I'm looking to create a new article on Swedish Wikipedia. What are the key requirements for an approved article, and what are the most common reasons new articles get deleted? Also, where can I practice editing without affecting live articles?
Navigate to sv.wikipedia.org. Search for 'Wikipedia:Att skapa en ny artikel'. Click on the search result that leads to the 'Wikipedia:Att skapa en ny artikel' page. Locate the section 'Tre grundkrav för en godkänd artikel' (Three basic requirements for an approved article). Locate the section 'De vanligaste orsakerna att nya artiklar blir raderade' (The most common reasons new articles are deleted). Find the link or mention of the 'sandbox' for editing practice. Extract the three basic requirements, two common reasons for deletion, and the name of the sandbox.
State the three basic requirements for an approved article as: 'En förklaring av vad ämnet är för något' (An explanation of what the topic is), 'En beskrivning av varför ämnet bör finnas på Wikipedia' (A description of why the topic should be on Wikipedia), and 'Minst en källhänvisning i artikeln' (At least one source reference in the article). State two common reasons for deletion as: 'artikeln saknar en grundläggande beskrivning av ämnet eller är ett utkast' (the article lacks a basic description of the topic or is a draft) and 'artikeln saknar källor' (the article lacks sources). Identify and state that users can experiment in 'Wikipedia:Sandlådan' (Sandbox).