http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Your_first_article is a proposed
article that newcomers should read before they submit their first
article. '''Please do''' edit it and discuss it in its Talk page
(NOT
here). The intent is that a link to this article will replace the link
to "What Wikipedia is not" in the portion of the new article text which
currently reads:
"Please do not create an encyclopedia article about yourself, or an
article whose main purpose is to promote a product or business. See
_What Wikipedia is not_ for more guidance. Articles in serious
violation of Wikipedia's policies may be removed without notice.
The goal is to deflect newcomers from _innocently_ creating the
commonest kinds of articles that end up on VfD. I will only link to it
if there is consensus that it is actually better for than specific
purpose than [[What Wikipedia is not]].
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