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#'''With an inputbox'''. This is the easiest way to create a new article. You do this by typing the new article title in the box, and pressing "create article" will take you to the edit page for that article. There are two inputboxes located on SmashWiki: one on the main page, and the other [[SmashWiki:Creating new articles#Create an article|at the bottom of this page]]. | #'''With an inputbox'''. This is the easiest way to create a new article. You do this by typing the new article title in the box, and pressing "create article" will take you to the edit page for that article. There are two inputboxes located on SmashWiki: one on the main page, and the other [[SmashWiki:Creating new articles#Create an article|at the bottom of this page]]. | ||
Please note that you will be unable to create the new article if the title you want for said article already exists or is blacklisted. | Please note that you will be unable to create the new article if the title you want for said article already exists or is [[Special:Protected titles|blacklisted]]. | ||
==Considerations== | ==Considerations== | ||
Before you create a new article, you should consider the following: | Before you create a new article, you should consider the following: | ||
*'''Make sure it's not already an article'''. Creating a new article for an existing article wouldn't work, so if it already exists, don't remake it. | *'''Make sure it's not already an article'''. Creating a new article for an existing article wouldn't work, so if it already exists, don't remake it. Similarly, if an article exists under a similar name to yours, creating the article is fruitless. Your title may work as a redirect, however. | ||
*'''Consider checking whether there is already a draft for the article'''. Check [[:Category:Drafts]] to see if there is already a draft for the article; if there is, you may wish to collaborate with the author(s) of that draft rather than creating an alternate version. | *'''Consider checking whether there is already a draft for the article'''. Check [[:Category:Drafts]] to see if there is already a draft for the article; if there is, you may wish to collaborate with the author(s) of that draft rather than creating an alternate version. | ||
*'''Make sure the content of your new article isn't already in another article'''. You shouldn't create a new article if the content of said article is already on another article. For example, if you want to create an article about angle indicators, but it's already on another page (for this example, [[Knockback]]), you shouldn't make a separate article for angle indicators. | *'''Make sure the content of your new article isn't already in another article'''. You shouldn't create a new article if the content of said article is already on another article. For example, if you want to create an article about angle indicators, but it's already on another page (for this example, [[Knockback]]), you shouldn't make a separate article for angle indicators. | ||