Page Curation/Templates

These are drafts for deletion notifications associated with the deletion tagging in Page Triage's curation toolbar. They will be moved to an appropriate wiki (probably EN) when we have complete first drafts.

Speedy deletion (general)
The following categories for speedy deletion apply in general, per English Wikipedia policy.

G1. Patent nonsense.
== Speedy deletion nomination of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged for deletion, because it doesn't seem to have any meaningful content.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to keep working on the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

G2. Test pages.
== Speedy deletion nomination of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged for deletion, because it seems to be a test page. Did you know that the Sandbox is available for testing out edits?

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to keep working on the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

G3. Pure vandalism and blatant hoaxes.
== Speedy deletion nomination of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged for deletion, because it seems to be vandalism or a hoax.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to fix the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

G4. Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion.
== Speedy deletion nomination of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged for deletion, because it seems to be an article that was deleted by a consensus decision previously.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to fix the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

Speedy deletion (articles)
The following categories for speedy deletion apply to articles in specific, per English Wikipedia policy.

A1. No context.
== Speedy deletion nomination of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged  for deletion, because it's too short to identify the subject of the article. It's okay to start an article that is short or otherwise unfinished, but new pages must have enough context to understand the subject in a basic way.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to keep working on the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

A2. Foreign language articles that exist on another Wikimedia project.
== Speedy deletion nomination of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged for speedy deletion, because it appears to be a foreign language article that was copied and pasted or roughly translated from another Wikipedia. If you'd like to have it translated, please visit the Translation page to make that request.

If you feel that I made a mistake, you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to keep working on the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

A3. No content.
== Speedy deletion nomination of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged for speedy deletion, because it doesn't appear to contain any encyclopedic content. Take a look at our suggestions for essential content in short articles to learn what should be included.

If you're still working on  and don't want it to be deleted, you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to keep working on the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

A5. Transwikied articles.
== Speedy deletion nomination of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged for speedy deletion, because it looks like the content has been moved to another wiki where it is more suitable.

If you don't want  to be deleted, you may contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

A7. No indication of importance (individuals, animals, organizations, web content).
== Speedy deletion of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged  for speedy deletion, because the article doesn't indicate how the subject is important or notable enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you don't want  to be deleted,  you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to keep working on the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

A9. No indication of importance (musical recordings).
== Speedy deletion of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged  for speedy deletion, because the subject does not appear notable enough for inclusion in an encyclopedia.

If you don't want  to be deleted,  you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to keep working on the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

A10. Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic.
== Speedy deletion of ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged  for deletion, because it appears to duplicate an existing Wikipedia article -- $otherpagetitle.

If you don't want  to be deleted,  you may contest this deletion. You're welcome to keep working on the article, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, ~ ~

Proposed deletion
== Proposed deletion of  ==

Hello, User:Example. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started,, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:


 * 1) edit the page
 * 2) remove the text that looks like this:   
 * 3) save the page

Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

If you have any questions about how to deal with this process, the Help Desk is the best place to ask. Thanks, ~ ~

Articles for deletion
== Deletion discussion about ==

Hello Accedie,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Articles for deletion/.

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the template about the deletion nomination.

Thanks, ~ ~

Redirects for deletion
== Deletion discussion about  ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I've asked for a deletion discussion about the redirect. If you're interested in participating in this discussion, please leave your comments here. Thanks, ~ ~

Miscellany for deletion (user pages)
==Deletion discussion about ==

Hello Jimbo,

I wanted to let you know that I just nominated  for deletion, because I don't feel that it's appropriate for Wikipedia. You can participate in this deletion discussion at Miscellany for deletion/. If you would like to edit  according to the feedback in the discussion, you're welcome to do so (but please don't remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page). Thanks, ~ ~