- If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to the submission and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
- If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
- If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.
 | This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:AfC decline}}). |
 | If you plan to make breaking changes to this template, move it, or nominate it for deletion, please notify AFCH's users/maintainers at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation as a courtesy, as this template is used by the AFCH script. Thank you! |
This template is used by registered users reviewing articles submitted through the Wikipedia:Articles for creation process. Once an article submission has been reviewed, this template should be placed on the talk page of the user that submitted the article, to inform them that their article has been denied, and to encourage them to fix the article, and keep contributing to Wikipedia. This template must be substed.
Usage
{{subst:Afc decline|Article Name|full=|cv=no|sig=yes}}
Example generated by the AFC Helper Script:
{{subst:Afc decline|full=Draft:Test|cv=no|reason=book|details=|reason2=|details2=|comment=test|sig=yes}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for AfC decline
Notification that an article submitted through 'Articles for creation' has been declined. This template must be substed.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article Name | 1 | Adds the title of the article declined, in the form of a Wikilink. This was deprecated on July 1, 2014. | Line | deprecated |
| Full path to article | full | Full path of the article that was declined, including the 'Draft:', 'Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/', or 'User:X/' prefixes. This is the preferred method. | Page name | suggested |
| Copyright violation (yes/no) | cv | if 'yes' is entered a copyright-violation specific message will be used. If 'no' is entered or the parameter is blank, the standard text will be used. 'cv=yes' is equivalent to 'reason=cv'.
| Line | optional |
| Signature (yes/no) | sig | If 'yes' is entered, your signature will be added inside the template. If a signature is not required, enter 'no' or leave blank.
| Line | optional |
| Reason code | reason | The reason code for the decline message (e.g. 'v' or 'dup') which will be transcluded from Template:AFC submission/comments. See that template for recognized values. | Line | optional |
| Additional parameter | details | An additional parameter for the reason, such as a URL for a copyright violation, an article title for a duplicate, or a custom comment. | Content | optional |
Warning for users of this template
Please ensure, when you use this template, that it has linked to the correct location of the draft, and if not please correct it. A problem when applying the template in respect of user sandbox or subpages is identified at Template talk:Afc decline#Wrong draft location. The link tends to be correct in the message header but not in the body of the message.
Sometimes users will change their username after submitting a draft (especially in the case of new users with usernames that violate the username policy). If you use a tool such as AFCH to place this template, make sure that it doesn't get placed on a redirect page.
See also
- Wikipedia:Articles for creation
- Template:AfC talk, template for user's talk page when submission is accepted
- Template:AFC submission/comments