Wiktionary:Requests for deletion

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WT:RFD

This page is for deletion requests, for when you think a page should be deleted. See our deletion rules for more information. Old requests can be found here.

Listing for deletion

Start each deletion request with a link to the page (put the page name in brackets: [[like this]] = like this), then with your reason(s) the page should be deleted. Sign and date your deletion request automatically with ~~~~ (four tildes).

Quick deletion

Remember to put {{delete|reason}} at the top of a page for quick deletion requests ("reason" should be replaced by your reason for the request):

An editor has asked for quick deletion of this project page. The reason for asking for deletion is: Delete; nonsense

If you think this project page should not be deleted, please add {{wait}} below this message, and then say why on this page's talk page. Please do not remove this notice from pages that you have created yourself.

Administrators, remember to check what links here, the page history (last edit), and the page log, before deletion.

This type of deletion request does not need to be listed on this page.

Regular deletion

For regular requests, put {{delreq|reason}} at the top of a page, and list it here under "Deletion requests". That template will add this:

Deletion of this page has been requested. The reason given is: reason
You may join the discussion if you'd like to give your opinion on this request. Please do not remove this notice or empty this page while the discussion is happening. You are welcome to edit this page and improve it.

Not all deletion requests are listed here. There are probably more in Category:Deletion requests.

An example entry:

===[[genericwordtobedeleted]]===
This entry is redundant, not notable, and all in all one that doesn't belong in a dictionary.  -- ~~~~
*'''Delete'''.  -- ~~~~

Voting on deletion requests

If you wish to vote on a deletion, give your vote (delete, keep, move, comment, etc.), your reason(s), and your signature as above. One vote per username will be counted on each request. Creating a second account to vote more than once is called creating a sockpuppet. While you may create as many accounts as you want, the same person will not be allowed to vote more than once, even if he or she uses a different account. The same person may comment on a single request as much as he or she wishes.

Quick deletion requests

This section is for pages that should be quickly deleted. Few pages belong in this section. If a page should be quickly deleted, putting {{delete}} at the top of the page is enough. Most pages should be discussed in the next section before being deleted. Only copyright violations, vandalism, etc. should be listed here.

Deletion requests

Pages are deleted if there is no opposition to the request after 7 days