Wikipedia:Deletion discussions: Difference between revisions

It has been suggested that this page be merged into Wikipedia:Deletion process. (Discuss) Proposed since September 2011.

Wikipedia has several methods of deleting pages and media. Certain content may qualify as a candidate for speedy deletion. If not, an administrator may delete content within seven days if no one objects using the proposal process. Otherwise, a user may put it up for discussion on one of the pages listed below.

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion – all encyclopedia articles except for redirects
• Wikipedia:Templates for discussion – all templates except for stub types and userboxes
• Wikipedia:Files for deletion – all images, audio, video, and other files
• Wikipedia:Categories for discussion – all categories except for stub types (categories that need renaming or merging are also listed here)
• Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion – all redirects
• Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion – categories and templates used for categorizing stubs
• Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion – all user pages and subpages, Wikipedia: namespace pages, portals, userboxes and any non-mainspace page that doesn't fit into the other categories

• Wikipedia:Deletion review – Debates on undeletion of deleted pages and disputes over deletion-debate decisions
• Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion – A process intended to assist users in restoring pages that were uncontroversially deleted

• Wikipedia:Copyright problems – Articles, music, and video with copyright issues are listed here and deleted after a while.
• Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files – Files with copyright/licensing issues are listed here.

The following are good things to know before participating in a deletion discussion:

• Wikipedia:Deletion policy
• Wikipedia:Deletion process
• Wikipedia:Guide to deletion

About deleted articles There are three processes under which mainspace articles are deleted: 1) speedy deletion; 2) proposed deletion (prod) and 3) Articles for deletion (AfD). For more information, see WP:Why was my page deleted? To find out why the particular article you posted was deleted, go to the deletion log and type into the search field marked "title," the exact name of the article, mindful of the original capitalization, spelling and spacing. The deletion log entry will show when the article was deleted, by which administrator, and typically contain a deletion summary listing the reason for deletion. If you wish to contest this deletion, please contact the administrator first on their talk page and, depending on the circumstances, politely explain why you think the article should be restored, or why a copy should be provided to you so you can address the reason for deletion before reposting the article. If this is not fruitful, you have the option of listing the article at WP:Deletion review, but it will probably only be restored if the deletion was clearly improper. List discussions WP:Articles for deletion WP:Categories for discussion WP:Copyright problems WP:Deletion review WP:Miscellany for deletion WP:Redirects for discussion WP:Stub types for deletion WP:Templates for discussion WP:WikiProject Deletion sorting WT:Articles for deletion WT:Categories for discussion WT:Copyright problems WT:Deletion review WT:Miscellany for deletion WT:Redirects for discussion WT:Stub types for deletion WT:Templates for discussion WT:WikiProject Deletion sorting

Note: to limit search to only title of the page, enter search term preceded with intitle: example, to search for the word battleships in the full text, just enter:

battleships

to search for battleships specifically in the title of the page, enter:

intitle:battleships

to search for navy in the full text, but battleships specifically in the title, enter:

navy intitle:battleships

• Alternative outlets to recreate deleted articles
• Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions
• Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions
• Deletion and deletionism
• Deletion guidelines for administrators
• Deletion policy
• Deletion precedents
• Deletion process
• Deletion review
• Deletion review guide
• Guide to deletion
• Introduction to deletion process
• Undeletion policy