Template talk:delete
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[edit] Usage
This template is intended to notify a sysop that there is junk that very obviously should be removed; it does so by adding the entry to Category:Candidates for speedy deletion, which is periodically checked by various sysops. If there is any possibility that the entry should maybe be retained for any reason whatsoever, then use {{rfd}} instead. If you think it is nonsense, but there might be someone who thinks it is a genuine contribution, you are much better off using {{rfd}}.
When in doubt, it is better to replace a garbage entry with the correct definition. If unsure what the definition should look like but you are sure it is a valid word, you can blank the entry and replace it with {{stub}}.
If you are certain that an entry does not meet our criteria for inclusion, you can use this {{delete|}} template to flag the entry.
Please always add parameter one after the vertical bar "|".
[edit] Some examples
- {{delete|nonsense}}
- {{delete|encyclopedic}}
- {{delete|personal attack}}
- {{delete|tosh}}
- {{delete|typo on my part}}
[edit] Color
It's not pink, it's light red.
Red is too dark and does not fit in with the design of the site, which is based on lighter colors. The template is red which has been lightened into pink. Gerard Foley 01:04, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
- The pink that was there was just subtle enough to notice that somethings wrong. I don't think there is an agreeable color for this: perhaps a logo would convey meaning better here? --Connel MacKenzie T C 01:37, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Today's peach is pretty ugly. How about red text on a dark background? --Connel MacKenzie 19:26, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Category
Wouldn't it be better to just fix the whole category in <includeonly> tags, so this template doesn't appear in Cat:Candidates for speedy deletion? Picaroon 05:44, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
- Having to remember "Template:delete" is a lot easier than a category with no shortcut. It isn't as though a sysop would delete the template. --Connel MacKenzie 19:01, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
