Wiktionary:Cleanup and deletion process
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If you see an article you think needs some cleanup work then either cleanup or improve it yourself, or nominate it for other Wiktionarians to have a look at, then possibly fix, as follows.
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[edit] Reasons for cleanup
Some reasons for nominating an article for cleanup:
- It is a sub-stub, and might need removal or merging with a broader definition.
- It needs extensive formatting, proofreading, or rephrasing in comprehensible English.
- It is a candidate for "speedy deletion" according to the deletion policy, but you're not a sysop and can't delete articles (a sysop may see it and delete it, or may choose to turn it into a decent article).
- You think it should be deleted because of copyright problems, unsalvagable NPOV, etc., but aren't sure, and don't want to mistakenly put it on RfD (it will be moved to the appropriate page by somebody else).
- It needs to be changed urgently for some reason.
[edit] Nomination process
How to nominate a page for cleanup:
- There are several specific codes etc to use. See Wiktionary:Cleanup and deletion elements for a full list of reason codes, lists, templates etc.
- Edit the page and insert the code
{{rfc}}at the top of the article. This will invoke the "Request for cleanup" template, which will add the category code [[Category:Requests for cleanup]] to the page, and add a banner with links useful for the cleanup process. Save the page. - Click on the Wiktionary:Requests for cleanup link in the banner that appears on the page.
- On the Requests for cleanup page, use the Make a new nomination link to add an explanation of your nomination for cleanup.
- See Help:Nominating an article for cleanup or deletion for more infomation on how to "mark up" your nomination/explanation.
[edit] Closing process
Once the article is cleaned up:
- Remove the
{{rfc}}or other such code from the article, - Indicate that the cleanup is done in the appropriate section of Wiktionary:Requests for cleanup or other list. The administrators may archive or delete the "discussion" sometime afterwards to keep the Requests for cleanup page current and not overly long.
[edit] The deletion process
See Wiktionary:Requests for deletion
[edit] Full list of reason codes, lists, templates etc
See Wiktionary:Cleanup and deletion elements for a full list of reason codes, lists, templates etc.
[edit] Pages used
The following pages etc are used in the Cleanup and Deletion process.
- Wiktionary:Cleanup and deletion elements lists all the codes, templates, lists etc.
- Wiktionary:Cleanup and deletion process/Requests - for specific requests regarding structure, categories or templates. Specific entries should be tagged on Wiktionary:Requests for cleanup.
- Help:Nominating an article for cleanup or deletion is a help page giving more detail on how to perform the nomination. Cuts down the verbosity of the main page.
- Wiktionary:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense (just for fun).
See Wiktionary:Cleanup and deletion elements for full list of codes, templates, lists,categories etc
[edit] Pages previously used in the deletion process
These are not analysed for future arrangement.
