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The "Redirects for creation" process allows new users to request that redirects be created. Remember that these users are new and might not have much experience with Wikipedia and Wikipedia policies, so please don't bite them. Before creating a new redirect, you should check the following:

  1. Is the request well-formed? If the redirect already exists, or if no target has been supplied (and no target can be easily found), then decline the request.
  2. Is there an obvious reason for the redirect? In most cases, a suggested redirect will be a misspelling or common alternate name of the main article. In some cases, however, the relation is a little more obscure. In this case, the user needs to provide an adequate explanation for the redirect. In the event of a very unclear link, sources may be needed to back up the user's request. If no reasoning is provided and no sources are given, decline the request using {{subst:afc redirect|v}}.
  3. Is the redirect unambiguous? Are there other likely targets for the redirect? If the proposed redirect can equally well refer to two disparate targets, then it probably shouldn't exist. In some cases, creating a disambiguation page is an option.
  4. If you feel the redirect should be declined for some other reason: See Wikipedia:Redirect for more guidelines on when redirects should exist and follow the declining directions below.

If unsure whether the redirect is plausible enough, it is best to err on the side of accepting. If declining a close call, consider mentioning that the user can bring it up for further discussion at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion.

Accepting a redirect request

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Close the submission

  1. Add the template {{afc-c|a}} directly under the section header.
  2. Add the substituted template {{subst:afc redirect}} below the main text of the request (see the table below for the various response options). Add your own signature immediately after, using four tildes (~~~~).
  3. Add the template {{afc-c|b}} at the very bottom of the section, below your reply. Failure to include this template will cause all text on the rest of the page to disappear!
  4. Preview the page, then save your changes if everything is correct.

Create the redirect

  1. Navigate to the desired redirect page and edit it.
  2. Add the text: #REDIRECT [[TARGET]] to the page; ensuring that you replace 'TARGET' with the page title of the target page.
  3. Add any applicable redirect templates underneath.
  4. Leave an edit summary explaining the creation of the redirect and save the page.

Additional tasks

  1. Open the new redirect's talk page.
  2. Add the WikiProject Articles for creation project banner by adding {{subst:WPAFC/redirect}} to the top of the page.
  3. Add any other applicable WikiProject banners and save the page.

Table of template options for accepted redirects

Code Output
{{subst:afc redirect}} Redirect created. Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia!
{{subst:afc redirect|Title}} Redirect created. You can find it at Title. Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia!
{{subst:afc redirect|all}} Redirect created. All of the redirects you requested were created. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia!
{{subst:afc redirect|accept|Comments}} Redirect created. Comments
{{subst:afc redirect|moved|Old|New}}
{{subst:afc redirect|move|Old|New}}		 Moved instead. The article now exists at New, and Old redirects to it.

Declining a redirect request

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Close the submission

  1. Edit the requests page and add the template {{afc-c|d}} directly under the relevant section header.
  2. Add the substituted template {{subst:afc redirect}} at the bottom of the section along with the reason (see the table below for the available options). Add your own signature afterwards, using four tildes (~~~~).
  3. Add the template {{afc-c|b}} at the very bottom of the section, below your reply. Failure to include this template will cause all text on the rest of the page to disappear!
  4. Leave an edit summary giving a brief reason why the redirect was not accepted.
  5. Preview the page, then save your changes if everything is correct.

Table of template options for declined redirect requests

Code Output
{{subst:afc redirect|exist}}
{{subst:afc redirect|exists}}		 Declined. The title you suggested already exists on Wikipedia.
{{subst:afc redirect|empty}}
{{subst:afc redirect|blank}}		 Declined. We cannot accept empty submissions.
{{subst:afc redirect|notitle}} Declined. You have not specified the title of the redirect that you want created.
{{subst:afc redirect|notarget}}
{{subst:afc redirect|notexist}}		 Declined. A redirect cannot be created unless the target is an existing article. Either you have not specified the target, or the target does not exist.
{{subst:afc redirect|unlikely}}
{{subst:afc redirect|source}}
{{subst:afc redirect|v}}		 Declined. The title you suggested seems like an unlikely search term. Could you provide a source showing that it is a commonly used alternate name?
{{subst:afc redirect|externallink}}
{{subst:afc redirect|externallinks}}
{{subst:afc redirect|extlink}}
{{subst:afc redirect|extlinks}}
{{subst:afc redirect|external}}		 Declined. Wikipedia does not redirect to external links.
{{subst:afc redirect|decline|Reason}}
{{subst:afc redirect|declined|Reason}}
{{subst:afc redirect|reason|Reason}}
{{subst:afc redirect|d|Reason}}		 Declined. Reason
{{subst:afc redirect|notredirect}} Declined. This request is not for a redirect to be created. It appears instead that you are looking to create an article about the subject. See the instructions at WP:AFC on how to submit an article.
{{subst:afc redirect|edit}}
{{subst:afc redirect|editrequest}}		 Declined. This request is not for a redirect to be created. It appears instead that you are requesting an edit to the existing article. See the instructions at WP:EDIT on how to edit an existing article.
{{subst:afc redirect|language}}
{{subst:afc redirect|notenglish}}
{{subst:afc redirect|english}}		 Declined. This is the English language Wikipedia, but your request appears to be written in language. Please resubmit your request in English.
{{subst:afc redirect|language|Language}}
{{subst:afc redirect|notenglish|Language}}
{{subst:afc redirect|english|Language}}		 Declined. This is the English language Wikipedia, but your request appears to be written in language. Please resubmit your request in English.

Other types of submissions

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Expand this box to learn about other types of submissions

Articles for creation can also be used to submit templates, disambiguation pages and articles for deletion discussions. In these cases, there are no 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, using the AfC Helper Script. Refer to official guidelines for guidance on when to disambiguation pages or templates. This can be found at: (Wikipedia:Disambiguation or Wikipedia:Template namespace). Articles for deletion discussions may be created on behalf of anonymous users, who cannot start them. Aside from general reasons for declining a submission (empty, gibberish, spam, copyright violations, etc.), AFD submissions should generally be accepted. (See Wikipedia:Deletion policy and instructions for opening an AFD for more information).

Scripts

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There are three helper scripts available that make reviewing very fast:

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