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'''Adding a request:''' To add a request for deletion, place the template {{temp|rfd}} or {{temp|rfd-sense}} to the questioned entry, and then [[Special:NewSection/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|make a new nomination here]]. The section title should be exactly the wikified entry title such as <code><nowiki>[[green leaf]]</nowiki></code>. The deletion of just part of a page may also be proposed here. If an entire section is being proposed for deletion, the tag {{temp|rfd}} should be placed at the top; if only a sense is, the tag {{temp|rfd-sense}} should be used, or the more precise {{temp|rfd-redundant}} if it applies. In any of these cases, any editor, including non-admins, may act on the discussion. |
'''Adding a request:''' To add a request for deletion, place the template {{temp|rfd}} or {{temp|rfd-sense}} to the questioned entry, and then [[Special:NewSection/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|make a new nomination here]]. The section title should be exactly the wikified entry title such as <code><nowiki>[[green leaf]]</nowiki></code>. The deletion of just part of a page may also be proposed here. If an entire section is being proposed for deletion, the tag {{temp|rfd}} should be placed at the top; if only a sense is, the tag {{temp|rfd-sense}} should be used, or the more precise {{temp|rfd-redundant}} if it applies. In any of these cases, any editor, including non-admins, may act on the discussion. |
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'''Closing a request:''' A request can be closed once a month has passed after the nomination was posted, except for {{w|WP:SNOW|snowball cases}}. If a decision to delete or keep has not been reached due to insufficient discussion, {{temp|look}} can be added and knowledgeable editors pinged. If there is sufficient discussion, but a decision cannot be reached because |
'''Closing a request:''' A request can be closed once a month has passed after the nomination was posted, except for {{w|WP:SNOW|snowball cases}}. If a decision to delete or keep has not been reached due to insufficient discussion, {{temp|look}} can be added and knowledgeable editors pinged. If there is sufficient discussion, but a decision cannot be reached because there is no consensus for deletion, the request can be closed as “no consensus”, in which case the status quo is maintained. Currently, there is no fixed supermajority requirement and consensus for closing any request is judged at the discretion of the closer (usually an administrator or another experienced editor). |
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* Deleting or removing the entry or sense (if it was deleted), or de-tagging it (if it was kept). In either case, the edit summary or deletion summary should indicate what is happening. |
* Deleting or removing the entry or sense (if it was deleted), or de-tagging it (if it was kept). In either case, the edit summary or deletion summary should indicate what is happening. |
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* Adding a comment to the discussion here with either '''RFD-deleted''' or '''RFD-kept''', indicating what action was taken. |
* Adding a comment to the discussion here with either '''RFD-deleted''' or '''RFD-kept''', indicating what action was taken. |
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Revision as of 06:04, 3 September 2022
Scope of this request page:
- In-scope: terms suspected to be multi-word sums of their parts such as “green leaf”
- Out-of-scope: terms whose existence is in doubt
Templates:
{{rfd}}{{rfd-sense}}{{rfd-redundant}}{{archive-top|rfd}}+{{archive-bottom}}
Shortcuts:
See also:
Scope: This page is for requests for deletion of pages, entries and senses in the main namespace for a reason other than that the term cannot be attested. The most common reason for posting an entry or a sense here is that it is a sum of parts, such as "green leaf". It is occasionally used for undeletion requests (requests to restore entries that may have been wrongly deleted).
Out of scope: This page is not for requests for deletion in other namespaces such as "Category:" or "Template:", for which see Wiktionary:Requests for deletion/Others. It is also not for words whose existence or attestation is disputed, for which see Wiktionary:Requests for verification. Blatantly obvious candidates for deletion should only be tagged with {{delete|Reason for deletion}} and not listed.
Adding a request: To add a request for deletion, place the template {{rfd}} or {{rfd-sense}} to the questioned entry, and then make a new nomination here. The section title should be exactly the wikified entry title such as [[green leaf]]. The deletion of just part of a page may also be proposed here. If an entire section is being proposed for deletion, the tag {{rfd}} should be placed at the top; if only a sense is, the tag {{rfd-sense}} should be used, or the more precise {{rfd-redundant}} if it applies. In any of these cases, any editor, including non-admins, may act on the discussion.
Closing a request: A request can be closed once a month has passed after the nomination was posted, except for snowball cases. If a decision to delete or keep has not been reached due to insufficient discussion, {{look}} can be added and knowledgeable editors pinged. If there is sufficient discussion, but a decision cannot be reached because there is no consensus for deletion, the request can be closed as “no consensus”, in which case the status quo is maintained. Currently, there is no fixed supermajority requirement and consensus for closing any request is judged at the discretion of the closer (usually an administrator or another experienced editor).
- Deleting or removing the entry or sense (if it was deleted), or de-tagging it (if it was kept). In either case, the edit summary or deletion summary should indicate what is happening.
- Adding a comment to the discussion here with either RFD-deleted or RFD-kept, indicating what action was taken.
- Striking out the discussion header.
(Note: In some cases, like moves or redirections, the disposition is more complicated than simply “RFD-deleted” or “RFD-kept”.)
Archiving a request: At least a week after a request has been closed, if no one has objected to its disposition, the request should be archived to the entry's talk page. This is usually done using the aWa gadget, which can be enabled at WT:PREFS.