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+There are a few, limited, cases where pages may be '''[[Help:Deletion|deleted]] speedily'''. Non-admins can ask for an [[Help:User access levels|admin]] to delete such a page simply by adding a [[Template:Speedydelete|<nowiki>{{speedydelete}}</nowiki>]] tag.
+A list of pages to be deleted can be found at [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]].
+When deleting, check the [[Help:Page history|page history]] first to see if you can [[Help:Reverting|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 [[Help:Vandalism|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 Wikia because they were uploaded in the wrong place.
+# Temporarily deleting a page in order to [[Help:Moving pages|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.
+[[Category:Community|Candidates for speedy deletion]]