This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
Are you an AFC reviewer that just got a trial run at NPP? Overall the two skillsets are very similar, but here's some things to watch out for.
Difference | NPP | AFC |
---|---|---|
WP:BEFORE | WP:BEFORE is always required to start a deletion process such as WP:AFD. A minimum WP:BEFORE should include a Google News and Google Books search, since those searches are the most likely to turn up reliable sources. If it's an academic topic, you should also do a Google Scholar search to check academic journal articles. | WP:BEFORE is usually only done for promising drafts. Most drafts that you decline will not receive a WP:BEFORE. [1] |
Draftification | Certain types of articles should be
draftified.
|
N/A |
CSD "A" criteria | The CSD criteria starting with the letter "A" (Article) apply in this namespace and need to be checked, in addition to "G" criteria. You should make sure you are familiar with the most common "A" criteria, WP:A7, and also read up on WP:CCS. | Only CSD "G" criteria apply. "A" criteria should not be evaluated. |
Scrutiny | Article will only be checked once, by you. | Article will be checked twice: by you at AFC, and then by an NPP. |
1 hour wait | We cannot draftify, CSD, or AFD articles within the first hour of their creation, unless there is a serious problem with them such as G10 Attack Page. The author needs time to work on them. These articles are highlighted red in Special:NewPagesFeed to help identify them. | We can review a draft immediately, because the author has pressed the "submit" button, indicating that they are done working on it and are ready for a reviwer. |
This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
Are you an AFC reviewer that just got a trial run at NPP? Overall the two skillsets are very similar, but here's some things to watch out for.
Difference | NPP | AFC |
---|---|---|
WP:BEFORE | WP:BEFORE is always required to start a deletion process such as WP:AFD. A minimum WP:BEFORE should include a Google News and Google Books search, since those searches are the most likely to turn up reliable sources. If it's an academic topic, you should also do a Google Scholar search to check academic journal articles. | WP:BEFORE is usually only done for promising drafts. Most drafts that you decline will not receive a WP:BEFORE. [1] |
Draftification | Certain types of articles should be
draftified.
|
N/A |
CSD "A" criteria | The CSD criteria starting with the letter "A" (Article) apply in this namespace and need to be checked, in addition to "G" criteria. You should make sure you are familiar with the most common "A" criteria, WP:A7, and also read up on WP:CCS. | Only CSD "G" criteria apply. "A" criteria should not be evaluated. |
Scrutiny | Article will only be checked once, by you. | Article will be checked twice: by you at AFC, and then by an NPP. |
1 hour wait | We cannot draftify, CSD, or AFD articles within the first hour of their creation, unless there is a serious problem with them such as G10 Attack Page. The author needs time to work on them. These articles are highlighted red in Special:NewPagesFeed to help identify them. | We can review a draft immediately, because the author has pressed the "submit" button, indicating that they are done working on it and are ready for a reviwer. |