PBC:New pages patrol
 | This page in a nutshell: New pages patrol is an important PBC communal patrol for reviewing and improving newly created pages. This page is an essential tutorial for patrollers. If you need more help please see PBC:NPRSCHOOL |
New pages patrol is a process by which newly created articles are checked for obvious problems. The patrol is entirely voluntary and carries no obligation. At its heart, it's really just a way to see that every page gets checked in a timely manner and is given a boost on its way to becoming a quality article, and that PBC is not deluged with poor-quality articles and totally inappropriate pages.
PBC puts powerful editing tools at the hands of all readers and users. New Page Patrol is our first line of defense against unwanted pages or for improvement of poorly written or constructed pages and it must be done accurately.
| NewPages Defcon 1 |
 The queue at Special:NewPages is currently 99 days. Please consider patrolling some pages from the back of the queue. |
| CSD Defcon |
 Category:Candidates for speedy deletion currently contains 0 pages. |
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Patrolling new pages
The primary tasks of new page patrollers are to identify new pages that meet the criteria for deletion. If a page meets one or more speedy deletion criteria, then please tag it for deletion. If a page does not meet any of the strict CSD criteria, consider PROD instead. If the page is not a candidate for deletion, you should mark the page as being patrolled, but please tag for any other glaring issues and use the message feature of the curation tool to inform the creator. If you are uncertain, leave the page unpatrolled, and another volunteer may review it later.
Special:NewPagesFeed
Special:NewPagesFeed logs new pages immediately after the first version is saved. Consideration should be given to working from the back of the queue so as to reduce the backlog of unreviewed pages.
Care should be exercised when reviewing very new pages. Tagging anything other than attack pages, vandalism or complete nonsense only a few minutes after creation may only serve to annoy the page author. Remember – if you don't click the 'reviewed' link, the article will remain in the 'unpatrolled' queue, even if you add tags or categories or make other edits to the page.
Care should be taken to ensure that the author has finished the initial version before you evaluate the page, especially if the new article contains a {{newpage}}, {{inuse}}, or {{underconstruction}} template. A good rule of thumb is to wait about 15 minutes after the last edit before tagging the article (or up to an hour if a {{newpage}} tag is present). It may also be helpful to check the editor's contributions history to be sure that you don't offend an experienced editor who has a set plan to create a valid article.
- Prior tool
- Special:NewPages, which is useful for reaching further back.