[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia:Your first article

[Daniel P.B.Smith]

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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