| Revision as of 19:09, 28 August 2005 editUncle G (talk | contribs)Administrators52,482 edits "Pages" changed to "Articles". Removed duplicated watchlist suggestion.← Previous edit | Revision as of 20:30, 28 August 2005 edit undoDuncharris (talk | contribs)30,510 editsm seriously fucked upNext edit → | ||
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| |bgcolor=#f6f6f6|<div style="font-size:100%;width:12em;max-width:30%;float:left;margin:2px 0px 2px 0px;border:1px solid #ffcc00;padding:.1em;text-align:center;background-color:#ffff99;">Create its VfD subpage.</div> | |bgcolor=#f6f6f6|<div style="font-size:100%;width:12em;max-width:30%;float:left;margin:2px 0px 2px 0px;border:1px solid #ffcc00;padding:.1em;text-align:center;background-color:#ffff99;">Create its VfD subpage.</div> | ||
| You should see a prominent link to "'''this article's entry'''" in the new VfD text. | You should see a prominent link to "'''this article's entry'''" in the new VfD text. | ||
| <br clear=all> Follow that link (to <tt>Misplaced Pages: |
<br clear=all> Follow that link (to <tt>Misplaced Pages:Votes for deletion/''PageName''</tt>) and enter this text: | ||
| : '''<nowiki>{{subst:vfd2 | pg=</nowiki>''PageName'' | text=Reason why the page should be deleted<nowiki>}} ~~~~</nowiki>''' | : '''<nowiki>{{subst:vfd2 | pg=</nowiki>''PageName'' | text=Reason why the page should be deleted<nowiki>}} ~~~~</nowiki>''' | ||
| Put the page's name in place of "PageName" and include a reason after '''text='''. Check the "Watch this page" box if you would like to follow the voting process in your watchlist. Save the page. | Put the page's name in place of "PageName" and include a reason after '''text='''. Check the "Watch this page" box if you would like to follow the voting process in your watchlist. Save the page. | ||
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| |bgcolor=orange| <font face=verdana,arial>'''III'''.</font> | |bgcolor=orange| <font face=verdana,arial>'''III'''.</font> | ||
| || <div style="font-size:100%;width:12em;max-width:30%;float:left;margin:2px 0px 2px 0px;border:1px solid #ffcc00;padding:.1em;text-align:center;background-color:#ffff99;">Add a line to VfD.</div> | || <div style="font-size:100%;width:12em;max-width:30%;float:left;margin:2px 0px 2px 0px;border:1px solid #ffcc00;padding:.1em;text-align:center;background-color:#ffff99;">Add a line to VfD.</div> | ||
| Follow '''''' |
Follow '''''' and add a line to the '''bottom''' of the page: <br clear=all> | ||
| : '''<nowiki>{{subst:vfd3 | pg=</nowiki>''PageName''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''' | : '''<nowiki>{{subst:vfd3 | pg=</nowiki>''PageName''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''' | ||
| Put the page's name in place of "PageName" and include the page's name in your edit summary. Save the page. | Put the page's name in place of "PageName" and include the page's name in your edit summary. Save the page. | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 28 August 2005
First, be certain that deleting the page is what you want to recommend. If you can improve the article instead, do so. Consider if it might be better to redirect the article, rename it, merge it into another existing article, or mark it for cleanup; you can do those boldly without listing the page here.
Also, the only pages that should be listed here are articles, pages in the Misplaced Pages namespace, and user pages. Go to the appropriate pages to nominate templates, categories, redirects, stub types or images and other media, or to report a copyright violation.
To list an article/page for deletion, follow this three-step process: (replace PageName with the name of the page to be deleted)
| I. | Edit PageName.
Enter the following text at the top of the page you are listing for deletion:
Be sure to include "subst:", not just {{vfd}}; this is easier on the servers. Please include "Vfd" or similar in the edit summary and please don't mark the edit as minor. Consider checking the "Watch this page" box to follow the page in your watchlist. This allow you to notice if your VFD tag is removed by a vandal. Save the page. |
| II. | Create its VfD subpage.
You should see a prominent link to "this article's entry" in the new VfD text.
Put the page's name in place of "PageName" and include a reason after text=. Check the "Watch this page" box if you would like to follow the voting process in your watchlist. Save the page. |
| III. | Add a line to VfD.
Follow this edit link and add a line to the bottom of the page:
Put the page's name in place of "PageName" and include the page's name in your edit summary. Save the page. |