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Welcome to the Wikipedia deletion process. This page is here to help familiarize you with some of the guidelines and policies relevant to deletion, and the...

been made, please document the decision using the procedures at Wikipedia:Deletion process. Whether consensus has been achieved by determining a "rough consensus"...

article to a deletion discussion. If the subject of an article has been proven to pass notability guidelines, there is no need for a deletion discussion...

circumstances; closures that non-admins may make are detailed at Wikipedia:Deletion process#Non-administrators closing discussions. For how to perform this...

previously been subject to proposed deletion (PROD). See Wikipedia:Deletion process § No quorum for full details. Guide to deletion How to delete a page Why was...

from Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old. See Wikipedia:Deletion process for the preferred process for storing deletion discussions. If you find any...

Wikipedia:Deletion process#Non-administrators closing discussions XFDcloser – A commonly used tool to help quickly and conveniently close deletion discussions...

and Wikipedia:Deletion process After seven days, links to discussions are automatically moved from Wikipedia:Articles for deletion#Current discussions to...

guidelines: Wikipedia:Deletion policy – our deletion policy that describes how we delete things by consensus Wikipedia:Deletion process – our guidelines on...

June 2024 (UTC) It is timely now to highlight this section from Wikipedia:Deletion_process "Also remember that nobody is obligated to close a discussion...

When Deletion is not the answer Deletion policies (EVERYONE should be familiar with this) Wikipedia:Deletion process Wikipedia:Guide to deletion Wikipedia:Archived...

note that this close may be very slightly out of process, as Wikipedia:Deletion process does not explicitly state that a non-admin may close a nomination...

talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was Speedy keep – Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Procedural_closure...

or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result of the discussion was: redirect to Wikipedia:Deletion process. Salvio...

a non admin in good standing could have closed this one, see Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Non-Administrators_closing_discussions. In general it's a bad...

In my experience, the threat of deletion often results in some amount of cleanup being done to the article. For example, my AfD nomination for List of...

page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was no consensus. Per Wikipedia:Deletion process#No quorum Ryan...

page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was no consensus. Per Wikipedia:Deletion process#No quorum Ryan...

am NOT an admin. I am closing this discussion as permitted by Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Non-administrators_closing_discussions. Bwithh 13:30, 12 January...

(Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/RentAHitman.com) with the exactly same concern, and was unanimously kept. Per Wikipedia:Deletion process#Early closure, speedy...

deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was speedy keep. Page currently linked from main page: Wikipedia:Deletion...

it. To quote from Wikipedia:Deletion_process: "deletion is based upon policy and not personal likes and dislikes." and "So deletion is not a strict "count...

applicable text from WP:Deletion process.  Here it is again: Wikipedia:Deletion process states, "In certain situations, a deletion discussion may require...

or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was merge‎ to Bill Tiller. Per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#No_quorum...

seems to be the nominator's first visit to AfD so maybe a look at Wikipedia:Deletion process would help. As a non Twinkle user myself, I'm disappointed rather...

belong on Wikipedia. 17Drew 04:01, 28 July 2007 (UTC) Keep From Wikipedia: Deletion Process. "Wikipedia editors may find articles, images, or other pages...

--Malkinann (talk) 00:03, 10 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

guidelines: Wikipedia:Deletion policy – our deletion policy that describes how we delete things by consensus Wikipedia:Deletion process – our guidelines on...

of that. While it's not precisely relevant to this situation, Wikipedia:Deletion process says "Closing discussions in which you have offered an opinion...

--Malkinann (talk) 00:03, 10 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

Moving a merged article to the Talk namespace is described at Wikipedia:Deletion process#Redirects for discussion page and specifically as an alternative...

- Thanks. To those who are new to the wikipedia deletion process, please be aware that a nomination for deletion is not a call to arms to delete an article...

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procedure. To nominate a single page for deletion, you can use Twinkle, or follow these three steps: Wikipedia:Deletion policy Wikipedia:Deletion process...

a number of times (but mostly at MfD). This is reinforced by Wikipedia:Deletion process#Other outcomes which shows that a number of possibilities exist...

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not familiar with how the Afd process works, please check out Wikipedia:Deletion process. WP:NOTEARLY addresses your specific question. Location (talk)...

case within the operation of a rule of law. aslo this was in the wikipedia deletion process page: "...However, it is not set in stone and should be treated...

--Malkinann (talk) 23:59, 9 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

--Malkinann (talk) 23:58, 9 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

Apr 8, 2005 (UTC) Please see CSD criterion G8 and please read Wikipedia:Deletion process. Uncle G 12:41, 2005 Apr 9 (UTC) Actually, i shan't reread the...

--Malkinann (talk) 00:11, 10 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

of Wikipedia:Speedy keep). Follow the directions at Wikipedia:Deletion process#Articles for deletion page. Cheers, cab 09:56, 5 September 2007 (UTC) The...

2017 (UTC) Keep per Wikipedia:Deletion process#Relisting discussions I think the time to close this discussion and remove the deletion banner at the top...

which was tagged for deletion with no legitimate effort made to improve the article, in violation of Wikipedia:Deletion process, and seems to be in violation...

per Wikipedia:Deletion_process. The nominator or any involved editor may implement the merge per Wikipedia:Merging#Merge_as_a_result_of_a_deletion_discussion...

it. To quote from Wikipedia:Deletion_process: "deletion is based upon policy and not personal likes and dislikes." and "So deletion is not a strict "count...

hominem attacks (and demonstrating your complete unfamiliarity with Wikipedia deletion process) instead of actually demonstrating the subject's notability. The...

--Malkinann (talk) 00:11, 10 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

Centralised deletion reform discussion at Wikipedia:Deletion reform If you need a page deleted, add the Category:Delete tag to it, and present your reasons...

--Malkinann (talk) 00:05, 10 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

only the minimum five days. You can help out if you want - see Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Non-administrators_closing_discussions. --Sam Blanning(talk) 00:31...

--Malkinann (talk) 00:06, 10 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

--Malkinann (talk) 00:00, 10 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

believe, quite clear and self-evident: Thou Shalt Not Use the Wikipedia Deletion Process As An Alternative Means of Winning an Editorial Dispute. It's...

GNG. Jenks24 (talk) 05:46, 17 November 2011 (UTC) Speedy Keep  Wikipedia:Deletion process#Early closure identifies as a speedy-keep criterion, "Nominations...

more.E.M.Gregory (talk) 08:41, 10 May 2017 (UTC) According to Wikipedia:Deletion process, "If there is a lack of comments, or the action to take is unclear...

of Wikipedia:Speedy keep). Follow the directions at Wikipedia:Deletion process#Articles for deletion page. Cheers, cab 09:56, 5 September 2007 (UTC) The...

with a mere 16 edits to his name, likely doesn't know much about Wikipedia deletion process, and "What has this country come to?" is in fact not a valid keep...

WP:CLOSEAFD and WP:GD but supported as a less common outcome at Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Other_Outcomes. Perhaps our policy pages need a copyedit. There...

a signature. Many of the ways one may !vote can be viewed at Wikipedia:Deletion process#Common outcomes. Best Regards, — Godsy (TALKCONT) 13:12, 15 March...

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going through Non-admin_closure and Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Non-administrators_closing_discussions. The deletion process says "Close calls and controversial...

and all other viewpoints expressed were for keep as well."   (Wikipedia:Deletion process#Non-administrators closing discussions) (And you're welcome :-)...

sure it will get sorted, there's probably just a backlog. See Wikipedia:Deletion process - you shouldn't close the discussion and decide a result yourself...

answer to your question anyway, Wikipedia:Deletion process has nothing prohibiting IPs from nominating articles for deletion. North America1000 02:40, 22...

DiverseMentality(Discuss it) 21:45, 26 July 2008 (UTC) Comment - As per Wikipedia:Deletion process: No consensus - default to keep --Technopat (talk) 23:09, 27 July...

of the nature of the website. More more information, look at Wikipedia:Deletion process. CoffeeWithMarkets (talk) 17:44, 12 September 2015 (UTC) Keep...

which was tagged for deletion with no legitimate effort made to improve the article, in violation of Wikipedia:Deletion process, and seems to be in violation...

you want to nominate those articles for deletion, feel free to. The instructions are at Wikipedia:Deletion process. "Deserving material" is not the criteria...

request for speedy deletion by the author under Wikipedia:Deletion process#Early closure, G7 speedy deletion qualifies for that. Yetisyny (talk) 10:38, 3...

keep information, not delete it. That is true for the entire Wikipedia deletion process. §FreeRangeFrog 19:27, 2 December 2012 (UTC) Comment Sorry Frog...

GNG. Jenks24 (talk) 05:46, 17 November 2011 (UTC) Speedy Keep  Wikipedia:Deletion process#Early closure identifies as a speedy-keep criterion, "Nominations...

added; and I didn't want to throw a new contributor into the Wikipedia deletion process if I can avoid it. But it looks like it's not being updated. I...

works, and ignoring the arguments that have been made above. Wikipedia:Deletion process#Common outcomes discusses a variety of available outcomes, including...

done: Wikipedia:Deletion process#Articles for deletion page & Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Redirection. Note the pages clearly assume that deletion & redirection...

decision based on the evidence here. For further info, please read Wikipedia:Deletion process. Regards, GiantSnowman 03:19, 29 March 2011 (UTC) OK, thanks for...

May 2007 (UTC) Actually, AFDs commonly end in redirection. See Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Non-administrators_closing_discussions, for example.--Chaser -...

users have divergent opinions. See Wikipedia:Deletion process § Common outcomes and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Administrator instructions for more...

request for speedy deletion by the author under Wikipedia:Deletion process#Early closure, G7 speedy deletion qualifies for that. Yetisyny (talk) 10:38, 3...

(UTC) Go ahead and speedy and close early as per WP:DP and per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Early_closure in the speedy delete clause, you can close early...

--Malkinann (talk) 23:58, 9 October 2010 (UTC) To clarify this, per Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Process, I feel the page history should be retained for the possible...

Guide to deletion Centralized discussion Village pumps policy tech proposals idea lab WMF misc Titles of European monarchs "Gaza genocide" in Wikivoice...

made. Also I used these three guides (Wikipedia:Guide to deletion, Wikipedia:Deletion process, [[20]]) to learn how to use AfD. Flyingfishee (talk) 00:47...

things anyway? Melchoir 12:55, 17 March 2006 (UTC) Like this! See Wikipedia:Deletion process. Proto||type 13:18, 17 March 2006 (UTC) The above discussion is...

applicable text from WP:Deletion process.  Here it is again: Wikipedia:Deletion process states, "In certain situations, a deletion discussion may require...

it's obviously based on complete misunderstanding of both the Wikipedia deletion process and the search results.—J. M. (talk) 22:43, 23 September 2019...

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page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was no consensus. Per Wikipedia:Deletion process#No quorum Ryan...

have searched Wikipedia:Deletion review, Wikipedia:Deletion review/Discussions, Wikipedia:Deletion process, and Wikipedia:Deletion policy to no avail. The...

TheJack15, so I'd like you to carefully read the guidelines at Wikipedia:Deletion process. - HyperGaruda (talk) 08:38, 25 December 2015 (UTC) Delete per...

procedural close.--Arxiloxos (talk) 00:29, 23 December 2016 (UTC) Wikipedia:Deletion process says procedural close shouldn't be used that way. Only when the...

Removing redlinks, if it has been decided to do this, is part of the Wikipedia:deletion process. Uncle G 16:14, 2005 Mar 17 (UTC) Delete. Dicdef. And remove links...

October 2012 (UTC) Process comment to an admin: Can we invoke Wikipedia:Deletion process#Snowball clause and get this AfD closed early please. This is...

article's author just because he disagrees. See Wikipedia:Deletion policy and Wikipedia:Deletion process. Doing so is considered unacceptable conduct and disruptive...

This is not a speedy deletion discussion, but rather an article for deletion discussion. Read: Wikipedia: Deletion process #Deletion discussions. Holdek...

Correction and mea culpa: I was wrong. The procedure outlined at Wikipedia:Deletion process#Non-administrators closing discussions is exactly the opposite...

but is ample: Die Zeit, Aesthetica, and HuffPost. The German Wikipedia deletion process appears to be a discussion rather than a vote. The discussion...

talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result was Speedy keep – Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Procedural_closure...