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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 [[WPWikipedia:DraftspaceDraft namespace|Draft namespace]]. You must [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|create a user account]] to createhave your own userspace, and you must be [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]] to use it.

''Explanation:''

* Every registered user account on Wikipedia has its 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]].

* Userspace is part of Wikipedia, and its use is governed by [[Wikipedia:User pages#Ownership and editing of pages in the user space|community rules]], but it is not part of the encyclopedia. (The encyclopedia part of Wikipedia is called the "[[Wikipedia:What is an article?#Namespace|mainspace]]" – e.g. [[Lorem ipsum]] is a page in mainspace.)

* Userspace Drafts are typically made on a "[[Wikipedia:User pages#SUB|user subpage]]" (e.g. [[User:Example/Lipsum]]). User-specific drafts may also be located on a subpage in [[Wikipedia:Drafts|the Draft space]]namespace (e.g. ''<nowiki>[[Draft:<Article name>Example/<Username>]]</nowiki>'').

* 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 in a main article.

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