Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion - Revision history

Gboyers: /* Deletion and Cleanup Templates */

2010-10-31T18:49:07Z

Deletion and Cleanup Templates

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	\|'''{{template\|delete}}'''		\|'''{{template\|delete}}'''
	\|'''Proposed Deletion''' - ~~This~~ page is ~~probably useless~~, ~~and administrators should consider deleting~~ it~~. Members~~ have a chance to ~~respond~~ on the ~~talk~~ page.		\|'''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]]		\|[[:Category:Delete]]
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	\|'''{{template\|spam}}'''		\|'''{{template\|spam}}'''
	\|'''~~Speedy Deletion~~''' - This page is useless, and should be deleted. There won't be any disputes over this, and an administrator can just delete it if they agree.		\|'''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]]		\|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]
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			\|'''{{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]]
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	\|'''{{template\|vandal}}'''		\|'''{{template\|vandal}}'''
	\|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or ~~section~~) has been subject to vandalism or spam, and needs to be fixed ~~immediately. For entire pages of vandalism, use {{template~~\|~~spam}}~~] ~~instead~~.		\|'''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]]		\|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]<br>[[:Category:Cleanup]]
	\|}		\|}

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

JFletcher: /* Deletion and Cleanup Templates */

2010-10-31T11:12:31Z

Deletion and Cleanup Templates

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	\|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]		\|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]
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	\|'''~~[[Template:vandal\|<nowiki>~~{{vandal}}~~</nowiki>]]~~'''		\|'''{{template\|vandal}}'''
	\|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or section) has been subject to vandalism or spam, and needs to be fixed immediately. For entire pages of vandalism, use {{template\|spam}}] instead.		\|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or section) has been subject to vandalism or spam, and needs to be fixed immediately. For entire pages of vandalism, use {{template\|spam}}] instead.
	\|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]<br>[[:Category:Cleanup]]		\|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]<br>[[:Category:Cleanup]]

JFletcher: Fixing template

2010-10-31T11:10:16Z

Fixing template

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	On Grand Theft Wiki, articles are deleted through two systems:		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 '''{{~~templte~~\|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 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 [[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]].		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]].

JFletcher: Updating due to change of delete templates

2010-10-31T11:09:24Z

Updating due to change of delete templates

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	On Grand Theft Wiki, articles are deleted through two systems:		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 '''~~[[Template:delete\|<nowiki>~~{{~~delete~~}}~~</nowiki>]]~~''' by ~~Editors~~, so that [[~~Staff~~]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to [[:Category:Delete]] 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 '''{{templte\|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 '''~~<nowiki>~~{{~~prod~~}}~~</nowiki>~~''' which is '''proposed deletion'''. The deletion of ~~PRODded~~ 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 ~~prod~~ template ~~also~~ show up in [[:Category:Delete]].		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]].

	==Deletion and Cleanup Templates==		==Deletion and Cleanup Templates==
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	!Category		!Category
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	\|'''~~[[Template:prod\|<nowiki>~~{{~~prod~~}}~~</nowiki>]]~~'''		\|'''{{template\|delete}}'''
	\|'''Proposed Deletion''' - This page is probably useless, and administrators should consider deleting it. Members have a chance to respond on the ~~Talk~~ page.		\|'''Proposed Deletion''' - This page is probably useless, and administrators should consider deleting it. Members have a chance to respond on the talk page.
	\|[[:Category:Delete]]		\|[[:Category:Delete]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''~~[[Template:delete\|<nowiki>~~{{~~delete~~}}~~</nowiki>]]~~'''		\|'''{{template\|spam}}'''
	\|'''Speedy Deletion''' - This page is useless, and should be deleted. There won't be any disputes over this, and an administrator can just delete it if they agree.		\|'''Speedy Deletion''' - This page is useless, and should be deleted. There won't be any disputes over this, and an administrator can just delete it if they agree.
	\|[[:Category:Delete]]		\|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]
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	\|'''[[Template:vandal\|<nowiki>{{vandal}}</nowiki>]]'''		\|'''[[Template:vandal\|<nowiki>{{vandal}}</nowiki>]]'''
	\|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or section) has been subject to vandalism or spam, and needs to be fixed immediately. For entire pages of vandalism, use ~~[[Template:delete\|<nowiki>~~{{~~delete~~}}~~</nowiki>]~~] instead.		\|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or section) has been subject to vandalism or spam, and needs to be fixed immediately. For entire pages of vandalism, use {{template\|spam}}] instead.
	\|[[:Category:Delete]]<br>[[:Category:Cleanup]]		\|[[:Category:Speedy Delete]]<br>[[:Category:Cleanup]]
	\|}		\|}

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

Chimpso: Protected "Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion": Policy Page ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))

2010-10-10T02:20:03Z

Protected "Grand Theft Wiki:Deletion": Policy Page ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))

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(No difference)

Kanzler31 at 00:39, 3 October 2010

2010-10-03T00:39:13Z

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	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:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]]''' by Editors, so that [[Staff]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to [[:Category:Delete]] 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:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]]''' by Editors, so that [[Staff]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to [[:Category: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 deletion of PRODded 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 prod template also show up in [[:Category:Delete]].		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 '''<nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki>''' which is '''proposed deletion'''. The deletion of PRODded 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 prod template also show up in [[:Category:Delete]].

	==Deletion and Cleanup Templates==		==Deletion and Cleanup Templates==

Gboyers at 21:11, 16 May 2008

2008-05-16T21:11:33Z

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	On Grand Theft Wiki, articles are deleted through two systems:		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 '''[[Template:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]]''' by Editors, so that [[Staff]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to [[:Category:~~Candidates for speedy deletion~~]] 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:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]]''' by Editors, so that [[Staff]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to [[:Category: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 deletion of PRODded 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 prod template show up in [[:Category:~~prod~~]].		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 deletion of PRODded 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 prod template also show up in [[:Category:Delete]].

	==Deletion and Cleanup Templates==		==Deletion and Cleanup Templates==
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	\|'''[[Template:prod\|<nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki>]]'''		\|'''[[Template:prod\|<nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki>]]'''
	\|'''Proposed Deletion''' - a page is probably useless, and administrators should consider deleting it. Members have a chance to respond ~~to this~~ on the Talk page.		\|'''Proposed Deletion''' - This page is probably useless, and administrators should consider deleting it. Members have a chance to respond on the Talk page.
	\|[[:Category:~~Prod~~]]		\|[[:Category:Delete]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''[[Template:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]]'''		\|'''[[Template:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]]'''
	\|'''Speedy Deletion''' - A page is useless, and should be deleted. There won't be any disputes over this, and an administrator can just delete it if they agree.		\|'''Speedy Deletion''' - This page is useless, and should be deleted. There won't be any disputes over this, and an administrator can just delete it if they agree.
	\|[[:Category:~~Candidates for speedy deletion~~]]		\|[[:Category:Delete]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''[[Template:vandal\|<nowiki>{{vandal}}</nowiki>]]'''		\|'''[[Template:vandal\|<nowiki>{{vandal}}</nowiki>]]'''
	\|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or section) has been subject to vandalism or spam, and needs to be fixed immediately. For entire pages of vandalism, use [[Template:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]] instead.		\|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or section) has been subject to vandalism or spam, and needs to be fixed immediately. For entire pages of vandalism, use [[Template:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]] instead.
	\|[[:Category:~~Vandal~~]]		\|[[:Category:Delete]]<br>[[:Category:Cleanup]]
	\|-
	~~\|'''[[Template:cleanup\|<nowiki>{{cleanup}}~~<~~/nowiki~~>~~]]'''~~
	~~\|'''Cleanup''' - This page (or section) does not conform to [[Policy]], and needs to be [[Grand Theft Wiki:Cleanup\|cleaned up]] by an experienced user~~
	\|[[:Category:Cleanup]]
	\|-
	~~\|'''[[Template:Stub\|<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>]]'''~~
	\|'''Stub''' - This page is almost empty of information, but is a useful enough topic to need to be built up. Please place <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> at the ''bottom'' of an article. If the page is totally empty or has no explanation of its relevance, use [[Template:prod\|<nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki>]] instead.
	~~\|[[:Category:Stubs~~]]
	\|}		\|}

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

Gboyers at 18:24, 16 May 2008

2008-05-16T18:24:23Z

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

Gboyers at 18:23, 16 May 2008

2008-05-16T18:23:15Z

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	\|[[:Category:Stubs]]		\|[[:Category:Stubs]]
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			See other templates at [[Grand Theft Wiki:Cleanup Templates]] and [[Category:Cleanup Templates]].

Gboyers: Up to Date + Table

2008-05-16T17:19:26Z

Up to Date + Table

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	On Grand Theft Wiki, articles are deleted through two systems:		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 [[Staff]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to [[:Category:~~Bad~~]] 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:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]]''' by Editors, so that [[Staff]] can easily find them and delete them. Tagging articles in that way assigns the article to [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]] 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 deletion of PRODded 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 prod template show up in [[:Category:prod]].		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 deletion of PRODded 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 prod template show up in [[:Category:prod]].

	== ~~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
	~~If an article is on a useful/relevant topic but is seriously lacking in useful information or content (eg~~ [[~~Cheetah~~]]~~), then the~~ '''<nowiki>{{~~stub~~}}</nowiki>''' ~~tag should be added at the bottom of the article.~~		!Description
			!Category
	~~<pre>~~		\|-
	~~{{bad}}~~ - should be deleted ~~straightaway~~		\|'''[[Template:prod\|<nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki>]]'''
	~~{{prod}}~~ - ~~should discuss the deletion first~~		\|'''Proposed Deletion''' - a page is probably useless, and administrators should consider deleting it. Members have a chance to respond to this on the Talk page.
	{{vandal}} - ~~should~~ be fixed~~/reverted~~		\|[[:Category:Prod]]
	{{~~stub~~}} ~~- should be expanded~~		\|-
	</~~pre~~>		\|'''[[Template:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]]'''
			\|'''Speedy Deletion''' - A page is useless, and should be deleted. There won't be any disputes over this, and an administrator can just delete it if they agree.
	~~==See Also==~~		\|[[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]]
	*[[~~Template~~:~~Prod~~]]		\|-
	*[[Template:~~Bad~~]]		\|'''[[Template:vandal\|<nowiki>{{vandal}}</nowiki>]]'''
	*[[~~Template:Stub~~]]		\|'''Vandalism''' - This page (or section) has been subject to vandalism or spam, and needs to be fixed immediately. For entire pages of vandalism, use [[Template:delete\|<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>]] instead.
	*[[~~Template~~:~~Vandal~~]]		\|[[:Category:Vandal]]
	*[[:Category:~~Bad~~]]		\|-
	*[[:~~Category:Prod~~]]		\|'''[[Template:cleanup\|<nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki>]]'''
	*[[:~~Category:Vandal~~]]		\|'''Cleanup''' - This page (or section) does not conform to [[Policy]], and needs to be [[Grand Theft Wiki:Cleanup\|cleaned up]] by an experienced user
	*[[:Category:Stubs]]		\|[[:Category:Cleanup]]
			\|-
			\|'''[[Template:Stub\|<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>]]'''
			\|'''Stub''' - This page is almost empty of information, but is a useful enough topic to need to be built up. Please place <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> at the ''bottom'' of an article. If the page is totally empty or has no explanation of its relevance, use [[Template:prod\|<nowiki>{{prod}}</nowiki>]] instead.
			\|[[:Category:Stubs]]
			\|}