This is an
essay on the workflow for
new page patrol when looking at the oldest articles. 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. |
Patrolling the "oldest" articles in the NPP Queue has its own sets of questions and procedures that complement standard NPP workflows. Reviewing articles at the back of the queue is highly important, as many of these articles have already been indexed by Google.
The queue indexes articles based on when the page was originally created, not when it was added to the queue. As a result, if an article from 2006 is converted to a redirect (or vice versa), it will be one of the first things at the back of the queue, despite this triggering edit potentially only having been made a few minutes ago. The actual oldest articles in the queue are farther down. The initial question to answer when reviewing these articles is, "Why is this page appearing in the queue?"
If it's been moved from AfC, draftspace, or userspace follow typical NPP procedures
If it's an article formed from a former redirect
If it's been nominated for deletion
This is an
essay on the workflow for
new page patrol when looking at the oldest articles. 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. |
Patrolling the "oldest" articles in the NPP Queue has its own sets of questions and procedures that complement standard NPP workflows. Reviewing articles at the back of the queue is highly important, as many of these articles have already been indexed by Google.
The queue indexes articles based on when the page was originally created, not when it was added to the queue. As a result, if an article from 2006 is converted to a redirect (or vice versa), it will be one of the first things at the back of the queue, despite this triggering edit potentially only having been made a few minutes ago. The actual oldest articles in the queue are farther down. The initial question to answer when reviewing these articles is, "Why is this page appearing in the queue?"
If it's been moved from AfC, draftspace, or userspace follow typical NPP procedures
If it's an article formed from a former redirect
If it's been nominated for deletion