Wikipedia:Deletion debates

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Wikipedia has several methods of deleting pages and media. Obviously worthless content will qualify as a candidate for speedy deletion. Articles can also be deleted slowly using the proposal process. If the value of some content is questionable, then it is put up for debate on one of the discussion pages listed below.

Contents 1 List of deletion debates 2 Related debates 3 Prerequisites 4 See also

[edit] List of deletion debates

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion - all encyclopedia articles except for redirects
• Wikipedia:Templates for deletion - all templates except for stub types
• Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion - all images, audio, and video
• Wikipedia:Categories for discussion - all categories except for stub types and user categories (categories that need renaming or merging are also listed here)
• Wikipedia:User categories for discussion - categories containing userpages rather than articles
• 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, and anything that doesn't fit into the other categories

[edit] Related debates

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

[edit] Prerequisites

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

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

[edit] See also

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