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This page is for requesting the creation of categories only. Anything that is not a request for a category will be declined or removed.

If you would like to write an article, please use the Article wizard.
If you would like to have someone else write an article on a subject, please make that request at Requested articles.
If you would like to submit an image or sound file for uploading, please use the Files for upload Wizard.
If you would like to request the creation of a category that has been creation-protected, please make that request at the relevant section of Requests for page protection.
If you would like to request the creation of a redirect, please make that request at Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects.

Instructions for reviewing category requests

Accepting a category request

Add the template {{AfC-c|a}} directly under the section header.
Add the substituted template {{subst:AfC category}} at the bottom of the section (see that template's documentation for other response options). Add your own signature afterward using four tildes (~~~~).
Add the template {{AfC-c|b}} at the very bottom of the section, below your reply. Failure to include this template will cause all text on the rest of the page to disappear!
Add the text: [[Category:NAME]] to the category.
Open the category's talk page.
Add the WikiProject Articles for creation project banner by typing {{subst:WikiProject Articles for creation/article}} at the top of the page.
Add any other applicable WikiProject banners.

Declining a category request

Add the template {{AfC-c|d}} directly under the section header.
Add the substituted template {{subst:AfC category}} below the main text of the request along with the reason (see that template's documentation below for the available options). Add your own signature afterward with four tildes (~~~~).
Add the template {{AfC-c|b}} at the very bottom of the section, below your reply.

Warning: Failure to include {{AfC-c|b}} at the bottom of the relevant request will cause all text on the rest of the page to disappear.

{{AfC category}} responses
Code	Output
{{subst:AfC category}}	Category created. Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia!
{{subst:AfC category\|Title}}	Category created. You can find it at Title. Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia!
{{subst:AfC category\|all}}	Category created. All of the categories you requested were created. Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia!
{{subst:AfC category\|accept\|comments}}	Category created. Comments
{{subst:AfC category\|exist}} {{subst:AfC category\|exists}}	Declined. The category you suggested already exists on Wikipedia.
{{subst:AfC category\|exist\|category}} {{subst:AfC category\|exists\|category}}	Declined. The category you suggested already exists on Wikipedia at Category:Category.
{{subst:AfC category\|empty}} {{subst:AfC category\|blank}}	Declined. We cannot accept empty submissions.
{{subst:AfC category\|unlikely}} {{subst:AfC category\|source}} {{subst:AfC category\|v}} {{subst:AfC category\|notenough}}	Declined. It seems unlikely that there are enough pages to support this category. Could you show that there are a number of pages that belong to this category?
{{subst:AfC category\|decline\|reason}} {{subst:AfC category\|declined\|reason}}	Declined. reason
{{subst:AfC category\|notcategory}}	Declined. This request is not for a category to be created. It appears instead that you are looking to create an article about the subject. See the instructions at WP:AFC on how to submit an article.
{{subst:AfC category\|language}} {{subst:AfC category\|notenglish}} {{subst:AfC category\|english}}	Declined. This is the English language Wikipedia; we can only accept requests written in English. Please resubmit your request in English.
{{subst:AfC category\|language\|language}} {{subst:AfC category\|notenglish\|language}} {{subst:AfC category\|english\|language}}	Declined. This is the English language Wikipedia, but your request appears to be written in language. Please resubmit your request in English.

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Accepting a category request

Declining a category request