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This page contains short guides and advice for reviewing various types of articles as part of [[WP:NPP|new pages patrol]]. Where the main instructions page focuses on a mechanical view of how to process an article, this page summarizes key things to look out for on specific types of articles, as well as resources and likely outcomes.
==Summary of outcomes==
'''Accept''' – articles that comply with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines should be marked as reviewed and thus accepted into the encyclopedia. Articles should be further tagged with WikiProjects (consider using [[User:Evad37/rater]]). {{t|Uncategorized}} or {{t|Improve categories}} should be added as appropriate, or consider adding categories yourself. Tag any major maintenance issues, and consider notifying relevant noticeboards for [[WP:NORN|original research]] or [[WP:FRINGEN|fringe theories]] for significant problems or cases where you are unable to assess the article yourself due to lack of familiarity.
'''[[WP:CSD|Speedy deletion]]''' – for pages egregiously in violation of Wikipedia's policies
'''[[WP:PROD|PROD]]''' – for uncontroversial deletions of articles. If an article has even one citation with significant coverage in a potentially reliable source, or if you doubt your ability to effectvely search for sources for the subject due to a lack of familiarity, PROD should not be used.
'''[[WP:AfD|AfD]]''' – the standard deletion process for all other articles that fail notability guidelines. Disputes over whether an article should be converted to a redirect are also resolved here. Redirects nominated for deletion are taken to [[WP:RfD|RfD]].
'''[[WP:MERGE|Merge]]''' – articles that duplicate content or significantly overlap in scope with another article should be merged. If the merge is simple, this can be performed boldly. More complicated merges should be tagged with {{t|merge}} (or {{t|merge to}} and {{t|merge from}}) and discussed. Depending on how urgent the need for the merge is, the page can be marked as reviewed before the merge is carried out.
'''[[WP:R|Redirect]]''' – articles that don't meet notability guidelines but are mentioned or discussed in another article, conversion to redirect is a valid alternative to deletion. This can be done as a [[WP:BOLD|bold edit]] without prior discussion, but if disputed should be discussed further and eventually taken to AfD if no consensus can be found. If the article has relevant information cited to reliable sources, it may be appropriate to merge content.
'''[[WP:Draftify|Draftify]] – sending articles to draftspace is an option that should be used only for suspected [[WP:COI|conflicts of interest]], if you yourself are planning on improving the article, or if the article is for a future event and is likely to eventually be notable. An additional reason to use draftify is if content in the article can be repurposed for a different article about a notable subject (e.g. a non-notable author's biography may have content that could be used for an article about their notable debut novel)
==General advice for evaluating sources==
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