![]() | New pages patrol/Reviewers Welcome to New pages patrol/Reviewers The official new article firewall "We process, approve, or tag newly created pages" |
Very low unreviewed pages backlog: 1817 articles, as of 16:00, 2 June 2023 (UTC), according to DatBot
Very low unreviewed redirects backlog: 586 redirects, as of 16:00, 2 June 2023 (UTC), according to DatBot
| This page contains information about the New Page Reviewer right and relevant policy and guidelines. Changes made to it should reflect consensus. |
New Page Reviewer is a user permission applied to Wikipedia accounts for users, allowing them to work with the New Pages Feed [1] and the Page Curation Tool to process, approve, or tag newly created pages for publishing. [2] This current system of reviewing and approving new articles was implemented in October 2016 as an updated method to the original process that was developed in collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation in 2011, which sought to better control the quality of new pages, and to address common unwanted content such as spam, copyright violations and other disruption to Wikipedia—while allowing good faith new users to draft articles and receive feedback and assistance during its drafting and construction.
There are currently 724 New Page Reviewers, which makes the total number of users with this permission 1,621 (the rest are administrators, who automatically have this permission as part of their trusted duties).
Editors will need to have been registered users of the English Wikipedia for at least 90 days, and have made at least 500 non-deleted edits to the main (article) space. They will also need to have a consistent history in relevant areas on Wikipedia that demonstrate that they have a sufficient level of knowledge with the policies regarding page creation, page deletion, the citation and use of secondary reliable sources, and Wikipedia's notability guidelines. More importantly, the user should have a solid history that show that they are proficient with communicating and interacting with new users and in a positive, civil, and appropriate manner.
Users can apply for the New Page Patroller permissions at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions. The user's editing history will be thoroughly reviewed, and the permission can be granted to the applying user. It can be granted indefinitely, or it can instead be granted on a probationary or time-limited basis, if this is deemed appropriate or necessary by the reviewing administrator. If the user permissions are granted temporarily, users can re-apply for them again. As before, the user's editing history (as well as their new page patrolling history) will be reviewed. Administrators are accorded discretion to grant the right, even in cases where the minimum threshold is not fully met. This is typically done in cases where a review of the applying user's edit history show that they are a very strong candidate. For more details, please see New pages patrol, and please review the instructions at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions.
The above items are only guidelines, and numerical compliance alone does not constitute a right to the user group. An administrator may also grant page reviewer rights to users they otherwise deem competent or may request experience above and beyond the above criteria. Administrators also typically like to see consistent recent activity on Wikipedia to ensure that reviewers are familiar with current policy and guidelines.
The user right can be revoked for violating any of the above conduct standards and for other misconduct. Additionally, it can be revoked at any time by an administrator without any process or prior notice in any of the following circumstances:
All new pages, redirects, drafts, accepted AfC submissions, and other pages moved to the Wikipedia mainspace will become listed in the New Pages Feed. They will be published to the article space, but will not be indexed for any search engines until curated and approved by a New Pages Patroller.
There are plans to include a new feature in the Curation tool that will enable reviewers to move any new article to the Draft namespace that, while not being suitable yet for immediate publication, show the potential for being accepted if the creator is allowed more time for development. Currently, for the time-being, the same task could be performed with
this script.
Note: This script is to be used with discretion; it is not a catch-all for not knowing what to do with a new page.
Reviewers are encouraged to make frequent use of the existing message to creator tool. It is essential that new creators are encouraged to continue with their acceptable new articles.
New Page Review is essentially the first (and only) firewall against totally unwanted content and the place to broadly accept articles that may not be perfect but do not need to be deleted. New Page Reviewers should not feel obligated to mentor new users or complete their articles. There are other venues better suited for these tasks such as the Teahouse, help desk and Articles for Creation to which new editors should be directed for in depth help. Help:Your first article, Help:Introduction, Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia, the Wikipedia Adventure, and other help pages are also available. When drafts are approved at AfC and moved to the mainspace they will need a final check through New Pages Review. It is very possible that regular reviewers from the AfC team will apply for the New Page Reviewer flag; this is highly desirable given their related expertise.
By adding the userbox below, you will occasionally receive news of new features to the software and bug fixes. If you do not want to add the userbox or icon below, but wish to receive the newsletter and are a flagged reviewer, you can add Category:Wikipedia new page reviewers to your user page.
New page reviewers have the option of using a user script that combines the two main Page Curation features, namely the Special:NewPagesFeed and the curation toolbar. The old Special:NewPages feed can be accessed using this script and this script without the patrolled pages hidden. Holders of the New Page Reviewer user right can put a userbox on their user page. It populates a new category.
Do not add these userboxes if you have not been granted the right.
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Authorised New Page Reviewers may wish to put one of the userboxes on their user page: {{User wikipedia/New page reviewer}}
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As of May 2023, new page reviewers are now able to accept and decline submitted drafts in draftspace, without applying to become an AFC reviewer at WT:AFCP. You can use Special:NewPagesFeed to find submitted drafts. Reviewing a draft involves activating the AFC Helper Script in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets, then visiting a submitted draft. The AFC helper script will display at the top of the page, giving you the option to accept, decline, reject, or comment. The procedure for reviewing drafts is located at WP:AFCR. It is very similar to new page patrolling, with one difference being that all WP:GNG passing sources must be located in the draft, or it can be declined as non-notable. Any questions about AFC reviewing should be directed to WT:AFC.
To view the list of the most active reviewers over a time-span, you may use this bot-generated feed.
![]() | New pages patrol/Reviewers Welcome to New pages patrol/Reviewers The official new article firewall "We process, approve, or tag newly created pages" |
Very low unreviewed pages backlog: 1817 articles, as of 16:00, 2 June 2023 (UTC), according to DatBot
Very low unreviewed redirects backlog: 586 redirects, as of 16:00, 2 June 2023 (UTC), according to DatBot
| This page contains information about the New Page Reviewer right and relevant policy and guidelines. Changes made to it should reflect consensus. |
New Page Reviewer is a user permission applied to Wikipedia accounts for users, allowing them to work with the New Pages Feed [1] and the Page Curation Tool to process, approve, or tag newly created pages for publishing. [2] This current system of reviewing and approving new articles was implemented in October 2016 as an updated method to the original process that was developed in collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation in 2011, which sought to better control the quality of new pages, and to address common unwanted content such as spam, copyright violations and other disruption to Wikipedia—while allowing good faith new users to draft articles and receive feedback and assistance during its drafting and construction.
There are currently 724 New Page Reviewers, which makes the total number of users with this permission 1,621 (the rest are administrators, who automatically have this permission as part of their trusted duties).
Editors will need to have been registered users of the English Wikipedia for at least 90 days, and have made at least 500 non-deleted edits to the main (article) space. They will also need to have a consistent history in relevant areas on Wikipedia that demonstrate that they have a sufficient level of knowledge with the policies regarding page creation, page deletion, the citation and use of secondary reliable sources, and Wikipedia's notability guidelines. More importantly, the user should have a solid history that show that they are proficient with communicating and interacting with new users and in a positive, civil, and appropriate manner.
Users can apply for the New Page Patroller permissions at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions. The user's editing history will be thoroughly reviewed, and the permission can be granted to the applying user. It can be granted indefinitely, or it can instead be granted on a probationary or time-limited basis, if this is deemed appropriate or necessary by the reviewing administrator. If the user permissions are granted temporarily, users can re-apply for them again. As before, the user's editing history (as well as their new page patrolling history) will be reviewed. Administrators are accorded discretion to grant the right, even in cases where the minimum threshold is not fully met. This is typically done in cases where a review of the applying user's edit history show that they are a very strong candidate. For more details, please see New pages patrol, and please review the instructions at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions.
The above items are only guidelines, and numerical compliance alone does not constitute a right to the user group. An administrator may also grant page reviewer rights to users they otherwise deem competent or may request experience above and beyond the above criteria. Administrators also typically like to see consistent recent activity on Wikipedia to ensure that reviewers are familiar with current policy and guidelines.
The user right can be revoked for violating any of the above conduct standards and for other misconduct. Additionally, it can be revoked at any time by an administrator without any process or prior notice in any of the following circumstances:
All new pages, redirects, drafts, accepted AfC submissions, and other pages moved to the Wikipedia mainspace will become listed in the New Pages Feed. They will be published to the article space, but will not be indexed for any search engines until curated and approved by a New Pages Patroller.
There are plans to include a new feature in the Curation tool that will enable reviewers to move any new article to the Draft namespace that, while not being suitable yet for immediate publication, show the potential for being accepted if the creator is allowed more time for development. Currently, for the time-being, the same task could be performed with
this script.
Note: This script is to be used with discretion; it is not a catch-all for not knowing what to do with a new page.
Reviewers are encouraged to make frequent use of the existing message to creator tool. It is essential that new creators are encouraged to continue with their acceptable new articles.
New Page Review is essentially the first (and only) firewall against totally unwanted content and the place to broadly accept articles that may not be perfect but do not need to be deleted. New Page Reviewers should not feel obligated to mentor new users or complete their articles. There are other venues better suited for these tasks such as the Teahouse, help desk and Articles for Creation to which new editors should be directed for in depth help. Help:Your first article, Help:Introduction, Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia, the Wikipedia Adventure, and other help pages are also available. When drafts are approved at AfC and moved to the mainspace they will need a final check through New Pages Review. It is very possible that regular reviewers from the AfC team will apply for the New Page Reviewer flag; this is highly desirable given their related expertise.
By adding the userbox below, you will occasionally receive news of new features to the software and bug fixes. If you do not want to add the userbox or icon below, but wish to receive the newsletter and are a flagged reviewer, you can add Category:Wikipedia new page reviewers to your user page.
New page reviewers have the option of using a user script that combines the two main Page Curation features, namely the Special:NewPagesFeed and the curation toolbar. The old Special:NewPages feed can be accessed using this script and this script without the patrolled pages hidden. Holders of the New Page Reviewer user right can put a userbox on their user page. It populates a new category.
Do not add these userboxes if you have not been granted the right.
New Pages Review Userbox | ||||||||||
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Authorised New Page Reviewers may wish to put one of the userboxes on their user page: {{User wikipedia/New page reviewer}}
|
As of May 2023, new page reviewers are now able to accept and decline submitted drafts in draftspace, without applying to become an AFC reviewer at WT:AFCP. You can use Special:NewPagesFeed to find submitted drafts. Reviewing a draft involves activating the AFC Helper Script in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets, then visiting a submitted draft. The AFC helper script will display at the top of the page, giving you the option to accept, decline, reject, or comment. The procedure for reviewing drafts is located at WP:AFCR. It is very similar to new page patrolling, with one difference being that all WP:GNG passing sources must be located in the draft, or it can be declined as non-notable. Any questions about AFC reviewing should be directed to WT:AFC.
To view the list of the most active reviewers over a time-span, you may use this bot-generated feed.