Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-34202220-20180805022658/@comment-28171460-20180806011933


 * >I think some users may feel uncomfortable marking their own new pages as "Pages needing attention."

People shouldn't be creating pages that need proofreading and corrections right from the get go.


 * >Asking for a proofread is normal and harmless.

That's why we encourage users to make 'rewrite boxes'. (They're like sandboxes, but they're peer reviewed.) Articles are (ideally) for finished products, not grammatical works-in-progress.

If a new page immediately needs to be added to a proofreading category, it isn't really benefiting our wiki.


 * >My idea with the new category is [... for] users who don't feel confident with their English or grammar skills

From our rules:


 * "In order to keep the Wiki clean and pleasant, the admins have the right to remove anything that doesn't meet certain quality standards.
 * Users who show consistently poor grammar, formatting, or discretion on articles may be banned. Remember: if you make bad edits, you're causing more work for other users."

Placing broken English on an article isn't really fair to everyone else who has to scramble to proofread it. If someone wants to ask me to proofread ahead of time, I'll do my best to proofread.


 * >I don't think it'd build up at all

I just don't think that's true.