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Deletion System Proposal

There used to be a time when there was no deletion system. People would just notify one of the admins if they wanted a page deleted, or use various other methods of flagging that proved to be ineffective. In early April, Endareth created a system in which tagging a page with {{[[Template:Delete|delete]]}} would add a page to the [[:Category:To Be Deleted|To Be Deleted]] category, where it could then be deleted. This method of deletion tagging is what we use to this day, but recently I have noticed that it has become ineffective.

This method is excellent at flagging and deleting uncontroversial deletes, such as unused redirects or redirects created from typos. The problem lies with potentially controversial deletes. There's no way to flag that a delete might be controversial where a discussion might be necessary to find out what everyone thinks. Just recently, there was a potentially controversial mass-deletion discussion, and it was talked about on my talk page! Because of this, I have developed (with a little help from Wikipedia and even more help from Nephele) a system that should take care of this problem. The system is divided into three general fields:

• Speedy Deletion – Speedy deletion is for the limited instances when someone creates a page that is pure vandalism, patent nonsense, or other similar reasons. These pages can be deleted on sight by an administrator, whether tagged or not. Users who contest with the deletion should remove the tag and explain why they contest the deletion on that page's talk page.
• Proposed Deletion – Proposed deletions is for pages that are uncontroversial, but don't meet the criteria for speedy deletion. The difference between proposed deletions and speedy deletions is that proposed deletions have a lag time of 7 days before being deleted by an admin, as long as the deletion was not contested. As with speedy deletions, users who disagree with proposed deletions should remove the tag and explain why they contest the deletion on that page's talk page.
• Deletion Review – Finally, there is the deletion review. At UESPWiki:Deletion Review, there is a debate arena that discusses potentially controversial deletions. If consensus is reached to delete the page after 7 days of debate, the article is deleted by an admin. If consensus to delete the page is not reached after 7 days, no actions will be taken with the article proposed. All active debates will be on the UESPWiki:Deletion Review page, and Wikipedia veterans will find that it runs similarly to their Requests for Adminship page.

The following are pages that the proposal would occupy or is occupying: UESPWiki:Deletion Policy, UESPWiki:Speedy Deletion, UESPWiki:Proposed Deletion, UESPWiki:Deletion Review, Category:Speedy Deletion, Category:Proposed Deletion, Category:Deletion Review, Template:Speedydeletion, Template:Proposeddeletion, Template:Deletionreview, Template:DR, Template:DRsubst, Template:DR Instructions

Of course, this proposal might need some improvement, so feel free to suggest your ideas. Also, let me know if you would want this policy implemented or not. I have a lot of work to do, and I'm only going to do it if this is something that everyone is interested in implementing. --Aristeo 00:10, 20 August 2006 (EDT)

I'm in favour of this idea. I think it will help to have an established way to discuss whether or not pages should be deleted, and as a new admin I also appreciate that it will make it easier for me to judge whether or not a page is ready to be deleted. --Nephele 00:22, 20 August 2006 (EDT)

This looks good to me. It makes the deletion process more organised, and will probably be a time-saver for you, the administrators. --DrPhoton 14:54, 20 August 2006 (EDT)

I added a page to the UESPWiki:Deletion Review that I felt should be deleted. Let's see if this works.. --Aristeo 13:28, 23 August 2006 (EDT)

I'm almost done with it. All I need to do now is finish up the UESPWiki:Deletion Policy, and you all can see what you think. --Aristeo 10:21, 21 September 2006 (EDT)