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'''Drafts''' are often created to work on future articles before they are ready to be published. These are located in either the [[Wikipedia:Drafts|"Draft" namespace]] or a [[WP:USERSAND|user sandbox]] to avoid any possibility that a casual reader may stumble upon them; those areas are also excluded from [[search engine indexing]]. {{ | '''Drafts''' are often created to work on future articles before they are ready to be published. These are located in either the [[Wikipedia:Drafts|"Draft" namespace]] or a [[WP:USERSAND|user sandbox]] to avoid any possibility that a casual reader may stumble upon them; those areas are also excluded from [[search engine indexing]]. {{tl|Draft article}} goes further, prominently tagging the draft article ''as'' a draft, and at the same time provides convenient links to help build the article and facilitate submission via the [[WP:AFC|articles for creation]] process. This also categorizes the page to [[:Category:Draft articles]] or one of its sub-categories. | ||
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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Draft article.
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Drafts are often created to work on future articles before they are ready to be published. These are located in either the "Draft" namespace or a user sandbox to avoid any possibility that a casual reader may stumble upon them; those areas are also excluded from search engine indexing. {{Draft article}} goes further, prominently tagging the draft article as a draft, and at the same time provides convenient links to help build the article and facilitate submission via the articles for creation process. This also categorizes the page to Category:Draft articles or one of its sub-categories.
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