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Account created
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Searching and searching...
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An article on the topic exists already. Make a redirect.
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An article on the topic doesn’t exist
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Finding reliable sources
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Writing
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Putting it on your subpage or somewhere else
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Article gets speedy deleted
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You keep on submitting it and you get blocked
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Submitted as a draft
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Draft submitted
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Draft declined, then edited and re-submitted
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Draft accepted
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You may lose motivation to work on the article
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You just publish it without drafting (skip if you went via "Draft accepted")
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Might get deleted by New Page patrol
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Nice editors add sources, expand the article, and make it even better!
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| Doesn’t get vandalized
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It gets vandalized (could get protected)
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To being a good article and beyond!
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