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		<id>https://thehillside.info/index.php?title=The_HILLSIDE:Deletion&amp;diff=4606&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>SheldonBole: 1 revision imported: Fixing The_Hillside namespace</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;1 revision imported: Fixing The_Hillside namespace&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2020&lt;/td&gt;
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		<author><name>SheldonBole</name></author>
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		<id>https://thehillside.info/index.php?title=The_HILLSIDE:Deletion&amp;diff=4605&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>SheldonBole: Created page with &quot;&lt;languages/&gt; {{TNT|MediaWiki.org policy}} &lt;translate&gt; &lt;!--T:1--&gt; This page describes how pages are deleted on MediaWiki.org.&lt;/translate&gt; &lt;translate&gt; &lt;!--T:2--&gt; While some case...&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2020-05-29T06:06:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;languages/&amp;gt; {{TNT|MediaWiki.org policy}} &amp;lt;translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!--T:1--&amp;gt; This page describes how pages are deleted on MediaWiki.org.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!--T:2--&amp;gt; While some case...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;languages/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{TNT|MediaWiki.org policy}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:1--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
This page describes how pages are deleted on MediaWiki.org.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:2--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
While some cases are clear-cut, there are &amp;lt;tvar|1&amp;gt;{{ll|Project:Schools of thought on deletion|a lot of grey areas}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:3--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When in doubt, sysops are encouraged to solicit input from the community before making a deletion decision.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== How pages are deleted == &amp;lt;!--T:4--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Administrators === &amp;lt;!--T:5--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:6--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Only administrators are able to delete pages.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:7--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
They also have the ability to restore pages that were deleted in error.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:8--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Only pages that are candidates for speedy deletion should be deleted outright.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:9--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Any pages whose deletion may be contentious should be flagged with the &amp;lt;tvar|delete&amp;gt;{{tlx|delete}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; template instead.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:10--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pages flagged with the &amp;lt;tvar|delete&amp;gt;{{tlx|delete}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; template should only be deleted after a minimum of a week has elapsed since the template was added, or longer if there is ongoing discussion.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:11--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Before deleting a page, check its history to ensure that reverting to an earlier version is not a more appropriate action, and the &amp;#039;what links here&amp;#039; page to fix any links that will be broken by the deletion.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:12--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Also, for pages with the &amp;lt;tvar|delete&amp;gt;{{tlx|delete}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; tag, make sure you check the talk page to ensure that there are no valid objections to the deletion, or ongoing discussion about it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Other users === &amp;lt;!--T:13--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:14--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Other users cannot delete pages directly.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:15--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To mark a page for deletion, add either {{&amp;lt;tvar|delete&amp;gt;tlx|delete&amp;lt;/&amp;gt;|reason}} or {{&amp;lt;tvar|speedy&amp;gt;tlx|speedy&amp;lt;/&amp;gt;|reason}} to the top of the page.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:16--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tvar|speedy&amp;gt;{{tlx|speedy}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; should be used when the deletion is uncontentious (see below), and &amp;lt;tvar|delete&amp;gt;{{tlx|delete}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; when you think there may be some disagreement about it.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:54--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In both cases replace &amp;#039;reason&amp;#039; with the reason you think the page should be deleted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:17--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If you think a page has been deleted in error, please check the [[&amp;lt;tvar|special&amp;gt;Special:Log/delete&amp;lt;/&amp;gt;|deletion log]] and contact the admin who deleted it directly.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:55--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
They may restore the deleted page if you can give a sufficiently persuasive argument to do so.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== User pages == &amp;lt;!--T:18--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== What to immediately delete === &amp;lt;!--T:19--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:20--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* You may nominate your own user page, user talk page or any sub-pages of these for speedy deletion at any time.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:21--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* User pages that contain only vandalism.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:22--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* User pages that are just advertising (grey area here - some advertising &amp;#039;&amp;#039;may&amp;#039;&amp;#039; be relevant. If in doubt use a normal &amp;lt;tvar|delete&amp;gt;{{tlx|delete}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; tag)&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:24--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* User pages or user talk pages for non-logged-in users (e.g. User:127.0.0.1)&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:25--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
** However, if the page contains comments directed at the anonymous user you should leave it for at least a few days before deleting it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== What not to delete === &amp;lt;!--T:26--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:27--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Blanked pages (may have been created to stop red links in user name)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== What &amp;#039;&amp;#039;may&amp;#039;&amp;#039; need deleting === &amp;lt;!--T:28--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:29--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No policy has yet been made about the following types of pages, and so for the moment they should not be deleted.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:30--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
However, there are arguments for and against the deletion of these types of pages.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:31--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Please discuss these issues on the talk page.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:32--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Brief &amp;#039;here I am&amp;#039; pages.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:33--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Longer biographies that make no mention of MW or involvement in wiki projects.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:34--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Pages that just link to their equivalent user page on another WMF wiki.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:35--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Pages that just link to their equivalent user page on another non-WMF wiki.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:36--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Pages that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;appear&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to be dealing with an unrelated project.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:37--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Test pages.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Other pages == &amp;lt;!--T:38--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== What to immediately delete === &amp;lt;!--T:39--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:40--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Spam, vandalism, off-topic pages.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!--T:41--&amp;gt; See &amp;lt;tvar|1&amp;gt;{{ll|Project:About}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; for details.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!--T:42--&amp;gt; If in doubt use the &amp;lt;tvar|delete&amp;gt;{{tlx|delete}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; tag instead.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:43--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Copyright infringements.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== What not to delete === &amp;lt;!--T:44--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:45--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Pages about old versions/deprecated functions of MediaWiki.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!--T:46--&amp;gt; There are still people using older versions and this information is valuable.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!--T:47--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
These pages should be marked with the &amp;lt;tvar|obsolete&amp;gt;{{tlx|obsolete}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;tvar|historical&amp;gt;{{tlx|historical}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; tag instead.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Images == &amp;lt;!--T:48--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:49--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* If an image appears useful to the project, but is not currently used on any page, add the following tag to the image page: &amp;lt;tvar|unused&amp;gt;{{tlx|Unused file|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;~~~~~&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/&amp;gt; (note 5 tildes!).&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!--T:50--&amp;gt; This will add a dated tag to the page indicating that it is not used, and put it in &amp;lt;tvar|cat&amp;gt;[[:Category:Unused files]]&amp;lt;/&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt; &amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!--T:51--&amp;gt; For the time being these will be kept, unless a consensus is reached that they should be deleted.&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--T:52--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Aside from that, the above rules tend to apply.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also == &amp;lt;!--T:53--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/translate&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Template:delete]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[:Category:Candidates for deletion]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Template:speedy]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Project:Schools of thought on deletion]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Policy{{#translation:}}|Deletion]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>SheldonBole</name></author>
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