Bureaucrats, Check users, editor, emailconfirmed, Interface administrators, reviewer, smwadministrator, smwcurator, smweditor, Suppressors, Administrators
12,798
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown (view source)
Revision as of 19:50, 2 February 2022
, 19:50, 2 February 2022←Created page with '*General ** Other reason ** G1: Patent nonsense, meaningless, or incomprehensible ** G2: Test page ** G3: Vandalism ** G3: Blatant hoax ** G4: Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion ** G5: Creation by a blocked or banned user in violation of block or...'
*General
** Other reason
** [[WP:CSD#G1|G1]]: [[WP:PN|Patent nonsense]], meaningless, or incomprehensible
** [[WP:CSD#G2|G2]]: Test page
** [[WP:CSD#G3|G3]]: [[WP:Vandalism|Vandalism]]
** [[WP:CSD#G3|G3]]: Blatant [[WP:Do not create hoaxes|hoax]]
** [[WP:CSD#G4|G4]]: Recreation of a page that was [[WP:DEL|deleted]] per a [[WP:XFD|deletion discussion]]
** [[WP:CSD#G5|G5]]: Creation by a [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]] or [[WP:BAN|banned]] user in violation of block or ban
** [[WP:CSD#G6|G6]]: Housekeeping and routine (non-controversial) cleanup
** [[WP:CSD#G7|G7]]: One author who has requested deletion {{#switch:{{NAMESPACE}}|{{ns:2}}|{{ns:14}}|{{TALKSPACE}}=|or blanked the page}} – to retrieve it, see [[{{#ifeq:{{#invoke:effective protection level|undelete}}|interfaceadmin|WP:IANB|WP:REFUND}}]]
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Page dependent on a deleted or nonexistent page
** [[WP:CSD#G10|G10]]: [[WP:ATP|Attack page]] or negative unsourced [[WP:BLP|BLP]]
** [[WP:CSD#G11|G11]]: Unambiguous [[WP:NOTADVERTISING|advertising]] or promotion
** [[WP:CSD#G12|G12]]: Unambiguous [[WP:CV|copyright infringement]]
** [[WP:CSD#G13|G13]]: Abandoned draft or [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] submission – to retrieve it, see [[WP:REFUND/G13]]
** [[WP:CSD#G14|G14]]: Unnecessary disambiguation page
{{#switch:{{NAMESPACE}}
|{{ns:0}}=
*Articles
** [[WP:CSD#A1|A1]]: Short article without enough context to identify the subject
** [[WP:CSD#A2|A2]]: Article in a foreign language that exists on another project
** [[WP:CSD#A3|A3]]: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content
** [[WP:CSD#A5|A5]]: Article that has been transwikied to another project
** [[WP:CSD#A7|A7]]: No credible indication of importance (individuals, animals, organizations, web content, events)
** [[WP:CSD#A9|A9]]: Music recording by redlinked artist and no indication of importance or significance
** [[WP:CSD#A10|A10]]: Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic
** [[WP:CSD#A11|A11]]: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day|Made up]] by article creator or an associate, and no indication of importance/significance
|File=
*Files
** [[WP:CSD#F2|F2]]: Corrupt or empty file
** [[WP:CSD#F2|F2]]: Unneeded file description page for a file on Commons
|Category=
*Categories
** [[WP:CSD#C1|C1]]: Empty category
** [[WP:CSD#C2|C2]]: Speedy renaming
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Populated by deleted or retargeted template
|User|User talk=
*User pages
** [[WP:CSD#U1|U1]]: User request to delete page in own userspace – to retrieve it, see [[{{#ifeq:{{#invoke:effective protection level|undelete}}|interfaceadmin|WP:IANB|WP:REFUND}}]]
** [[WP:CSD#U2|U2]]: Userpage or subpage of a nonexistent user
** [[WP:CSD#U3|U3]]: [[WP:NFC|Non-free]] [[Help:Gallery|gallery]]
** [[WP:CSD#U5|U5]]: [[WP:NOTWEBHOST|Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host]]
|Talk|{{TALKSPACE}}=
*Talk pages
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Talk page of a nonexistent or deleted page
|Template=
*Templates
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Component or documentation of a deleted template
|Portal|Portal talk=
*Portals
** [[WP:CSD#P1|P1]]: [[WP:P|Portal]] page that would be subject to speedy deletion as an article
** [[WP:CSD#P2|P2]]: [[WP:P|Portal]] without a substantial topic base
}}
*Redirects
** [[WP:CSD#R2|R2]]: Cross-[[WP:NS|namespace]] [[WP:R|redirect]] from mainspace
** [[WP:CSD#R3|R3]]: Recently created, implausible [[WP:R|redirect]]
** [[WP:CSD#R4|R4]]: [[WP:R|Redirects]] in the "File:" namespace with the same name as a file or redirect at [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons|Wikimedia Commons]]
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Redirect to a deleted or nonexistent page
*Other
** Listed at [[Wikipedia:Copyright problems]] for over seven days
** [[WP:PROD]]: Nominated for seven days with no objection
** [[WP:BLPPROD]]: Nominated for seven days with no reliable sources present in the article
* FOR USE BY OVERSIGHTERS ONLY, when suppressing privacy and defamation:
** User edited while logged-out, revealing IP address
** Disclosure of non-public identifying or personal information
** Self disclosure by apparent minor
** Potentially libelous/defamatory
** Other defamation/personal information issues
** Copyright violation on advice of WMF counsel
** Other reason
** [[WP:CSD#G1|G1]]: [[WP:PN|Patent nonsense]], meaningless, or incomprehensible
** [[WP:CSD#G2|G2]]: Test page
** [[WP:CSD#G3|G3]]: [[WP:Vandalism|Vandalism]]
** [[WP:CSD#G3|G3]]: Blatant [[WP:Do not create hoaxes|hoax]]
** [[WP:CSD#G4|G4]]: Recreation of a page that was [[WP:DEL|deleted]] per a [[WP:XFD|deletion discussion]]
** [[WP:CSD#G5|G5]]: Creation by a [[WP:BLOCK|blocked]] or [[WP:BAN|banned]] user in violation of block or ban
** [[WP:CSD#G6|G6]]: Housekeeping and routine (non-controversial) cleanup
** [[WP:CSD#G7|G7]]: One author who has requested deletion {{#switch:{{NAMESPACE}}|{{ns:2}}|{{ns:14}}|{{TALKSPACE}}=|or blanked the page}} – to retrieve it, see [[{{#ifeq:{{#invoke:effective protection level|undelete}}|interfaceadmin|WP:IANB|WP:REFUND}}]]
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Page dependent on a deleted or nonexistent page
** [[WP:CSD#G10|G10]]: [[WP:ATP|Attack page]] or negative unsourced [[WP:BLP|BLP]]
** [[WP:CSD#G11|G11]]: Unambiguous [[WP:NOTADVERTISING|advertising]] or promotion
** [[WP:CSD#G12|G12]]: Unambiguous [[WP:CV|copyright infringement]]
** [[WP:CSD#G13|G13]]: Abandoned draft or [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] submission – to retrieve it, see [[WP:REFUND/G13]]
** [[WP:CSD#G14|G14]]: Unnecessary disambiguation page
{{#switch:{{NAMESPACE}}
|{{ns:0}}=
*Articles
** [[WP:CSD#A1|A1]]: Short article without enough context to identify the subject
** [[WP:CSD#A2|A2]]: Article in a foreign language that exists on another project
** [[WP:CSD#A3|A3]]: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content
** [[WP:CSD#A5|A5]]: Article that has been transwikied to another project
** [[WP:CSD#A7|A7]]: No credible indication of importance (individuals, animals, organizations, web content, events)
** [[WP:CSD#A9|A9]]: Music recording by redlinked artist and no indication of importance or significance
** [[WP:CSD#A10|A10]]: Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic
** [[WP:CSD#A11|A11]]: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day|Made up]] by article creator or an associate, and no indication of importance/significance
|File=
*Files
** [[WP:CSD#F2|F2]]: Corrupt or empty file
** [[WP:CSD#F2|F2]]: Unneeded file description page for a file on Commons
|Category=
*Categories
** [[WP:CSD#C1|C1]]: Empty category
** [[WP:CSD#C2|C2]]: Speedy renaming
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Populated by deleted or retargeted template
|User|User talk=
*User pages
** [[WP:CSD#U1|U1]]: User request to delete page in own userspace – to retrieve it, see [[{{#ifeq:{{#invoke:effective protection level|undelete}}|interfaceadmin|WP:IANB|WP:REFUND}}]]
** [[WP:CSD#U2|U2]]: Userpage or subpage of a nonexistent user
** [[WP:CSD#U3|U3]]: [[WP:NFC|Non-free]] [[Help:Gallery|gallery]]
** [[WP:CSD#U5|U5]]: [[WP:NOTWEBHOST|Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host]]
|Talk|{{TALKSPACE}}=
*Talk pages
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Talk page of a nonexistent or deleted page
|Template=
*Templates
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Component or documentation of a deleted template
|Portal|Portal talk=
*Portals
** [[WP:CSD#P1|P1]]: [[WP:P|Portal]] page that would be subject to speedy deletion as an article
** [[WP:CSD#P2|P2]]: [[WP:P|Portal]] without a substantial topic base
}}
*Redirects
** [[WP:CSD#R2|R2]]: Cross-[[WP:NS|namespace]] [[WP:R|redirect]] from mainspace
** [[WP:CSD#R3|R3]]: Recently created, implausible [[WP:R|redirect]]
** [[WP:CSD#R4|R4]]: [[WP:R|Redirects]] in the "File:" namespace with the same name as a file or redirect at [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons|Wikimedia Commons]]
** [[WP:CSD#G8|G8]]: Redirect to a deleted or nonexistent page
*Other
** Listed at [[Wikipedia:Copyright problems]] for over seven days
** [[WP:PROD]]: Nominated for seven days with no objection
** [[WP:BLPPROD]]: Nominated for seven days with no reliable sources present in the article
* FOR USE BY OVERSIGHTERS ONLY, when suppressing privacy and defamation:
** User edited while logged-out, revealing IP address
** Disclosure of non-public identifying or personal information
** Self disclosure by apparent minor
** Potentially libelous/defamatory
** Other defamation/personal information issues
** Copyright violation on advice of WMF counsel