For a subject to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps

Overview edit

This template is used for a message on the Help Desk like {{creation}} but with extra options.

Syntax edit

{{subst:User:Phantomsteve/creation[|assume=(location of another WMF article or another website)][|noref=(official site(s))][|bio=yes][|ath=yes][|org=yes]}}

Variables edit

  • assume=(location of another WMF article or another website)
    A sentence is added at the start of the paragraph saying I assume you mean <assume>?
  • noref=(official site(s))
    A sentence is added saying The article does not have any reliable references that I can see (only <noref>).
  • bio=yes
    The subject is a biographical subject - output is tailored for this
  • ath=yes
    The subject is an athlete or sportsperson - output is tailored for this
  • org=yes
    The subject is an organisation or a company - output is tailored for this

Examples edit

No params edit

{{User:Phantomsteve/creation}}

For a subject to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps

Assume edit

{{User:Phantomsteve/creation|assume=the main page on the Italian Wikipedia [[:it:Pagina_principale|here]]}}

I assume you mean the main page on the Italian Wikipedia here? For a subject to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps

Noref edit

{{User:Phantomsteve/creation|noref=the official website}}

The article does not have any reliable references that I can see (only the official website). For a subject to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps

Bio edit

{{User:Phantomsteve/creation|bio=yes}}

For a biographical article of a living person to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required, per the Biographies of living persons policy. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines/the notability guidelines for biographies are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps

Ath edit

{{User:Phantomsteve/creation|ath=yes}}

For a subject to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines/the notability guidelines for athletes are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps

Bio and Ath edit

{{User:Phantomsteve/creation|bio=yes|ath=yes}}

For a biographical article of a living person to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required, per the Biographies of living persons policy. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines/the notability guidelines for biographies/the notability guidelines for athletes are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps

Org edit

{{User:Phantomsteve/creation|org=yes}}

For a subject to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines/the notability guidelines for companies and organisations are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps

Assume, Noref, Bio, Ath edit

{{User:Phantomsteve/creation|assume=the main page on the German Wikipedia [[:de:Wikipedia:Hauptseite|here]]|noref=his official website|bio=yes|ath=yes}}

I assume you mean the main page on the German Wikipedia here? The article does not have any reliable references that I can see (only his official website). For a biographical article of a living person to have an article on the English Wikipedia, reliable independent sources of information are required, per the Biographies of living persons policy. If you have any such sources, and can show that Wikipedia's Notability guidelines/the notability guidelines for biographies/the notability guidelines for athletes are met, then you have a few choices:
  1. make a request (giving the sources, and indicating how he meets the notability criteria) at Requested articles;
  2. create an account and then read "Your first article" and follow the instructions there;
  3. create an account and then use the Article Wizard which will guide you step by step in creating an article.
I hope this helps