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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 [[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 account 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]].

* 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 the Draft namespace (e.g. [[Draft:Example/Username]]).