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Type the title of your new article in the box to the right, click on the bar below it, and you've begun! You can use the search box (menu panel, left, this page, top) to check for related articles that already exist.  See [[CZ:Topic Choice|Topic Choice]] and [[CZ:Naming Conventions|Naming Conventions]] if you need to.
Type the title of the new article in the box to the right, then click on the bar below it. Use the search box to check for articles that already exist.  See [[CZ:Content Policy|Allowed Topics]] and [[CZ:Naming Conventions|Naming Conventions]] if you need to.
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'''[[Special:MetadataForm|Click here to start]].'''<br>
'''[[Special:MetadataForm|Click here to start]].'''<br>
NOTE: After creating the article, you will need to search to find it.
After creating the article, search to find it.  You can also use the above link to [[CZ:Creating_an_article_with_subpages|add subpages to an existing article]].
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Revision as of 06:30, 13 October 2024

Start it—two ways

1. The easy way

Type the title of the new article in the box to the right, then click on the bar below it. Use the search box to check for articles that already exist. See Allowed Topics and Naming Conventions if you need to.


2. The complete way, with subpages

Do you want to start an article with subpages?

Click here to start.
After creating the article, search to find it. You can also use the above link to add subpages to an existing article.

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