Talk:Draft namespace

Relationship between draft and main namespaces
I would like to comment on some ideas about how content in the main and draft namespaces can be related. In particular I though on how the following processes be supported:


 * Create a page (in the main namespace) for which a draft exists. Users trying to create an article on a topic, should be aware that a draft already exists for this topic. They should be encouraged to try to improve/publish the draft instead of starting from scratch. If the user creates the page in the regular way (not publishing the draft), the users that have worked n the draft should be informed of such event.
 * Create a draft for an existing page. If a page already exists in the min namespace, does it make sense to allow the creation of a draft for it? Draft creation can be disabled (or at least discouraged) for pages that already exist.
 * Page deletion. Moving to a draft state instead of deleting a new article could reduce the friction in the process of creating a new article. The user should be aware of the fact that the article have been moved to a draft state and indications on how to improve it.

Any other thoughts on this?

Pginer (talk) 15:04, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
 * The Page deletion idea has merit in my opinion. I've not thought about the others in any detail, but others have. Please see Article Creation Workflow/Design that was worked on a few years ago. 64.40.54.203 06:52, 30 November 2013 (UTC)