topic meets inclusion guidelines. Always double-check to see whether the requested article actually exists in some other form and if it should be written at all. Articles for creation (shortcut wP:AFC) This is where new or unregistered users can request an article be created. The page consists of a template form that article requesters fill out; regis- tered users then go through and approve or deny requests. If you're a registered user in good standing, don't use this form for creating new articles; however, you can often find ideas here that deserve to be turned into articles. Missing encyclopedia articles This WikiProject is a centralized place to determine what topics might be missing from Wikipedia, based on researching other reference works. The project states that its goal is "to ensure that Wikipedia has a corresponding article for every article in every other general-purpose encyclopedia available." [[Category:Wikipedia missing topics]] is the umbrella category that collects lists of potential missing articles. Likely topic areas for missing articles include politicians from anywhere that isn't the United States or Europe; biographies from before the 20th century (check any public-domain biographical dictionary, particularly ones not in English); scientists in a prominent national academy; and