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A '''userspace draft''' is a draft, in a Wikipedia user's userspace, of material which will ultimately go into Wikipedia. To create your own userspace, you need to [[WP:SIGNUP|create a user account]], and to create pages in your userspace, you need to be [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]].

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''Explanation:''

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* Every user on Wikipedia has their own "userspace" - for instance, [[User:Example/Lipsum]] is a page in [[User:Example]]'s userspace. Userspace is part of Wikipedia, and its use is governed by community rules ([[WP:Userspace#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|Ownership and editing of pages in the user space]]), but is not part of the encyclopedia. (The encyclopedia part of Wikipedia is called "[[Wikipedia:Main namespace|mainspace]]" - eg [[Lorem ipsum]] is a page in mainspace.)

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* Drafts are typically done on a "[[WP:USERSUBPAGE|user subpage]]" (eg [[User:Example/Lipsum]]).

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{{!}}<center>[[File:Under construction icon-blue.svg|none|50px|link=]] '''Create a userspace draft - if you're [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]]'''</center>

<center>''Enter your article name below.<br />Note: be sure to leave ''<tt>Special:Mypage/</tt>'' intact - it's a code which knows where your userspace is.''</center>

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<div style="text-align: center;">''Note: afterAfter creation, you'll be pointed to [[Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft]], which has instructions on what to do next.''</centerdiv>

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<center>''Note: after creation, you'll be pointed to [[Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft]], which has instructions on what to do next.''</center>

A '''userspace draft''' is a draft of an article (or part of an article) associated with a specific user account and stored in the user [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]]. Userspace drafts are distinct from drafts located in the [[Wikipedia:Draft namespace|Draft namespace]]. You must [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|create a user account]] to have your own userspace, and you must be [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]] to use it.

''Explanation:''

* Every registered user on Wikipedia has their own "userspace" (or "userpage") – for instance, a user named "Example" has a userspace called [[User:Example]] – and [[User:Example/Lipsum]] is a page (actually a subpage) called "Lipsum" in [[User:Example|Example's userspace]].

''Cleaning up after yourself:''

* Every user on Wikipedia has their own "userspace" - for instance, [[User:Example/Lipsum]] is a page in [[User:Example]]'s userspace. Userspace is part of Wikipedia, and its use is governed by community rules ([[WPWikipedia:UserspaceUser pages#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|Ownershipcommunity and editing of pages in the user spacerules]]), but it is not part of the encyclopedia. (The encyclopedia part of Wikipedia is called the "[[Wikipedia:MainWhat namespaceis an article?#Namespace|mainspace]]" -– ege.g., [[Lorem ipsum]] is a page in mainspace.)

* As a courtesy, when you have a page in your userspace you no longer need, edit it to add&nbsp; <tt><nowiki>{{db-userreq}}</nowiki></tt> &nbsp;at the top. It will be deleted shortly.

* Userspace Drafts are typically made on a "[[Wikipedia:User pages#SUB|user subpage]]" that starts with "'''User:'''". Use this format <nowiki>[[User:UserHandle/Lipsum]]</nowiki> (which creates [[User:UserHandle/Lipsum]]). Adapt that format to your personal needs.

* For a list of all your drafts (and any other subpages you have), click on "Contributions" (at the very top right of any Wikipedia page, if you're logged in), then scroll to the bottom and click the "Subpages" link.

* Note: every edit you make to a userspace draft is potentially visible online to anyone, even though it's in your own space. Also, your edits are "saved" by hitting the same big, blue "'''Publish changes'''<nowiki/>" button you see when editing existing Wikipedia articles. Don't be confused by the term "publish" in this context; it's not the same as actually moving a draft into the main encyclopedia for everyone to find and read. Many people consider only that element as publishing, whereas the reality is that everything we do here is published online, whether made in a userspace, a sandbox, a draft article, or a main article.

* As a courtesy, when you have a page in your userspace you no longer need, edit it to add&nbsp; <tt><nowiki>{{Tlx|db-userreq}}</nowiki></tt> &nbsp;atto the top of the page. It will be deleted shortly.

* In [[Wikipedia talk:Notability/Archive 58#RfC: Does WP:N apply to drafts in userspace or draftspace.3F|an RfC]] regarding the applicability of [[Wikipedia:Notability]] to drafts within the userspace and draftspace, community consensus determined that "notability guidelines do not apply to userspace and draftspace drafts."

* Articles in the [[Wikipedia:Draft]] namespace can be edited and moved into the main encyclopedia by anyone. So you can create the draft in your personal userspace, move it to the draft namespace to be edited by anyone, and later move it to the main encyclopedia.

==See also==

* [[{{Wikipedia:User page]]glossary}}

* [[Wikipedia:SoUser you made a userspace draftpages]]

* [[Template:Userspace draft]]

* The [[WP:WIZ2|Article Wizard]] walks you through creating an article, and has an option to save as a userspace draft.

* [[Template:My sandbox]]

[[Category:Wikipedia basic information]]

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[[Category:Wikipedia user space]]

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