Help:Deleting pages

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Delete tagging cheat sheet
  • Place {{Delete}} at the top of the article
  • Add {{subst:Delete/Talk}} to the talk page
  • ... or with a reason: {{subst:Delete/Talk|delete this because...}}

See: [Help:Deleting pages], [Outward Wiki:Deletion policy]

Speedy deletion:
  • Place {{Speedydelete|<reason>}} at the top of the article
  • Add a line explaining why the page should be deleted

See: [Outward Wiki:Speedy deletion policy]

Deleting pages is a sensitive subject in Wikis. Often, an editor will choose to integrate the contents of some page into another more relevant page and make the old one a redirect to the new one. But in some cases, outright deleting the page is justified.

Red exclamation mark icon This article briefly explains how deletion tags work, and what they look like. Before you start tagging articles for deletion however, you will want to read Outward Wiki:Deletion policy.

Nominating pages for deletion

Pages that users want to nominate for deletion use the {{Delete}} template (see below) at the top of the article. This template adds a deletion nomination banner and adds the article to the Candidates for deletion category.

Icon delete.png This page is a candidate for deletion.

Reason: "No reason has been provided"


This page is a candidate for deletion.
Reason: "No reason has been provided"


The accompanying Discussion page will use the {{subst:Delete/Talk}} template. This template pulls in {{Delete/Vote}} and adds a voting booth beneath it where people can actually place their votes and discuss. It also adds the discussion page to the Votes for deleting category.

Deletion vote

Gnome-emblem-important.svg This article is nominated for deletion!
  • A consensus must be reached by voting before any action is taken.
  • Please read the deletion policy and check if anything links here before voting.
To vote
Click [Edit] in the upper-right hand corner of the votes section, and add your vote in one the following methods:
  • {{vote|Keep|~~~~|optional comment}}
or
  • {{vote|Delete|~~~~|optional comment}}
Then click Save page and you are done!
Replace |~~~~| with |sig=~~~~|| if you have a complicated signature!
To discuss the vote
Click [Edit] in the upper-right hand corner of the comments section.
The voting process
See Outward Wiki:Deletion policy#What to do next for full details.
Make the following changes based on the outcome:
  • If Delete has won, and 5 days have passed
    1. Replace {{Delete/Vote}} with {{Terminate}}.
    2. Replace {{Delete}} in the article with {{Terminate}}.
  • If Keep has won, and 5 days have passed
    1. Remove {{Delete}} from the article
    2. Archive the votes (Help:Deleting pages/Archivevote) and remove {{Delete/Vote}}.

Votes

Delete

  1. Delete MrForien (talk) 20:23, 22 April 2019 (UTC) - (Nominated)

Keep

Comments


Lightbulb iconHint: You can also use Template:Subst1 to provide a reason for your vote without having to re-edit the page.

Speedy Deletion

Icon-information-22x22.png The speedy deletion policy is at Outward Wiki:Speedy deletion policy.

Some articles may be marked with {{Speedydelete}} for speedy deletion by an admin. This template adds a speedy deletion banner to the article and adds it to the Articles for speedy deletion category.

Icon-delete-48x48.png This article or file is marked for speedy deletion.
  • YOU DIDN'T ADD A REASON. REEDIT THE PAGE AND ADD ONE NOW.
  • Please read the deletion policy and check if anything links here before deleting.
  • If you wish to contest this notice, please switch this for {{Delete}} process and explain your reasoning on the article's talk page.
  • If you're wondering where your content went, it may have been moved - try checking the page history!


Lightbulb iconHint: You can also use {{speedydelete|<my reason for deletion>}} to automatically add the tag, your reason, and your signature.
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