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Think a new article needs a new introduction, but don't know if it really does? It's important for articles to have a clear introduction to pull a reader into reading a wikiHow article. Read this article for information on how to identify if an article needs a new intro.

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  1. 1
    Find an article that has no introduction or one that doesn't make sense. You can find one in the Summarization category.
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  2. 2
    Choose one of the articles. Take a look at the intro.
    • Make sure it relates to the article.
    • It should have at least 2 to 5 sentences.
    • It shouldn't be too long. This may bore the reader.
    • Check if it would attract the reader. Would it be helpful to you if you were the reader?
    • See the Writer's Guide for more information.
  3. 3
    Check to see if the intro follows the guidelines above. If not, add an {{intro}} tag to the article, or edit the article.
  4. 4
    Edit the article if necessary. Sometimes, the article needs to be edited instead of the intro.
  5. 5
    Move some of the information from an introduction to any section in the article, or remove it if the intro is too big.
  6. 6
    Add more sentences to the introduction if there is not enough.
  7. 7
    Edit the introduction to make it relate to the title and article if needed.
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