Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:49, 31 October 2010

On Grand Theft Wiki, articles are deleted through two systems:

The first is for articles with absolutely no value whatsoever, created only for vandalism, such as those about abusive topics. Entirely abusive articles (that are NOT edited versions of good articles) should be tagged with {{spam}} by editors, so that staff can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to Category:Speedy Delete so that they may easily be found.

The second system is for articles with little to no value. If an article is off-topic (eg Robbie Williams), too specific (eg Bus Stops in Vice City) or simply advertising a product/service/company (eg ShamWow!), then it should be tagged with {{delete}} which is proposed deletion. The deletion of these pages should be discussed before action is taken, unless Staff find it to violate specific policy (at which point it can just be deleted). Pages with the delete template show up in Category:Delete.

Deletion and Cleanup Templates

Template	Description	Category
`{{delete}}`	Proposed Deletion - I think this page is should be deleted, but some people might disagree, so it's best to give members have a chance to discuss it on the Talk page.	Category:Delete
`{{spam}}`	Spam - This whole page is completely useless, irrelevant or nonsense, and should be deleted quickly. There won't be any disputes over this, and an administrator can just delete it if they agree.	Category:Speedy Delete
`{{relevance}}`	Irrelevant - A user has flagged this article for being not relevant enough to GTA for this wiki. You could improve the article to make it more relevant. Please discuss whether or not this page should be deleted on the talk page.	Category:Delete Category:Cleanup
`{{vandal}}`	Vandalism - This page (or part of it) has been subject to vandalism or spam attacks, and needs to be fixed or deleted immediately.	Category:Speedy Delete Category:Cleanup

See other templates at Grand Theft Wiki:Cleanup Templates and Category:Cleanup Templates.

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-On Grand Theft Wiki, articles are deleted through two systems.
+{{policy}}
+On Grand Theft Wiki, articles are deleted through two systems:
-The first is for articles with absolutely no value whatsoever, created only for vandalism, such as those about abusive topics. Entirely abusive articles (that are NOT edited versions of good articles) should be tagged with <nowiki>{{Bad}}</nowiki> by [[Editors]], so that [[Administrators]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to the "Bad" category so that they may easily be found.
+The first is for articles with absolutely no value whatsoever, created only for [[vandalism]], such as those about abusive topics. Entirely abusive articles (that are NOT edited versions of good articles) should be tagged with '''{{template|spam}}''' by editors, so that [[staff]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to [[:Category:Speedy Delete]] so that they may easily be found.
-The second system is for articles with little to no value. If an article is off-topic (eg [[Robbie Williams]]), too specific (eg [[Bus Stops in Vice City]]) or simply advertising a product/service/company (eg [[Sabrehost]]), then it should be tagged with <nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki> which is '''proposed deletion'''.
+The second system is for articles with little to no value. If an article is off-topic (eg [[Robbie Williams]]), too specific (eg [[Bus Stops in Vice City]]) or simply advertising a product/service/company (eg [[ShamWow!]]), then it should be tagged with '''{{template|delete}}''' which is '''proposed deletion'''. The deletion of these pages should be discussed before action is taken, unless Staff find it to violate specific [[policy]] (at which point it can just be deleted). Pages with the delete template show up in [[:Category:Delete]].
-== Alternatives to Deletion ==
+==Deletion and Cleanup Templates==
-If an article is a real article (eg [[Vice City]]) that has been vandalised, edited to be abusive or had its good content removed, then it should be tagged with <nowiki>{{vandal}}</nowiki> which adds it to the "Vandal" category where Editors can find and correct the article.
+{|class="wikitable"
+!Template
+!Description
+!Category
+|-
+|'''{{template|delete}}'''
+|'''Proposed Deletion''' - I think this page is should be [[Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion|deleted]], but some people might disagree, so it's best to give members have a chance to discuss it on the Talk page.
+|[[:Category:Delete]]
+|-
+|'''{{template|spam}}'''
+|'''Spam''' - This whole page is completely useless, irrelevant or nonsense, and should be [[Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion|deleted]] quickly. There won't be any disputes over this, and an administrator can just delete it if they agree.
+|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]
+|-
+|'''{{template|relevance}}'''
+|'''Irrelevant''' - A user has flagged this article for being not relevant enough to GTA for this wiki. You could improve the article to make it more relevant. Please discuss whether or not this page should be [[Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion|deleted]] on the talk page.
+|[[:Category:Delete]]<br>[[:Category:Cleanup]]
+|-
+|'''{{template|vandal}}'''
+|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or part of it) has been subject to vandalism or spam attacks, and needs to be fixed or [[Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion|deleted]] immediately.
+|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]<br>[[:Category:Cleanup]]
+|}
-If an article is on a useful/relevant topic but doesn't have enough detail (eg [[Cheetah]]) then the <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> tag should be added at the bottom of the article.
+See other templates at [[Grand Theft Wiki:Cleanup Templates]] and [[:Category:Cleanup Templates]].
-<pre>
-{{bad}} - should be deleted straightaway
-{{prod}} - should discuss the deletion first
-{{vandal}} - should be fixed/reverted
-{{stub}} - should be expanded
-</pre>
-*[[Template:Prod]]
-*[[Template:Bad]]
-*[[Template:Stub]]
-*[[Template:Vandal]]