 | Reminder: On July, 2017 Wikimedia Foundation agreed to work on the implementation of ACTRIAL.To keep in track of the new developments and/or discuss about the execution of this trial, please visit Wikipedia:The future of NPP and AfC and Wikipedia:Autoconfirmed article creation trial. This page exists as an archive of the ACTRIAL page as it existed when the trial was prevented from occurring by the Wikimedia Foundation in 2011. |
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 | This page in a nutshell: This page is a centralized location to plan for the implementation of an upcoming trial in which autoconfirmed status will be required in order to create new articles. |
 | Please note: This page is not intended for discussions on whether or not the trial should be implemented at all. That has already been decided in a lengthy proposal which received wide support. Please limit discussion on this page to ideas for how the trial can best be implemented. Off-topic discussions may be collapsed or removed without notice. |
On April 3, 2011, a proposal was put forth to require autoconfirmed status in order to create articles. On May 27, the proposal was closed with a consensus that a trial should be implemented to test out this new idea. A day later, another proposal was put forth regarding the duration of the interventional phase of the trial, and it was decided that the interventional phase should run for 6 months, and then the changes should be reversed for a period of one month while their effects are discussed.
The discussion on the duration and terms of the assessment of the interventional phase was announced at the Village Pump and at Central Discussions, and was officially closed by independent admin summary 18 August 2011, in favour of the proposal with a: "...clear consensus for a six-month trial, followed by a one-month period of discussion to determine the trial's effects. Given the wide support and uncontroversial nature..."
Before the trial is implemented, some planning work needs to be done to ensure that it goes as smoothly as possible. The overall goal is to minimize any frustration caused to our new users by this trial. Below are just a few ideas for making the experience as pleasant as possible for new users during this trial. Please feel free to participate in the discussions below, and create new discussions if you have a new idea.