Don't start an article, particularly on an obscure topic,[a] if you are going to abandon it. Such articles, typically sub-stubs, are often justified on the grounds that it encourages other editors to develop the articles, but a review of articles created in 2018[b] shows that it does not do this, and may actually deter them.
Of the articles created in 2018, 26% were turned into developed articles[c] by the creator. Of the 74% not turned into developed articles by the creator, only 9% were turned into developed articles by other contributors.[d] This disparity becomes even greater when we consider articles on obscure topics; 13% of those were turned into developed articles by the creator, while other contributors turned only 2% of the remainder into developed articles.
See also
- Wikipedia:Don't hope the house will build itself
- Wikipedia:Beef up that first revision
- Wikipedia:Try not to leave it a stub
- Wikipedia:Make stubs – opposing point of view
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Fruits3
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Garden Plants23
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Grasses26
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Herb17
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Insects1
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Mammals1
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Midwest Native Plants0
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Upland Birds5
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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