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Deletion process how-to

Disclaimer: this is still in test, and should be used with caution until verified.

This is a step-by-step summary of how to nominate a single page, ArticleName,^[a]^[b] for deletion, using the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion procedure.

The instructions below are generalized and require additional work from you to find the NominationName and other items to be used below. If you would like to have these instructions tailored specifically for the article you are nominating, you can view them in a new section in your sandbox by clicking this link.

Place the deletion tag on the article.Place the deletion tag on the article:
- First, log in; you won't be able to complete the process if you don't. IP users are unable to use this process.
- Insert {{subst:afd1}} (no parameters) at the top of the article you wish to nominate for deletion.
- Include in the edit summary: AfD: Nominated for deletion; see [[NominationName]].^[c]
- Do not mark the edit as minor. Save page.
Create deletion discussion pageCreate deletion discussion page:
- Find the NominationName and create Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NominationName to create the deletion discussion page.
- Add {{subst:afd2 |pg=ArticleName |cat=Category |text=Deletion reason}} ~~~~
  - Pick Category letter from Template:AfD categories
  - Write your Deletion reason text, referring to entries in WP:DEL-REASON (or WP:SPEEDY)
- Use edit summary Creating deletion discussion for [[ArticleName]] and save.

Add article to deletion logAdd the article to today's deletion log:

find the current deletion log,^[d] and open it for editing.

right now (2024-11-03 15:56 (UTC)) the current log is: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2024 November 3.^[e]

add {{subst:afd3}} to the top of the list at the current deletion log

how do I do that?

Edit the current deletion log: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2024 November 3
Look for a series of templates, with the 'Add new entries' hidden comment, and place your entry there:


{{subst:afd3 |pg=NominationName}} 
{{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Underground basket-weaving}}
{{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/History of Outer Slobovia}}
{{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bar coaster flipping}}

use edit summary: Listing [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NominationName]], and save the page.

Notify users and WikiProjectsNotify interested users and WikiProjects:
- notify creator^[f] and main editors^[g] by adding {{subst:Adw|ArticleName|NominationName}} to their user Talk page
- notify WikiProjects^[h] via Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Compact using same Adw template as above.
Update the deletion logUpdate the deletion log:
- go back to the same deletion log^[i] you added the article to earlier
- add one {{subst:delsort|Topic|~~~~}} template to the nomination for each WikiProject you notified.
  - Pick Topic from Deletion Sorting list.
This lets log viewers know what projects were notified, and prevents duplicate effort.

Explanatory notes

^ ArticleName: anyplace you see italics in the instructions, you need to substitute the appropriate text. For example, if you want to delete the article "Underground basket-weaving", then wherever you see ArticleName you should instead substitute "Underground basket-weaving". But see the boxed instructions at the top for a better way.
^ Nomination name: The first time a page is nominated for deletion, the NominationName is the same as ArticleName. After that, it takes on a parenthetical suffix to disambiguate it from previous nominations. The second time an article is nominated, it may be called, "ArticleName (2nd nomination)", and so on.
^ Substitute the article name you're nominating for deletion. If this article was nominated for deletion before, then use, "ArticleName (2nd nomination)" instead, "ArticleName (3rd nomination)" and so on; here, and everywhere else where NominationName appears in the instructions. But note that there's a much easier way to do this by clicking the link in the boxed material at the top of these instructions.
^ Deletion logs have the filename format [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/yyyy Month dd]]. The day is not zero-padded; so the log filename on New Year's Day is "...January 1" (not, "January 01").
^ The last time you loaded/refreshed this page, the time was 15:56 (UTC). If the UTC day could have changed since then, you may wish to refresh the page to ensure you are pointing to the correct log.
^ The page creator can be found in the Page Statistics tool, or by examining the page History, scrolling to the bottom of the page, and clicking the 'oldest' link if there is one.
^ The main editors of the page can be found by going to the Page Statistics tool and clicking 'Top editors'.
^ Which WikiProjects should you notify? The ones listed (usually) at the top of the Talk page of the article.
^ The deletion log has today's date on it, and rolls over to the next day at midnight UTC; be sure to use the same log as you did before in step 3.

[1] ArticleName: anyplace you see italics in the instructions, you need to substitute the appropriate text. For example, if you want to delete the article "Underground basket-weaving", then wherever you see ArticleName you should instead substitute "Underground basket-weaving". But see the boxed instructions at the top for a better way.

[2] Nomination name: The first time a page is nominated for deletion, the NominationName is the same as ArticleName. After that, it takes on a parenthetical suffix to disambiguate it from previous nominations. The second time an article is nominated, it may be called, "ArticleName (2nd nomination)", and so on.

[3] Substitute the article name you're nominating for deletion. If this article was nominated for deletion before, then use, "ArticleName (2nd nomination)" instead, "ArticleName (3rd nomination)" and so on; here, and everywhere else where NominationName appears in the instructions. But note that there's a much easier way to do this by clicking the link in the boxed material at the top of these instructions.

[4] Deletion logs have the filename format [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/yyyy Month dd]]. The day is not zero-padded; so the log filename on New Year's Day is "...January 1" (not, "January 01").

[5] The last time you loaded/refreshed this page, the time was 15:56 (UTC). If the UTC day could have changed since then, you may wish to refresh the page to ensure you are pointing to the correct log.

[6] The page creator can be found in the Page Statistics tool, or by examining the page History, scrolling to the bottom of the page, and clicking the 'oldest' link if there is one.

[7] The main editors of the page can be found by going to the Page Statistics tool and clicking 'Top editors'.

[8] Which WikiProjects should you notify? The ones listed (usually) at the top of the Talk page of the article.

[9] The deletion log has today's date on it, and rolls over to the next day at midnight UTC; be sure to use the same log as you did before in step 3.

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