User:Uncle G/Wikipedia triage

Wikipedia article triage is a procedure for when one is performing various sorts of patrols, such as "new page patrol" (fielding new pages as they appear on the list at Special:newpages).

It is based upon the idea of collaborative editing, as laid out in our Wikipedia:Editing policy. The process of improving articles can sometimes operate like a production line, with different editors performing different stages. For example:

1. Editor A creates the initial page
2. Editor B, on "new page patrol", places the appropriate cleanup and stub tags on it
3. Editor C, on "cleanup patrol", applies cleanup
4. Editor D, on "stub patrol", adds categories, "see also" section entries for related articles