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Wikipedia has several methods of deleting pages and media. Certain content may qualify as a candidate for speedy deletion. If not, an administrator may delete content within seven days if no one objects using the proposal process. Otherwise, a user may put it up for discussion on one of the pages listed below.

Contents 1 List of deletion discussions 2 List of deletion reviews 3 Related noticeboards 4 Prerequisites 5 Search all deletion discussions 6 See also

[edit] List of deletion discussions

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion - all encyclopedia articles except for redirects
• Wikipedia:Templates for discussion - all templates except for stub types and userboxes
• Wikipedia:Files for deletion - all images, audio, and video
• Wikipedia:Categories for discussion - all categories except for stub types (categories that need renaming or merging are also listed here)
• Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion - all redirects
• Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion - categories and templates used for categorizing stubs
• Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion - all user pages, Wikipedia: namespace pages, portals, userboxes and any non-mainspace page that doesn't fit into the other categories

[edit] List of deletion reviews

• Wikipedia:Deletion review - Debates on undeletion of deleted pages and disputes over deletion-debate decisions

[edit] Related noticeboards

• Wikipedia:Copyright problems - Articles, music, and video with copyright issues are listed here and deleted after a while.
• Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images - Images with copyright/licensing issues are listed here.

[edit] Prerequisites

The following are good things to know before participating in a deletion discussion:

• Wikipedia:Deletion policy
• Wikipedia:Deletion process
• Wikipedia:Guide to deletion

[edit] Search all deletion discussions

About Deleted Articles There are three processes under which mainspace articles are deleted: 1) speedy deletion; 2) proposed deletion (prod) and 3) Articles for deletion (AfD). For more information, see Wikipedia:Why was my page deleted? To find out why the particular article you posted was deleted, go to the deletion log and type into the search field marked "title," the exact name of the article, mindful of the original capitalization, spelling and spacing. The deletion log entry will show when the article was deleted, by which administrator, and typically contain a deletion summary listing the reason for deletion. If you wish to contest this deletion, please contact the administrator first on his or her talk page and, depending on the circumstances, politely explain why you think the article should be restored, or why a copy should be provided to you so you can address the reason for deletion before reposting the article. If this is not fruitful, you have the option of listing the article at Wikipedia:Deletion review, but it will likely only be restored if the deletion was clearly improper. List Discussions  Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/ Wikipedia:Copyright problems Wikipedia:Deletion review/ Wikipedia:Miscellaneous deletion/ Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/ Wikipedia:Pages for deletion/ Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/ Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/ Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/ Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion Wikipedia_talk:Copyright problems Wikipedia_talk:Deletion review Wikipedia_talk:Miscellaneous deletion Wikipedia_talk:Miscellany for deletion Wikipedia_talk:Pages for deletion Wikipedia_talk:Templates for deletion Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject Deletion sorting

Note: to limit search to only title of the page, enter search term preceded with intitle: example, to search for the word battleships in the full text, just enter:

battleships

to search for battleships specifically in the title of the page, enter:

intitle:battleships

to search for navy in the full text, but battleships specifically in the title, enter:

navy intitle:battleships

[edit] See also

• Alternative outlets to recreate deleted articles
• Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions
• Deletion and deletionism
• Deletion guidelines for administrators
• Deletion policy
• Deletion precedents
• Deletion process
• Deletion review
• Deletion review guide
• Guide to deletion
• Introduction to deletion process
• Undeletion policy