Template:Draft article check/doc

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{{Draft article check}} is a template designed to alert editors to the existence of relevant articles or drafts.

Usage

The functionality of this template is being developed and updated. It is currently mostly used in the Draft:/Draft talk: spaces via {{Draft article}}, so that's what's documented. Other namespaces are forthcoming, so it can be used in {{Userspace draft}}, for example, or by placing {{Draft article}} in other namespaces, like Talk: or Wikipedia:

{{Draft article check}} will give different results depending on which namespace it is used, and which corresponding article exist in mainspace/draft space

Namespace	Message
Draft	On Draft:Example: * There is already an article named Example in the mainspace. (article) On Draft:J Phys C: * The page J Phys C in the mainspace is currently a redirect to Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. (redirect)
Draft talk	On Draft talk:Example: * There is already an article named Example in the mainspace. (article) On Draft talk:J Phys C: * The page J Phys C in the mainspace is currently a redirect to Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. (redirect)
in development
Main	On Example: (article) On J Phys C: (redirect)
Talk	On Talk:Example: * There is a draft named Example. (article) On Talk:J Phys C: (redirect)
User	On User:Example: * There is already an article named Example in the mainspace. (article) On User:J Phys C: * The page J Phys C in the mainspace is currently a redirect to Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. (redirect)
User talk	On User talk:Example: (article) On User talk:J Phys C: (redirect)
Wikipedia	On Wikipedia:Example: (article) On Wikipedia:J Phys C: (redirect)
Wikipedia talk	On Wikipedia talk:Example: (article) On Wikipedia talk:J Phys C: (redirect)