Template:Draft article check/doc

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{{Draft article check}} is a template designed to alert editors to the existence of relevant articles or drafts.

Usage[edit]

The functionality of this template is being developed and updated. It is currently mostly used in the Draft:/Draft talk: spaces via {{Draft article}}, so that's what's documented. Other namespaces are forthcoming, so it can be used in {{Userspace draft}}, for example, or by placing {{Draft article}} in other namespaces, like Talk: or Wikipedia:

{{Draft article check}} will give different results depending on which namespace it is used, and which corresponding article exist in mainspace/draft space

Namespace	Message
Draft	On Draft:Example: * There is already an article named Example in the mainspace. (article) On Draft:J Phys C: * The page J Phys C in the mainspace is currently a redirect to Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. (redirect)
Draft talk	On Draft talk:Example: * There is already an article named Example in the mainspace. (article) On Draft talk:J Phys C: * The page J Phys C in the mainspace is currently a redirect to Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. (redirect)
in development
Main	On Example: (article) On J Phys C: (redirect)
Talk	On Talk:Example: * There is a draft named Example. (article) On Talk:J Phys C: (redirect)
User	On User:Example: * There is already an article named Example in the mainspace. (article) On User:J Phys C: * The page J Phys C in the mainspace is currently a redirect to Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. (redirect)
User talk	On User talk:Example: (article) On User talk:J Phys C: (redirect)
Wikipedia	On Wikipedia:Example: (article) On Wikipedia:J Phys C: (redirect)
Wikipedia talk	On Wikipedia talk:Example: (article) On Wikipedia talk:J Phys C: (redirect)