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Deletion review (DRV) is for reviewing speedy deletions and outcomes of deletion discussions. This includes appeals to delete pages kept after a prior discussion.
If you are considering a request for a deletion review, please read the "Purpose" section below to make sure that is what you wish to do. Then, follow the instructions below.
Purpose
Deletion review may be used:
- if someone believes the closer of a deletion discussion interpreted the consensus incorrectly;
- if a speedy deletion was done outside of the criteria or is otherwise disputed;
- if significant new information has come to light since a deletion that would justify recreating the deleted page;
- if a page has been wrongly deleted with no way to tell what exactly was deleted; or
- if there were substantial procedural errors in the deletion discussion or speedy deletion.
Deletion review should not be used:
- because of a disagreement with the deletion discussion's outcome that does not involve the closer's judgment (a page may be renominated after a reasonable timeframe);
- (This point formerly required first consulting the deleting admin if possible. As per this discussion an editor is not required to consult the closer of a deletion discussion (or the deleting admin for a speedy deletion) before starting a deletion review. However doing so is good practice, and can often save time and effort for all concerned. Notifying the closer is required.)
- to point out other pages that have or have not been deleted (as each page is different and stands or falls on its own merits);
- to challenge an article's deletion via the proposed deletion process, or to have the history of a deleted page restored behind a new, improved version of the page, called a history-only undeletion (please go to Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion for these);
- to repeat arguments already made in the deletion discussion;
- to argue technicalities (such as a deletion discussion being closed ten minutes early);
- to request that previously deleted content be used on other pages (please go to Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion for these requests);
- to attack other editors, cast aspersions, or make accusations of bias (such requests may be speedily closed);
- for uncontroversial undeletions, such as undeleting a very old article where substantial new sources have subsequently arisen. Use Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion instead. (If any editor objects to the undeletion, then it is considered controversial and this forum may be used.)
- to ask for permission to write a new version of a page which was deleted, unless it has been protected against creation. In general you don't need anyone's permission to recreate a deleted page, and if your new version does not qualify for deletion then it will not be deleted.
Copyright violating, libelous, or otherwise prohibited content will not be restored.
Instructions
Before listing a review request, please:
- Consider attempting to discuss the matter with the closer as this could resolve the matter more quickly. There could have been a mistake, miscommunication, or misunderstanding, and a full review may not be needed. Such discussion also gives the closer the opportunity to clarify the reasoning behind a decision.
- Check that it is not on the list of perennial requests. Repeated requests every time some new, tiny snippet appears on the web have a tendency to be counter-productive. It is almost always best to play the waiting game unless you can decisively overcome the issues identified at deletion.
Steps to list a new deletion review
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{{subst:drv2 |page=File:Foo.png |xfd_page=Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2009 February 19#Foo.png |article=Foo |reason= }} ~~~~ |
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Inform the editor who closed the deletion discussion by adding the following on their user talk page:
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For nominations to overturn and delete a page previously kept, attach |
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Leave notice of the deletion review outside of and above the original deletion discussion:
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Commenting in a deletion review
Any editor may express their opinion about an article or file being considered for deletion review. In the deletion review discussion, please type one of the following opinions preceded by an asterisk (*) and surrounded by three apostrophes (''') on either side. If you have additional thoughts to share, you may type this after the opinion. Place four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your entry, which should be placed below the entries of any previous editors:
- Endorse the original closing decision; or
- Relist on the relevant deletion forum (usually Articles for deletion); or
- List, if the page was speedy deleted outside of the established criteria and you believe it needs a full discussion at the appropriate forum to decide if it should be deleted; or
- Overturn the original decision and optionally an (action) per the Guide to deletion. For a keep decision, the default action associated with overturning is delete and vice versa. If an editor desires some action other than the default, they should make this clear; or
- Allow recreation of the page if new information is presented and deemed sufficient to permit recreation.
Examples of opinions for an article that had been deleted:
- *'''Endorse''' The original closing decision looks like it was sound, no reason shown here to overturn it. ~~~~
- *'''Relist''' A new discussion at AfD should bring a more thorough discussion, given the new information shown here. ~~~~
- *'''Allow recreation''' The new information provided looks like it justifies recreation of the article from scratch if there is anyone willing to do the work. ~~~~
- *'''List''' Article was speedied without discussion, criteria given did not match the problem, full discussion at AfD looks warranted. ~~~~
- *'''Overturn and merge''' The article is a content fork, should have been merged into existing article on this topic rather than deleted. ~~~~
- *'''Overturn and userfy''' Needs more development in userspace before being published again, but the subject meets our notability criteria. ~~~~
- *'''Overturn''' Original deletion decision was not consistent with current policies. ~~~~
Remember that deletion review is not an opportunity to (re-)express your opinion on the content in question. It is an opportunity to correct errors in process (in the absence of significant new information), and thus the action specified should be the editor's feeling of the correct interpretation of the debate. Deletion review is facilitated by succinct discussions of policies and guidelines; long or repeated arguments are not generally helpful. Rather, editors should set out the key policies and guidelines supporting their preferred outcome.
The presentation of new information about the content should be prefaced by Relist, rather than Overturn and (action). This information can then be more fully evaluated in its proper deletion discussion forum. Allow recreation is an alternative in such cases.
Temporary undeletion
Admins participating in deletion reviews are routinely requested to restore deleted pages under review and replace the content with the {{TempUndelete}}
template, leaving the history for review by everyone. However, copyright violations and violations of the policy on biographies of living persons should not be restored.
Closing reviews
A nominated page should remain on deletion review for at least seven days, unless the nomination was a proposed deletion. After seven days, an administrator will determine whether a consensus exists. If that consensus is to undelete, the admin should follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Administrator instructions. If the consensus was to relist, the page should be relisted at the appropriate forum. If the consensus was that the deletion was endorsed, the discussion should be closed with the consensus documented.
If the administrator closes the deletion review as no consensus, the outcome should generally be the same as if the decision was endorsed. However:
- If the decision under appeal was a speedy deletion, the page(s) in question should be restored, as it indicates the deletion was not uncontroversial. The closer, or any editor, may then proceed to nominate the page at the appropriate deletion discussion forum, if they so choose.
- If the decision under appeal was an XfD close, the closer may, at their discretion, relist the page(s) at the relevant XfD.
Ideally all closes should be made by an administrator to ensure that what is effectively the final appeal is applied consistently and fairly but in cases where the outcome is patently obvious or where a discussion has not been closed in good time it is permissible for a non-admin (ideally a DRV regular) to close discussions. Non-consensus closes should be avoided by non-admins unless they are absolutely unavoidable and the closer is sufficiently experienced at DRV to make that call. (Hint: if you are not sure that you have enough DRV experience then you don't.)
Speedy closes
- Objections to a proposed deletion can be processed immediately as though they were a request at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion
- Where the closer of a deletion discussion realizes their close was wrong, and nobody has endorsed, the closer may speedily close as overturn. They should fully reverse their close, restoring any deleted pages if appropriate.
- Where the nominator of a DRV wishes to withdraw their nomination, and nobody else has recommended any outcome other than endorse, the nominator may speedily close as "endorse" (or ask someone else to do so on their behalf).
- Certain discussions may be closed without result if there is no prospect of success (e.g. disruptive or sockpuppet nominations, if the nominator is repeatedly nominating the same page, or the page is listed at WP:DEEPER). These will usually be marked as "administrative close".
This non-admin closure is not appropriate for a contentious topic (all India-related articles); especially as this was a 2nd nomination; I left a message on the closer's page, which [had] remained unanswered [before I initiated this DRV]. Requesting a relist to let a clearer consensus emerge and a close by an administrator. -Mushy Yank. 14:47, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Endorse. I was tempted to just reopen the AfD per WP:REOPEN, and immediately re-close it as Draftify - again. The appellant is right that this probably should have been handled by an admin. But beyond that, the close correctly reflected consensus, especially when you consider that the previous AfD for it, with similar source strength, was closed only three weeks earlier. But in respect for Mushy Yank, whose tireless work in AfDs likely saved dozens of articles from untimely deletion, I chose to see what others here think. Pinging @CNMall41, Nathannah, RangersRus, BD2412, and Krimuk2.0, who participated in the AfD. Owen× ☎ 15:57, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Adding @Sribrahma. -Mushy Yank. 16:02, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- While I have no problem with Sribrahma chiming in on this, if you believe the article falls under the Contentious Topics sanctions, please note that Sribrahma is not EC. Owen× ☎ 16:20, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- I am not sure I understand. What does Sribrahma's user status have to do with Wikipedia:Contentious topics/India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan? -Mushy Yank. 16:51, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Once a topic has been assigned by Arbcom to be contentious, any uninvolved admin may impose the standard set of restrictions, the most common of which is limiting participation to only editors who are EC. Owen× ☎ 16:57, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks. OK, sure, but that's not the case yet. -Mushy Yank. 21:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Once a topic has been assigned by Arbcom to be contentious, any uninvolved admin may impose the standard set of restrictions, the most common of which is limiting participation to only editors who are EC. Owen× ☎ 16:57, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- I am not sure I understand. What does Sribrahma's user status have to do with Wikipedia:Contentious topics/India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan? -Mushy Yank. 16:51, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- While I have no problem with Sribrahma chiming in on this, if you believe the article falls under the Contentious Topics sanctions, please note that Sribrahma is not EC. Owen× ☎ 16:20, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Adding @Sribrahma. -Mushy Yank. 16:02, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Endorse - As nominator of the both the first and second AfDs. The page could have been speedied due to the fact it was only 20 days since the page was moved to draft upon completion of a discussion. There were only two keep votes, one of which mentioned a redirect or draftification as something to consider. Even the page creator (who should have never moved it out of draft space in the first place), recommended draftification as an WP:ATD.--CNMall41 (talk) 18:46, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Endorse clear consensus to draftify on both AFDs (noting that a large number of users participated in both of them). While this close probably should have been left to an administrator as a contentious subject, the closer got this one right and opening it for an admin to close the same way is just process for the sake of process. I strongly disagree with CNMall41's claim that the page could have been speedied as significant changes were made between the versions art the first and second AFDs such that the draftify equivilent to WP:G4 would not apply. Frank Anchor 20:37, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Endorseish; this wasn't a BADNAC but I think non-admin closers should agree to any good-faith request to revert a close, since that signals it's sufficiently contentious to require an admin. But with OwenX above noting that he would make the same close decision, overturning this particular close would just be an exercise in bureaucracy. FWIW, Mushy appears to have miscounted the "keeps" and I do think the consensus is for draftification. Dclemens1971 (talk) 22:05, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Endorse as the close that reflects consensus, and as the close that is consistent with policies and guidelines. The non-admin closer made a good-faith error in closing the AFD, but it is a mistake where Deletion Review can endorse the close rather than either reopening or relisting. There is no need for a relist, because this AFD was essentially a relist of the first AFD. User:RangersRus had a good idea in the first AFD and in the second AFD that the draft should be move-locked. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:56, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
The actor has done 4 lead roles now after the deletion. Please review the deletion.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.203.73.23 (talk • contribs) 12:59, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
- Allow new draft. The 2022 deletion was correct. I see little point in restoring the 58 words of prose in the deleted stub, but have no objection either. As for the sources originally cited there, one is now a 404, another was a brief mentionin the TOI, and the third was this one. It looks like there are more sources now, of varying quality. Owen× ☎ 14:54, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
- This is not a !vote and I am certain the original deletion closure was correct. But I don't think that 103.203.73.23 is thinking about the 2022 AfD, rather about the 2025 A3-CSD. Not the right venue, but restoring the speedy-deleted page (even stubbish as it seems it was) or the original article (if it is better; or provide that user with the texts of both) into a Draft could be seen as helpful/friendly/a clear token of good will and might be perceived as such by 103.203.73.23, if they are a new user. (This actress seems now notable and I suppose an article about her could be expanded into a decent page with a little help.)-Mushy Yank. 15:11, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- The 2025 version isn't getting restored. You can see its entire content in the creation log. —Cryptic 16:57, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- Endorse the deletion. The title has not been salted. The requester can create a draft and submit it for review at AFC. Restoring the deleted article that does not show the recent roles would be a mistake and would encourage a lazy approach to creating a new article. Perhaps DRV Purpose 3 should be clarified that it is not the approach to be used for persons who have recently become notable. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:08, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
- Keep deleted. Significantly outdated BLP drafts and articles from the period when the subject was found to be non-notable should usually not be undeleted, because such content is generally substandard BLP content which doesn't even make for a reasonable start of an article.—Alalch E. 23:45, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
- Comment - See the negative statements at DRV Purpose, including point 10:
We (DRV) often don't cite this point, although we do follow it. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:13, 24 February 2025 (UTC)Deletion review should not be used:… to ask for permission to write a new version of a page which was deleted, unless it has been protected against creation. In general you don't need anyone's permission to recreate a deleted page, and if your new version does not qualify for deletion then it will not be deleted.
- Archive of the first source, which OwenX omitted. I'd hope those in a recreated draft would be substantially better than any of the three. —Cryptic 10:44, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
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Page was speedy deleted by speedy deleted by Primefac per G2 for unambiguous copyright infringemen, I believe we need to follow the guidelines: For equivocal cases that do not meet speedy deletion criteria (such as where there is a dubious assertion of permission, where free-content edits overlie the infringement, or where there is only partial infringement or close paraphrasing), the article or the appropriate section should be blanked with {{subst:Copyvio/url=insert URL here}}, and the page should be listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. Spokeoino (talk) 10:03, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
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This article draft was rejected on the grounds of G11, which seems to boil down to whether the article was written from a neutral point-of-view. Neither the moderator who initially deleted it, nor the deleting administrator gave even the slightest substantiation for why they thought that the article failed this, or any other, criteria. Likewise, my pleas - as a newcomer - for guidance on how to fix/improve the draft article, or find some other suitable compromise, were completely ignored. Can someone please assist me with this? Nickchomey (talk) 23:11, 19 February 2025 (UTC)
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Request a review of the interactions with editor MrOllie and the subsequent ban from editing a page. The interactions can be found here. https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Talk:Aquatic_ape_hypothesis#c-Tewdar-20250218134200-Tdkelley1-20250218013300 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tdkelley1 (talk • contribs) 13:57, 18 February 2025 (UTC) |
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The following is an archived debate of the deletion review of the page above. Please do not modify it. |
Full discussion can be found here as this isn’t a discussion of its deletion per se, rather the most recent G4 CSD, but the tl;dr is, would the Wikipedians that poop category be eligible for a restore as it’s a humorous category that redirects to the category Wikipedians who retain deleted categories on their userpages, or should it stay deleted; and if so, would the other subcategories linked there need to be deleted as well? Booyahhayoob (talk) 04:42, 18 February 2025 (UTC) |
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Radhika has got several lead roles in notable tv shows like Do Chutki Sindoor and Main Dil Tum Dhadkan after second AFD. So can the deletion be reviewed and article be restored to draft space 103.203.73.164 (talk) 13:38, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
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Ayesha is presently the lead in Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki so that makes her WP:NOTABLE now, so can the deletion be reviewed and the article restored to draft space 103.203.73.164 (talk) 16:33, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
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Dear Wikipedia, On 14 February 2025, the Wikipedia article on Moeed Pirzada, a prominent Pakistani journalist and political commentator, was deleted after a second Articles for Deletion (AfD) discussion. I am writing to formally request a review of this deletion decision, as I believe that the notability of Moeed Pirzada has not been fully considered in the discussion. Moeed Pirzada is a recognized figure in journalism, having hosted multiple high-profile television programs, including:
His work has been widely covered by reliable, third-party sources, meeting Wikipedia’s WP:GNG: Press Freedom & Legal Actions Pirzada has been at the center of press freedom discussions, facing legal actions in Pakistan due to his reporting.[1] The deletion discussion may not have fully considered his recent impact, particularly in international media coverage of press freedom and journalist persecution in Pakistan.[2] He has been mentioned in major human rights reports, including Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders, which highlight the suppression of journalistic freedom in Pakistan.[3][4] Request for Review Given his widespread coverage in reliable sources and his continued influence in journalism, I request that the Wikipedia deletion decision be reconsidered. Specifically, I propose: 1. Restoring the article, or 2. Moving it to Draft space, where improvements can be made in compliance with Wikipedia’s policies. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your response.
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Rajat Verma has got several significant roles post the past deletion. So can the deleted article be shifted to the draftspace so that it can be edited and developed into an article? ITVaddict (talk) 15:04, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
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