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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], [WoWWiki:Deletion policy] Speedy deletion: Place {{Speedydelete\|<reason>}} at the top of the article Add a line explaining why the page should be deleted See: [WoWWiki:Speedy deletion policy]

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], [WoWWiki:Deletion policy]

Speedy deletion:

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

See: [WoWWiki: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.

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 WoWWiki:Policy/Deleting.

1 Nominating pages for deletion
2 Deletion vote
- 2.1 Votes
- 2.2 Comments
3 Speedy Deletion

Nominating pages for deletion Edit

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.

This article is nominated for deletion!

Please vote and discuss on this article's discussion page. For more info on the deletion process, see the WoWWiki deletion policy.

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 Edit

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}}

{{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 WoWWiki: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}}.

VotesEdit

Delete

Delete ~~~~ - (Nominated)

Keep

CommentsEdit

Hint: You can also use {{subst:Delete/Talk|<my reason for deletion>}} to provide a reason for your vote without having to re-edit the page.

Speedy Deletion Edit

The speedy deletion policy is at WoWWiki: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.

This article 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!

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

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Any user can remove content from a page, but only admins can delete pages completely. This is often done in cases of spam and vandalism, but also to remove unwanted pages from the wiki.

Step-by-StepEdit

DeletionEdit

When you are ready to delete a page, click the arrow on the "Edit" button next to the page title and then click “Delete.”

On the next page, you will see a box labeled "Delete."

The Delete box allows you to select a pre-written reason from the "Reason" drop-down menu. You can also supply one you wrote yourself in "Other/additional reason."

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Click the "Delete" button.

You will be redirected to the main page of the wiki, where a green banner will appear at the top of the page confirming the page’s deletion.

RestorationEdit

Any deleted page can be restored by an admin later. You can review all deletions in the deletion log, found at Special:Log/delete.
To restore a deleted page, go to Special:Undelete.

Enter the deleted page title in the "Show pages starting with" box and click "Search."
- If you see a list of similarly named pages, find the one you want to restore and click that.

In the "Restore revisions" box, take a read of the brief directions, then you can add a restoration reason in the "Reason" box.

Click the "Restore" button.

The page will be restored just as it was when it was deleted, and will appear immediately.

Deleting a wikiEdit

Wikis can only be closed by Wikia Staff. If you would like to request a wiki closure, please send a message to Special:Contact from the wiki. Wikis are rarely closed, however, as they are community projects, so please provide as much information as possible in your request.

Next stepsEdit

Learn about Wiki Activity
Learn about Special pages
Learn how to Rename and move pages
Ask other users on the Wikia Forum

FeedbackEdit

Please report any errors or unclear steps in this article.

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