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Article wizard should not overwrite existing drafts

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From this diff, it appears the article wizard sometimes overwrites existing drafts. Does this wizard have a maintainer that can look into this possible bug? I think if the article wizard overwrites existing drafts some or all of the time, this is undesirable behavior and should probably be fixed. Thanks. –Novem Linguae (talk) 19:43, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241028194300","author":"Novem Linguae","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Novem_Linguae-20241028194300-Article_wizard_should_not_overwrite_existing_drafts","replies":["c-HLHJ-20241219165200-Novem_Linguae-20241028194300"]}}-->

Is User:Drewmutt the right person to ask about this? It seems like a good problem to avoid. HLHJ (talk) 16:52, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241219165200","author":"HLHJ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-HLHJ-20241219165200-Novem_Linguae-20241028194300","replies":["c-Primefac-20241219170300-HLHJ-20241219165200"]}}-->

The Wizard does not overwrite drafts. The article wizard opens a window with the page to be created, and if there is something there it shows that content. If someone chooses to overwrite the content that was already there, that is their problem. Primefac (talk) 17:03, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241219170300","author":"Primefac","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Primefac-20241219170300-HLHJ-20241219165200","replies":[]}}-->

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Proposed change to first page of the wizard

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Suggested edit to first page, implemented at User:Gryllida/NewArticleBLPv1/preload/wizpage, to encourage new users to author tiny submissions which can be easier to review and reduce the backlog. Gryllida (talk, e-mail) 00:56, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241209005600","author":"Gryllida","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Gryllida-20241209005600-Proposed_change_to_first_page_of_the_wizard","replies":["c-Gryllida-20241209005700-Gryllida-20241209005600","c-Gryllida-20241209005800-Gryllida-20241209005600","c-Joe_Roe-20241209064900-Gryllida-20241209005600"]}}-->

Related discussion: link. -- Gryllida (talk, e-mail) 00:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241209005700","author":"Gryllida","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Gryllida-20241209005700-Gryllida-20241209005600","replies":[]}}-->

Related discussion: link. (bump/follow up with link to this section). -- Gryllida (talk, e-mail) 00:58, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241209005800","author":"Gryllida","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Gryllida-20241209005800-Gryllida-20241209005600","replies":[]}}-->

Seems backwards to me. The purpose of AfC is to help people create articles. This is saying article creators have to help people review them. If you find a draft too long to review, then don't review it. Neither of the above linked discussions appear to show consensus for this change. – Joe (talk) 06:49, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241209064900","author":"Joe Roe","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Joe_Roe-20241209064900-Gryllida-20241209005600","replies":["c-Primefac-20241209125000-Joe_Roe-20241209064900"],"displayName":"Joe"}}-->

Agreed. In re-reading the past discussion, there was a reasonable consensus against making any sort of mandatory maximum length of a draft. Primefac (talk) 12:50, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241209125000","author":"Primefac","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Primefac-20241209125000-Joe_Roe-20241209064900","replies":[]}}-->

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Proposed change to Wikipedia:Article_wizard/CommonMistakes

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It seems, from Wikipedia:Help desk#Difference between "connected to" and "passionate", that a clarification of Wikipedia:Article_wizard/CommonMistakes might be useful. There might be clearer ways to express the concept of a COI. HLHJ (talk) 16:50, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241219165000","author":"HLHJ","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-HLHJ-20241219165000-Proposed_change_to_Wikipedia:Article_wizard\/CommonMistakes","replies":[]}}-->

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This page is for use of the developers of the Article Wizard only, at the top of the page, discourages those who are not developers from commenting on the Article Wizard. "Development of the Article Wizard" might be a better phrasing. HLHJ (talk) 16:49, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241219164900","author":"HLHJ","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-HLHJ-20241219164900-Top_banner","replies":[]}}-->