarverse currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles. Before creating an article, make sure there is not already an article on the same topic, perhaps under a slightly different name (see Sarkarverse's [[SV:SC|article titling policy]]). If an article on your topic already exists, but you think people might look for it under some different name or spelling, learn how to [[Sarkarverse:Redirect|create ''redirects'' to alternative titles]]; adding needed redirects is a good way to help Sarkarverse. Also, remember to check the article's [[Special:Log/delete|deletion log]] in order to avoid creating an article that has already been deleted. (In some cases, the topic may be suitable even if deleted in the past; the past deletion may have been because it was a copyright violation, did not explain the importance of the topic, or on other grounds addressed to the writing rather that the topic's suitability.)


If a search does not find the topic, consider broadening your search to find existing articles that might include the subject of your article. For example, if you want to write an article about a band member, you might search for the band and then add information about your subject as a [[Help:Section|section]] within that broader article.
If a search does not find the topic, consider broadening your search to find existing articles that might include the subject of your article. For example, if you want to write an article about a band member, you might search for the band and then add information about your subject as a [[Help:Section|section]] within that broader article.
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Once you have references for your article, you can learn to place the references into the article by reading [[Sarkarverse:Referencing for beginners]] and [[Sarkarverse:Citing sources]]. Do not worry too much about formatting citations properly. It would be great if you did that, but the main thing is to '''get references into the article''', even if they are not perfectly formatted.
Once you have references for your article, you can learn to place the references into the article by reading [[Sarkarverse:Referencing for beginners]] and [[Sarkarverse:Citing sources]]. Do not worry too much about formatting citations properly. It would be great if you did that, but the main thing is to '''get references into the article''', even if they are not perfectly formatted.
==Things to avoid==
{{Main|Sarkarverse:What Sarkarverse is not|Sarkarverse:Avoiding common mistakes}}
; Articles about yourself, your friends, your website, a band you're in, your teacher, a word you made up, or a story you wrote : If you ''are'' worthy of inclusion in the encyclopedia, let someone else add an article for you. Putting your friends in an encyclopedia may seem like a nice surprise or an amusing joke, but articles like this are likely to be [[Sarkarverse:Articles for deletion|removed]]. In this process, feelings may be hurt and you may be [[Sarkarverse: Blocking Policy|blocked]] from editing if you repeatedly make attempts to re-create the article. These things can be avoided by a little forethought on your part. The article may remain if you have enough humility to make it neutral and you really are notable, but even then it's best to submit a draft for approval and [[WP:CONSENSUS|consensus]] of the community instead of just posting it up, since unconscious biases may still exist of which you may not be aware.
; Non-notable topics : People frequently add pages to Sarkarverse without considering [[Sarkarverse:Notability|whether the topic is really notable enough]] to go into an encyclopedia. Because Sarkarverse does not have the space limitations of paper-based encyclopedias, our [[WP:Notability|notability]] policies and guidelines allow a wide range of articles – however, they do not allow ''every'' topic to be included. A particularly common special case of this is pages about people, companies, or groups of people, that do not substantiate the notability or importance of their subject with reliable sources, so we have decided that such pages may be speedily deleted under our [[WP:SPEEDY]] policy. This can offend – so ''please'' consider whether your chosen topic is notable enough for Sarkarverse, and then substantiate the notability or importance of your subject by citing those reliable sources in the process of creating your article. [[WP:NOT|Sarkarverse is not]] a directory of everything in existence.
; Advertising : Please do not [[Sarkarverse:spam|try to promote your product or business]].  Please do not insert external links to your commercial website unless a neutral party would judge that the link truly belongs in the article; we do have articles about products like [[Kleenex]] or [[Sharpie (marker)|Sharpie]]s, or notable businesses such as [[McDonald's]], but if you are writing about a product or business be sure you write from a [[Sarkarverse:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], that you have no [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]], and that you are able to find references in [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] that are independent from the subject you are writing about.
; Personal essays or original research : Sarkarverse surveys ''existing'' human knowledge; it is not a place to publish new work. Do not write articles that present your own [[Sarkarverse:No original research|original theories, opinions, or insights,]] ''even if'' you can support them by reference to accepted work.  A common mistake is to present a novel synthesis of ideas in an article.  Remember, just because both Fact A and Fact B are true does not mean that A caused B, or vice-versa ([[fallacies]]). If the synthesis or causation is true, locate and cite [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] that report the connection.
; A single sentence or only a website link: Articles need to have real content of their own.
; Attacks on a person or organization : Material that violates our [[WP:BLP|biographies of living persons]] policy or is intended to threaten, defame, or harass its subject or another entity is not permitted. Unsourced negative information, especially in articles about living people, is quickly removed, and [[WP:Attack page|attack pages]] may be deleted immediately.
;''See also:''
*[[Sarkarverse:List of bad article ideas|List of bad article ideas]]
==And be careful about...==
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; Copying things. Do not violate copyrights
: Never copy and paste text into a Sarkarverse article unless it is a relatively short quotation, placed in quotation marks, and cited using an [[Sarkarverse:Cite sources|inline citation]]. Even material that you are ''sure'' is in the [[Sarkarverse:public domain|public domain]] must be attributed to the source, or the result, while not a copyright violation, is [[WP:PLAGIARISM|plagiarism]]. Also note that most web pages '''are not''' in the public domain and most song [[lyrics]] '''are not''' either. In fact, most things published after 1923, and almost everything written since [[January 1]], [[1978]] are automatically under [[copyright]] ''even if they have no copyright notice or © symbol.'' If you think what you are contributing is in the public domain, ''say where you got it,'' either in the article or on the discussion page, and on the discussion page give the reason why you think it is in the public domain (e.g. "It was published in 1895..."). For more information, see [[Sarkarverse:Copyrights]] (which includes instructions for verifying permission to copy previously published text) and [[WP:NFC#Text|our non-free content guidelines for text]]. Finally, please note that superficial modification of material, such as minor rewording, is insufficient to avoid plagiarism and copyright violations. See [[Sarkarverse:Close paraphrasing]].
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; Good research and citing your sources
: Articles written out of thin air may be better than nothing, but they are hard to [[Sarkarverse:Verifiability|verify]], which is an important part of building a trusted reference work. Please research with the [[Sarkarverse:Reliable sources|best sources available]] and [[Sarkarverse:Cite sources|cite them]] properly. Doing this, along with not copying text, will help avoid any possibility of [[plagiarism]]. We welcome ''good'' short articles, called "[[Sarkarverse:stub|stubs]]", that can serve as launching pads from which others can take off – stubs can be relatively short, a few sentences, but should provide some useful information. If you do not have enough material to write a good stub, you probably should not create an article. At the end of a stub, you should include a "stub template" like this: <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>. (Other Sarkarversens will appreciate it if you use a more specific stub template, like <nowiki>{{art-stub}}</nowiki>.  See the [[Sarkarverse:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types|list of stub types]] for a list of all specific stub templates.)  Stubs help track articles that need expansion.
; Articles about [[WP:BLP|living persons]]
: Articles written about living persons must be referenced so that they can be [[WP:V|verified]]. Biographies about living subjects that lack sources may be deleted.
; Advocacy and controversial material
: Please do not write articles that advocate one particular viewpoint on politics, religion, or anything else. Understand what we mean by a [[Sarkarverse:Neutral_point_of_view|neutral point of view]] before tackling this sort of topic.
; Articles that contain different definitions of the topic
: Articles are primarily about what something '''is''', ''not'' any term(s). If the article is [[Sarkarverse:Sarkarverse is not a dictionary|just about a word or phrase]] and especially if there are very different ways that a term is used, it usually belongs in [[Wiktionary:Main Page|Wiktionary]]. Instead, try to write a good short first paragraph that [[WP:GOODDEF|defines]] one ''subject'' as well as some more material to go with it.
; Organization
: Make sure there are incoming links to the new article from other Sarkarverse articles (click "What links here" in the toolbox) and that the new article is included in at least one appropriate category (see [[help:category]]). Otherwise it will be difficult for readers to find the article.
; Local-interest articles
: These are articles about places like schools, or streets that are of interest to a relatively small number of people such as alumni or people who live nearby. ''There is no consensus'' about such articles, but some will challenge them if they include nothing that shows how the place is special and different from tens of thousands of similar places. Photographs add interest. Try to give [[Sarkarverse:Places of local interest|local-interest articles]] local colour. [[Sarkarverse:Third-party sources|Third-party sources]] are the only way to prove that the subject you are writing about is [[WP:N|notable]].
; Breaking news events
: While Sarkarverse accepts articles about notable recent events, articles about breaking news events with no enduring notability are [[WP:NOTNEWS|not appropriate for our project]]. Consider writing such articles on our sister project [[Wikinews]]. See [[Sarkarverse:Notability (events)]] for further information.
;Editing on the wrong page
:If you're trying to create a new page, you'll start with a completely empty edit box. If you see text in the editing box that is filled with words you didn't write (for example, the contents of this page), you're accidentally editing a pre-existing page. Don't save your changes. See [[#How to create a page]] below, and start over.
==Are you closely connected to the article topic?==
Sarkarverse is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit, but there are special guidelines for editors who are paid or sponsored. These guidelines are intended to prevent biased articles, and maintain the public's trust that content in Sarkarverse is impartial and has been added in good faith. (See Sarkarverse's [[Sarkarverse:Conflict_of_interest|conflict of interest (COI)]] guideline.)
The official guidelines are that editors '''must be volunteers.''' That means Sarkarverse discourages editing articles about individuals, companies, organizations, products/services, or political causes that pay you directly or indirectly. This includes in-house PR departments and marketing departments, other company employees, [[public relations]] firms and publicists, social media consultants, and [[online reputation management]] consultants. However, Sarkarverse recognizes the large volume of good faith contributions by people who have some affiliation to the articles they work on.
Here are some ground rules. If you break these rules, your edits are likely to be reverted, and the article(s) and your other edits may get extra scrutiny from other Sarkarverse editors. Your account may also be blocked.
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* Maintain a neutral, objective tone in any content you add or edit
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* Make minor edits/corrections to articles (e.g., typos, fixing links, adding references to new secondary sources)
* If you are biased, suggest new article text or edits on the ''[[Help:Using_talk_pages|article talk page]]'' (not on the main article page).
* Disclose your relationship to the client/topic.
* Edit using personal accounts.
* Recruit help: Seek out a sponsor (volunteer editor) who has worked on similar articles, or submit ideas for article topics via [[WP:RA|Requested articles]].
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Note that this has to do only with conflict of interest. Editors are encouraged to write on topics related to their expertise: e.g., a NASA staffperson might write about planets, or an academic researcher might write about their field. Also, [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sarkarversen_in_Residence Sarkarversen-in-residence] or other interns who are paid, hosted or otherwise sponsored by a scientific or cultural institution can upload content and write articles in partnership with curators, indirectly providing positive branding for their host.
==How to create a page==
Only [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]] users can create an article. If you have written an article but have no account you can submit your article for review and publishing at [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]].


===Title for your new article===
===Title for your new article===
In the search box below, type the title of your article, then click Go. If the Search page reports "You may create the page" followed by the article name in red, then you can click the red article name to start editing your article.
In the search box below, type the title of your article, then click Go. If the Search page reports "You may create the page" followed by the article name in red, then you can click the red article name to start editing your article.
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There may or may not be an article with the same title as the one you wish to create.
There may or may not be an article with the same title as the one you wish to create.
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