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Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion

• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion
• User:Mtmelendez/Salt of the Earth
• Orphan talk pages

General criteria

1. Patent nonsense and gibberish, an unsalvageably incoherent page with no meaningful content. This does not include: poor writing, partisan screeds, obscene remarks, vandalism, fictional material, material not in English, badly translated material, implausible theories, or hoaxes of any sort; some of these, however, may be deleted as vandalism in blatant cases.
2. Test pages (e.g., "Can I really create a page here?").
3. Pure vandalism.
4. Recreation of deleted material. A copy, by any title, of a page deleted via a deletion discussion, provided the copy is substantially identical to the deleted version and that any changes to it do not address the reasons for which it was deleted. This does not apply to content that has been moved to user space, undeleted via deletion review, or deleted via "proposed deletion", or to speedy deletions (although in that case, the previous speedy criterion, or other speedy criteria, may apply).
5. Banned user. Pages created by banned users while they were banned.
6. Housekeeping. Non-controversial maintenance, such as temporarily deleting a page to merge page histories, performing a uncontroversial page moves, or cleaning up redirects.
7. Author requests deletion, if requested in good faith, and provided the page's only substantial content was added by its author. If the author blanks the page, this can be taken as a deletion request.
8. Talk pages whose corresponding article does not exist, except for deletion discussion that is not logged elsewhere, User Talk pages, talk pages for images on Wikimedia Commons, or talk subpages (such as archives) whose corresponding "top-level" page exists.
9. Office actions. The Wikimedia Foundation office reserves the right to speedily delete a page temporarily in cases of exceptional circumstances. Deletions of this type should not be reversed without permission from the Foundation.
10. Pages that serve no purpose but to disparage their subject or some other entity (e.g., "John Q. Doe is an imbecile"). These are sometimes called "attack pages". This includes a biography of a living person that is entirely negative in tone and unsourced, where there is no neutral version in the history to revert to. Administrators deleting such pages should not quote the content of the page in the deletion summary.
11. Blatant advertising. Pages which exclusively promote some entity and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic. Note that simply having a company or product as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion.
12. Blatant copyright infringement. Text pages that meet all of the following:
    • The material was copied from another website or other source (but consider the possibility that the other copy was obtained from Wikipedia - see Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks);
    • There is no non-infringing content worth saving;
    • The material was introduced at once by a single person; and
    • There is no credible assertion of public domain, fair use, or a free license.
    Notify the page's creator when tagging a page for deletion under this criterion; the template {{nothanks-sd}} is available for this. After deleting, administrators should recreate the page from earlier noninfringing page content if available. If multiple deletion criteria apply, list them all on the deletion summery. If notified of a plausible error, the deleting administrator should restore the content and, if a confirmation e-mail has not been received, follow the Wikipedia:Copyright problems procedure, replacing the article with the {{copyvio}} template. Some suspected copyright infringements are listed at Wikipedia:Suspected copyright violations.

Articles

1. No context. Very short articles with little or no context for their statements. Example: "He is a funny man with a red car and makes people laugh." Context is different than content, treated in A3, below.
2. Foreign language articles that exist on another Wikimedia project. If the article does not exist on another project, use the template {{notenglish}} instead, and list the page at Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English for review and possible translation.
3. No content. Any article (other than disambiguation pages) consisting only of links, category tags and "see also" sections, rephrasing of the title, and/or chat-like comments. However, a very short article may be a valid stub if it has context.
4. (Placeholder to preserve numbering; merged with A3.)
5. Transwikied articles. Any article that either consists only of a dictionary definition or that has been discussed at Articles for deletion with an outcome to move it to another wiki, after it has been properly moved and the author information recorded.
6. (Placeholder to preserve numbering; superseded by #G10.)
7. No assertion of importance/significance. An article about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content that does not state why its subject is important or significant. This is distinct from questions of notability, verifiability and reliability of sources. If controversial, list the article at Articles for deletion instead.
8. (Placeholder to preserve numbering; superseded by #G12.)

Redirects

• Special:BrokenRedirects
• Special:DoubleRedirects
• Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion

In some cases it may be possible to make a useful redirect by changing the target instead of deleting it.

1. Redirects to deleted pages and to nonexistent pages.
2. Redirects to the Talk:, User: or User talk: namespace from the article space (this does not include the Wikipedia shortcut pseudo-namespaces). If this was the result of a page move, consider waiting a day or two before deleting the redirect.
3. Recently created redirects from implausible typos or misnomers. However, redirects from common misspellings or misnomers are generally useful, as are redirects in other languages.

Images

Images that have no source, or have an unknown copyright, or are unused or replaceable fair-use, or are fair-use without rationale can be marked so that they will be deleted after a week, and should not be listed on this page. Add one of the following to the image page:

1. {{subst:nsd}} ...if an image has no source indicated
2. {{subst:nld}} ...if an image has a source but no licensing information
3. {{subst:orfud}} ...if an image has a fair use tag but isn't used in any articles
4. {{subst:rfu}} ...if an image has a fair use tag but could be replaced by a free image
5. {{subst:frn}} ...if an image has no fair use rationale and was uploaded after May 4, 2006
6. {{isd|Full name of image excluding the "Image:" prefix}} ...for speedy deletion if the other image is on Wikipedia, not on Commons
7. {{subst:ncd|image name on Commons}} ...if the image now exists on Commons, or {{subst:ncd}} for images with the same name on Commons

For other licensing issues, use Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images.

Images that are hosted on Wikimedia Commons cannot be deleted via this process. Please use the Commons deletion page instead.

• Template:Non-free use rationale

All CSD templates

Template	Aliases	Criteria	Used for
Whenever possible, use a reason-specific template.
{{db-g1}}	{{db-nonsense}}	CSD G1	Patent nonsense. You can put {{subst:Db-nonsense-notice|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g2}}	{{db-test}}	CSD G2	Test page. You can put {{subst:uw-creation1|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g3}}	{{db-vandalism}}	CSD G3	Vandalism. You can put {{subst:uw-creation2|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
	{{db-pagemove}}	CSD G3	Nonsense redirects that are created from the cleanup of page move vandalism. You can put {{subst:mp2-n|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
	{{db-hoax}}	CSD G3	Blatant hoaxes. You can put {{subst:uw-hoax|"page name"}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g4}}	{{db-repost}}	CSD G4	Copies of material that was previously deleted after an XfD discussion. Articles that were only previously speedily deleted do not fall under this category. You can put {{subst:repost-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g5}}	{{db-banned|name of banned user}}	CSD G5	Contributions made by a banned user while they were banned.
	{{db-gs|contentious topic code}}	CSD G5	Contributions made in violation of general sanctions
{{db-g6}}	{{db-move|page to be moved| reason for move}}	CSD G6	Making way for a non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved and the reason for the move.
	{{db-copypaste|page to be moved}}	CSD G6	Cleaning up copy-and-paste page moves to make way for a clean, non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved.
	{{db-xfd}}	CSD G6	An experienced editor has closed a deletion debate as a "delete", but the page did not get deleted.
	{{db-g6}}	CSD G6	Other non-controversial "housekeeping" tasks, such as reversing a redirect.
{{db-g7}}	{{db-author}} {{db-self}}	CSD G7	Speedy request by only editor.
	{{db-blanked}}	CSD G7	Page blanked by only editor.
{{db-g8}}	{{db-talk}}	CSD G8	Talk page of a deleted or nonexistent page.
	{{db-subpage}}	CSD G8	Subpage of a deleted or nonexistent page.
	{{db-redirnone}}	CSD G8	Redirect to non-existent page.
	{{db-templatecat}}	CSD G8	Category that is populated solely by a template that has been deleted.
{{db-g10}}	{{db-attack}}	CSD G10	Attack page intended to disparage its subject. You can put {{subst:attack|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g11}}	{{db-spam}}	CSD G11	Blatant advertising. You can put {{subst:spam-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g12|url=URL of source}}	{{db-copyvio|url=URL of source}}	CSD G12	Blatant copyright violation. You can put {{subst:uw-copyright|page name|url=URL of source}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g13}}	{{db-afc}} {{db-blankdraft}}	CSD G13	Any page in draftspace or user drafts that are blank or with only the default Article Wizard text, if unedited for six months.
{{db-g14}}	{{db-disambig}}	CSD G14	Unnecessary disambiguation pages.
{{db-a1}}	{{db-nocontext}}	CSD A1	Very short articles without context. Use {{subst:db-nocontext-notice|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-a2}}	{{db-foreign}}	CSD A2	Foreign language article duplicated on other Wikimedia project.
{{db-a3}}	{{db-nocontent}} {{db-contact}}	CSD A3	No content other than external links of whatever kind, or an attempt to contact subject of article.
{{db-a7}}	{{db-bio}}– for a person	CSD A7	Article about a real person, individual animal(s), group, company, or web content that does not indicate the importance of the subject. Try to use one of the more specific templates rather than {{db-a7}}. You can put {{subst:nn-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page, or, if it seems that someone has created a user page in the encyclopedia section instead of their user page, you can put {{subst:nn-userfy|page name}}-- ~~~~ on their talk page.
	{{db-person}} – for people
	{{db-band}} – for bands
	{{db-club}} – for clubs, societies, groups, and organizations
	{{db-inc}} – for companies and corporations
	{{db-web}} – for websites
	{{db-animal}} – for individual animals
{{db-a9}}	{{db-album}} {{db-song}}	CSD A9	Article about a musical recording (album, single, etc.) that does not indicate the importance of the subject, and where the artist's article does not exist.
{{db-a10}}	{{db-same}}	CSD A10	Recently created article with no relevant page history that duplicates an existing English Wikipedia article, and that does not expand upon, detail or improve information within any existing article(s) on the subject, and where the title is not a plausible redirect.
{{db-a11}}	{{db-invented}} {{db-madeup}}	CSD A11	Article that plainly indicates that the subject was invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone the creator personally knows, and does not credibly indicate why its subject is important or significant.
{{db-r2}}	{{db-rediruser}}	CSD R2	Redirect to an article talk page, image description page, image talk page, mediawiki page, mediawiki talk page, category talk page, portal talk page, template talk page, help talk, user page, or user talk. You can put {{subst:rediruser-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r3}}	{{db-redirtypo}} {{db-redirmisnomer}}	CSD R3	Recently created redirect that is a result of an implausible typo or misnomer. You can put {{subst:redirtypo-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r4}}	{{db-redircom}}	CSD R4	Redirects in the file namespace that shadow a Commons file or redirect.
{{db-f1|replacement file name.ext}}	{{db-redundantfile| replacement file name.ext}} {{isd|replacement file name.ext}}	CSD F1	Same or better file exists on Wikipedia (see {{db-f8}} for files now on Commons).
{{db-f2}}	{{db-nofile}}	CSD F2	Corrupt or empty file. File page for a file on Commons without Wikipedia-related or assessment information.
	{{db-imagepage}}	CSD F2	Image page without a corresponding image.
{{db-f3}}	{{db-noncom}}	CSD F3	"No commercial use" or "by permission" files uploaded after target date.
{{db-f4}}	{{db-unksource}}	CSD F4	Lack of licensing – Should only be used if the file has been previously tagged with {{di-no license}}, {{di-no source}}, or a similar template.
{{db-f5}}		CSD F5	Unused copyright file – Should only be used if the file has been previously tagged with {{or-cr}}, {{or-fu}}, or a similar template.
{{db-f6}}	{{db-norat}}	CSD F6	File with fair use tag but no fair use rationale - must have been tagged as such for seven days and uploaded after May 4, 2006.
{{db-f7}}	{{db-badfairuse}}	CSD F7	Bad fair use template – file tagged as fair use with a template that is patently irrelevant to the actual file, like {{game-screenshot}} on a photo of a celebrity. Please notify uploader on their talk page using {{subst:badfairuse|File:file name|tag that was on the file}}.
{{db-f8}}	{{db-nowcommons}} {{db-nowcommons| name of file on Commons.ext}}	CSD F8	Identical file has been moved to or is otherwise available on Commons.
{{db-f9|url=URL of source}}	{{db-filecopyvio|url=URL of source}}	CSD F9	Blatant copyright infringements.
{{db-f11}}	{{db-nopermission}}	CSD F11	No evidence of permission from copyright holder to publish under license asserted by uploader – file must have been tagged with {{no permission}}, and uploader notified for seven days.
{{db-c1}}	{{db-catempty}}	CSD C1	Category that has been empty for at least four days.
{{db-c4}}	{{db-templatecat}}	CSD C4	Unused maintenance category.
{{db-u1}}	{{db-userreq}}	CSD U1	User page or subpage requested to be deleted by the user with whom it is associated.
{{db-u2}}	{{db-nouser}}	CSD U2	Userpages of users who do not exist.
{{db-u5}}	{{db-notwebhost}}	CSD U5	Inappropriate use of userpages as web hosting.
If you are not sure, you can use these general templates:
{{db}}	{{db-reason|reason}} {{deletebecause|reason}} {{delbecause|reason}} {{delete|reason}} {{d|reason}} {{Speedy deletion|reason}} {{Speedy|reason}} {{csd|reason}}		Replace reason with a specific reason for speedy deletion. Please try to write out a reason that will be comprehensible to non-Wikipedians.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion

Closing discussion

• See also: Wikipedia:Deletion process

• {{subst:at}} '''Result''' ~~~~

• {{subst:ab}}

For RfDs: use {{subst:rfd top}} and {{subst:rfd bottom}}

Wikipedia:Proposed deletion

• Nominate: {{subst:prod|reason}}

• Agree: {{subst:prod2|reason}}

• Warn creator: {{subst:PRODWarning|Article title}} ~~~~

Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico

• {{PuertoRicoproj|class= |importance= |portal= }}

References

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• {{reflist}}

Welcome

• {{subst:W-graphical}} - General, for identified usernames
• {{subst:Firstarticle|article}} ~~~~ → to leave a message for new users whose first contribution has been deleted or marked for speedy deletion.
• {{subst:welcometest}} ~~~~ → for new users who have had their first edit reverted.
• {{subst:Welcome-anon}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users; encourages getting a username.
• {{subst:Welc-anon}} ~~~~ → variation of above, with border.
• {{subst:W-graphical-anon}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users, encourages getting a username, based off of graphical welcome template.
• {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandal}} → for anonymous users who have vandalized a page.
• {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandalism-fighter}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users who fight vandalism to urge them to create an account
• {{subst:Welcome - Copyright}} ~~~~ → with additional discussion of copyright policies, use when a new user's initial contributions seem to consist solely of inserting a block of copyrighted text.
• {{subst:Welcomestudent|article}} ~~~~ → for editors who seem to be students editing Wikipedia as part of their assignment (see message above for course instructor welcome template)
• {{subst:Welcometeacher|article}} ~~~~ → for editors who seem to be course instructors having their students edit Wikipedia as part of some assignment (see message above for student welcome template)

Wikisource

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Request for Adminship

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