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There are a few, limited, cases where pages may be '''deleted speedily'''. Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete such a page simply by adding a {{t|speedydelete}} tag. | |||
A list of pages to be deleted can be found at [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]]. | |||
[[Category: | When deleting, check the page history first to see if you can revert to an older version instead of deleting the entire page. | ||
You can consider turning problematic pages into relevant redirects as an alternative to deletion. | |||
Ideally, when an admin deletes a test page or other page with no useful content, it is a good idea to put a note on the author's talk page explaining things, and preserving the deleted content, pointing them to the [[Project:Sandbox|sandbox]] in cases of tests. | |||
== Examples of candidates for speedy deletion == | |||
# No meaningful content or history (''e.g.'' random characters). | |||
# Test pages (''e.g.'', "Can I really create a page here?"). | |||
# Pure vandalism (see also [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Dealing with vandalism|dealing with vandalism]]). | |||
# Very short pages with little or no context (''e.g.'', "He is a funny man that has created Factory and the Hacienda. And, by the way, his wife is great.") | |||
# Reposted content that was already deleted according to policy. | |||
# Pages that have been moved to another Wiki because they were uploaded in the wrong place. | |||
# Temporarily deleting a page in order to move a page. | |||
# Broken redirects or ones caused by typos during a page move. | |||
# Duplicate images. | |||
# Talk pages of already deleted articles. | |||
# User talk pages of non-logged in users where the message is no longer relevant. (This is to avoid confusing new users who happen to edit with that same IP address.) | |||
# Empty categories. | |||
# User and talk pages on request of the user, where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the page. | |||
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