So far, we've broadly examined Wikipedia from the perspective of readers and editors. Of course, a Wikipedia reader can come and go as he or she pleases, and even the most ardent Wikipedia editor abandons his or her computer from time to time. But a Wikipedia article is always on the website, day in and day out.
So, how do things look from that article's perspective?
Let's follow Artie the Article, created by Eddie the Editor. Perhaps Artie's title is [[Gingerbread cottage architecture]], the title used previously in Chapter 6.
Eddie types Gingerbread cottage architecture into the search field. He discovers the article doesn't yet exist, follows the Start the Page link from the search page, and composes a few sentences. He clicks the Save Page button: Artie is born.
The moment Eddie saves his new article, it goes "live" and can be linked to and discovered through the search function. But, just as importantly, its title is immediately displayed at the top of a list called [[Special:Newpages]]. This page lists the 5,000 most-recently created articles. [[Gingerbread cottage architecture]] will slide down the list for two or three days as other editors—and possibly Wikipedia administrators on patrol—review these new articles.
After this preliminary review, many outcomes are possible.