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ESRB leak isn't a very good example, since that's now its own article. Using this because there was a fairly heated discussion on it.
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*'''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. | ||
*'''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 | *'''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. | ||
:'''Exception''': If the article is up for a split, you may create your desired page, but you should talk about it on the existing article's talk page before doing it. | :'''Exception''': If the article is up for a split, you may create your desired page, but you should talk about it on the existing article's talk page before doing it. | ||
*'''Make sure it's ''Smash'' related'''. If it's not ''Smash'' related, don't make it. | *'''Make sure it's ''Smash'' related'''. If it's not ''Smash'' related, don't make it. | ||